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Dynasty V

Userkaf		2524	2517
Sahure		2517	2505
Neferirkare I Kakai		2505	2495
Shepseskare Izi?		2495	2488
Neferefre	(Raneferef?)	2488	2477
Niuserre Ini		2477	2466
Menkauhor Ikauhor		2466	2458
Djedkare Izezi		2458	2430
Unis		2430	2400

Userkaf (Userkhaf) 2465-2458 B.C.
Userkaf was the founder of the 5th Dynasty. He ruled Ancient Egypt from 2465 BC until 2458 BC. His wife, Queen Khentkaues, was of royal blood. Historians say that Userkaf married her to align himself with the royal lineage.

Unfortunately, his reign is not well documented, but he built a marvelous pyramid at Saqqara. His architecture and decoration demonstrates the artistic glory of the era.

The pyramid was designed to act as a chapel for offerings and a as a mortuary temple for the king. The temple court has square granite columns in all the corners and some beautiful reliefs on the walls. Two of the temple’s busts were recovered recently.

2458-2446 B.C.
The second king of the 5th Dynasty established the Egyptian navy and sent a fleet to Punt and traded with Palestine.

His pyramid has colonnaded courts and reliefs of his naval fleet, but his military career consisted mostly of campaigns against the Libyans in the western desert. He began the cemetery complex at Saqqara and he also had a diorite quarry just west of Abu Simbel.

Raneferef 2419-2416 B.C.
Raneferef was the fifth king of Dynasty V. He ruled the country from 2419 till 2416 BC. Unfortunately, historians could not find any important documentation of his reign.

Niuserre Izi 2416-2392 B.C.
Izi (Niuserre) was the sixth king of the Dyn. V. He ruled Ancient Egypt from 2416 till 2392 BC, and is famous for both his solar temple at Abu Gorab and his pyramid at Abu Sir. The reliefs in the burial chamber of his pyramid describe his military campaigns against Libyan rivals in the Western Desert and against Asiatics in Sinai.

He left an inscription at Wadi Maghara which served as a guide to the mineral mines of the region. His two wives, Reputneb and Khentikus, were buried near him at Abu Sir.

Menkauhor 2396-2388 B.C.
Menkauhor was the seventh king of the 5th Dynasty. He ruled Ancient Egypt from 2396 till 2388 BC, but never achieved the level of fame that the rest of the kings in his dynasty acquired. He built a pyramid in Dahshur, but only its ruins remain.

There is a small alabaster statue of Menkauhor located in the Egyptian museum in Cairo. He is reputed as having sent his troops to Sinai in order to acquire materials for the construction of his tomb.

Djedkare Izezi 2388-2356 B.C.
Izezi was the eighth king of the 5th Dynasty who ruled Egypt from 2388 till 2356 BC. He was a very smart and energetic king, and he was able to take full advantage of all the available mineral resources in Egypt at Wadi Hammamat and Sinai. His name was inscribed at Wadi Maghara and Wadi Halfa. His heir was his son, Prince Remkuy, who died before he assumed the throne

2356-2323 B.C.
Wenis was the ninth king of the 5th Dynasty. He ruled Egypt from 2356 till 2323 BC. During his reign, successful trade expeditions were conducted with neighboring nations.

An inscription raised at Elephantine shows a giraffe that was brought to Egypt with other exotic animals for ancient Egyptians, during Wenis’ reign. Another drawing found on a discovered vase shows battle scenes during his reign. There was a major famine during this time.

Wenis had two wives, Queen Nebet, who was the mother of Prince Wenisakh, and Queen Khenut. The king was buried in Saqqara in a marvelous tomb with walls covered with the "Pyramid Texts".