Valley temple of Unas, Saqqara, Egypt
Valley temple of Unas, 9th pharaoh of the 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, built c. 2345 BC, an access temple for his pyramid, situated next to a lake connected to the river Nile, at Saqqara, Egypt. The valley temple receives the deceased during the funeral for purification before processing to the tomb along a causeway. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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