A preserved text from the tomb reports that the nomarch instructed a dedicated priest to perpetuate his funerary cult, rewarding him with land and goods.
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The figure of Menkauhor was at the centre of a long lasting funerary cult until the end of the Old Kingdom period, with at least seven agricultural domains producing goods for the necessary offerings.
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Egyptologist Dietrich Wildung points to two further priests and possible relatives of Shery, who both also participated the funerary cult of Senedj, " Inkef " and " Siy ".
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However, most scholars believed that the owner of the pyramid was Menkauhor instead, because the priests appointed for the funerary cult of this king were buried to a great extent in northern Saqqara.
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Berlandini based her conclusion on the construction techniques featured in the pyramid as well as the fact that the priests of the funerary cult of Menkauhor were buried to a great extent in northern Saqqara.
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The funerary cult of Unas established at his death continued until the end of the Old Kingdom and may have survived during the chaotic Late Period ( 664 & ndash; 332 BC ), nearly 2000 years after his death.
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Finally the last element essential to the funerary cult, the satellite-pyramid encircled in its own peribolos, is located southeast of the royal pyramid and therefore was accessible only through a corridor of stores and halls of worship.
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The Larentalia of December 23 were a " parentatio ", an act of funerary cult in memory of Larunda or Larentia is a courtesan who had become fabulously rich after spending a night in the sanctuary of Heracles.
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Sagrillo concludes by observing that if Shoshenq I's burial place was located at Memphis, " it would go far in explaining why this king's funerary cult lasted for some time at the site after his death ."
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The funerary cult surrounding this monument, well known in the New Kingdom, was still functioning several generations after its establishment at the temple, leading some scholars to suggest that it may have contained the royal burial chamber of the pharaoh himself.
