Solar boat of Khufu

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Egyptian boat
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Khufu_ship
Solar barque of Khufu
gptkbp:associatedWith ancient Egyptian solar religion
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Pharaoh_Khufu
gptkbp:category gptkb:artifacts
ancient Egyptian artifact
gptkbp:condition well-preserved
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Grand_Egyptian_Museum
gptkbp:date circa 2500 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Kamal_el-Mallakh
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Giza_pyramid_complex
1954
gptkbp:firstExhibited 1982
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Giza_Solar_Boat_Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solar boat of Khufu
gptkbp:length about 43.6 meters
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
gptkbp:material cedar wood
gptkbp:notableFeature no nails used in construction
mortise-and-tenon joints
gptkbp:numberOfPlanks 1224
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:ritual
funerary
symbolic transport of the pharaoh in the afterlife
gptkbp:reassembledBy gptkb:Haj_Ahmed_Youssef
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest, largest, and best-preserved vessels from antiquity
gptkbp:width about 5.9 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pharaoh_Khufu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6