The Fifth Dynasty played a major role in establishing the cult of the sun god Ra through the construction of religious facilities established by successive pharaohs of the government, where it is believed that the mystery of sufficient was the first king to construct a temple to the god Ra despite the fact that the worship of this god was not new, but the fifth family is The first ruling family to consider Ra as an official deity and support his religion and subjects in this way.
During the Fifth Dynasty, important social development milestones began to become clear as well, which may be among the reasons or results of the (relative) shrinking of the intellectual status of the pharaoh: the major jobs are no longer restricted to the royal family only, and thus the position of the minister is filled by some of those who are not linked to the pharaoh by the blood bond . In general, there were many special biographies, where the spotlight was focused on the quality of merit and eligibility, even if it was used to serve the pharaoh only, and finally, during that family the first ancient strains of senior officials appeared and the genetic concept began to equate with the freedom of choice that the kings enjoyed.
Onas or Ness is the last pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty, he ruled Egypt for about thirty years, and built his pyramid in Saqqara where he was the first king who engraved in their tombs what was later known as the texts of the pyramids, a group of sacred spells and religious prayers that guarantee the eternal happiness of the dead pharaoh, which has become From the tomb traditions later.
Moreover, these pharaohs continued to build pyramids, but less than the pyramids of the Fourth Dynasty, and they also continued to send campaigns to the “diorite” quarries in Nubia, the Sinai Peninsula, and to the city of Byblos in Phenicia, and they also worked to secure the borders by launching military invasions On the Libyans, Nubians, and nomads. Also during the Fifth Dynasty, the artistic styles retained the same high standard that they did in prominent reliefs and sculptures in particular.
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