Talk:Pyramid of Nyuserre

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February 20, 2018	Good article nominee	Listed
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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 4, 2018.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that before one pharaoh could construct his own monument, the Pyramid of Nyuserre, he had to complete the three monuments to his mother, father, and elder brother?

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WikiProject Ancient Egypt to-do list:

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Needed articles.

We should have an article on every pyramid and every nome in Ancient Egypt. I'm sure the rest of us can think of other articles we should have.

Cleanup.

To start with, most of the general history articles badly need attention. And I'm told that at least some of the dynasty articles need work. Any other candidates?

Standardize the Chronology.

A boring task, but the benefit of doing it is that you can set the dates !(e.g., why say Khufu lived 2589-2566? As long as you keep the length of his reign correct, or cite a respected source, you can date it 2590-2567 or 2585-2563)

Stub sorting

Anyone? I consider this probably the most unimportant of tasks on Wikipedia, but if you believe it needs to be done . . .

Data sorting.

This is a project I'd like to take on some day, & could be applied to more of Wikipedia than just Ancient Egypt. Take one of the standard authorities of history or culture -- Herotodus, the Elder Pliny, the writings of Breasted or Kenneth Kitchen, & see if you can't smoothly merge quotations or information into relevant articles. Probably a good exercise for someone who owns one of those impressive texts, yet can't get access to a research library.

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Pyramid of Nyuserre/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Iazyges (talk · contribs) 14:37, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Will start soon. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 14:37, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've added the page to my watchlist. Take your time. Cheers, Mr rnddude (talk) 23:01, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Criteria[edit]

GA Criteria

GA Criteria:

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1.a Y

1.b Y
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2.a Y

2.b Y

2.c Y

2.d Y (5.7% is highest, incidental parallels.)
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3.a Y

3.b Y
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6.b Y

No DAB links N in ...and believes that in the case of Nyuserre both forms of cultic worship survived the transition from the Old Kingdom, throughout First Intermediate Period, and into the early Middle Kingdom. the Middle Kingdom is a DAB link.
No Dead links Y
Images appropriately licensed Y

Prose Suggestions[edit]

Lead[edit]

It is noted for its unusual location and many architectural deviations from contemporary designs. suggest It is noted for its unusual location and its many deviations from contemporary architectural designs.

Done Mr rnddude (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nyuserre first had to complete the unfinished monuments of his father, suggest Nyuserre first completed the unfinished monuments of his father,

Done Mr rnddude (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Third, there is an unexplained square platform in the temple which signals to archaeologists that there may be an obelisk pyramidion nearby as well. suggest Third, there is an unexplained square platform in the temple which has led archaeologists to suggest that there may be an obelisk pyramidion nearby to it.

Done Mr rnddude (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nyuserre's cult may have survived the transition from the Old Kingdom to Middle Kingdom. Though this remains a contentious issue among Egyptologists. suggest Nyuserre's cult may have survived the transition from the Old Kingdom to Middle Kingdom, though this remains a contentious issue among Egyptologists.

Done Mr rnddude (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Location and excavation[edit]

Abusir assumed great import suggest Abusir gained great importance

I'll leave this one as is. Mr rnddude (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

was entombed as the second member of the necropolis. suggest became the second to be entombed in the necropolis.

Done Mr rnddude (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Later history[edit]

Nyuserre was the last king to build his funerary monument at Abusir; his successors Menkauhor, Djedkare Isesi and Unas abandoned the site in favour of sites elsewhere.[28][76][77] Abusir thus ceased to be the royal necropolis. suggest Nyuserre was the last king to build his funerary monument at Abusir. His successors Menkauhor, Djedkare Isesi and Unas abandoned the site in favour of sites elsewhere, and Abusir thus ceased to be used as a royal necropolis.

Done Mr rnddude (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

East of the mortuary temple, German Egyptologists unearthed thirty-one Greek burials between 1901 and 1904. These burials have been dated c. 375–350 BCE. suggest East of the mortuary temple, German Egyptologists unearthed thirty-one Greek burials dated between c. 375–350 BCE, from 1901 to 1904.

Done Mr rnddude (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Mr rnddude: That is all my comments, passing now. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 14:44, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Additional comments by Lingzhi[edit]

To check as many errors as possible in the references and/or notes, I recommend using User:Lingzhi/reviewsourcecheck in conjunction with two other scripts. You can install them as follows:

First, copy/paste importScript('User:Ucucha/HarvErrors.js'); to Special:MyPage/common.js .
On the same page and below that script add importScript('User:Lingzhi/reviewsourcecheck.js');. Save that page.
Finally go to to Special:MyPage/common.css and add .citation-comment {display: inline !important;} /* show all Citation Style 1 error messages */.

When you've added all those, go to an article to check for various messages in its notes and references. (You may need to clear your browser's cache first). The output of User:Lingzhi/reviewsourcecheck is not foolproof and can be verbose. Use common sense when interpreting output (especially with respect to sorting errors). Reading the explanatory page will help more than a little. The least urgent message of all is probably Missing archive link; archiving weblinks is good practice but lack of archiving will probably not be mentioned in any content review. Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 04:04, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers Lingzhi. I had Ucucha alread, but I've added the other scripts and will take a look at the result. Mr rnddude (talk) 04:07, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Antichambre" carrée?[edit]

Is it really spelled "antichambre" with an "I"? The prefix "anti-" means "against", while the homonym prefix "ante-" means "before". I know of many antechambers (rooms one enters before the main one), but antichambers (is an "anti-room" outdoors?) is a new one for me. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 15:42, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's a French term that has been adopted into English by Egyptologists. No it does not mean 'anti-room' the French word for Antechamber is Antichambre. Mr rnddude (talk) 15:48, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]