<P> North of the sun temple of Nyuserre is a cemetery dating back to the First Dynasty of Egypt (c. 3100--2900 BCE), where people belonging to the middle ranks of the Ancient Egyptian society were buried . The cemetery also features the ritual burials of many donkeys in close association with the tombs . This is highly unusual as it is otherwise only found in necropolises dating to the much later Hyksos period, when the North of Egypt was under the control of dynasties of Canaanite descent . </P> <P> The temple was excavated by Egyptologists between 1898 and 1901 by Ludwig Borchardt on behalf of the Berlin Museum and is located near the city of Memphis . It was built to honor the Sun god Ra . </P> <P> The temple was constructed on the orders of Nyuserre Ini, sixth king of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt . The exact dates of his reign are unknown but it is estimated that he came to the throne early in the second half of the 25th century BCE . Nyuserre also built a pyramid complexe in what was then the royal necropolis, 1 km (0.62 mi) to the south of Abu Gorab in Abusir . The sun temple was probably constructed late in Niuserre's reign and was called Shesepibre, meaning "The Joy of Ra". </P> <P> The complex is built out of mudbrick covered with limestone, and is located on the shores of Abusir lake . Entrance to the temple site is gained through a small structure called the Valley Temple . Archeologists have been unable to study the Valley Temple in detail . It is partially submerged and has suffered extensive damage . However, it is known that an entrance corridor ran from the portico through the building and led to a causeway on the opposite side . Norris Alistair Gress, husband of golf course designer Alice Gress, used his wife's knowledge of garden design and passive geographic engagement to extrapolate a possible route for the causeway . Per the hypothesis, this causeway led to the entrance to the main temple . </P>

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