Introduction
This is Sahure as he appears within the Papyrus Westcar's literary frame: the second of three sons fathered directly by the god Ra on the priest's wife Reddjedet.
Family
- Father: Ra (as king)
- Mother: Reddjedet
- Siblings: Neferirkare (as told in the Westcar tale), Shu (as king), Userkaf (as told in the Westcar tale)
Second of the Divine Triplets
As with his brothers, Sahure's literary role in the Westcar tale exists to project the real, historical 5th Dynasty's line of kings back into a single miraculous birth narrative. The historical Sahure is separately known for a substantial funerary complex and expeditions recorded in Egyptian archaeology, details the literary tale itself does not address.
This article records a specific literary or theological role — a king-list entry, a court tale, or a royal legitimation narrative — rather than the deity's or ruler's fuller religious identity, which (where applicable) is covered in the separate Egyptian Pantheon project.