Nagash was the first son and was given to the mortuary cult as tradition demanded.

The most common form of a mortuary cult is a tomb with gravestone, which is visited by the bereaved frequently.

Especially the mortuary cults for deceased kings were very costly and long-lasting.

But at the visits of the first Europeans, most of the mortuary cults were already abandoned.

The king was not revered directly as a god anymore but rather as the son of Re and this, in turn, changed the royal mortuary cult.

It mentions a royal decree by Shepseskaf where he makes donations in favor of his father's mortuary cult.

Khufu enjoyed an extensive mortuary cult during the Old Kingdom.

At that time it was unanimously decided that the early demolition excluded the theory of a funeral and consequently a mortuary cult.

During the rule of Djedkare, the priests of the mortuary cult built simple brick accommodations in the column court.

Kings were venerated after their deaths through mortuary cults and associated temples.