the stones for sahure's buildings and statues were quarried throughout egypt. for example, the limestone cladding of the pyramid comes from tura, while the black basalt used for the flooring of sahure's mortuary temple comes from gebel qatrani, near the faiyum in middle egypt. south of egypt, a stele bearing sahure's name was discovered in the diorite quarries located in the desert north-west of abu simbel in lower nubia.