sahure was the object of a funerary cult from the time of his death and which continued until the end of the old kingdom, some 300 years later. at least 22 agricultural estates were established to produce the goods necessary for providing the offerings to be made for this cult. decorated reliefs from the upper part of the causeway represent the procession of over 150 personified funerary domains created by and for sahure, demonstrating the existence of a sophisticated economic system associated with the king's funerary cult. the enormous quantities of offerings pouring into the mortuary and sun temples of sahure benefitted other cults as well, such as that of hathor, which had priests officiating on the temple premises.