Editing Shepseskaf (section)

===Old Kingdom===
Like other pharaohs of the fourth and fifth dynasties, Shepseskaf was the object of an official funerary cult after his death. This cult seems to have been relatively minor when compared to those given to his predecessors. Only three priests serving in this cult are known,{{sfn|Wildung|1969|p=225}} including Shepseskaf's probable daughter queen Bunefer.{{sfn|Troy|1986|p=154}} This contrasts with the at least 73{{sfn|Wildung|1969|pp=152–156}} and 21{{sfn|Wildung|1969|pp=213–214}} priests known to have served in the cults of Khufu and Menkaure, respectively. Furthermore, no evidence for Shepseskaf's cult has been found beyond the mid fifth dynasty, while the cults of some of his close successors lasted beyond the end of the Old Kingdom.{{sfn|Morales|2006|p=313}}
Provisions for these official mortuary cults were produced in agricultural estates set up during the ruler's reign. Possibly owing to the short duration of his reign only two such estates are known for Shepseskaf{{sfn|Wildung|1969|pp=226–227}} compared with at least sixty for Khufu.{{sfn|Wildung|1969|pp=156–158}}

In parallel to the official cult, it seems that Shepseskaf's name and memory were especially well regarded at least as late as the second half of the fifth dynasty as attested by at least seven{{sfn|Gourdon|2007|p=148.2}} high officials bearing the name Shepseskafankh, meaning "May Shepseskaf live" or "Shepseskaf lives", up until the reign of [[Nyuserre Ini]].{{sfn|Gourdon|2007|p=390}}{{sfn|Bárta|2015|p=24}} This includes a [[Shepseskaf-ankh|royal physician]],{{sfn|Bárta|2015|p=27}} a royal estate steward,{{sfn|Digital Giza|2022d|loc=tomb G 6040}}{{sfn|Reisner|1939|p=29}} a courtier,{{sfn|Digital Giza|2022a|loc=tomb G 8492}} a priest,{{sfn|Digital Giza|2022b|loc=tomb G 8983}} and a judicial official.{{sfn|Digital Giza|2022c|loc=tomb G 1008}}