King Shepseskaf and his Pyramid, the Mastabat Fara'un

Recently, in arXiv, we have proposed a discussion about the Egyptian kings Shepseskaf and Userkaf, in relation to an eclipse of 2471 BC, a total eclipse that was visible from the Delta of the Nile. Here, in this further discussion we must focus on some further points, specifically on two, which we have not mentioned before, but that we can find reported by Italian newspapers and websites, particularly Wired Italia. The two points are regarding the end of the dominance of the solar cult, as declared by archaeoastronomer G. Magli to newspapers and websites. This end would have been caused by the above-mentioned solar eclipse, which Shepseskaf would have witnessed and reacted accordingly. We will stress that the solar cult did not end with the end of the Fourth Dynasty, but it became dominant during the following Fifth Dynasty. The kings of this V Dynasty, besides pyramids, built solar temples. The other point we discuss is the interior of Shepseskaf’s mastaba. We will see that the orientations of the entrance of the monument and of the burial chamber are the same as in the case of the Giza pyramids. It is strictly necessary to note that this mastaba was restored by Khaemwaset, the fourth son of Ramesses II. We know this fact by an inscription on the mastaba. In this inscription, we can find that the Shepseskaf’s burial place was defined as a pyramid. We also consider what is reported by earth.com, where we find said that "evidence of this eclipse exists ... in... ancient texts". No ancient Egyptian text refers to the eclipse of 2471 BC.