king Pepi I Meryre | Egyptian Pharaohs kings – Sixth Dynasty of Egypt – Old Kingdom of Egypt
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Ruled Reign period in Ancient Egyptian Government: 2332–2283 BC “40 years”
Father: king Teti have Pyramid of Teti in Saqqara.
Mother: Queen Iput I “Female Pharaohs” have Pyramid of Queen Iput I in AbuSir Pyramids.
Wife: Queen Ankhesenpepi I, Queen Ankhesenpepi II, Queen Nubwenet, Queen Inenek-Inti, Queen Mehaa, Queen Sebwetet, Queen NedjeftetBehenu.
Children: King Pepi II, Merenre Nemtyemsaf I, Hornetjerkhet, Tetiankh, Meritites IV, Queen Neith, Queen Iput II.
king Pepi I Meryre Facts:
- He ruled the throne of ancient Egypt for twenty years and received the Coronation of the Pharaohs.
- He was interested in strengthening and developing the Military of ancient Egypt, introducing new military equipment and tools, and developing fighting methods.
- He was interested in strengthening Egypt’s southern and eastern borders by sending military campaigns to fight enemies, as in the Geography of ancient Egypt, and putting down Revolutions in Ancient Egypt, especially from the people of Nubia and the Sinai region from the Bedouins..
- He violated the traditions of the Pharaonic royal family in the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt by marrying Queen Ankhesenpepi II, daughter of the rulers of the Abydos region in southern Egypt, and gave birth to king Merenre. It was one of the traditions of the kings of the Third Dynasty of Egypt until the Sixth Dynasty to marry only the princesses of the royal palace and not to marry outsiders. the palace.
- He built his own pyramid in the archaeological area of Saqqara, “Pyramid of Nefer.”“.
- He was interested in building funerary Mortuary Temples in the Saqqara area, as the temple of King Pepi I was discovered in Saqqara containing wonderful and extremely beautiful Pharaonic scenes, inscriptions and drawings..
- A statue made of alabaster was discovered and is now displayed in the Brooklyn Museum.
- A statue of him made of copper metal, extremely precise and beautiful, is on display in The Egyptian Museum “Museums in Cairo” in Tahrir Square.
- An incomplete obelisk of his own, one of the most beautiful ornate Obelisks of the Pharaohs, was discovered in a quarry on the west bank of the Nile River in Aswan.
The Discovery: Pyramid of Pepi I in Saqqara, Alabaster statuette It indicates the development of Industry in ancient Egypt and Sculpture in Ancient Egypt, Turquoise cylinder seal, Calcite-alabaster jar, Copper statue, Funerary Egyptian Temples in Tell-Basta in Al-Sharkia Delta and in Abydos Sohag It indicates the development of Architecture in ancient Egypt in during ruled time of king Pepi I Meryre, statues made of alabaster stone “Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy“.
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