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The Sixth Dynasty is considered by many authorities as the last dynasty of the Old Kingdom, although The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt [1] includes Dynasties VII and VIII as part of the Old Kingdom. Manetho writes that these kings ruled from Memphis, since their pyramids were built at Saqqara, very close one to another. [2]
The legendary Queen Nitocris was supposedly a Pharaoh at the end of the Sixth Dynasty, but no archeological evidence supports her existence. The Ptolemaic Dynasty implemented a policy of co–rule between spouses. Therefore, many Queens from this dynasty are not listed as consorts as they were co–rulers of Egypt while married to their husbands.
Spouse: Pepi II: Iput (fl. c. 2250 BC) was an ancient Egyptian queen consort of the Sixth Dynasty, a sister and wife of Pepi II. [1]
Some dynasties only ruled part of Egypt and existed concurrently with other dynasties based in other cities. The 7th might not have existed at all, the 10th seems to be a continuation of the 9th , and there might have been one or several Upper Egyptian Dynasties before what is termed the 1st Dynasty .
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People of the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt: 8th >> Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. P.
Pepi was the son of the king Teti and queen consort Iput. [16] Her parentage is directly attested to by a relief on a decree uncovered in Coptos that mentions Iput as Pepi's mother, [17] by inscriptions in her mortuary temple mentioning her titles as mother of a king and as mother of Pepi, [18] [note 2] by the architecture of her tomb which had been changed from an original mastaba form into a ...
Teti, less commonly known as Othoes, sometimes also Tata, Atat, or Athath in outdated sources (died c. 2333 BC), was the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. He was buried at Saqqara . The exact length of his reign has been destroyed on the Turin King List but is believed to have been around 12 years.