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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%A9" title="الأسرة المصرية السادسة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الأسرة المصرية السادسة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt%C4%B1nc%C4%B1_s%C3%BClal%C9%99_(Misir)" title="Altıncı sülalə (Misir) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Altıncı sülalə (Misir)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A0_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B6" title="মিশরের ষষ্ঠ রাজবংশ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মিশরের ষষ্ঠ রাজবংশ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai-ki%CC%8Dp_T%C4%93-6_%C3%94ng-ti%C3%A2u" title="Ai-ki̍p Tē-6 Ông-tiâu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ai-ki̍p Tē-6 Ông-tiâu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%94%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%95%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82" title="Шеста династия на Древен Египет – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Шеста династия на Древен Египет" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIvet_tierniezh_Henegipt" title="VIvet tierniezh Henegipt – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="VIvet tierniezh Henegipt" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinastia_VI_d%27Egipte" title="Dinastia VI d'Egipte – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dinastia VI d'Egipte" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/6._dynastie" title="6. dynastie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="6. dynastie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altes_Reich#6._Dynastie" title="Altes Reich – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Altes Reich" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%88%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B7_%CE%B4%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%A6%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%8E" title="Έκτη δυναστεία Φαραώ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Έκτη δυναστεία Φαραώ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinast%C3%ADa_VI_de_Egipto" title="Dinastía VI de Egipto – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dinastía VI de Egipto" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesa_egipta_dinastio" title="Sesa egipta dinastio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sesa egipta dinastio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egiptoko_VI._dinastia" title="Egiptoko VI. dinastia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Egiptoko VI. dinastia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B4%D8%B4%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1" title="دودمان ششم مصر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دودمان ششم مصر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIe_dynastie_%C3%A9gyptienne" title="VIe dynastie égyptienne – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="VIe dynastie égyptienne" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/VI_dinast%C3%ADa_exipcia" title="VI dinastía exipcia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="VI dinastía exipcia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EC%A7%91%ED%8A%B8_%EC%A0%9C6%EC%99%95%EC%A1%B0" title="이집트 제6왕조 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="이집트 제6왕조" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinasti_keenam_Mesir" title="Dinasti keenam Mesir – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dinasti keenam Mesir" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B6tta_konungs%C3%A6ttin" title="Sjötta konungsættin – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Sjötta konungsættin" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/VI_dinastia_egizia" title="VI dinastia egizia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="VI dinastia egizia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D" title="השושלת השישית של מצרים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="השושלת השישית של מצרים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%92%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%94%E1%83%A5%E1%83%95%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94_%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="ეგვიპტის მეექვსე დინასტია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ეგვიპტის მეექვსე დინასტია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/VI._dinasztia" title="VI. dinasztia – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="VI. dinasztia" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Шеста египетска династија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Шеста египетска династија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87" title="اسره مصريه ساته – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اسره مصريه ساته" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinasti_Keenam_Mesir" title="Dinasti Keenam Mesir – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Dinasti Keenam Mesir" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/6e_dynastie_van_Egypte" title="6e dynastie van Egypte – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="6e dynastie van Egypte" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B8%E3%83%97%E3%83%88%E7%AC%AC6%E7%8E%8B%E6%9C%9D" title="エジプト第6王朝 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エジプト第6王朝" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/6._egyptiske_dynasti" title="6. egyptiske dynasti – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="6. egyptiske dynasti" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIau_dinastia_egipciana" title="VIau dinastia egipciana – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="VIau dinastia egipciana" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/VI_dynastia" title="VI dynastia – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="VI dynastia" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/VI_dinastia_eg%C3%ADpcia" title="VI dinastia egípcia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="VI dinastia egípcia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_VI-a_dinastie_egiptean%C4%83" title="A VI-a dinastie egipteană – 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class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Early_Dynastic_Period_(Egypt)" title="Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)">Early</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Egypt" title="Prehistoric Egypt">Pre-dynastic period</a></td><td style="width:1.3em;text-align:center;"></td><td style="text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/First_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="First Dynasty of Egypt">First Dynasty</a></td><td style="width:1.3em;text-align:center;"> I</td><td style="text-align:right;"> <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 3150–2890</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Second_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Second Dynasty of Egypt">Second Dynasty</a></td><td style="width:1.3em;text-align:center;"> II</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 2890–2686</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Old Kingdom of Egypt">Old Kingdom</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Third_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Third Dynasty of Egypt">Third Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> III</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 2686–2613</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Fourth Dynasty of Egypt">Fourth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> IV</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 2613–2498</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Fifth Dynasty of Egypt">Fifth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> V</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 2498–2345</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sixth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> VI</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 2345–2181</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/First_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="First Intermediate Period of Egypt">First Intermediate</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Seventh_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Seventh Dynasty of Egypt">Seventh Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> VII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> spurious</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Eighth Dynasty of Egypt">Eighth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> VIII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 2181–2160</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Ninth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Ninth Dynasty of Egypt">Ninth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> IX</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 2160–2130</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a 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href="/wiki/Eleventh_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt">Eleventh Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XI</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 2061–1991</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt">Twelfth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1991–1803</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Thirteenth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XIII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1803–1649</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Second_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="Second Intermediate Period of Egypt">Second Intermediate</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Fourteenth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XIV</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1705–1690</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Fifteenth Dynasty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hyksos" title="Hyksos">Hyksos</a>)</td><td style="text-align:center;"> XV</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1674–1535</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Sixteenth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XVI</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1660–1600</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Abydos_Dynasty" title="Abydos Dynasty">Abydos Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"></td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1650–1600</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Seventeenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt">Seventeenth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XVII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1580–1549</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="New Kingdom of Egypt">New Kingdom</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Eighteenth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XVIII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1549–1292</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Nineteenth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XIX</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1292–1189</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt">Twentieth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XX</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1189–1077</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="Third Intermediate Period of Egypt">Third Intermediate</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twenty-first_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-first Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXI</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 1069–945</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twenty-second_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-second Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 945–720</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twenty-third_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-third Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXIII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 837–728</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twenty-fourth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-fourth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXIV</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 732–720</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-fifth Dynasty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt">Nubian</a>)</td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXV</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 732–653</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Late_Period_of_ancient_Egypt" title="Late Period of ancient Egypt">Late Period</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-sixth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXVI</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 672–525</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Twenty-seventh_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-seventh Dynasty<br />(1st Persian Period)</a></div></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXVII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 525–404</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twenty-eighth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-eighth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXVIII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 404–398</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Twenty-ninth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-ninth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXIX</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 398–380</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Thirtieth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt">Thirtieth Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXX</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 380–343</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Thirty-first_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt">Thirty-first Dynasty<br />(2nd Persian Period)</a></div></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXXI</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 343–332</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Hellenistic_period" title="Hellenistic period">Hellenistic Egypt</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Argead_dynasty" title="Argead dynasty">Thirty-second Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXXII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 332–305</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Thirty-third_Dynasty_of_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirty-third Dynasty of Egypt">Thirty-third Dynasty</a></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXXIII</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 305–30</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Egypt" title="Roman Egypt">Roman Egypt</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="nowrap" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:58%;text-align:left;"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Roman_pharaoh" title="Roman pharaoh">Thirty-fourth Dynasty<br />(Roman Pharaohs)</a></div></td><td style="text-align:center;"> XXXIV</td><td style="text-align:right;"> 30 BC – 313 AD</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible 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period and dynasty</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Periodization_of_ancient_Egypt" title="Periodization of ancient Egypt">Periodization of ancient Egypt</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini 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title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sixth Dynasty is considered by many authorities as the last dynasty of the Old Kingdom, although <i>The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> includes <a href="/wiki/Seventh_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Seventh Dynasty of Egypt">Dynasties VII</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Eighth Dynasty of Egypt">VIII</a> as part of the Old Kingdom. <a href="/wiki/Manetho" title="Manetho">Manetho</a> writes that these kings ruled from <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Egypt" title="Memphis, Egypt">Memphis</a>, since their pyramids were built at <a href="/wiki/Saqqara" title="Saqqara">Saqqara</a>, very close one to another.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the Fifth Dynasty, the religious institution had established itself as the dominant force in society;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199289–90_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199289–90-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a trend of growth in the bureaucracy and the priesthood, and a decline in the pharaoh's power had been established during <a href="/wiki/Neferirkare_Kakai" title="Neferirkare Kakai">Neferirkare Kakai</a>'s reign.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVerner2001b589–590_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVerner2001b589–590-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/Djedkare_Isesi" title="Djedkare Isesi">Djedkare Isesi</a>'s rule, officials were endowed with greater authority—evidenced by the opulent private tombs they constructed—eventually leading to the creation of a feudal system in effect.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199279_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199279-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These established trends—decentralization of authority, coupled with growth in bureaucracy—intensified during the three decades of <a href="/wiki/Unas" title="Unas">Unas</a>'s rule, which also witnessed economic decline.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVerner2001b90_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVerner2001b90-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This continued on into Sixth Dynasty, leading into the <a href="/wiki/First_Intermediate_Period" class="mw-redirect" title="First Intermediate Period">First Intermediate Period</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199280_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199280-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pharaohs">Pharaohs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pharaohs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Known <a href="/wiki/Pharaoh" title="Pharaoh">pharaohs</a> of the Sixth Dynasty are listed in the table below.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDodsonHilton200470_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDodsonHilton200470-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Manetho" title="Manetho">Manetho</a> accords the dynasty 203 regnal years from Teti to Nitocris, while the <a href="/wiki/Turin_Canon" class="mw-redirect" title="Turin Canon">Turin Canon</a> assigns 181 regnal years, but with three additional kings concluding with Aba – discounting the reigns of the added <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Eighth Dynasty of Egypt">Eighth Dynasty</a> kings, this is reduced to 155 regnal years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001601_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001601-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This estimate varies between both scholar and source.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Dynasty VI pharaohs</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:110px">Nomen (personal name)</th> <th style="width:120px">Prenomen (throne name)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeprohon201342–43_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeprohon201342–43-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th style="width:120px"><a href="/wiki/Horus_name" title="Horus name">Horus-name</a></th> <th style="width:50px">Image</th> <th style="width:110px">Proposed Dates</th> <th style="width:180px">Estimated Regnal Duration</th> <th style="width:120px">Pyramid</th> <th style="width:150px">Queen(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Teti" title="Teti">Teti</a></td> <td>Teti</td> <td>Seheteptawy</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Statue_of_Teti_Quibell_Saqqara_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Statue_of_Teti_Quibell_Saqqara_1.jpg/50px-Statue_of_Teti_Quibell_Saqqara_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Statue_of_Teti_Quibell_Saqqara_1.jpg/75px-Statue_of_Teti_Quibell_Saqqara_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Statue_of_Teti_Quibell_Saqqara_1.jpg/100px-Statue_of_Teti_Quibell_Saqqara_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="306" data-file-height="843" /></a></span></td> <td>2345–2333 BC</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manetho" title="Manetho">Manetho</a>: 30–33 years<br /><a href="/wiki/Turin_King_List" title="Turin King List">Royal Turin Canon</a> (RTC): < 7 months<br /><a href="/wiki/Cattle_count" title="Cattle count">Cattle count</a>: 6th = 12–13 years<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001601_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001601-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_of_Teti" title="Pyramid of Teti">Pyramid of Teti</a> at Saqqara</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iput_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Iput I">Iput I</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Khuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Khuit">Khuit</a>Khentkaus IV <p>Neith </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Userkare" title="Userkare">Userkare</a></td> <td>(unknown)</td> <td>(unknown)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Abydos_KL_06-02_n35.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Abydos_KL_06-02_n35.jpg/50px-Abydos_KL_06-02_n35.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Abydos_KL_06-02_n35.jpg/75px-Abydos_KL_06-02_n35.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Abydos_KL_06-02_n35.jpg/100px-Abydos_KL_06-02_n35.jpg 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="496" /></a></span></td> <td>2333–2331 BC</td> <td>Manetho: Unattested,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEManethoWaddell196453_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEManethoWaddell196453-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> possibly involved in Teti's murder<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeclant199910_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeclant199910-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />RTC: Possibly lost in lacuna<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaudDobrev199559_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBaudDobrev199559-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Cattle count: Unknown, lost in lacuna(?)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaudDobrev199559_&_66_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBaudDobrev199559_&_66-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pepi_I_Meryre" title="Pepi I Meryre">Pepi I</a></td> <td>Nefersahor (originally)<br />Merenre (later)</td> <td>Merytawy</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PepiI-CopperStatue-Cropped.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/PepiI-CopperStatue-Cropped.png/50px-PepiI-CopperStatue-Cropped.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/PepiI-CopperStatue-Cropped.png/75px-PepiI-CopperStatue-Cropped.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/PepiI-CopperStatue-Cropped.png/100px-PepiI-CopperStatue-Cropped.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="338" /></a></span></td> <td>2331–2287 BC</td> <td>Manetho: 52 years<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001601_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001601-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />RTC: 20 or 44 years<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyholt199713–14_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyholt199713–14-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Cattle count: 25th = 49–50 years<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaudDobrev199546–49_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBaudDobrev199546–49-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_of_Pepi_I" title="Pyramid of Pepi I">Pyramid of Pepi I</a> in South <a href="/wiki/Saqqara" title="Saqqara">Saqqara</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ankhesenpepi_I" title="Ankhesenpepi I">Ankhesenpepi I</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ankhesenpepi_II" title="Ankhesenpepi II">Ankhesenpepi II</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nubwenet" title="Nubwenet">Nubwenet</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Meritites_IV" title="Meritites IV">Meritites IV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Inenek-Inti" title="Inenek-Inti">Inenek-Inti</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mehaa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mehaa">Mehaa</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nedjeftet" title="Nedjeftet">Nedjeftet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Merenre_Nemtyemsaf_I" title="Merenre Nemtyemsaf I">Nemtyemsaf I</a></td> <td>Merenre</td> <td>Ankhkhau</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Merenre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Merenre.jpg/50px-Merenre.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Merenre.jpg/75px-Merenre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Merenre.jpg/100px-Merenre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1398" data-file-height="713" /></a></span></td> <td>2287–2278 BC</td> <td>Manetho: 7 years<br />RTC: 6 years<br />Cattle count: 5th + 1 year = 10 years<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001603_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001603-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_of_Merenre" title="Pyramid of Merenre">Pyramid of Merenre</a> in South <a href="/wiki/Saqqara" title="Saqqara">Saqqara</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ankhesenpepi_II" title="Ankhesenpepi II">Ankhesenpepi II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pepi_II_Neferkare" title="Pepi II Neferkare">Pepi II</a></td> <td>Neferkare</td> <td>Netjerkhau</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AnkhnesmeryreII-and-Son-PepiII-SideView_BrooklynMuseum.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/AnkhnesmeryreII-and-Son-PepiII-SideView_BrooklynMuseum.png/50px-AnkhnesmeryreII-and-Son-PepiII-SideView_BrooklynMuseum.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/AnkhnesmeryreII-and-Son-PepiII-SideView_BrooklynMuseum.png/75px-AnkhnesmeryreII-and-Son-PepiII-SideView_BrooklynMuseum.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/AnkhnesmeryreII-and-Son-PepiII-SideView_BrooklynMuseum.png/100px-AnkhnesmeryreII-and-Son-PepiII-SideView_BrooklynMuseum.png 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></td> <td>2278–2184 BC</td> <td>Manetho: 94 years<br />RTC: > 90 years<br />Cattle count: 33rd = 64–66 years<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001604_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001604-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeclant199911_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeclant199911-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pepi_II#Pyramid_complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepi II">Pyramid of Pepi II</a> in South <a href="/wiki/Saqqara" title="Saqqara">Saqqara</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neith_(wife_of_Pepi_II)" title="Neith (wife of Pepi II)">Neith</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iput_II" title="Iput II">Iput II</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ankhesenpepi_III" title="Ankhesenpepi III">Ankhesenpepi III</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ankhesenpepi_IV" title="Ankhesenpepi IV">Ankhesenpepi IV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Udjebten" title="Udjebten">Udjebten</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Merenre_Nemtyemsaf_II" title="Merenre Nemtyemsaf II">Nemtyemsaf II</a></td> <td>Merenre [Nemty?]emsaf</td> <td>(unknown)</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jequier_False_door_fragment_of_Nemtyemsaf_II.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jequier_False_door_fragment_of_Nemtyemsaf_II.jpg/58px-Jequier_False_door_fragment_of_Nemtyemsaf_II.jpg" decoding="async" width="58" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jequier_False_door_fragment_of_Nemtyemsaf_II.jpg/87px-Jequier_False_door_fragment_of_Nemtyemsaf_II.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jequier_False_door_fragment_of_Nemtyemsaf_II.jpg/116px-Jequier_False_door_fragment_of_Nemtyemsaf_II.jpg 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1028" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td>2184 BC</td> <td>Manetho: 1 year<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEManethoWaddell196455_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEManethoWaddell196455-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeclant199911_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeclant199911-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />RTC: 1 year, 1 month<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaker2008211–212_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBaker2008211–212-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Netjerkare_Siptah" title="Netjerkare Siptah">Netjerkare Siptah</a><br />or<br /><a href="/wiki/Nitocris" title="Nitocris">Nitocris</a></td> <td>(unknown)</td> <td>(unknown)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Abydos_KL_07-01_n40.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Abydos_KL_07-01_n40.jpg/50px-Abydos_KL_07-01_n40.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Abydos_KL_07-01_n40.jpg/75px-Abydos_KL_07-01_n40.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Abydos_KL_07-01_n40.jpg/100px-Abydos_KL_07-01_n40.jpg 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="706" /></a></span></td> <td>2184–2181 BC</td> <td>Manetho: Nitocris for 12 years<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEManethoWaddell196455_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEManethoWaddell196455-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />RTC: Originally thought to identify Nitocris,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199289_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199289-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a recent study of the papyrus has altered this assessment in favour of Netjerkare, who is also attested on the Abydos king list.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETheis2010325–326_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETheis2010325–326-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Teti">Teti</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Teti"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Teti" title="Teti">Teti</a></div> <p>Teti is identified as the first king of the Sixth Dynasty<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeclant199910_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeclant199910-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by Manetho, after the conclusion of the reign of Unas.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He acceded to the throne in the 23rd century BC.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVerner2001b590_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVerner2001b590-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Teti is assigned a regnal duration of 30 or 33 years by Manetho<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> — improbably long as the celebration of a <a href="/wiki/Sed_festival" title="Sed festival">Sed festival</a> is not attested to, and the latest date recorded corresponds to the sixth cattle count, 12 or 13 years into his reign. The Royal Canon of Turin (RTC) gives another unlikely estimate of seven months.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The archaeologist Hartwig Altenmüller mediates between Manetho and the record of the cattle count to offer a reign length of around 23 years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Egyptologists Peter Clayton and William Smith accord 12 years to his reign.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199464_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199464-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESmith196248_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith196248-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The relationship between Teti and his predecessors remains unclear, but his wife <a href="/wiki/Iput" title="Iput">Iput</a> is thought to be a daughter of <a href="/wiki/Unas" title="Unas">Unas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESmith196248_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith196248-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would mean that Teti ascended to the throne as Unas's son-in-law.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His inauguration solved a potential succession crisis, Unas had died without a male heir.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199280_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199280-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teti adopted the Horus name Seheteptawy (meaning "He who pacifies the Two Lands") to establish his reign as one of renewed political unity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199464_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199464-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The transition appears to have occurred smoothly,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESmith196248_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith196248-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeclant199910_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeclant199910-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Teti retained officials from his predecessors of the Fifth Dynasty, such as viziers Mehu and Kagemni who had begun their careers under Djedkare Isesi.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602_35-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, the RTC too inserts a break between Unas and Teti, which the Egyptologist Jaromìr Malek contends relates to a "change of location of the capital and royal residence".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103_33-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The capital migrated from "White Wall" to the populous suburbs further south to "Djed-isut"—derived from the name of Teti's pyramid and pyramid town, and located east of the monument. The royal residence might have been yet further south, in the valley away and across a lake from the city, east of South Saqqara—where the pyramids of Djedkare Isesi and Pepi I were built.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMalek2003104_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMalek2003104-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Teti had his daughter, Sesheshet, married to one of his viziers and later chief priest, Mereruka, a clear sign of his interest in co-operating with the noble class.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199280–81_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199280–81-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mereruka was buried close to Teti's pyramid, in a lavish tomb in North Saqqara.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199464_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199464-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of his policy of pacification, Teti issued a decree exempting the temple at Abydos from taxation. He was the first ruler to be closely associated with the cult of Hathor at Dendera.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abroad, Teti maintained trade relations with Byblos and Nubia.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199464_36-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199464-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Teti commissioned the construction of a pyramid at North Saqqara. His pyramid follows the standard set by Djedkare Isesi, with a base length of 78.5 m (258 ft; 150 cu) converging to the apex at ~53° attaining a peak height of 52.5 m (172 ft; 100 cu).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELehner2008156–157_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELehner2008156–157-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The substructure of the pyramid was very similar to Unas's and Djedkare Isesi's; it had a descending corridor and horizontal passage guarded at about the middle by three granite portcullises, leading to an antechamber flanked to its east by the <i>serdab</i> with its three recesses and to its west by the burial chamber containing the sarcophagus.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d343–344_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d343–344-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The walls of the chambers and a section of the horizontal passage were inscribed with <a href="/wiki/Pyramid_Texts" title="Pyramid Texts">Pyramid Texts</a>, as in Unas' pyramid.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELehner2008156_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELehner2008156-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mortuary temple, with the exception of its entrance, conforms to the same basic plans as his predecessors.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELehner2008156_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELehner2008156-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d344_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d344-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The complex contained a cult pyramid to the south-east of the pyramid with base length 15.7 m (52 ft; 30 cu).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELehner2008157_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELehner2008157-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The causeway connecting to the mortuary temple is yet to be excavated,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d344_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d344-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the valley temple and pyramid town are entirely missing.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELehner2008156_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELehner2008156-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teti's pyramid became the site of a large necropolis, and included the pyramids of his wives Neith and Iput, mother of Pepi I.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199465_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199465-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d347–350_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d347–350-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Iput's skeleton was discovered buried in her pyramid in a wooden coffin.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199465_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199465-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Manetho claims that Teti was assassinated by a bodyguard, but no contemporary sources confirm this.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199464_36-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199464-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKanawati2003157_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKanawati2003157-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The story, if true, might explain the references to the ephemeral ruler <a href="/wiki/Userkare" title="Userkare">Userkare</a>, proposed to have briefly reigned between Teti and Pepi I.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199464_36-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199464-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Userkare is attested to in the Royal Turin Canon and Abydos king-list, and is mentioned in several contemporaneous documents.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal199281-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pepi_I">Pepi I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pepi I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During this dynasty, expeditions were sent to Wadi Maghara in the <a href="/wiki/Sinai_Peninsula" title="Sinai Peninsula">Sinai Peninsula</a> to mine for <a href="/wiki/Turquoise" title="Turquoise">turquoise</a> and <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a>, as well as to the mines at <a href="/wiki/Hatnub" title="Hatnub">Hatnub</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wadi_Hammamat" title="Wadi Hammamat">Wadi Hammamat</a>. The pharaoh Djedkara sent trade expeditions south to <a href="/wiki/Land_of_Punt" title="Land of Punt">Punt</a> and north to <a href="/wiki/Byblos" title="Byblos">Byblos</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pepi_I_Meryre" title="Pepi I Meryre">Pepi I</a> sent expeditions not only to these locations, but also as far as <a href="/wiki/Ebla" title="Ebla">Ebla</a> in modern-day <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pepi_II">Pepi II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pepi II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most notable member of this dynasty was <a href="/wiki/Pepi_II_Neferkare" title="Pepi II Neferkare">Pepi II</a>, who is credited with a reign of 94 years.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nitiqret">Nitiqret</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Nitiqret"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known by the <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a> name <a href="/wiki/Nitocris" title="Nitocris">Nitocris</a>, this woman is believed by some authorities to have been not only the first female pharaoh but the first queen in the world, although it is currently accepted that her name is actually a mistranslation of the king <a href="/wiki/Neitiqerty_Siptah" class="mw-redirect" title="Neitiqerty Siptah">Neitiqerty Siptah</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seated_statue_of_an_official_on_block_chair._Limestone._6th_Dynasty._From_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology,_London.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Seated_statue_of_an_official_on_block_chair._Limestone._6th_Dynasty._From_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg/170px-Seated_statue_of_an_official_on_block_chair._Limestone._6th_Dynasty._From_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Seated_statue_of_an_official_on_block_chair._Limestone._6th_Dynasty._From_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg/255px-Seated_statue_of_an_official_on_block_chair._Limestone._6th_Dynasty._From_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Seated_statue_of_an_official_on_block_chair._Limestone._6th_Dynasty._From_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg/340px-Seated_statue_of_an_official_on_block_chair._Limestone._6th_Dynasty._From_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3106" data-file-height="5295" /></a><figcaption>Seated statue of an official on block chair. Limestone. 6th Dynasty. From Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_rise_of_the_nobility">The rise of the nobility</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The rise of the nobility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the growing number of biographical inscriptions in non-royal tombs,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> academic knowledge of the contemporary history in Egypt broadened.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is modern veracity to records of an unsuccessful plot against Pepi I,<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Autobiography_of_Harkhuf" title="Autobiography of Harkhuf">a letter written by the young king Pepi II</a>, excited that one of his expeditions will return with a <a href="/wiki/Dwarfs_and_pygmies_in_Ancient_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwarfs and pygmies in Ancient Egypt">dancing pygmy</a> from the land of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yam_(kingdom)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yam (kingdom) (page does not exist)">Yam</a>, located to the south of <a href="/wiki/Nubia" title="Nubia">Nubia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>These non-royal tomb inscriptions are but one example of the growing power of the nobility, which further weakened the absolute rule of the king. As a result, it is believed that on the death of the long-lived Pepi II his vassals were entrenched enough to resist the authority of his many successors, which may have contributed to the rapid decline of the Old Kingdom. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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c. 2374–2200 BC,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001601_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001601-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> c. 2370–2190 BC,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d473_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVerner2001d473-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> c. 2345–2181 BC,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBard1999Chronology_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBard1999Chronology-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199430_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199430-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShaw2003482–483_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShaw2003482–483-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> c. 2323–2150 BC,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAllen_et_al.1999xx_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAllen_et_al.1999xx-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELehner20088_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELehner20088-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> c. 2282–2117 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDodsonHilton200470_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDodsonHilton200470-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Proposed dates for Teti's reign: c. 2374–2354 BC,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAltenmüller2001602-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> c. 2345–2333 BC,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayton199464_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayton199464-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> c. 2345–2323 BC,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMalek2003103-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShaw2003482_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShaw2003482-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> c. 2323–2191 BC,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAllen_et_al.1999xx_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAllen_et_al.1999xx-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELehner20088_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELehner20088-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> c. 2282–2270 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDodsonHilton2004288_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDodsonHilton2004288-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> 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