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Pepy II (Neferkare)

According to tradition, Pepi II was the last ruler of Egypt’s  6th Dynasty, and in fact the last significant ruler of the Old Kingdom prior to the onset of what Egyptologists call the  Fist Intermediate Period. We are told that … Continue reading

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Merenre Nemtyemzaf

Merenre, sometimes referred to as Merenre I as there was a much later king by the same name, was the third ruler of Egypt’s 6th Dynasty. As the oldest living son of Pepi I, he succeeded his father, we believe, … Continue reading

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