Important Pharaohs - lychockarthistory
... Akhenaton's name was chiseled from his monuments. His city of Akhetaten was abandoned, and used as a rock quarry. His name (and the names of his successors) never appeared on king lists. Egypt eventually forgot him completely. His existence was only discovered in modern times. His tomb is near Amarn ...
... Akhenaton's name was chiseled from his monuments. His city of Akhetaten was abandoned, and used as a rock quarry. His name (and the names of his successors) never appeared on king lists. Egypt eventually forgot him completely. His existence was only discovered in modern times. His tomb is near Amarn ...
A Short History of Egypt Part I: From the Predynastic Period to the
... Imhotep (“who comes in peace”), the king’s vizier, or “prime minister” or “chancellor”. He is recognized as the architect who designed and supervised the construction of the Step Pyramid for Djoser. He is also credited as being a doctor, priest, scribe, sage, poet, and astrologer. One of Djoser’s in ...
... Imhotep (“who comes in peace”), the king’s vizier, or “prime minister” or “chancellor”. He is recognized as the architect who designed and supervised the construction of the Step Pyramid for Djoser. He is also credited as being a doctor, priest, scribe, sage, poet, and astrologer. One of Djoser’s in ...
Pyramid Text
... 3. How long did Memphis remain the capital of Ancient Egypt? 4. What was the Ancient Egyptian name for Memphis? From what language did the word Memphis come? 5. What remains today in Memphis from ancient times? 6. What things are found today in the Open Air Museum at Memphis? King Unas 1. Why is Una ...
... 3. How long did Memphis remain the capital of Ancient Egypt? 4. What was the Ancient Egyptian name for Memphis? From what language did the word Memphis come? 5. What remains today in Memphis from ancient times? 6. What things are found today in the Open Air Museum at Memphis? King Unas 1. Why is Una ...
Pepi II Neferkare
Pepi II (2284 BC – after 2247 BC, probably either c. 2216 or c. 2184 BC) was a pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty in Egypt's Old Kingdom who reigned from c. 2278 BC. His throne name, Neferkare (Nefer-ka-Re), means ""Beautiful is the Ka of Re"". He succeeded to the throne at age six, after the death of Merenre I.He was traditionally thought to be the son of Pepi I and Queen Ankhesenpepi II but the South Saqqara Stone annals record that Merenre had a minimum reign of 11 years. Several 6th dynasty royal seals and stone blocks—the latter of which were found within the funerary temple of Queen Ankhesenpepi II, the known mother of Pepi II—were discovered in the 1999/2000 excavation season at Saqqara which demonstrate that she also married Merenre after Pepi I's death and became this king's chief wife. Inscribed inscriptions on these stone blocks give Ankhesenpepi II the royal titles of:""King's Wife of the Pyramid of Pepy I, King's Wife of the Pyramid of Merenre, King's Mother of the Pyramid of Pepy II"".Therefore, today, many Egyptologists believe that Pepi II was likely Merenre's own son. Pepi II would, therefore, be Pepi I's grandson while Merenre was, most likely, Pepi II's father since he is known to have married Pepi II's known mother, Queen Ankhesenpepi II. This would also conform well with the evidence from the South Saqqara Stone which shows no coregency between the reigns of Pepi I and Merenre thus making it far more likely that Pepi II was Merenre's own son.Pepi II's reign marked a sharp decline of the Old Kingdom. As the power of the nomarchs grew, the power of the pharaoh declined. With no dominant central power, local nobles began raiding each other's territories and the Old Kingdom came to an end within mere decades after the close of Pepi II's reign.