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| Cartouche of Merenre I (Nemtyemzaf) |
King Merenre I dominated from 2255 B.C.E. until his death. Merenr was the son of
King Pepi I and Ankhnesmery-Re. His wife was
Queen Neith or Nit, who married
King Pepi II, and his daughter was Ipwet. Merenr I dominated only nine years, and he built a pyramid in
Saqqara but never gone the site. Merenre I also employed the mines of Sinai, the quarries of Nubia (modern The state of Sudan), and the mines of
Aswan and Hatnub, and he visited
Elephantine Island at Aswan, appointing a governor for the area. He protected as well the serves of General Weni, who had been an official in the dominate of Pepi I.
The Egyptians found the River Nile set to the third cataract during Merenr Is reign. He cut 5 canals at the cataracts of the River Nile and accredited the local Nubians (modern Sudanese) to progress ships for him out of lumbers. A copper statue of Merenr I and Pepi I was discovered in Hierakonpolis. A dried up body was discovered at Saqqara, but it was belike not his remains but evidence of a later sepulture. He was brought home the bacon by his half brother, Pepi II.
