Manetho's King List

Manetho's King List is assembled record of Egyptian kings compiled by Manetho, a historian of Sebennytos who written  during  the  rule  of King Ptolemy I Soter (304-284 B.C.E.) and King Ptolemy II Philadlphus (285-246 B.C.E.). Manetho's King List can be found in the Chronography of George Monk and the Syncellus of Tarasus, patriarch of  Constantinople City,  who  lived  in  the  eighth  century. The oldest rendering is in the Chronicle of Africanus, a Libyan historian  of  the  3rd  century  C.E. This  work,  in  turn, got part of the Eusebius writing  "Chronicle of Eusebius", [Eusebius of Caesarea, (264-340 C.E)].
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The Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

During this prevail, Wenia man of base originrose to get a judge, and his dedication from Abydos provides inside information of the events of his career: as jurist, he heard in interior the cases of conspiracy that had taken place in the royal harem, one of which concerned a queen of Pepy I. He also mentions his role in dealing with the incursions by the Beduin on Egypt's north-eastern frontier, indicating that pressures were already developing in that area. Later, such harrassment would contribute to the downfall of the Old Kingdom.

King Pepy I constructed a pyramid complex a lean distance from Saqqara and in spite of the temple has not been located, the pyramid is important because here, in 1881, Maspero first discovered the show that the private walls of the pyramids of the later Old Kingdom were engraved with the Pyramid Texts. These religious spells, which occur in several pyramids, represent the earliest noted body of divine and magical texts from ancient Egypt. Other major construction activities of the reign taken  the  kings  bema  at  Bubastis  in  the  Delta;  also  during  his  reign junkets were sent to Nubia and Sinai. Towards the end of his reign, it is possible that the king related his elder son Merenre with him on the throne, providing an early example of co-regency.

Pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty:

 



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Nitocris (2260-2250)

Nitocris
The great historian, Herodotus, listed her and related a fiction concerning her activities.  Nitocris  reportedly  referred  power  after  her brother,  Merenre II ( 2152  B.C.E.),  was  slain.  In vengeance  she  supposedly  invited  hundreds  of  officials she thought responsible for her brothers death to a banquet in a black chamber and then flooded it. She had a one-year dominate and was listed in the turin canon. Nitocris was the royal match of King Merenr II.
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Merenre II (2261-2260)

Cartouche of King Merenre II
Merenre II  was the son of Pepy II (2246-2152 B.C.E.) and Queen Neith. Merenr II was gave to a local deity,  Anti. He  predominated  only  one  year  at  the  close  of  the dynasty  with  his  consort,  Queen  Nitocris, as  the dynasty was insecure by general unrest and the ambitiousnesses  of  powerful  nomarchs  who  hot  independence for their kinship groups. When he died, Nitocris dominated alone. She is referred in the Turin Canon. Her replacement was perhaps  Neferkure, the  son  of  Queen  Ankhnes-Pepi and King Pepy II.
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Tombs of Pepi-Nakht and Harkhuf

Tombs of Pepi-Nakht and Harkhuf
That  two rooms assigned to Hekajib, named here Pepi-Nakht. Overseer of foreign troops for Pepy II, taken colonial campaigns in Asia and Nubia Harkhuf held the same set for Pepy I, Merenkre, and Pepy II. Dancing dwarf from the land of looks is a pygmy from tropical Africa.

Intriguing forit's monumentiality Father and son. After Mekhu was defeated in Nubia, his sone Sabni decorated a punative excursion to recover the clay Pepy II sent his own anbassadors, and Sabni wanted to thank him personally. The tomb is crudely constructed and decorated Sarenput II, Governer and Guardian of the South in the middle kingdom, is most precious.
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The Ruin Pyramid of Queen Udjebten (Wedjebten)

The ruin Pyramid of Queen Udjebten beside to pepy II's
Southeastern corner of King Pepy's inclosure wall, queen Udjebten was daugther of King Pepy I and wife of Pepy II. Mortuary temple is said simple, entering on the north, a vestibule, a courtyard without pillars, a chapel and 2 statue niches, and an offering hall. Completely ruined, single an alabaster offering table remains

The pyramid of Queen Udjebten is the most ruined of the  queens pyramids in 6th dynasty. It was discovered by Jequier. Core is scarce visible, but letterings imply that the pyramidion was sheathed in gold. Interior construction is the same at the other pyramids  the walls are continued in pyramid texts, of which 84 fragments were recovered, about 1/10 the actual letterings. Has an enclosure wall, but a 2nd wall confines both the main cplmexa nd secondary complex  house and storehouse facilities. Each of her beneficiaireas held a chamber here.
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Pyramid of Queen Ipwet (Iput II)

pyramid of queen Iput II next to neith's pyramid
Queen Ipwet was one of the common attested queens. In this sixth dynasty, pyramids were not built for queens who didn't hold pharaohs. Southwest of Nieth's complex Mortuary temple is l-shaped, including a lobby, open couryard, and a bidding hall. Pyramid is completely ruined, and is microscopic than Neith's. A granite sarcophagus ws discovered in the westward storeroom of the mortuary temple. It may have belonged to Queen Ankhnesmerire IV, another of Pepi II's checks and may have been the mother of Neferkare Nebi. Possibl survived Pepi II and married agaon, peradventure to Prince Iuu.
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Pyramid of Queen Neith

Pyramid of Pepy II (smaller pyramid of queen Neith)
Queen Neith was King Pepy II's half sister, she was a daugher of Pepy I an Ankhenesmerire I. Probably oldeer than Pepy II. This pyramid located in the nother west corner of Pepy II's complex. Pyramid of Queen Neith was the oldest of the queens pyramids, has its individual enclosure surround.

Incoming to the mortuary temple in the south east corner, had 2 limestone obelisks. The Inside and outer sectionsof the mortuary temple. A foyer anticipated the Lioins. Room nine because of the lettering sof lions) is wrong. The chapel controls only three niches for statues, rather of the five ordinarily seen for a king. It has a false door leading to the pyramid. Three step core, although very small. Localized limestone for the center, white limestone for the overlayer. Entrance based in the middle of the north side, with a small chapel. At That Place are two barriers in the passages, blockgin approach to the sepulture chamber, which has a flat roof and stars..

Pyramid texts report the three of the 4 walls. The fourth wall has a representative palace faade. No mummy seen, but fragments of alabaster and diorite vessels and an clean red granite sarcophagus continue, and a granite canopic chest. A small serdab to the east. Has a cult pyramid, about 18 ft square, but with a miniature passage lead to a  small chamber which was full of pottery when got. In the south corner of the pyramid, archeologists got a numbe rof model sends made of wood in a shallow pit.
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Pyramid of Pepy II

Pyramid of Pepy II
After Pharaoh Menkaure, pyramids were developed often shoddily on a much smaller scale and often of inferior materials. And the focus of pyramid establishing moved from Giza to Saqqara, site of the first Egyptian pyramid, and Abusir. This trend remained under the close of the great ancient Egyptian pyramid constructors. At six years old, Pepi II gone the 2nd rule of the 6th dynasty. By the time of his rising to the throne, the Old Kingdom, pharaonic power, and tax receipts were on the wane. And by the last of his 94- or 64-year reign (scholars disagree on the number), the kingdom was plagued by foreign and interior conflicts as well as by famine and fermentation got by drought. Pepi II's long reign is juxtaposed by his short pyramid, which was belike finished in the 30th year of his reign mayhap 60 years before he died. Within the pyramid, Pepi II's burial chamber protects a black color granite sarcophagus under a cap foaming with painted stars. Pyramid Texts a cold Old Kingdom developmentare inscribed into the walls. As conjurations to check the ascending of a pharaoh's soul, these texts would have been one more attempt to perpetuate the aura of Egypt.
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