Teti
Preceded by: Unas	Pharaoh of Egypt 6th Dynasty	Succeeded by: Userkare
Image:Teti.jpg Statue depicting the pharaoh Teti
Reign	2345 – 2333 BC
Nomen	Teti
Horus name	Hr Sehetep Tawy Horus, who satisfies (pacifies?) the two lands
Nebty name	Sehetep Nebty Who satisfies the two ladies
Golden Horus	Hr nebu sema The golden Horus who unites
Burial	Pyramid of Teti

Teti was the first Pharaoh of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt. He is also known (much less commonly) as Othoes. He reigned from around 2345 to 2333 BC and is buried at Saqqara, however the exact length of his reign has been destroyed on the Turin King List and is arguable. Queen Iput, his wife, was probably the daughter of King Unas, the last king of the Fifth dynasty. Unas Nomen Unas Nebty name Wadj-em- HorusHiero= Golden Horus Bik-nub-wadj Burial Pyramid of Unas Unas (also Wenis, Oenas, Unis, or Ounas) was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, and one of the rulers of the Old Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Pharaoh (disambiguation). ... The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt is considered by many authorities as the last dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, although The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (ed. ... Userkare (The Soul of Ra is Strong) was the second king of the Sixth Dynasty and an usurper to the throne. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... (Redirected from 2345 BC) (25th century BC - 24th century BC - 23rd century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period 2350 BC - End of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Mesopotamia 2334 - 2279 BC -- Sargon... (Redirected from 2333 BC) (25th century BC - 24th century BC - 23rd century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period 2350 BC - End of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Mesopotamia 2334 - 2279 BC -- Sargon... The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. ... The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. ... Image File history File links Srxtail2. ... The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. ... The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. ... The Pyramid complex of Teti is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, in Egypt. ... For other uses, see Pharaoh (disambiguation). ... The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt is considered by many authorities as the last dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, although The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (ed. ... (Redirected from 2345 BC) (25th century BC - 24th century BC - 23rd century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period 2350 BC - End of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Mesopotamia 2334 - 2279 BC -- Sargon... (Redirected from 2333 BC) (25th century BC - 24th century BC - 23rd century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period 2350 BC - End of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Mesopotamia 2334 - 2279 BC -- Sargon... Saqqara Saqqara or Sakkara, Saqqarah (Arabic: سقارة) is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, featuring the worlds oldest standing step pyramid (). It is located some 30 km south of modern-day Cairo and covers an area of around 7 km by 1. ... The Turin King List also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is a unique papyrus, written in hieratic, currently in the Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum) at Turin, to which it owes its modern name. ... About river in Belarus and Russia see Iput River Iput was probably the daughter of King Unas, the last king of Fifth dynasty of Egypt. ... Unas Nomen Unas Nebty name Wadj-em- HorusHiero= Golden Horus Bik-nub-wadj Burial Pyramid of Unas Unas (also Wenis, Oenas, Unis, or Ounas) was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, and one of the rulers of the Old Kingdom. ... Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Fifth Dynasty. ...

During Teti's reign high officials were beginning to build funerary monuments that rivaled that of the Pharaoh. For example, his chancellor built a large mastaba consisting of 32 rooms, all richly carved. This is considered a sign that wealth was being transferred from the central court to the officials, a slow process that culminate in the end to the Old Kingdom. A mastaba was a flat-roofed, mud brick, rectangular building with inward sloping sides that marked the burial site of many eminent Egyptians of Egypts ancient period. ... The Old Kingdom is the name commonly given to that period in the 3rd millennium BC when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization in complexity and achievement – this was the first of three so-called Kingdom periods, which mark the high points of civilization in the lower Nile...

Pyramid texts from Teti I's pyramid at Saqqara

He may have been murdered by the usurper Userkare; Manetho states that he was murdered by his palace bodyguards in a harem plot. He was buried in the royal necropolis at Saqqara. His pyramid complex is associated with the mastabas of officials from his reign. According to Anthony Spalinger, Teti's Highest date is his Year of the 6th Count 3rd Month of Summer day lost (Year 11 if biennial) from Hatnub Graffito No.1. This information is confirmed by the South Saqqara Stone Annal document from Pepi II's reign which gives him a reign of 12 Years. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Userkare (The Soul of Ra is Strong) was the second king of the Sixth Dynasty and an usurper to the throne. ... Manetho, also known as Manethon of Sebennytos, was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos who lived during the Ptolematic era, circa 3rd century BC. Manetho recorded Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt). ... Saqqara Saqqara or Sakkara, Saqqarah (Arabic: سقارة) is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, featuring the worlds oldest standing step pyramid (). It is located some 30 km south of modern-day Cairo and covers an area of around 7 km by 1. ... The Pyramid complex of Teti is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, in Egypt. ... The Graffito (archaeology), {plural Graffiti), have been created by humans, since Homo sapiens have been traversing this planet. ... The South Saqqara Stone is an important archaeological artefact from Egypt. ... nomen or birth name Pepi II was a ruler of the Sixth dynasty in Egypts Old Kingdom. ...

References

• Anthony Spalinger, Dated Texts of the Old Kingdom, SAK 21, (1994), p.303
• Naguib Kanawati, Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace: Unis to Pepy I, Routledge (2002), ISBN 0-415-27107-X.

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External links

• The South Saqqara Stone: Sixth Dynasty Annals