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Tjau: Sixth Dynasty. King's Son. His full name was Tjau-merenre-nakht. He had many important titles, including Seal Bearer of the King of Lower Egypt.
(item 186 in the Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids)
Tjeti: Sixth Dynasty. Tjeti probably lived during the time of King Pepy I and Merenre. He may have been part of a powerful provincial family who served the kings at Memphis but were buried at El Hawawish near Akhmim. As Seal-Bearer of the King of Lower Egypt, Tjeti would have exercised the powers of a governor in the South. Tjeti had several fine wooden statues carved, showing him at various stages of his life, from his slender and active youth to his sturdy middle age. The youthful statue shows him naked, as was the custom in the Sixth Dynasty, while the image of him in his maturity shows him wearing the long kilt associated with high office. As Seal-Bearer of the King of Lower Egypt , Tjeti would have exercised the powers of a governor in the South. (items 190 and 191 in the Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids)
Unas: see Wenis
Userkaf: Fifth Dynasty. King. About 2465-2458 BCE. Userkaf built a pyramid at Sakkara, very near to Djoser's Step Pyramid. He was the first king to build a Sun Temple, at Abusir. Fine images of the king and his courtiers attest to the skill of craftsmen at this time. (item 100 in the Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids)
Weni: Fifth and Sixth Dynasties. Expedition leader. Weni was an official who rose in prominence during the reigns of the five kings whom he served, ending his career as Overseer of Upper Egypt. The story of his long life and many adventures comes from his tomb chapel at Abydos In it, he tells of five military campaigns that he led into Syria. He enjoyed a close friendship with King Pepy I. The king even called upon Weni to hear a case, in secret, against a royal wife. Weni was discreet however, and after boasting of the honour, did not leave any information about the details of the case.
Wenis: Fifth Dynasty. King. About 2353-2323 BCE. Wenis was the first king to have the Pyramid Texts inscribed in his tomb. His long reign of over thirty years was generally prosperous, though scenes of starving nomads survive from his causeway. Whether these people represent the first evidence of the desiccation of North Africa at this time or not cannot be determined; they may be purely symbolic of the miserable state of people who live beyond the king's power. The construction of the causeway from his valley temple to his pyramid required several earlier tombs to be dismantled and/or buried. This preserved, among others, the tombs of Kahay and Nefer, Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep. (Also known as Unas.) (item 122 in the Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids)
Wepemnefret: Fourth Dynasty, about 2551-2528, reign of Khufu. This King's Son was an Overseer of Royal Scribes, Chief of the Tens of the South, admiral, and priest of many cults. He had a very large tomb at Giza. A slab stele from his tomb was preserved intact, with all its wonderful colour, and vivid details. Every hieroglyph is a work of art in itself: frogs, vultures, lionesses and a variety of birds appear almost alive. (item 52 in the Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids)
Zanakht: Third Dynasty. About 2649 – 2630 BCE. Zanakht (also spelled Sanakht) was the first King of the Third Dynasty. He was probably the brother of Djoser. He was the first king to enclose his name in a cartouche. An image of him, smiting enemies, was found in the Sinai. He is also known as Nebka.
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