Weni the Elder
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Weni the Elder was a prominent ancient Egyptian official and military commander who served several pharaohs during the Sixth Dynasty, known from his detailed autobiographical tomb inscription.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weni the Elder canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian official
ⓘ
historical person ⓘ military commander ⓘ nomarch ⓘ vizier ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Abydos royal cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Abydos necropolis
|
| burialPlace | Abydos ⓘ |
| careerStartedUnder | Teti ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| dynasty | Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| floruit | 23rd century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governedRegion | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
governor of Upper Egypt
ⓘ
judge ⓘ overseer of the royal harem ⓘ overseer of the royal tenants ⓘ vizier of Egypt ⓘ |
| inscriptionGenre | self-laudatory autobiography ⓘ |
| inscriptionMentions |
construction projects
ⓘ
foreign campaigns ⓘ judicial investigations ⓘ royal commissions ⓘ |
| knownFrom | autobiographical tomb inscription at Abydos ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| ledCampaignAgainst | Asiatic populations ⓘ |
| ledCampaignInRegion |
Negev desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Negev
Sinai desert ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
southern Levant
|
| militaryRole | commander of expeditions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of Old Kingdom military campaigns
ⓘ
evidence for central administration in the Sixth Dynasty ⓘ one of the longest Old Kingdom autobiographies ⓘ |
| organized | multiple desert campaigns ⓘ |
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
administrative ability
ⓘ
loyalty to the king ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| promotedUnder | Pepi I Meryre ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
canal works
ⓘ
quarrying expeditions ⓘ transport of royal statues ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Merenre Nemtyemsaf I
ⓘ
Pepi I Meryre ⓘ Teti ⓘ |
| sourceType | primary autobiographical inscription ⓘ |
| tombType | rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.