Teti
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Teti was the founding pharaoh of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, known for initiating a period of centralized power and extensive pyramid-building at Saqqara.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teti canonical | 16 |
| Pharaoh Teti | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Egypt
ⓘ
Sixth Dynasty pharaoh ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Osiris
ⓘ
Ra ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
royal inscriptions
ⓘ
tomb biographies of officials ⓘ |
| burialMonument | Pyramid of Teti ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| burialStructureType | pyramid complex ⓘ |
| capital | Memphis ⓘ |
| child |
Nebkauhor
ⓘ
Pepi I Meryre ⓘ Seshseshet ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| deathPlace | Egypt ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| era | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Unas ⓘ |
| governmentType | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPyramidTexts | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralizing royal power
ⓘ
founding the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ pyramid-building at Saqqara ⓘ |
| monumentsAt |
Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis region
Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| nomen | Teti self-link ⓘ |
| period |
early 23rd century BCE
ⓘ
late 24th century BCE ⓘ |
| praenomen | Seheteptawy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Unas ⓘ |
| pyramidComplexType | step pyramid complex ⓘ |
| pyramidLocation |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| pyramidTextsLocation |
Pyramid of Unas
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyramid of Teti burial chamber
|
| regionRuled |
Nile Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile Valley in Egypt
|
| reignEnd | c. 2333 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 2345 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| spouse |
Iput I
ⓘ
Khuit ⓘ |
| successor |
Pepi I Meryre
ⓘ
Userkare ⓘ |
| successorContested | Userkare ⓘ |
| throneName | Seheteptawy ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ Son of Ra ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pharaoh Teti