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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Pharaoh

Cartoon of a king in a striped nemes and broad collar

Pepi II

A king who may have ruled for a very long time.

Years
About 2278 BCE onward
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
Old Kingdom. Old Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
MemphisSaqqara

We are not sure: We are not sure the 90-year number is exact. It may be too big.

Three facts

  1. 1He became king as a child.
  2. 2Later lists say he ruled for more than 90 years.
  3. 3Egypt grew weaker near the end of his time.

More to know

After the Old Kingdom, power split. That hard stretch is called the First Intermediate Period.

Places: Memphis, Saqqara.

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