23rd-century BC deaths

founder of Akkadian Empire

Enheduanna ( , also transliterated as , , or variants; ) was the (high) priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in the reign of her father, Sargon of Akkad ( BCE). She was likely appointed by her father as the leader of the religious group at Ur to cement ties between the Akkadian religion of her father and the native Sumerian religion. Enheduanna has been celebrated as the earliest known named author in world history.

Egyptian pharaoh of the Sixth dynasty for the Old Kingdom

ruler of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2254–2218 BC)

Egyptian pharaoh

Egyptian Pharaoh during early 23rd century BC

Rimush (or Rimuš, Ri-mu-uš; died 2270 BC) was the second king of the Akkadian Empire. He was the son of Sargon of Akkad. He was succeeded by his brother Manishtushu, and was an uncle of Naram-Sin of Akkad. Naram-Sin posthumously deified Sargon and Manishtushi but not his uncle. His sister was Enheduana, considered the earliest known named author in world history. Little is known about his brother Shu-Enlil. There was a city, Dur-Rimuš (Fortress of Rimush), located near Tell Ishchali and Khafajah. It was known to be a cult center of the storm god Adad.

Manishtushu (Man-ištušu) (, Ma-an-ish-tu-su; died 2255 BC) was the third king of the Akkadian Empire, reigning 15 years c. 2270 BC until his death c. 2255 BC. His name means "Who is with him?". He was the son of Sargon the Great, the founder of the Akkadian Empire, and he was succeeded by his son, Naram-Sin who also deified him posthumously. A cylinder seal, of unknown provenance, clearly from the reign of Naram-Sin or later, refers to the deified Manishtushu i.e. "(For) the divine Man-istusu: Taribu, the wife of Lugal-ezen, had (this seal) fashioned". Texts from the later Ur III period show o

ancient Egyptian queen consort

Egyptian queen in the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt

ancient Egyptian queen consort

The Egyptian dog 𓂝𓃀𓅱𓄿𓃡 Abuwtiyuw, also transcribed as Abutiu (died before 2280 BC), was one of the earliest documented domestic animals whose name is known. He is believed to have been a royal guard dog who lived in the Sixth Dynasty (2345–2181 BC), and received an elaborate ceremonial burial in the Giza Necropolis at the behest of a pharaoh whose name is unknown.

thumb | Door frame frome the pytramid of queen Udjebten with her names and titles Udjebten or Wedjebten () was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, a wife of King Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty.

ancient Egyptian queen consort

Egyptian queen in Sixth Dynasty of Egypt

thumb|Entrance of the tomb of Heqaib at Qubbet el-Hawa Pepinakht, nicknamed Heqaib, also Hekaib or Hekayeb (), was an ancient Egyptian nomarch of the 1st Nome of Upper Egypt ("Land of the Bow") under king Pepi II, towards the end of the 6th Dynasty. He was also an officer in charge of military expeditions in Nubia.

Khita, sometimes Hita in Elamite ( hi-ta-a; ), was governor of Elam and the 11th king of the Awan Dynasty of Elam, around 2250 BC. He was most likely the grandfather of the famous Elamite ruler Kutik-Inshushinak, who succeeded him on the throne.

thumb|260px|Lugal-ushumgal was governor of Lagash, at the extreme south of Mesopotamia thumb|260px|The name "Lugal-ushumgal" on seal impressions, and with standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiforms thumb|260px|A seal of "Sibni (𒉺𒇻𒀭𒉌), policeman (𒋼𒇲𒃲, gallagal), servant of Lugal-ushumgal, ensi of Lagash"

Djau () was a vizier of Upper Egypt during the Sixth Dynasty. He was a member of an influential family from Abydos; his mother was the vizier Nebet, and his father was Khui. His two sisters Ankhesenpepi I and Ankhesenpepi II married King Pepi I. Djau was already in office when his nephew Pepi II became king. He is mentioned in two royal decrees, one from Abydos, the other from Coptos; one of them is dated to Year 11. It is unknown when he died, but when the tomb of Pepi II was decorated, he was no longer vizier. He was buried in Abydos, but the exact location of his tomb is not known.

Sabni () was an ancient Egyptian official of the Old Kingdom under king Pepi II. He was an expedition leader undertaking enterprises to Nubia. He is mainly known from his rock cut at Qubbet el-Hawa (near modern Aswan in the South of Egypt).