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Teti, less commonly known as Othoes, sometimes also Tata, Atat, or Athath in outdated sources (died 2333 BC), was the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. He was buried at Saqqara. The exact length of his reign has been destroyed on the Turin King List but is believed to have been around 12 years.

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Teti was a male pharaoh and statesperson of Ancient Egypt, specifically during the Old Kingdom’s Sixth Dynasty. Born in 2350 BCE, he held the noble title of pharaoh and was the son of Sesheshet. His reign followed that of Unas, and he was succeeded by Userkare. Teti was married to Khuit II and Iput, and his children included Pepi I Meryre and Userkare. He died in 2300 BCE and was buried in the Pyramid of Teti.

The subject is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Saqqara Tablet. While other individuals share the name Teti, including a female artist from Fortaleza associated with Brazilian Forro music and an author named Vito Teti, this passage refers to the Egyptian ruler.

Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1950
Works
18

Top works

  • Pathos
  • Terra inquieta
  • Prevedere l'imprevedibile
  • A filo doppio
  • Gli anni della passione

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Fortaleza
Active from
1944

Discography

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,672
Total plays
9,734

Tags

brazilianbrazilForro

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Teti">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Pharaoh.Image
Statue of Teti Quibell Saqqara 1.jpg
Pharaoh.ImageSize
125
Pharaoh.Caption
Statue of King Teti found near his pyramid at Saqqara; held at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo (JE 39103)
Pharaoh.Name
Teti
Pharaoh.HorusHiero
s-Htp:t*p-tA:tA
Pharaoh.Horus
Hr Sehetep TawyHorus, he who satisfies/pacifies the two lands
Pharaoh.NebtyHiero
s-Htp:t*p
Pharaoh.Nebty
Sehetep NebtyHe who satisfies/pacifies the two ladies
Pharaoh.GoldenHiero
F36
Pharaoh.Golden
Hr nebu semaThe golden Horus who unites
Pharaoh.PrenomenHiero
t:t-i
Pharaoh.Prenomen
Teti Of true greatness
Pharaoh.NomenHiero
t:t-i
Pharaoh.Nomen
Teti Of true greatness
Pharaoh.Reign
Around 12 years, c. 2345 - c. 2333 BC
Pharaoh.Predecessor
Unas
Pharaoh.Successor
Userkare
Pharaoh.Spouse
Iput I, Khuit, Khentkaus IV, and Naert

via Wikipedia infobox

~8 min read

Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Reign
  • Length of Reign
  • Family
  • Children with Iput
  • Children with Khuit
  • Possible children with Khuit
  • Children with unknown spouse(s)
  • Death
  • Pyramid of Teti
  • Third "subsidiary" pyramid to Teti's tomb
  • Funerary temple of Queen Neith
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Teti, less commonly known as Othoes, sometimes also Tata, Atat, or Athath in outdated sources (died 2333 BC), was the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. He was buried at Saqqara. The exact length of his reign has been destroyed on the Turin King List but is believed to have been around 12 years.

==Reign== thumb|right|200px|Piriform mace head inscribed with the cartouche of Teti, Imhotep Museumthumbnail|right|200px|Lantern Slide Collection: Views, Objects: Egypt. Chapel, Tomb of Nefer-Seshem-Ptah. Sakkara. 6th Dynasty., n.d. Brooklyn Museum Archives. Teti's Horus name Sehoteptawy, "He who pacifies the Two Lands", probably indicates that he must have led military pacification operations near the start of his reign. During Teti's reign, high officials were beginning to build funerary monuments that rivaled those of the pharaoh. His vizier, Mereruka, built a mastaba tomb at Saqqara which consisted of 33 richly carved rooms, the biggest known tomb for an Egyptian nobleman. This is considered to be a sign that Egypt's wealth was being transferred from the central court to the officials, a slow process that culminated in the end to the Old Kingdom.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Teti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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