Pepy I (Meryre)

Pepy I (Meryre) in Tour Egypt

PEPI I, 2ND RULER OF THE 6TH DYNASTY OF ANCIENT EGYPT BY JIMMY DUNN. Pepi I was the second ruler of Egypt's 6th Dynasty, a period that would eventually fall into the abyss of the First Intermediate Period. Pepi I was this pharaoh's birth name, though we may also find him listed as Pepy I, Piopi I, Pipi and the Greek Phiops. His throne name was M...

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Pepi I Meryre in Wikipedia

Pepi I Meryre (reigned 2332 – 2283 BC) was the third king of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt. His first throne name was Neferdjahor which the king later altered to Meryre meaning "beloved of Re."[2] Family Pepi was the son of Teti and Iput, who was a daughter of Unas, last pharaoh of the previous dynasty. He needed the support of powerful individual...

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