Jar of Pepi I

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 18 September 2019

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Jar of Pepi I — The hieroglyphic signs on this calcite-alabaster ovoid jar mention the name the Egyptian pharaoh Pepi I and his Sed festival, in addition to naming the pyramid complex of Pepi I (r. 2335-2285 BCE) at Memphis, the capital of the Old Kingdom.

Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, 2335-2285 BCE. From Memphis, Saqqara, Egypt. On display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 18). Jar of Pepi I. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11206/jar-of-pepi-i/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jar of Pepi I." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 18, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11206/jar-of-pepi-i/.

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