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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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