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title: Dahshur Decree of Pepi I
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11218/dahshur-decree-of-pepi-i/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Dahshur Decree of Pepi I

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Dahshur Decree of Pepi I](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11218.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11218.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a detail of a large limestone fragment which came from the [pyramid](https://www.worldhistory.org/pyramid/) complex of the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) Sneferu (r. 2613 to 2589 BCE) of the 4th Dynasty of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). This is one of the very few and important legal texts from the [Old Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Old_Kingdom/). Pepi I (r. 2335-2285 BCE) of the 6th Dynasty issued a decree which states that the town and its inhabitant surrounding the pyramid complex of his predecessor Sneferu have certain privileges and protection; for example, priests conducting religious rituals for Sneferu there are exempted from corvée and taxes. The [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/) name of Pepi I (mry-tꜢwi; Beloved of the Two Lands) appears on the right while the cartouche of Sneferu can be seen at the upper mid-part of this image. From the pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur, Egypt. Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, reign of Pepi I, (r. 2335-2285 BCE). On display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 18). Dahshur Decree of Pepi I. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11218/dahshur-decree-of-pepi-i/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Dahshur Decree of Pepi I." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 18, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11218/dahshur-decree-of-pepi-i/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Dahshur Decree of Pepi I." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11218/dahshur-decree-of-pepi-i/>.

## License & Copyright

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