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Teti c. 2345–2323 BC

The first king of the 6th Dynasty, buried in a pyramid at Saqqara surrounded by the tombs of his officials.

Birth name: Teti

tti

Sign by sign

  1. Bread loaf X1t The sound t; also the feminine ending.
  2. Bread loaf X1t The sound t; also the feminine ending.
  3. Flowering reed M17i The sound i.
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Names of gods (Ra, Amun, Ptah) are written first out of respect, even when they are read later. Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).