For the Italian city, see Teti, Italy.

Teti was the first Pharaoh of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt. He is also known as Othoes. He reigned from around 2345 to 2333 BC and is buried at Saqqara. Queen Iput, his wife, was probably the daughter of King Unas, the last king of the Fifth dynasty.

During Teti's reign high officials were beginning to build funerary monuments that rivaled that of the Pharaoh. For example, his chancellor built a large mastaba consisting of 32 rooms, all richly carved. This is considered a sign that wealth was being transferred from the central court to the officials, a slow process that culminate in the end to the Old Kingdom.

He was murdered by the usurper Userkare and buried in the royal necropolis at Saqqara. His pyramid complex is associated with the mastabas of officials from his reign. According to Anthony Spalinger, Teti's Highest date is his Year of the 6th Count 3rd Month of Summer day lost (Year 11 if biennial) from Hatnub Graffito No.1. This information is confirmed by the South Saqqara Stone Annal document from Pepi II's reign which gives him a reign of 12 Years.

References

• Anthony Spalinger, Dated Texts of the Old Kingdom, SAK 21, (1994), p.303
• Naguib Kanawati, Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace: Unis to Pepy I, Routledge (2002).

External links

• Teti, First Ruler of the Sixth Dynasty
• The South Saqqara Stone: Sixth Dynasty Annals

Pharaohs

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