page_title: Pepi I Meryre
section_title: Pyramid of Ankhsenpepi II
hierarchical_section_title: Pepi I Meryre / Pyramid complex and surrounding necropolis / Necropolis / Pyramid of Ankhsenpepi II
caption_attribution_description: English: View over the pyramids and mortuary temples of Anchenespepi II and Anchenespepi III Deutsch: Blick über die Pyramiden und Totentempel von Anchenespepi II. und Anchenespepi III.
context_page_description: Pepi I Meryre was the third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, ruling for circa 50 years during the second half of the 24th century BC, toward the end of the Old Kingdom period. Pepi I was the son of his second predecessor Teti, ascending the throne only after the brief and enigmatic reign of the shadowy Userkare. Pepi's mother was queen Iput, who may have been a daughter of Unas, final ruler of the preceding Fifth Dynasty. Pepi, who had at least six queens, was succeeded by son Merenre Nemtyemsaf I with whom he may have share power in a coregency at the very end of his reign. In turn, Merenre was succeeded by Pepi II Neferkare, who might also have been a son of Pepi I. Pepi II was the last great pharaoh of the Old Kingdom period.
  Pepi faced several difficulties during his five decades on the throne, starting with the possible murder of his father and the ensuing reign of Userkare. Later, likely after his twentieth year of reign, Pepi faced a harem conspiracy hatched by one of his queens to place her son as heir to the throne, and possibly yet another conspiracy involving his vizier at the end of his reign.
context_section_description: The pyramid of Ankhsenpepi II occupies the south-western extremity of the necropolis of Pepi I. With a base of 31.4 m (103 ft), the pyramid once reached 30 m (98 ft) high making it the largest of the queens' pyramids. The funerary complex of Ankhsenpepi II was also the largest in the necropolis except for that of Pepi himself, covering an area of 3,500 m² (38,000 sq ft). It comprised a  mortuary temple to the north of the pyramid as well as 20 storage rooms for offerings. The funerary complex of the queen had a monumental entrance with a granite frame, its lintel bearing the queen's name and titles being more than 3.6 m (12 ft) wide and weighing over 17 tons.
  A small chapel stood on the pyramid northern face, at the entrance of the substructures. The accompanying funerary temple was adorned with painted reliefs of which only scant remains have been found including a small scene depicting the queen and a princess on a boat among papyrus plants. The burial chamber housed a black basalt sarcophagus and its walls were inscribed with spells from the pyramid texts, until then the preserve of kings.
caption: View of the pyramids and temples of Ankhsenpepi II and III in the necropolis of Pepi I
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