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File:Cartouches of Pepi I and Pyramid Texts. Limestone block fragment from the debris of the north wall of the antechamber within the pyramid of Pepi I at Saqqara. Petrie Museum.jpg

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English: This limestone block fragment came from the debris of the north wall of the antechamber within the pyramid of Pepi I at Saqqara. The fragment contains 5 vertical columns of green-filled hieroglyphic inscriptions. The cartouche of Pepi I was carved four times. The inscriptions describe the formulae for the ascent of the king to heaven and for his eternal supply of food and drink; the so-called Pyramid Texts. From Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, 2332-2287 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (With thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).
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