Sixth Dynasty

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:sculpture
Religious art
Funerary art
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Memphis
gptkbp:coordinates Nile Valley
gptkbp:cultural_influence Art and architecture of later periods
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:literature
Artistic developments
Pyramid construction
gptkbp:economic_activity gptkb:Agriculture
gptkb:trade
Mining
gptkbp:ended c. 2150 BC
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Pyramid_of_Merenre
gptkb:Pyramid_of_Teti
gptkb:Pyramid_of_Pepi_II
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Fifth_Dynasty
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Old_Kingdom
gptkbp:historical_significance Last strong dynasty of the Old Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sixth Dynasty
gptkbp:influence Later Egyptian dynasties
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:notable_ruler gptkb:Userkare
gptkb:Pepi_II
gptkb:Pepi_I
Teti
Merenre
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:The_Tale_of_the_Shipwrecked_Sailor
gptkb:The_Maxims_of_Ptahhotep
gptkb:The_Pyramid_Texts
The Instructions of Ptahhotep
The Story of Sinuhe
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:precedes Seventh Dynasty
gptkbp:religion Ancient Egyptian religion
gptkbp:significant_event Decline of centralized power
Construction of pyramids
Increased regionalism
gptkbp:social_structure gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:common
gptkb:nobility
gptkbp:successor First Intermediate Period
gptkbp:time_period c. 2325–2150 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Old_Kingdom
gptkb:The_Old_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5