Pepi II Neferkare

Pepi (Pepy) II Neferkare
Alabaster statue of Ankhesenmeryre II and her son Pepi II.
Pharaoh
Reign	2278–after 2247 BC, probably either c. 2216 or c. 2184 BC[1][2]
Predecessor	Merenre Nemtyemsaf I
Successor	Merenre Nemtyemsaf II
Royal titulary Horus name Netjerikhaw Divine of apparitions Nebty name Netjerikhaw Divine of apparitions Golden Horus Sekhem Bik-Nebu The golden falcon is powerful[3] Prenomen  (Praenomen) Neferkare Perfect is the soul of Re Nomen Pepi
Consort	Neith, Iput II, Ankhesenpepi III, Ankhesenpepi IV, Udjebten, and Meritites IV
Father	Merenre Nemtyemsaf I or, less probably, Pepi I Meryre
Mother	Ankhesenpepi II
Born	2284 BC
Died	after 2247 BC, probably c. 2216 BC or c. 2184 BC (older than 37, probably aged 68–100)
Burial	Pyramid of Pepi II in Saqqara
Monuments	Pyramid of Pepi II
Dynasty	6th Dynasty

Pepi II Neferkare (2284 BC – after 2247 BC, probably either c. 2216 or c. 2184 BC^{[2][note 1]}) was a pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty in Egypt's Old Kingdom who reigned from c. 2278 BC. His second name, Neferkare (Nefer-ka-Re), means "Beautiful is the Ka of Re". He succeeded to the throne at age six, after the death of Merenre I.

Pepi II's reign marked a sharp decline of the Old Kingdom. As the power of the nomarchs grew, the power of the pharaoh declined. With no dominant central power, local nobles began raiding each other's territories and the Old Kingdom came to an end within a couple of years after the close of Pepi II's reign. This led to the ancient Egyptians to cause a ground breaking revolution, which marked the beginning of First Intermediate Period of Egypt which lasted from the Seventh Dynasty of Egypt to the Tenth Dynasty of Egypt.

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