Pepi II Neferkarā
boy king · Memphis, ancient Egypt · 23rd century BC
A king of the Sixth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom who came to the throne at about six. His letter to his official Harkhuf, on the way home from an expedition to the south, survives carved on the wall of Harkhuf's tomb.
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23rd century BC · To his official Harkhuf, coming home from the far south with a dancer
When he cometh down with thee in the boat, cause trustworthy men to be about him on both sides of the boat, to prevent him from falling into the water. When he is asleep at night cause trustworthy men to sleep by his side on his bedding. See [that he is there] ten times [each] night. [My] Majesty wisheth to see this pygmy more than any offering of the countries of Ba and Punt.Letter to Harkhuf (on the wall of Harkhuf's tomb, Aswan) · in place of the original: the English translation by E. A. Wallis Budge (1914)
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