The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.

When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves,

and when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over turned into a struggle to guarantee

liberty and justice for all Americans.

I'm Tracy.

And I'm Rich.

And we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this pivotal era

in American history.

Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction wherever you find your podcasts. The Beloved of Ray, Pepi.

Welcome back to the Egyptian history podcast.

When we left off at the end of episode 18, Egypt's royal household had just been rocked by the first instance of regicide.

King Tetti was murdered by a conspiracy of courtiers and bodyguards who were punished with one of the

harshest retributions available to the Egyptians.

The desecration of their tombs, the removal of their names from the monuments, banished their souls, known as the bar, to obscurity and homelessness in the afterlife.

An eternity of wandering and loneliness, made harsher by the ritualistic damaging of their

ankles through chiseling out the feet of their artistic imagery.

Today we return to the world of the living and the exploits of a royal official

named Wenny, the elder. Having built a tomb at a Baidos, the origin point for many of Egypt's royal traditions.

Wennie commissioned a long biographical text detailing his exploits in the service he made during the reigns of Pepi the first and Mereenre.

Today's episode is Wenny's story. Specifically, the story of Wenny correlating with the

rain of Pepi the first.

When he was born into wealth and privilege.

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