Weni the elder autobiography of benjamin hall

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Weni the elder autobiography of benjamin hall: Ancient Egyptian literature was

Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. Autobiography of Weni. Weni the Elder , Charles Francis Horne editor. The Autobiography of Weni is a tomb inscription from ancient Egypt, which is significant to Egyptology studies. Weni began his career under Teti, and rose through the ranks of the administration under Pepi I Meryre, for whom he was in turn a judge, a general and a vizier.

As judge he investigated the queen who was apparently suspected of involvement in a conspiracy. While he was general, he reorganized the military into a format that was still in use in the New Kingdom. Weni rose through the ranks of the military to become commander in chief of the army. He was considered by both his contemporaries and many Egyptologists to have been a brilliant tactician.