6 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
Egypt & North Africa (6)
Uni asked the king for a limestone sarcophagus from Tura (Troja), and it was carried by boat; the king sent a treasury and a crew. (Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt ARE I §308 (우니 전기))
Pepi I gathered tens of thousands of troops, from Elephantine in the south to Aphroditopolis in the north, and from the Nubian tribes and the land of Temeh, to fight the “sand-dwellers” of Asia. (Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt ARE I §311 (우니))
The king sent Uni as commander-in-chief of the army; the force set out from “the North Island, the Gate of Ihotep, and the Bend of Horus.” (Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt ARE I §312 (우니))
The army laid waste the land of the sand-dwellers, cut down and burned their strongholds, figs and vines, took prisoners, and returned safely. (Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt ARE I §313 (우니))
Each time the sand-dwellers rebelled, Uni was sent with the army, and he ravaged their land five more times. (Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt ARE I §314 (우니))
When news came of revolt in the land of Gazelle-nose, Uni crossed the sea with a fleet of troop ships and landed north of the upland ridge, and struck down all of them. (Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt ARE I §315 (우니))