Chronology of Ancient Egypt

Paleolithic
Lower Paleolithic, circa 700/500,000-200,000
BP
Middle Paleolithic, circa 200,000-45,000 BP
Upper Paleolithic, circa 35,000-21,000 BP
Late Paleolithic, circa 21,000-12,000 BP
Epi-paleolithic, circa 12,000-8,000 BP
eolithic, northern Egypt! "egin# circa
5200 BC
Predynastic period:
Maadi culture, northern Egypt, circa 4000-
3300/3200 BC
Badarian culture, Middle Egypt, circa 4500-
3800 BC
Nagada culture, southern Egypt:
Nagada I, circa 4000-3$00 BC
Nagada II, circa 3$00-3200 BC
Nagada III/ynasty !, circa 3200-3050 BC
Early ynastic period:
1#t %yna#ty, circa 3050-28&0 BC!
Ah'
%(er
%(et
%en
Ane)(i"
*+er,het
-a.a
2n) %yna#ty, circa 28&0-2$8$ BC!
/otep#e,he+0y
1ene"
ynet(er
2eneg
Peri"#en
3ha#e,he+0y
4l) 3ing)o+!
3r) %yna#ty, circa 2$8$-2$13 BC!
e",a 5o#er
*e,he+,het
3ha"a
/6ni
4th %yna#ty, circa 2$13-24&4 BC!
*enefer6
3h6f6
%(e)efre
3hafre
e",a
7en,a6re
*hep#e#,af
5th %yna#ty, circa 24&4-2345 BC!
2e#er,af
*ah6re
eferir,are
*hep#e#,are
eferefre
y6#erre
7en,a6hor
%(e),are-8#e#i
9na#
$th %yna#ty, circa 2345-2181 BC!
:eti
2e#er,are
Pepi 8
7erenre
Pepi 88
itocri#
;ir#t 8nter+e)iate Perio)!
"th-#th ynasties, circa $%#%-$%$& B': circa
1$ ,ing#
(th-%!th ynasties )*eracleopolis+, circa
$%,!-$!$& B': circa 18 ,ing#
%%th ynasty, pre-uni-ication .he/es, circa
$%$&-$!&& B':
Mentuhotep I Intef II
Intef I Intef III
Middle 0ingdo1: %%th ynasty, uni-ication,
circa $!&&-%(#& B':
Mentuhotep II Mentuhotep IV
Mentuhotep III
%$th ynasty, circa %(#&-%"(& B':
Senusret I Amenemhat IV
Amenemhat II Queen Sobekneferu
Senusret II
2econd Inter1ediate Period: %3th ynasty,
circa %"(&-%,&! B':
circa 65 kings, including: Sihathor I
Amusahorned!her!otef Sihathor II
"hend!er Sobekhotep IV
Sobekhotep III #eferhotep III
#eferhotep I
14th %yna#ty, circa 1750-1$50 BC!
Po##i"ly 6p to 7$ ,ing# 0ho r6le) fro+ *ai# in
the %elta an) o<erlappe) 0ith the 13tl an) 15 th
%yna#tie#=
%&th ynasty )*y4sos+, circa %,&!-%&&! B':
Salitis Apophis
$ha%an $hamudi
%,th ynasty )*y4sos+, circa %,&!-%&&!
B': circa 17 +inor ,ing#//y,#o# <a##al# 0ho
o<erlappe) 0ith the 15th %yna#ty= 17th %yna#ty
>:he"e#?, circa 1$50-1550 BC!
circa 14 kings, the last four of which were: Tao II
Intef VI $amose
&a'o I
New 0ingdo1: %#th ynasty, circa %&&!-%$(&
B':
Ahmose Tuthmose IV
Amenhotep I Amenhotep III
&uthmose I Amenhotep IV(Akhenaten )Amarna period*
&uthmose II Smenkhkare
&uthmose III &utankhamen
+atshepsut A%
Amenhotep II +oremheb
5a1esside period: %(th ynasty, circa %$(&-
%%#, B':
Ramesses I Amenmesses
Seti I Seti II
,amesses II Siptah
Merenptah Queen &a-osret
$!th ynasty, circa %%#,-%!,( B':
*ethna,ht
1a+e##e# 888
1a+e##e# 8@
1a+e##e# @
1a+e##e# @8
1a+e##e# @88
1a+e##e# @888
1a+e##e# 8A
1a+e##e# A
1a+e##e# A8
:hir) 8nter+e)iate Perio)!
$%st ynasty ).anis+, circa %!,(-(6& B':
*+en)e#
A+ene+ni#6
P#6#enne# 8
A+ene+ope
4#or,on the El)er
*ia+en
P#6#enne# 88
$$nd ynasty )Li/yan+, circa (6&-"3& B':
*he#hon, 8
4#or,on 8
*he#hon, 88
:a,elot 8
4#or,on 88
:a,elot 88
*he#hon, 888
Pa+i
*he#hon, @
.he/an 4ings, circa #%#-"3! B':
Pe)6"a#t 8 8np6t 8
*he#hon, 8@>B?
4#or,on 888
:a,elot 888
16)a+en 8ny
$3rd ynasty )Li/yan+, circa "3&-"%! B':
Pe)6"a#t 88
4#or,on 8@
P#a++o6#
Local dynasties, circa "3! B':
:hote+hat an) i+lot >/er+opoli#?
Peft(a6a0y"a#t >/eracleopoli#?
8np6t 88 >Ceontopoli#?
$6th ynasty, circa "$"-"%& B':
:efna,ht
Ba,enrenef
$&th ynasty )0ushite+, circa ",!-,&3 B':
3a#hta
Piye
*ha"a,o
*he"it,6
:ahar,a
:an6ta+eni
Cate perio)!
$,th ynasty )2aite+, circa ,,6-&$& B':
e,o 8
P#a+ti, 8
e,o 88
P#a+ti, 88
Aprie#
A+a#i#
P#a+ti, 888
$"th ynasty )Persian+, circa &$&-6!6 B':
Ca+"y#e#
%ari6# 8
AerDe# 8
ArtaDerDe# 8
%ari6# 88
ArtaDerDe# 88
$#th ynasty, circa 6!6-3(( B':
A+yrtae6#
$(th ynasty, circa 3((-3#! B':
epherite# 8
/a,or
epherite# 88
3!th ynasty, circa 3#!-363 B':
ectane"o 8 :eo#
ectane"o 88
3%st ynasty )Persian+, circa 363-33$ B':
ArtaDerDe# 888
Ar#e#
%ari6# 888
Ptole+aic perio), circa 332-32 BC!
Macedonians:
AleDan)er the Ereat
Philip Arrhi)ae6#
AleDan)er 8@
Ptole1aic ynasty:
Ptole+y 8 *oter 8
Ptole+y 88 Phila)elph6#
Ptole+y 888 E<ergete#
Ptole+y 8@ Philopator
Ptole+y @ Epiphane#
Ptole+y @8 Philo+etor
Ptole+y @88 eo# Philopator
Ptole+y @888 E<ergete# 88
Ptole+y 8A *oter 88
Ptole+y A AleDan)er 8
Ptole+y 8A *oter 88 >again?
Ptole+y A8 AleDan)er 88
Ptole+y A88 eo# %iony#o#
Cleopatra @88 Philopator
Ptole+y A888
Ptole+y A8@ Cae#arion
1o+an perio)
Begin# after the )efeat of Cleopatra @88 an) 7ar,
Antony at the Battle of Acti6+ in 31 BC, 0hen
Egypt "eca+e a 1o+an pro<ince=
Coptic perio)
;ro+ the )efeat of the 1o+an e+peror
7aDenti6# "y Con#tantine 8 in A% 312, 0hen
Chri#tian per#erc6tion en)e) in the 1o+an
e+pire, to the Ara" in<a#ion of Egypt in A% $3&=