Outline Chronology of Egypt

Predynastic Period (ca. 4650-3050 BCE)

Archaic Period (ca. 3050-2686 BCE)

Dynasties 0-2

Old Kingdom (ca. 2686-2181 BCE)

Dynasties 3-6

First Intermediate Period (ca. 2181-2060 BCE)

Dynasties 7-11

Middle Kingdom (ca. 2060-1782 BCE)

Dynasties 12-13

Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1782-1570 BCE)

Dynasties 14-17

New Kingdom (ca. 1570-1069 BCE)

Dynasties 18-20

Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1069-656 BCE)

Dynasties 21-25

The Late Period (ca. 664-332 BCE)

Dynasties 26-30

Graeco-Roman Period (ca. 332 BCE-395 CE)

 

Sources:

Adams, Barbara. Egyptian Mummies. Aylesbury: Shire Publications, Ltd., 1984.

Brewer, Douglas, and Emily Teeter. Egypt and the Egyptians. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Spencer, A.J. Death in Ancient Egypt. New York: Penguin Books, 1982.

Taylor, John H. Egyptian Coffins. Aylesbury: Shire Publications, Ltd., 1989.

 

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