CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE: translation
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD (c.5000-3100 BC)
Scorpion before 3100 BC
UNIFICATION OF EGYPT (c.3100 BC)
ARCHAIC PERIOD
First Dynasty c.3100-2890 BC
Narmer (Menes) c.3100-? BC
'Aha c.3070 BC
Djer c.3042-2995 BC
Den c.2985-2930 BC
Second Dynasty c.2890-2686 BC.
Peribsen c.2700 BC
Kha'sekhem c.2724-2703 BC
Kha'sekhemui c.2703-2686 BC
Old Kingdom
Third Dynasty c.2686-2613 BC
Djoser c.2667-2648 BC
Huni c.2637-2613 BC
Fourth Dynasty c.2613-2494 BC
Sneferu c.2613-2589 BC
Cheops c.2589-2566 BC
Chephren c.2558-2533 BC
Mycerinus c.2528-2500 BC
Shepseskaf c.2500-2496 BC
Fifth Dynasty c.2494-2345 BC
Userkaf c.2494-2487 BC
Sahure 2487-2473 BC
Neferirkare 2473-2463 BC
Niuserre 2453-2422 BC
Isesi c.2414-2375 BC
Unas 2375-2345 BC
Sixth Dynasty c.2345-2181 BC
Teti
Pepy I
Pepy II
Nitocris
Seventh Dynasty Eighth Dynasty Ninth Dynasty Achthoes I Tenth Dynasty Eleventh Dynasty
c.2345-2333 BC 2322-2283 BC
2269-c.2175 BC c.2183-2181 BC
FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
c.2181-2173 BC c.2173-2160 BC c.2160-2130 BC c.2160 BC c.2130-2040 BC
c.2133-1991 BC
Mentuhotep II (Nebhepetre) Mentuhotep III (S'ankhkare) Mentuhotep IV (Nebtowyre)
2060-2010 BC 2009-1998 BC 1997-1991 BC
Middle Kingdom
Twelfth Dynasty 1991-1786 BC
Ammenemes I 1991-1962 BC
Sesostris I 1971-1928 BC
Ammenemes II 1929-1895 BC
Sesostris II 1897-1878 BC
Sesostris III 1878-1843 BC
Ammenemes II 1842-1797 BC
Ammenemes IV 1798-1790 BC
Sebeknefru 1789-1786 BC
Second Intermediate Period
Thirteenth Dynasty Fourteenth Dynasty Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyksos)
1786-1633 BC1786-c.1603 BC 1674-1567 BC
Sixteenth Dynasty (Hyksos) c.1684-1567 BC
Seventeenth Dynasty. c.1650-1567 BC
Seqenenre Ta'o II c.1575 BC
Kamose c.1570-1567 BC
New Kingdom
Eighteenth Dynasty 1567-1320 BC
Amosis I 1570-1546 BC
Amenophis I 1546-1526 BC
Tuthmosis I 1525-1512 BC
Tuthmosis II c.1512-1504 BC
Hatshepsut 1503-1482 BC
Tuthmosis III 1504-1450 BC
Amenophis II 1450-1425 BC
Tuthmosis IV 1425-1417 BC
Amenophis III 1417-1379 BC
Akhenaten (Amenophis IV) 1379-1362 BC
Smenkhkare c.1364-1361 BC
Tutankhamun 1361-1352 BC
Ay 1352-1348 BC
Horemheb 1348-1320BC
Auserre Apophis I c.1570 BC-c.1570 BC
Nineteenth Dynasty 1320-1200 BC
Sethos I Harnesses II Merneptah Siptah, Tewosret
1318-1304 BC1304-1237 BC 1236-1223 BC
c.1209-1200 BC
Twentieth Dynasty 1200-1085 BC
Ramesses III Ramesses IV Ramesses V Ramesses IX Ramesses XI
1198-1166BC 1166-1160BC1160-1156 BC 1140-1121 BC1113-1085 BC
Third Intermediate Period
Smendes Psusennes I Pinudjem 1
Psusennes II
Twenty-first Dynasty c.1089-945 BC Kings (Tanis)
1089-1063 BC 1063-1037 BC 1044-1026 BC959-945 BC
High Priests (Thebes) Herihor 1100-1094 BC Pinudjem 1 1064-1045 BC
Pinudjem 11 985-969 BC
Twenty-second Dynasty 945-730 BC
Shoshenk I
Shoshenk II (co—regent) Osorkon II Shoshenk III Pemay
945-924 BC
c.890 BC
874-850 BC 825-773 BC 773-767 BC
Twenty-third Dynasty (Leontopolis) c.818-715 BC
Pedubast I 818-793 BC
Twenty-fourth Dynasty c.727-715 BC
Tefnakht I
Bakenranef
727-720 BC720-715 BC
Twenty-fifth Dynasty c.780-656 BC
Kashta
Piankhy
Shabako
Shebitku
Taharka
Tanuatamun
c.760-747 BC 747-716 BC 716-702 BC
702-690 BC690-664 BC Assyrians in Egypt c.680-663 BC664-656 BC
Twenty-sixth Dynasty 664-525 BC
Necho I 672-664 BC
Psammetichus I 664-610 BC
Necho II 610-595 BC
Psammetichus II 595-589 BC
Apries 589-570 BC
Amasis 570-526 BC
Psammetichus III 526-525 BC
LATE PERIOD
Twenty-seventh Dynasty 525-404 BC.First Persian Period
Rule of eight Persian kings including Cambyses, Darius I, Xerxes
Twenty-eighth Dynasty 404-399 BC
Kings of Sais
Twenty-ninth Dynasty 339-380BC
Kings of Mendes
Thirtieth Dynasty 380-343 BC
Kings of Sebennytos, including Nectanebo I (Nekhtnebef) 380-363 BC
Thirty-first Dynasty 343-332 BC Second Persian Period
Rule of three Persian kings
CONQUEST OF EGYPT BY Alexander THE GREAT 332 BC (Alexander ruled until his death in 323 BC)
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD 323-30 BC
Ptolemy I 305-283 BC
Ptolemy II 283-246 BC
Ptolemy III 246-221 BC
Ptolemy IV 221-204 BC
Ptolemy V 204-180 BC
Ptolemy VIII 145-116 BC
Cleopatra VII 51-30 BC with Ptolemy XII 51 BC
with Ptolemy XIII
with Ptolemy XIV
51-47 BC47-30 BC
CONQUEST OF EGYPT BY OCTAVIAN (AUGUSTUS) 30 BC
ROMAN PERIOD 30 BC-c. AD 600
Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Rosalie and Antony E. David