Tutankhamun's Golden Mask
 Pyramids of Giza
Queen Nefertiti

How to Contact the Society:

Please e-mail us at:

ssae@ssae.org.uk



The main historical divisions now in general use by Egyptologists are shown in the table below.

The Abydos King-List
Dynasty
Approx. Dates
Historical Period 
Capital






PREDYNASTIC PERIOD

5000-4000 BC
 Badarian

4000-3500 BC
 Amratian (Naqada I)

3500-3150 BC
 Gerzean (Naqada II)
  ARCHAIC PERIOD  
0 
 3150-3050 BC

1
 3050-2890 BC
Memphis
2
 2890-2686 BC

  THE OLD KINGDOM  
3
 2686-2613 BC
Memphis
4 
 2613-2498 BC

5
 2498-2345 BC

6
 2345-2181 BC

    FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD  
7 & 8 
 2181-2161 BC  
Memphis
9 & 10
 2160-2040 BC
Herakleopolis
    THE MIDDLE KINGDOM  
11
 2134-1991 BC 
Thebes
12
 1991-1782 BC

    SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD  
13 & 14
 1782-1650 BC
Delta
15 & 16
 1663-1555 BC
Avaris
17
 1663-1570 BC
Thebes  
    THE NEW KINGDOM  
18 
 1570-1293 BC
Thebes
19  
 1293-1185 BC

20
 1185-1070 BC

    THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD  
21
 1069-945   BC
Tanis
22
 945-715   BC
Bubastis
23 
 818-715   BC  

24 
 727-715   BC  
Sais
25
 747-656   BC 
Kush
    THE LATE PERIOD  
26 
 664-525   BC
Sais
27
 525-404   BC
Persian I
28
 404-399   BC
Sais
29
 399-380   BC 
Mendes
30
 380-343   BC

31
 343-332   BC  
Persian II


GRAECO-ROMAN ERAS

332-305   BC
 Macedonian Empire

305-30     BC
 Ptolemaic Empire

30 BC-323 AD 
 Roman Empire


 
home / about the society / membership info / events / venues / the roy spence library / the scribe online

members' photo gallery / about egyptology / related links / site map
www.ssae.org.uk is the official website of The Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt © The Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt - 2006
this website is designed and maintained for the SSAE by Steve Marshall - Nottingham U.K.