Egyptology study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD. A practitioner of the discipline is an Egyptologist.
(525 BC – 404 BC), this period saw Egypt conquered by an expansivePersian EmpireunderCambyses.
Ancient Egypt in the Western imagination
The period in the history ofancient Egyptbetween2055 BCEand 1650 BCE This period includes:
The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of a topical guide to ancient Egypt:
History of ancient Egypt, by period
History of ancient Egypt, by region
Ward, Cheryl.Worlds Oldest Planked Boats, in
History of ancient Egypt, by subject
TheTwenty-ninth dynasty of Egyptruled fromMendes, for the period from 398 BC to 380 BC.
Old Egyptian 2686 BC 2181 BC, the language of theOld Kingdom
Ancient Egyptof easternNorth Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of theNile Riverin what is now the modern country ofEgyptEgyptiancivilization coalesced around 3150BCE (according toconventional Egyptian chronology)1with the political unification ofUpper and Lower Egyptunder the firstpharaoh.2The many achievements of the ancient Egyptians include the quarrying, surveying and construction techniques that facilitated the building of monumentalpyramidstemples, andobelisks; a system ofmathematics; a practical and effectivesystem of medicine; irrigation systems and agricultural production techniques; the first known ships;3Egyptian faienceand glass technology; new forms ofliterature; and the earliest known peace treaty.4
Ancient Egyptian Deities in popular culture
Government and politics of ancient Egypt
TheTwenty-eighth dynasty of Egyptconsisted of a single king,Amyrtaeus, prince ofSais, who rebelled against the Persians. This dynasty lasted 6 years, from 404 BC to 398 BC.
3100BCE. It is generally taken to include:
Obelisk building technology in ancient Egypt
Viceroy of KushThewas a province of Egypt from the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period it was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh.
TheTwenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt, also known as the
History of ancient Egypt, by region
TheSeventh and eighth dynasties of Egypt
Coptic 1st century AD 17th century AD, from earlyRoman timestoearly modern times
Government and politics of ancient Egypt
The name given to the period in the 3rd millennium BCE whenEgyptattained its first continuous peak of civilization in complexity and achievement the first of three so-called Kingdom periods, which mark the high points of civilization in the lowerNile Valley. This time period includes:
This period is often described as a dark period inancient Egyptianhistory, spanning approximately 140 years after the end of theOld Kingdomfrom ca. 2181-2055 BCE
Some writers include theThirteenthand Fourteenth dynasties in theSecond Intermediate Period.
Vizier (Ancient Egypt)The vizier was the highest official inAncient Egyptto serve the king, orpharaohduring the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
The Prehistory of Egypt spans the period of earliest human settlement to the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt in ca. 3100 BCE.
Stages of ancient Egyptian language
Naqada IIIorSemainean culture- Naqada III is the last phase of the Naqadan period of ancient Egyptian prehistory, dating approximately from 3200 to 3100 BCE.
Part of theEleventh dynasty of Egypt
Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture
PharaohAn article about the history of the title Pharaoh with descriptions of the regalia, crowns and titles used.
List of pharaohsThis article contains a list of thepharaohsofAncient Egypt, from theEarly Dynastic Periodbefore 3000 BCE through to the end of thePtolemaic Dynasty
History of ancient Egypt, by period
ofEgyptimmediately follows the unification ofLower and Upper Egypt
Egyptologist a practitioner of egyptology
Naqada IIorGerzeh culture- The Gerzean is the second of three phases of the Naqada Culture, and so is called Naqada II. It begins circa 3500 BCE lasting through circa 3200 BCE.
List of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
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Glossary of Ancient Egypt artifacts
Treasurer (Ancient Egypt)The treasurer was responsible for products coming to the royal palace. They were the main economical administrator of the royal belongings.
Museums with ancient Egyptian exhibits
Later part of theEleventh dynasty of Egypt
Museums with ancient Egyptian exhibits
Archaic Egyptian before 2600 BC, the language of theEarly Dynastic Period. Egyptian writing in the form of labels and signs has been dated to 3200 BC.
Kathryn A. Bard, An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt (Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2008), 41.
Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
TheTwenty-seventh dynasty of EgyptThe
Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
(Volume 54, Number 3, May/June 2001). Archaeological Institute of America.
Adjectival and demonymic forms of regions in Greco-Egyptian antiquity
Racial characteristics of ancient Egyptians
Middle Egyptian 2055 BC 1650 BC, characterized theMiddle Kingdom(2055 BC 1650 BC), but endured through the early 18th Dynasty until theAmarna Period(1353 BC), and continued on as aliterary languageinto the 4th century AD.
TheThirtieth Dynastyconsisted of a series of three pharaohs ruling from 380 BC until their final defeat in 343 BC lead to the re-occupation by the Persians.
Chronology. Digital Egypt for Universities, University College London
Naqada IorAmratian culture- a cultural period in the history of predynastic Upper Egypt, which lasted approximately from 4000 to 3500 BCE.
Architecture and sculptures of Ancient Egypt
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
Demotic 7th century BC 5th century AD, from theLate PeriodthroughRoman times
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(Hyksos) a period whenAncient Egyptfell into disarray for a second time, between the end of theMiddle Kingdomand the start of theNew Kingdom. It is best known as the period when theHyksosmade their appearance in Egypt and whose reign comprised
Ancient Egyptian Boats (First Dynasty) Abydos
is the period inbetween the 16th century BCE and the 11th century BCE, covering:
Late Egyptian 1069 BC 700 BC, characterized theThird Intermediate Period(1069 BC 700 BC), but started earlier with theAmarna Period(1353 BC).
The time inAncient Egyptfrom the death ofin 1070 BCE to the foundation of theTwenty-Sixth DynastybyPsamtik Iin 664 BCE
Cairo Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
History of ancient Egypt, by subject
Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt
Main articles:History of Persian EgyptandHistory of Achaemenid Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Practical Guide
Transliteration of Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian burial rituals and protocol