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Chronicle II of XIV

Early Dynastic Egypt

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The first pharaohs unite the Two Lands and found Memphis.

Span
c. 3100 – 2686 BCE
Entries
7
  1. 3100 BC

    First DynastyPolitical

    Narmer founds the First Dynasty

    Narmer, ruler of a unified Upper and Lower Egypt, inaugurates the First Dynasty, establishing a single kingship over the Two Lands and a royal cemetery at Abydos.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 1
  2. 3050 BC

    First DynastyPolitical

    The founding of Memphis

    A new capital rises at the apex of the Delta, where Upper and Lower Egypt meet; tradition credits its foundation to the first king, who is said to have dammed the Nile to reclaim the land.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 2
  3. 3000 BC

    First DynastyReligious

    Royal tombs and the cult of kingship at Abydos

    The kings of the First Dynasty are buried in great brick tombs at Abydos, surrounded by subsidiary graves of retainers, marking the rise of an elaborate royal funerary cult.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 1
  4. 2950 BC

    First DynastyCultural

    Writing, administration, and the royal annals

    An expanding bureaucracy keeps records on ivory and ebony labels, papyrus, and stone, dating years by notable events and the biennial cattle count that underpinned royal taxation.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 2
  5. 2890 BC

    Second DynastyPolitical

    The Second Dynasty and the shift to Saqqara

    A new line of kings beginning with Hotepsekhemwy rules from Memphis and is buried at Saqqara, as the centre of royal power moves north and the kingdom faces growing internal strain.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 1
  6. 2730 BC

    Second DynastyReligious

    Peribsen, Khasekhemwy, and the Horus–Seth conflict

    King Peribsen places his name under the god Seth rather than Horus, hinting at religious or political schism; his successor Khasekhemwy reunites the land under both Horus and Seth.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3
  7. 2686 BC

    Toward the Old KingdomPolitical

    Djoser and the threshold of the Old Kingdom

    The accession of Djoser inaugurates the Third Dynasty and the Old Kingdom; with his architect Imhotep he would soon raise the Step Pyramid, the first monumental stone building in history.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3