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The First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty I) [1] covers the first series of Egyptian kings to rule over a unified Egypt. It immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt , by Menes , or Narmer , [ 2 ] and marks the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period , when power was centered at Thinis .
Previously thought to be a 22nd Dynasty pharaoh, he is now known to be the founder of the 23rd. 837–813 BC Usermaatre Setpenamun Meriamun Pedubast I: A rebel—seized Thebes from Takelot II. 826–801 BC — — Iuput I Meriamun: Co-regent with Pedubast. 812–811 BC — Usermaatre Meryamun Shoshenq VI Meriamun: Successor to Pedubast. 801 ...
Dynasty XV (Hyksos) Avaris: 1650 BC 1550 BC 100 years Salitis: Khamudi Abydos dynasty [i] Abydos: 1650 BC 1600 BC 50 years Unknown: Unknown Dynasty XVI: Thebes or Avaris: 1649 BC 1582 BC 67 years Anat-her: Unknown Dynasty XVII: Thebes: 1580 BC 1550 BC 30 years Rahotep: Kamose New Kingdom; Dynasty XVIII: Thebes and Amarna: 1550 BC 1292 BC 258 ...
It is generally taken to include the First Dynasty and the Second Dynasty, lasting from the end of the archaeological culture of Naqada III until c. 2686 BC, or the beginning of the Old Kingdom. [2] With the First Dynasty, the Egyptian capital moved from Thinis to Memphis, with the unified land being ruled by an Egyptian god-king.
In the First Dynasty, years were identified by the name of the king and an important event that occurred in that year. A "year label" was typically attached to a container of goods and included the name of the king, a description or representation of the event that identified the year, and a description of the attached goods.
Menes (fl. c. 3200–3000 BC; [1] / ˈ m eɪ n eɪ z /; Ancient Egyptian: mnj, probably pronounced * /maˈnij/; [6] Ancient Greek: Μήνης [5] and Μήν [7]) was a pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period of ancient Egypt, credited by classical tradition with having united Upper and Lower Egypt, and as the founder of the First Dynasty.
The conception of Egypt as the Two Lands was an example of the dualism in ancient Egyptian culture and frequently appeared in texts and imagery, including in the titles of Egyptian pharaohs. The Egyptian title zmꜣ - tꜣwj ( Egyptological pronunciation sema-tawy ) is usually translated as "Uniter of the Two Lands" [ 1 ] and was depicted as a ...
Semerkhet is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the First Dynasty.This ruler became known through a tragic legend handed down by the historian Manetho, who reported that a calamity of some sort occurred during Semerkhet's reign.