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Semerkhet (2897—2889)
Semerkhet was the sixth pharaoh of the first Dynasty. He was the son of pharaoh Adjib and Queen Betrest, and for obscure reasons, only ruled for eight years. Egyptologists discovered very little, save...
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Qa'a (2889—2859)
Cartouche, and Restored tomb stele of King Qa'aMost scholars believe that Qa'a was the last king of the 1st dynasty. We may also see his name as Kaa, or different other variations. Though...
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Sneferka (2859—2857)
Sneferka, this ephemeral pharaoh belongs to the very end of the 1st dynasty, a period that apparently was a time of some imbalance in society. His name is only good twice - both from finds in Sakkara....
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Unknown Pharaoh
This unknown pharaoh between (king Sneferka) and pharaoh Iry-Hor. His tomb may be in Abydos.
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Iry-Hor
A piece of vessel from the tomb of Iry-HorIry-Hor the last pharaoh in the 1st Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.His burial place in Abydos. It contains two-chambered tomb, possibly one of he oldest disocvered...
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Pharaohs of the 1st Dynasty
Little real history is known of the pharaohs of the early dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Their monuments, however, are some of the most examined artifacts in the world. Most of the tombs and artifacts...
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Faiyum (El-Faiyum)
Faiyum, the region of Egypt once named Ta-she, the Land of the Lakes, and used in some eras as an agricultural center, the Faiyum was also called Pa-yuum and Pa-yom and was settled in...
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Crocodilopolis
Crocodilopolis is an ancient Egyptian site, originally named Shedet, then Arsinoe, and now Medinet el-Faiyum. A custom states that AHA (King Menes; 2920 B.C.E.) established Crocodilopolis. The...
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El-Lisht
Pyramid of Amenemhet I at El-LishtLisht or El-Lisht is an Egyptian village placed south of Cairo. It is the site of Middle Kingdom royal and elite burials, including two pyramids built by Amenemhat I...
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El-Lahun (Kahun)
cartouche of Senusret II, beside the pyramid of Senusret IIA community structure at El-Lahun, started by Senwosret II (1897–1878 B.C.E.) of the Dynasty 12 (1991–1783 B.C.E.), Kahun was the abode of...
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Hawara
Pyramid of Amenemhat III at HawaraHawara was a royal necropolis in the south area of the Faiyum used by the Dynasty 12. The pyramidal complex of Amenemhet III (1844–1797 B.C.E.), a...
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Herakleopolis Magna
Heracleopolis MagnaHerakleopolis Magna, a site south of Meidum at the entrance to the Faiyum, now Ihnasiyah el-Medineh, originally called Nen-nesut, Nenen-nesut, or Ninsu by the Egyptians,...
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Meidum
Meidum PyramidMeidum, a site close the Faiyum served as a royal necropolis for the 3rd and Fourth Dynasties. A step Pyramid at Meidum was probably began by Huni (2599–2575 B.C.E.) and...
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Sidment el-Gebel
Sidment el-Gebel, that is a direct for a series of necropolises south of the Fayum a few km west of the town of Ihnasya/Herakleopolis.Near the Necropolis of Sedmet el-Gebel, houses dating to the Roman...
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Seila
Pyramid of SeilaSeila was a site surrounding the Faiyum territory of Egypt, south of El-Lisht. A pyramid was erected on a abandon spur at Seila. This pyramid, credibly built by Huni (r....
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Tarkhan
Pottery jar from TarkhanTarkhan was a site in the Faiyum part of the Nile, located on the western bank in an area named the lower valley. The necropolis there dates to the Old Kingdom Period...
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Predynastic Period
This period predates the unification of the north and south parts of Egypt. Settlements were established beside the Nile River. By 3500 BC, Hierakonpolis in Upper Egypt was the biggest Egyptian...
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Early Dynastic Period
The historical shows of ancient Egypt begin with Egypt as a unified state, which occurred sometime about 3150 BC. According to Egyptian tradition Menes, thought to have merged Upper and Lower Egypt,...
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Old Kingdom
Old Kingdom is most commonly regarded as spanning the period of time when Egypt was ruled by the 3rd Dynasty complete to the Sixth Dynasty (2686 BC – 2134 BC). The royal capital of Egypt in the Old...
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First Intermediate Period
After the fall of the Old Kingdom came a roughly 200-year stretch of time knew as the First Intermediate Period, which is loosely thought to take a relatively obscure set of pharaohs running from the...
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