REL 328: History and Culture of the Ancient Near East.                                                                                                         RJDKnauth

 

Egyptian Middle Bronze: 1st Int. (7-11a: 2180-2040), Middle Kingdom (11b, 12, 13a: 2040-1720), 2nd Int. (13b-17: 1720-1550)

     + Egyptian New Kingdom: Late Bronze (Dyn. 18: 1550-1293, Dyn. 19: 1293-1200/1185) + Iron Age (Dyn. 20: 1200/1185-1070)

 

      Kerma                  Thebes        Akhetaten   Herakleopolis           Itjtawy                Memphis          Xois             Avaris    Pi-Rameses

 (Nubia/Kush) (upper Egypt=South) (Amarna)  (Faiyum)                                      (middle Egypt)         (lower Egypt = Delta)

 

2686 à                                                                                                                      Old Kingdom Dyn 3-6

(EB)

2180  (1st Int.) ------------------------------------------ 1st Int. -----------------   Dynasty 7-8 (15+ rulers in 20 yrs) -------------------------       

2160                       Dynasty 11                                Dynasty 9-10                   

(EB4/MB1)                …                                                  … 

                                    …                                                  …

2060                        Mentuhotep II                                …

2040 --------------     (unifies)        --------- MIDDLE KINGDOM -------------------------------------------------------------------------

(MB)                       Mentuhotep III, IV

1991                        Dynasty 12 à

       ß    -------       Amunemhet/Ammenemes I -----    à          Amunemhet I                                              (story of Sinuhe)

                                                                                                         Senusret/Sesostris I

                                                                                                            A“” II, III, IV

                                                                                                            S “” II, III

                                                                                                          Q. Sobeknefru

1782                        Dynasty 13

                                    …                                                                                                                               Xois

1720  (2nd Int.) --    …                   ----------------------- 2nd Int. --------------------------------      Dynasty 14 (?)     ----------------

    …                                                                                                                                   …

                                    …                                                                                                                                   …                                

                                    …                                                                                                                                   …

1650                       Dynasty 17                                                                                            Dynasty 16                ß Dynasty 15

    Kushite  à       Sanakhtenre Tao I                                                ß           ß           Hyksos vasals           6 Hyksos Rulers

   Kingdom             Seqenenre Tao II                  à                                                                                                      Salitis                   ß   Joseph?

                     ß      Kamose                                                  à           à                                                                    Apophis

1550/40 ----------  Dynasty 18   -----------------  NEW KINGDOM -------------------------------------------------------------------

(LB)                        Ahmose                                                                                 à           à           Hyksos expelled from Egypt

1525                        Amunhotep/Amenophis I

1504                        Tutmosis I, II

1479                        Q. Hatshepsut (+Tutmosis III)

1458                        Tutmosis III   (battle of Megiddo – Egypt gains direct control of Syria-Palestine)        à        à

1425                        Amunhotep II

1397                        Tutmosis IV

1388                        Amunhotep III

1350                        Amunhotep IV à = Akhenaten (+Nefertiti)                    “Amarna Age”

1335?                                                           Smenkhare

1334?                                                  Tutankhamun

1325?                                               Ay

1321                               Horemheb                                                                                                                      

1293                       Dynasty 19                                                                           

                                Rameses I

                                Seti

1279                        Rameses II  ---------    à                                                                                                                                      Rameses II

 

                                                                                                                                                                             Israelite Exodus?

1212                                                                                                                                                                                                        Merneptah

1207 (Merneptah stella records victory over Canaanite cities + “Israel”)                                                       …

1200? 1185?   (Collapse of LB civilization – Iron Age begins)         ------------------------------------------------------ Q. Tawosret/Tausert

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Dynasty 20

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Sethnakht

1182                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rameses III

1175 (Sea Peoples invading)                                                                                                                             

1150        (lost control of Syria-Palestine)                                                                                                                                     Rameses IV-XI

1070 (3rd Int. = Post Empire Period) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------