First Dynasty of Egypt - wikipedia First Dynasty of Egypt Dynasties of Ancient Egypt All years are BC Early First Dynasty c. 3150 -- 2890 Second Dynasty II 2890 -- 2686 Old Kingdom Third Dynasty III 2686 -- 2613 Fourth Dynasty IV 2613 -- 2498 Fifth Dynasty V 2498 -- 2345 Sixth Dynasty VI 2345 -- 2181 First Intermediate Seventh Dynasty VII spurious Eighth Dynasty VIII 2181 -- 2160 Ninth Dynasty IX 2160 -- 2130 Tenth Dynasty X 2130 -- 2040 Early Eleventh Dynasty XI 2134 -- 2061 Middle Kingdom Late Eleventh Dynasty XI 2061 -- 1991 Twelfth Dynasty XII 1991 -- 1803 Thirteenth Dynasty XIII 1803 -- 1649 Fourteenth Dynasty XIV 1705 -- 1690 Second Intermediate Fifteenth Dynasty XV 1674 -- 1535 Sixteenth Dynasty XVI 1660 -- 1600 Abydos Dynasty 1650 -- 1600 Seventeenth Dynasty XVII 1580 -- 1549 New Kingdom Eighteenth Dynasty XVIII 1549 -- 1292 Nineteenth Dynasty XIX 1292 -- 1189 Twentieth Dynasty XX 1189 -- 1077 Third Intermediate Twenty - first Dynasty XXI 1069 -- 945 Twenty - second Dynasty XXII 945 -- 720 Twenty - third Dynasty XXIII 837 -- 728 Twenty - fourth Dynasty XXIV 732 -- 720 Twenty - fifth Dynasty XXV 732 -- 653 Late Period Twenty - sixth Dynasty XXVI 672 -- 525 Twenty - seventh Dynasty ( 1st Persian Period ) XXVII 525 -- 404 Twenty - eighth Dynasty XXVIII 404 -- 398 Twenty - ninth Dynasty XXIX 398 -- 380 Thirtieth Dynasty XXX 380 -- 343 Thirty - first Dynasty ( 2nd Persian Period ) XXXI 343 -- 332 Ptolemaic ( Hellenistic ) Argead Dynasty 332 -- 305 Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 -- 30 The First Dynasty of ancient Egypt ( Dynasty I ) covers the first series of Egyptian kings to rule over a unified Egypt. It immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, possibly by Narmer, and marks the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period, a time at which power was centered at Thinis. The date of this period is subject to scholarly debate about the Egyptian chronology. It falls within the early Bronze Age and is variously estimated to have begun anywhere between the 34th and the 30th centuries BC. In a 2013 study based on radiocarbon dates, the beginning of the First Dynasty -- the accession of Hor - Aha -- was placed at 3100 BC give or take a century ( 3218 -- 3035, with 95 % confidence ). Contents 1 Rulers 2 Human sacrifice 3 See also 4 References 4.1 Citations 4.2 Bibliography Rulers Known rulers in the history of Egypt for the First Dynasty are as follows : Name Reign Notes Span Dates Narmer Uncertain Late 32nd century ( ? ) Usually identified as Menes, uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt. Probable successor of the protodynastic Naqada kings Scorpion or Ka. Succeeded by Hor - Aha. Hor - Aha Uncertain but long From late 32nd century or early 31st Sometimes identified as Menes. Father of Djer, possibly by Neithhotep or a wife, only attested much later, named Khenthap. Succeeded by the regency of Neithhotep. Neithhotep 1 year ( ? ) ( ? ) Female. Regent for her son or grandson and successor Djer. Djer 40 -- 41 years fl. 3000 BC Father of Merneith. Succeeded by Djet, his probable son. Djet c. 10 years From c. 2980 BC Succeeded by his wife and probable sister Merneith. Father of Den. Merneith ( ? ) From c. 2970 BC Female. Regent for her son and successor Den and possible pharaoh in her own right. Probably daughter of Djer and senior wife of Djet. Den 42 years From c. 2970 BC Possible gap Anedjib 8 - 10 years From c. 2930 BC Grandson of Djet and Merneith, possibly son of Den. Possible gap Semerkhet 81⁄2 years From c. 2920 BC Formerly believed to be a usurper but legitimate and possible son of Den. Succeeded by Qa'a. Qa'a 26 -- 33 years From c. 2910 BC Last pharaoh of Dynasty I Information about this dynasty is derived from a few monuments and other objects bearing royal names, the most important being the Narmer Palette and Narmer Macehead, as well as Den and Qa'a king lists. No detailed records of the first two dynasties have survived, except for the terse lists on the Palermo Stone. The account in Manetho 's Aegyptiaca contradicts both the archeological evidence and the other historical records : Manetho names nine rulers of the First Dynasty, only one of whose names matches the other sources, and offers information for only four of them. Egyptian hieroglyphs were fully developed by then, and their shapes would be used with little change for more than three thousand years. Large tombs of pharaohs at Abydos and Naqada, in addition to cemeteries at Saqqara and Helwan near Memphis, reveal structures built largely of wood and mud bricks, with some small use of stone for walls and floors. Stone was used in quantity for the manufacture of ornaments, vessels, and occasionally, for statues. Tamarix ( `` tamarisk '' or `` salt cedar '' ) was used to build boats such as the Abydos boats. One of the most important indigenous woodworking techniques was the fixed mortise and tenon joint. A fixed tenon was made by shaping the end of one timber to fit into a mortise ( hole ) that is cut into a second timber. A variation of this joint using a free tenon eventually became one of the most important features in Mediterranean and Egyptian shipbuilding. It creates a union between two planks or other components by inserting a separate tenon into a cavity ( mortise ) of the corresponding size cut into each component. '' Calcite dish. From Royal Tomb `` U '', Semerkhet, at Abydos. Necklaces with different types of beads. Carnelian, coral, and garnet. Pottery jar with integral strainer. Human sacrifice Human sacrifice was practiced as part of the funerary rituals associated with all of the pharaohs of the first dynasty. It is clearly demonstrated as existing during this dynasty by retainers being buried near each pharaoh 's tomb as well as animals sacrificed for the burial. The tomb of Djer is associated with the burials of 338 individuals. The people and animals sacrificed, such as donkeys, were expected to assist the pharaoh in the afterlife. For unknown reasons, this practice ended with the conclusion of the dynasty. See also Dynasties of ancient Egypt Early Dynastic Period ( Egypt ) Predynastic Egypt References Citations Jump up ^ Kuhrt ( 1995 ), p. 118. Jump up ^ Dee, M. ; Wengrow, D. ; Shortland, A. ; Stevenson, A. ; Brock, F. ; Girdland Flink, L. ; Bronk Ramsey, C. ( 4 September 2013 ). `` An absolute chronology for early Egypt using radiocarbon dating and Bayesian statistical modelling ''. Proceedings of the Royal Society A : Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 469 ( 2159 ) : 20130395 -- 20130395. doi : 10.1098 / rspa. 2013.0395. Jump up ^ Dee et al. ( 2013 ) note : `` For this study, we take the foundation date to refer to the accession of king Aha of the First Dynasty, although his predecessor, Narmer, most probably held political control over the whole state. Historical foundation dates vary widely and recent estimates range from 3400 to 2900 BCE. '' Jump up ^ Dee et al. 2013 provide the date 3080 BC within a margin of error of 30 years ( p = 0.32 ). `` Our analysis generates a chronometric date for the foundation of Egypt ( accession of king Aha ) of 3111 -- 3045 BCE ( 68 % hpd range ; median 3085 BCE ) or 3218 -- 3035 BCE ( 95 % hpd range ). '' Jump up ^ In accordance with the `` double death '' and interregnum recorded on the Palermo Stone following the reign of Hor - Aha. Jump up ^ `` Qa'a and Merneith lists '', Xoomer, IT : Virgilio. Jump up ^ The Narmer Catalog http://narmer.org/inscription/1553 Jump up ^ The Narmer Catalog http://narmer.org/inscription/4048 Jump up ^ Manetho, Fr. 6, 7a, 7b. Text and translation in Manetho, translated by W.G. Waddell ( Cambridge : Harvard University, 1940 ), pp. 27 -- 35 Jump up ^ `` Early ship construction -- Khufu 's solar boat '', Egypt ( Timeline ), IL : Reshafim, January 2001, retrieved October 29, 2008. ^ Jump up to : Shaw ( 2000 ), p. 68. Bibliography Kuhrt, Amélie ( 1995 ), The Ancient Near East : c. 3000 -- 330 BC, London : Routledge, ISBN 978 - 0 - 415 - 01353 - 6. Shaw, Ian ( 2000 ), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford : Oxford University Press, ISBN 0 - 19 - 280458 - 8 Preceded by New creation Dynasty of Egypt c. 3100 -- 2890 BC E Succeeded by Second dynasty Ancient Egypt topics Outline Index Major topics Glossary of artifacts Agriculture Architecture ( Egyptian Revival architecture ) Art Astronomy Burial customs Chronology Cities ( list ) Clothing Cuisine Dynasties Geography Great Royal Wives History Language Literature Mathematics Medicine Military Music Mythology People Pharaohs ( list ) Philosophy Religion Sites Technology Trade Writing Egyptology Egyptologists Museums Book Ancient Egypt portal WikiProject Commons First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Menes / Narmer Hor - Aha Djer Djet Den Anedjib Semerkhet Qa'a Regents Neithhotep Merneith Queen consorts Benerib Herneith Penebui Nakhtneith ( Khenthap ) Semat Serethor Seshemetka Betrest Officials Amka Hemaka Sabef Meriiti Other people Ahaneith Artefacts and monuments Narmer macehead Narmer palette Tomb of Anedjib Den seal impressions Abydos boats MacGregor plaque Mastabas S3503 and S3504 Capital Thinis Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Dynasty_of_Egypt&oldid=804268952 '' Categories : First Dynasty of Egypt Dynasties of ancient Egypt 31st century BC in Egypt 30th century BC in Egypt 29th century BC in Egypt 4th - millennium BC establishments 3rd - millennium BC disestablishments in Egypt 4th millennium BC in Egypt 3rd millennium BC in Egypt Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Български Brezhoneg Català Čeština Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano ქართული Magyar مصرى Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Occitan Polski Português Română Русский Scots සිංහල Simple English Slovenščina Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Tagalog ไทย Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 7 October 2017, at 21 : 42. 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Question: when did the first dynasty in ancient egypt begin
Answer: the accession of Hor-Aha—was placed at 3100 BC give or take a century (3218–3035, with 95% confidence)