Old Kingdom of Egypt
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In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning c. 2700 – c. 2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reig
The Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.
The Temple of Djoser at Saqqara
Limestone Ka statue of Djoser from his pyramid serdab at Saqqara, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
The head of a King, likely Huni c. 2650–2600 BC, Brooklyn Museum.
The Early Dynastic Period, also known as Archaic Period or the Thinite Period, is the era of ancient Egypt that immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt in c. 3150 BC. It is genera
Old Kingdom of Egypt
…Egyptologist Baron von Bunsen, and its definition evolved significantly throughout the 19th and the 20th centuries. Not only was the last king of the Early Dynastic Period related to the first two kings of the Old Kingdom, but the "capital", the royal residence, remained at Ineb-Hedj, the Egyptian name for Memphis. The…
Depiction of king Den (2873-2859 BC).
Alabaster vessels from a 1st Dynasty cemetery, Abu Roach. Louvre Museum AF 9149, AF 9148
Marble vase from the tomb of Khasekhemwy, Second Dynasty. Abydos, circa 2700 BC. Louvre Museum, E 23051
The Narmer Palette depicts the unification of the Two Lands.