The following outline is provided as an overview of a topical guide to ancient Egypt:
Ancient Egypt – ancient civilization of eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BCE (according to conventional Egyptian chronology) with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh. The many achievements of the ancient Egyptians include the quarrying, surveying and construction techniques that facilitated the building of monumental pyramids, temples, and obelisks; a system of mathematics; a practical and effective system of medicine; irrigation systems and agricultural production techniques; the first known ships; Egyptian faience and glass technology; new forms of literature; and the earliest known peace treaty.
Ancient Egypt can be described as:
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Pharaoh An article about the history of the title "Pharaoh" with descriptions of the regalia, crowns and titles used.List of pharaohs This article contains a list of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, from the Early Dynastic Period before 3000 BCE through to the end of the Ptolemaic DynastyAncient Egyptian royal titularyVizier (Ancient Egypt) The vizier was the highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the king, or pharaoh during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.Viceroy of Kush The Lower Nubian Kush was a province of Egypt from the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period it was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh.Treasurer (Ancient Egypt) The treasurer was responsible for products coming to the royal palace. They were the main economical administrator of the royal belongings.Egyptian law
Military of ancient Egypt
Ancient egyptian warfareChariotry in ancient EgyptAncient Egyptian NavyHistory of ancient Egypt
Prehistoric Egypt – The Prehistory of Egypt spans the period of earliest human settlement to the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt in ca. 3100 BCE.Naqada I or Amratian culture - a cultural period in the history of predynastic Upper Egypt, which lasted approximately from 4000 to 3500 BCE.Naqada II or Gerzeh culture - The Gerzean is the second of three phases of the Naqada Culture, and so is called Naqada II. It begins circa 3500 BCE lasting through circa 3200 BCE.Naqada III or Semainean culture - Naqada III is the last phase of the Naqadan period of ancient Egyptian prehistory, dating approximately from 3200 to 3100 BCE.Early Dynastic Period of Egypt – The Archaic or Early Dynastic Period of Egypt immediately follows the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt c. 3100 BCE. It is generally taken to include:The First dynasty of EgyptThe Second dynasty of EgyptOld Kingdom – The name given to the period in the 3rd millennium BCE when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization in complexity and achievement – the first of three so-called "Kingdom" periods, which mark the high points of civilization in the lower Nile Valley. This time period includes:The Third dynasty of EgyptThe Fourth dynasty of EgyptThe Fifth dynasty of EgyptThe Sixth dynasty of EgyptFirst Intermediate Period of Egypt – This period is often described as a “dark period” in ancient Egyptian history, spanning approximately 140 years after the end of the Old Kingdom from ca. 2181-2055 BCE It included:The Seventh and eighth dynasties of EgyptThe Ninth dynasty of EgyptThe Tenth dynasty of EgyptPart of the Eleventh dynasty of EgyptMiddle Kingdom of Egypt – The period in the history of ancient Egypt between 2055 BCE and 1650 BCE This period includes:Later part of the Eleventh dynasty of EgyptThe Twelfth dynasty of EgyptThe Thirteenth dynasty of EgyptThe Fourteenth dynasty of EgyptSome writers include the Thirteenth and Fourteenth dynasties in the Second Intermediate Period.
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (Hyksos) – a period when Ancient Egypt fell into disarray for a second time, between the end of the Middle Kingdom and the start of the New Kingdom. It is best known as the period when the Hyksos made their appearance in Egypt and whose reign comprisedThe Fifteenth dynasty of EgyptThe Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt.New Kingdom of Egypt – Also referred to as the Egyptian Empire is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BCE and the 11th century BCE, covering:The Eighteenth dynasty of EgyptThe Nineteenth dynasty of EgyptThe Twentieth dynasty of Egypt.Third Intermediate Period – The time in Ancient Egypt from the death of Pharaoh Ramesses XI in 1070 BCE to the foundation of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty by Psamtik I in 664 BCEThis period includes:
The Twenty-first dynasty of EgyptThe Twenty-second dynasty of EgyptThe Twenty-third dynasty of EgyptThe Twenty-fourth dynasty of EgyptThe Twenty-fifth dynasty of EgyptLate Period of ancient EgyptThe Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Saite Period, lasted from 672 BCEto 525 BCE.The Twenty-seventh dynasty of Egypt The First Persian Period (525 BC - 404 BC), this period saw Egypt conquered by an expansive Persian Empire under Cambyses.The Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt consisted of a single king, Amyrtaeus, prince of Sais, who rebelled against the Persians. This dynasty lasted 6 years, from 404 BC to 398 BC.The Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt ruled from Mendes, for the period from 398 BC to 380 BC.The Thirtieth Dynasty consisted of a series of three pharaohs ruling from 380 BC until their final defeat in 343 BC lead to the re-occupation by the Persians.Graeco-Roman Period –Arab Conquest –History of AlexandriaMilitary history of Ancient EgyptBattle of KadeshEgyptology – study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD. A practitioner of the discipline is an "Egyptologist".
Egyptologist – a practitioner of egyptology
Margaret BensonAlan GardinerZahi HawassSalima IkramWilliam Matthew Flinders PetrieAlan GardinerAuguste MarietteE. A. Wallis BudgeÉdouard NavilleEdward R. AyrtonBob BrierEdwin Smith (Egyptologist)Flinders PetrieCairo Museum of Egyptian AntiquitiesLuxor MuseumLuxor Mummification MuseumLouvreEgyptian Museum of BerlinMuseo Egizio, TurinPalermo Archeological MuseumBritish MuseumPetrie Museum of EgyptologyAshmolean MuseumMetropolitan Museum of ArtBrooklyn MuseumArt of ancient Egypt –Amarna art –Dance in ancient EgyptCalendar –Cats in ancient EgyptCuisine of ancient EgyptGhosts in ancient Egyptian cultureHomosexuality in ancient EgyptPectoral (Ancient Egypt)Symbols of ancient EgyptAnkhDjedWadjetWas scepterUraeusPschentHedjetDeshretAtefReserve headTechnology of ancient Egypt –Chariotry in ancient EgyptObelisk building technology in ancient EgyptStone quarries of ancient EgyptUrban planning in ancient EgyptAncient Egyptian technologyAncient Egyptian medicineAncient Egyptian units of measurementEgyptian mathematicsAncient Egyptian multiplicationAncient Egyptian architecture
Block statue (Egyptian)False doorStep pyramidBuildings and structures
Abu SimbelBenbenDeir el-BahriColossi of MemnonEgyptian pyramids (List)Bent PyramidBlack PyramidGiza pyramid complexGreat pyramid of GizaSphinxKarnak TempleLighthouse of AlexandriaLibrary of AlexandriaLuxor templeMastabaRamesseumSerdabAncient Egyptian religion
DeathAncient Egyptian burial customsCanopic jarsMummyAncient Egyptian funerary textsBook of CavernsBook of GatesBook of the DeadBook of the EarthBook of the NetherworldBooks of BreathingMortuary templeAncient Egyptian offering formulaAncient Egyptian retainer sacrificesEgyptian mythologyAncient Egyptian creation mythsEgyptian pantheonEnneadAtumShuTefnutGebNut (Nuit)OsirisIsisSetNephthysOgdoad of HermopolisAmun and AmunetHuh and HauhetKuk and KauketNun and NaunetOther major deitiesAmunAnubisApepApisAtenBastHathorHorusKhepriChonsMa'atMinNeithPtahRaSekhmetSobekThothWepwawetDeified conceptsChonsHapyMa'atMinRenenutetShaiHuSiaWar deitiesAnhurBastMaahesPakhetSekhmetOther deitiesBesChnumSekerSeshatTawaretMontuNepthysBastetAmmitBesReligious conceptsBaKaAkhDuatAtenismEgyptian soulEnneadAncient Egyptian language
Stages of ancient Egyptian languageArchaic Egyptian – before 2600 BC, the language of the Early Dynastic Period. Egyptian writing in the form of labels and signs has been dated to 3200 BC.Old Egyptian – 2686 BC – 2181 BC, the language of the Old KingdomMiddle Egyptian – 2055 BC – 1650 BC, characterized the Middle Kingdom (2055 BC – 1650 BC), but endured through the early 18th Dynasty until the Amarna Period(1353 BC), and continued on as a literary language into the 4th century AD.Late Egyptian – 1069 BC – 700 BC, characterized the Third Intermediate Period (1069 BC – 700 BC), but started earlier with the Amarna Period (1353 BC).Demotic – 7th century BC – 5th century AD, from the Late Period through Roman timesCoptic – 1st century AD – 17th century AD, from early Roman times to early modern timesEgyptian writingHieroglyphsHieraticDemoticAncient Egyptian literatureTransliteration of Ancient EgyptianWriting in Ancient EgyptForeign contacts of ancient EgyptPalace economyEgyptologistsMargaret BensonAlan GardinerZahi HawassSalima IkramWilliam Matthew Flinders PetrieAlan GardinerAuguste MarietteE. A. Wallis BudgeÉdouard NavilleEdward R. AyrtonBob BrierEdwin Smith (Egyptologist)Flinders PetrieAncient Egypt (magazine)Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Practical GuideHieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient EgyptThe Hieroglyphs of Ancient EgyptOxford Encyclopedia of Ancient EgyptReading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture