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60 relations: Absolute monarchy, Abydos King List, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptian religion, Coptos Decrees, Djedkare Shemai, Dynasties of ancient Egypt, Egyptian language, Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt, Erik Hornung, Eusebius, First Intermediate Period of Egypt, Heracleopolis Magna, Iytjenu, Jürgen von Beckerath, Khui, Khuiqer, Kim Ryholt, Manetho, Memphis, Egypt, Menkare, Mentuhotep II, Merenhor, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Middle Kingdom of Egypt, Min (god), Neferirkare, Neferkahor, Neferkamin, Neferkamin Anu, Neferkare II, Neferkare Khendu, Neferkare Neby, Neferkare Pepiseneb, Neferkare Tereru, Neferkauhor, Neferkaure, Netjerkare Siptah, New Kingdom of Egypt, Nikare, Ninth Dynasty of Egypt, Nitocris, Nomarch, Old Kingdom of Egypt, Pepi II Neferkare, Peter Kaplony, Pyramid Texts, Qakare Ibi, Ramesses II, Seti I, ... Expand index (10 more) »
- 22nd century BC in Egypt
- 3rd millennium BC in Egypt
- 3rd-millennium BC disestablishments in Egypt
- 3rd-millennium BC establishments in Egypt
- Dynasties of ancient Egypt
- States and territories disestablished in the 3rd millennium BC
- States and territories established in the 3rd millennium BC
Absolute monarchy
Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority.
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Abydos King List
The Abydos King List, also known as the Abydos Table, is a list of the names of 76 kings of ancient Egypt, found on a wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt.
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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa.
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Ancient Egyptian religion
Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture.
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Coptos Decrees
The Coptos Decrees are 18 complete or fragmentary ancient Egyptian royal decrees ranging from the 6th Dynasty (2345–2180 BC) to the late 8th Dynasty (c. 2170 BC).
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Djedkare Shemai
Djedkare Shemai may have been an ancient Egyptian pharaoh during the Eighth Dynasty of the First Intermediate Period.
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Dynasties of ancient Egypt
In ancient Egyptian history, dynasties are series of rulers sharing a common origin.
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Egyptian language
The Egyptian language, or Ancient Egyptian, is an extinct branch of the Afro-Asiatic languages that was spoken in ancient Egypt.
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Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
The Eleventh Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty XI) is a well-attested group of rulers. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt are 3rd millennium BC in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC establishments in Egypt, dynasties of ancient Egypt and states and territories established in the 3rd millennium BC.
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Erik Hornung
Erik Hornung (28 January 1933 – 11 July 2022) was a Latvian-born German Egyptologist and one of the most influential modern writers on ancient Egyptian religion.
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Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek Syro-Palestinian historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist.
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First Intermediate Period of Egypt
The First Intermediate Period, described as a 'dark period' in ancient Egyptian history, spanned approximately 125 years, c. 2181–2055 BC, after the end of the Old Kingdom. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and First Intermediate Period of Egypt are 22nd century BC in Egypt, 3rd millennium BC in Egypt and dynasties of ancient Egypt.
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Heracleopolis Magna
Heracleopolis Magna (Μεγάλη Ἡρακλέους πόλις, Megálē Herakléous pólis), Heracleopolis (Ἡρακλεόπολις, Herakleópolis) or Herakleoupolis (Ἡρακλεούπολις) is the Roman name of the capital of the 20th nome of ancient Upper Egypt, known in Ancient Egyptian as nn nswt. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Heracleopolis Magna are 22nd century BC in Egypt.
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Iytjenu
Iytjenu (The one who has come distinguished) was an ancient Egyptian king of the First Intermediate Period, about 2100 BC.
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Jürgen von Beckerath
Jürgen von Beckerath (19 February 1920 – 26 June 2016) was a German Egyptologist.
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Khui
Khui was an ancient Egyptian kinglet during the early First Intermediate Period.
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Khuiqer
Khuiqer was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh known only for a limestone lintel bearing part of his royal titulary, found in Abydos by Flinders Petrie at the beginning of the 20th century, and now located at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (E 17316 A-B).
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Kim Ryholt
Kim Steven Bardrum Ryholt (born 19 June 1970) is a professor of Egyptology at the University of Copenhagen and a specialist on Egyptian history and literature.
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Manetho
Manetho (Μανέθων Manéthōn, gen.: Μανέθωνος) is believed to have been an Egyptian priest from Sebennytos (translit) who lived in the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the early third century BC, during the Hellenistic period.
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Memphis, Egypt
Memphis (Manf,; Bohairic ⲙⲉⲙϥⲓ; Μέμφις), or Men-nefer, was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt that was known as mḥw ("North").
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Menkare
Menkare was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the first or second ruler of the Eighth Dynasty.
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Mentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II (ḥtp, meaning "Mentu is satisfied"), also known under his prenomen Nebhepetre (Rˁ, meaning "The Lord of the rudder is Ra"), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the sixth ruler of the Eleventh Dynasty.
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Merenhor
Merenhor may have been an Eighth Dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
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Merenre Nemtyemsaf II
Merenre Nemtyemsaf II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the sixth and penultimate ruler of the 6th Dynasty.
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Middle Kingdom of Egypt
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (also known as The Period of Reunification) is the period in the history of ancient Egypt following a period of political division known as the First Intermediate Period. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Middle Kingdom of Egypt are 3rd millennium BC in Egypt.
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Min (god)
Min (mnw), also called Menas, is an ancient Egyptian god whose cult originated in the predynastic period (4th millennium BCE).
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Neferirkare
Neferirkare (sometimes referred to as Neferirkare II because of Neferirkare Kakai) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty during the early First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC).
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Neferkahor
Neferkahor may have been ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty during the First Intermediate Period.
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Neferkamin
Neferkamin may have been an Eighth Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
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Neferkamin Anu
Neferkamin Anu was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period, c2181 - 2055 BC.
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Neferkare II
Neferkare II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty during the early First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC).
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Neferkare Khendu
Neferkare Khendu (also Neferkare IV) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty during the early First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC).
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Neferkare Neby
Neferkare Neby (also Neferkare III) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Seventh or Eighth Dynasty during the early First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC).
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Neferkare Pepiseneb
Neferkare VI Pepiseneb was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty during the early First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC).
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Neferkare Tereru
Neferkare Tereru (also Neferkare V) may have been an Eighth Dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
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Neferkauhor
Neferkauhor Khuwihapi was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty during the early First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC), at a time when Egypt was possibly divided between several polities.
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Neferkaure
Neferkaure was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
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Netjerkare Siptah
Netjerkare Siptah (also Neitiqerty Siptah and possibly the origin of the legendary figure Nitocris) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the seventh and last ruler of the Sixth Dynasty.
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New Kingdom of Egypt
The New Kingdom, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, was the ancient Egyptian state between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC.
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Nikare
Nikare (also Nikare I) may have been an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty during the early First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC), at a time when Egypt was possibly divided between several polities.
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Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
The Ninth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty IX) is often combined with the 7th, 8th, 10th and early 11th Dynasties under the group title First Intermediate Period. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Ninth Dynasty of Egypt are 22nd century BC in Egypt, 3rd millennium BC in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC disestablishments in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC establishments in Egypt, dynasties of ancient Egypt, states and territories disestablished in the 3rd millennium BC and states and territories established in the 3rd millennium BC.
See Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
Nitocris
Nitocris (Νίτωκρις) possibly was the last queen of the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
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Nomarch
A nomarch (νομάρχης, ꜥꜣ Great Chief) was a provincial governor in ancient Egypt; the country was divided into 42 provinces, called nomes (singular spꜣ.t, plural spꜣ.wt).
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Old Kingdom of Egypt
In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning –2200 BC. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Old Kingdom of Egypt are 3rd millennium BC in Egypt.
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Pepi II Neferkare
Pepi II Neferkare (2284 BC – after 2247 BC, probably either 2216 or 2184 BC) was a pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty in Egypt's Old Kingdom who reigned from 2278 BC.
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Peter Kaplony
Peter Árpád Kaplony (15 June 1933 in Budapest – 11 February 2011 in Zurich) was a Hungarian-born Swiss egyptologist.
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Pyramid Texts
The Pyramid Texts are the oldest ancient Egyptian funerary texts, dating to the late Old Kingdom.
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Qakare Ibi
Qakare Ibi was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh during the early First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC) and the 14th ruler of the Eighth Dynasty.
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Ramesses II
Ramesses II (rꜥ-ms-sw), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was an Egyptian pharaoh.
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Seti I
Menmaatre Seti I (or Sethos I in Greek) was the second pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt during the New Kingdom period, ruling or 1290 BC to 1279 BC.
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Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
The Seventh Dynasty of Egypt would mark the beginning of the First Intermediate Period in the early 22nd century BC but its actual existence is debated. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Seventh Dynasty of Egypt are 22nd century BC in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC disestablishments in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC establishments in Egypt, dynasties of ancient Egypt, states and territories disestablished in the 3rd millennium BC and states and territories established in the 3rd millennium BC.
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Sextus Julius Africanus
Sextus Julius Africanus (160 – c. 240; Σέξτος Ἰούλιος ὁ Ἀφρικανός or ὁ Λίβυς) was a Christian traveler and historian of the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries.
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Shemay
Shemay (also Shemai) was an ancient Egyptian official and later vizier toward the end of the 8th Dynasty (22nd century BCE) during the First Intermediate Period, mainly known for being the beneficiary of most of the Coptos Decrees.
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Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
The Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty VI), along with the Third, Fourth and Fifth Dynasty, constitutes the Old Kingdom of Dynastic Egypt. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Sixth Dynasty of Egypt are 22nd century BC in Egypt, 3rd millennium BC in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC disestablishments in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC establishments in Egypt, dynasties of ancient Egypt, states and territories disestablished in the 3rd millennium BC and states and territories established in the 3rd millennium BC.
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Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Tenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty X) is often combined with the 7th, 8th, 9th and early 11th Dynasties under the group title First Intermediate Period. Eighth Dynasty of Egypt and Tenth Dynasty of Egypt are 22nd century BC in Egypt, 3rd millennium BC in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC disestablishments in Egypt, 3rd-millennium BC establishments in Egypt, dynasties of ancient Egypt, states and territories disestablished in the 3rd millennium BC and states and territories established in the 3rd millennium BC.
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Turin King List
The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is an ancient Egyptian hieratic papyrus thought to date from the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II, now in the Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum) in Turin.
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Vizier (Ancient Egypt)
The vizier was the highest official in ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh (king) during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
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Wadi Hammamat
Wadi Hammamat (lit) is a dry river bed in Egypt's Eastern Desert, about halfway between Al-Qusayr and Qena.
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Wadjkare
Wadjkare was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth dynasty who reigned c. 2150 BC during the First Intermediate Period.
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William C. Hayes
William Christopher Hayes (March 21, 1903 – July 10, 1963) was an American Egyptologist.
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See also
22nd century BC in Egypt
- 4.2-kiloyear event
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- First Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Heracleopolis Magna
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
3rd millennium BC in Egypt
- Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)
- Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- First Dynasty of Egypt
- First Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Second Dynasty of Egypt
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
3rd-millennium BC disestablishments in Egypt
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- First Dynasty of Egypt
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Naqada culture
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Second Dynasty of Egypt
- Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
3rd-millennium BC establishments in Egypt
- Cartouche
- Deir el-Bahari
- Double Pyramid
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Great Sphinx of Giza
- Layer Pyramid
- Lepsius XXIV
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi
- Pyramid of Khentkaus I
- Pyramid of Nyuserre
- Pyramid of Sahure
- Pyramid of Unas
- Second Dynasty of Egypt
- Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Shunet El Zebib
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Tax
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
- Tomb of Hetpet
- Tomb of Perneb
- Ushabti
Dynasties of ancient Egypt
- Abydos Dynasty
- Dynasties of ancient Egypt
- Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)
- Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- First Dynasty of Egypt
- First Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- History of Persian Egypt
- Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Ptolemaic dynasty
- Roman pharaoh
- Second Dynasty of Egypt
- Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt
- Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt
- Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt
States and territories disestablished in the 3rd millennium BC
- Akkadian Empire
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- First Dynasty of Egypt
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Gutian people
- Gutian rule in Mesopotamia
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Proto-Elamite (period)
- Second Dynasty of Egypt
- Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Tell Brak
- Tell Hazna I
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Ur
States and territories established in the 3rd millennium BC
- Akkadian Empire
- Amorites
- Assyria
- Bactria
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Elam
- Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Eshnunna
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Gutian people
- Gutian rule in Mesopotamia
- Hurrians
- Hồng Bàng dynasty
- Ib'al
- Isin-Larsa period
- Kerma culture
- Mari, Syria
- Minoan civilization
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Old Assyrian period
- Phoenicia
- Rapiqum
- Second Dynasty of Egypt
- Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Subartu
- Sumer
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Ur
- Xia dynasty
References
Also known as 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt, 7th & 8th Dynastys of Egypt, 7th and 8th dynasties of egypt, 7th and 8th dynasty of egypt, 8th Dynasty, 8th Dynasty of Egypt, Dynasty VIII, Eighth Dynasties of Egypt, Eighth Dynasty, Eighth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, Seventh and Eighth Dynasties of Egypt, Seventh and eighth dynasties.