essay

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and Second Intermediate Period c. 2686-1552 BC

Ancient Egypt : a social history / B.G. Trigger … [et al • Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] • Published In 1983 • Pages: 71-182, 371-399

By: Kemp, Barry J..

Abstract

This document provides the best overview for the Protohistoric Egypt file. It discusses Egyptian history and Egypt's impact through trade, conquests, wars, emigration, and other contacts with its neighbors to the south and north from the Old Kingdom through the 17th dynasty (or through the 2nd intermediate period). This includes discussions on Egyptian forts along the Nubian Nile, trade with Punt, contact with peoples in the western and eastern deserts, and various contact and trade with the Mediterranean world. Kemp provides information on divine kingship, the royal family, the central government, the Memphis court cemeteries, Egypt outside of Memphis, and pious foundations (which were a fundamental part of Egyptian society). He provides information on the Hyksos kings who ruled at the same time as some Egyptian kings and presents some of the explanations for the historical changes that occurred during the Old and Middle Kingdoms.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Africa

Sub Region

Northern Africa

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Not Analyzed

Analyst

Sarah Berry ; 2006

Field Date

not analyzed

Coverage Date

Old Kingdom through 2nd Intermediate Period; 4686 BP-3552 BP (2686 B.C.-1552 B.C.)

Coverage Place

Egypt and Nubia, Sudan

Notes

[Barry J. Kemp]

Previously published in The Cambridge history of Africa, volume 1

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-399)

LCCN

82022196

LCSH

Egypt--Antiquities