THE PYRAMID AGE

OLD KINGDOM dynasties III-VIII CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES

Nabil Swelim

KINGS OF THE THIRD DYNASTY

OLD KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS AND SUGGESTED LENGTH OF REIGNS1 # Name Contemp Names Nomen Nebty Reigns 1 , Hornub Iretdjetef Nebka ? 19 years 2 Sa? Sadjeser Wersakhenum Djesernub 19 years 3 ? ? ? 07 years 4 King W of the ? ? 17 years 5 Netjerykhet King X of the Palermo Stone Netjerykhetranub Netjerykhetranub, Bity Senwy 30 years 6 Djsertyankh ? Djsertyankh 16 years 7 Tjehnuneb? Netjeryneb? Nebtawi Nebkara ? 03.5 y. 8 Nebhedjet? Nebnubhedjet; Neferka ? 02.5 y. 9 Qahedjet? Huni ? 24 years

NEW KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS # Abydos Turin Turin Reigns 1 # 15 Nebka Om # 3-4 Nebka 19 years 2 # 16 Djeser sa (Setesh) # 12 Djeser # 3-5 Djeserit (in red ink) 19 years 3 # 17 Teti Om Om Om 4 # 18 Sedjes2 Om Om Om 5 # 18 Sedjes Om Om Om 6 # 18 Sedjes # 13 Djeserteti # 3-6 Djeserty 6 monthes 7 # 18 Sedjes # 14 Nebkara # 3-7 Hudjefa3 Within 6 y. of Hudjefa 8 # 19 Neferkara Om # 3-7 Hudjefa Within 6 y. of Hudjefa 9 Om # 15 Huni # 3-8 Huni 24 years

MANETHO’S NAMES AND LENGTHS OF REIGNS OF KINGS # Af. Af.’s Reigns Manetho Eu. Manetho Er. Er’s Reigns 1 # 1 Necherophis 28 years Nechrochris Om Om 2 # 2 Tosorthros 29 years Sesorthos Om Om 3 # 3 Tyreis 07 years Om Om Om 4 # 4 Mesochris 17 years Om # 6 Momcheiri 79 years 5 # 5 Soyphis 16 years Om # 7 Stoichos 06 years 6 # 6 Tosortasis 19 years Om # 8 Gosormies 30 years 7 # 7 Akhes 42 years Om # 9 Mares 26 years 8 # 8 Sephuris 30 years Om # 10 Anoyphis 20 years 9 # 9 Kerpheris 26 years Om Om Om

1 In my History of the Third Dynasty, 224 2 A lacuna covering 4 reign 3 , a lacuna covering 2 reign KINGS OF THE FOURTH DYNASTY

OLD KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS # Contemp Names Nomen Nebty Golden Horus Wadi Hammamt 1 Nebmaat or Nebmaatsnofru Snofru Snofru Nebmaat Snofru -- 2 Medjedu Khenumkhufu Medjedr Medjedr # 1 Khufu 3 Kheper Djedefra Djedefra Kheperem Djedefra # 2 Djedefra 4 Userib Khafra Khafra Userem ? # 3 Khafra 5 Horus? ? ? ? ? # 4 Hordjedef 6 Horus? ? ? ? ? # 5 Bafra 7 Kakhet Menkaura ? ? -- 8 Shepseskhet Shepseskaf Shepses ? -- 9 Horus? ? ? ? ? -- 10 Horus? ? ? ? ? --

NEW KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS # Abydos Saqqara Turin Turin Reign 1 # 20 Snofru # 16 Snofru # 3-9 Snofru 24 years 2 # 21 Khufu # 17 Khufu # 3-10 Lost 23 years 3 # 22 Djedefra # 18 Djedefra # 3-11 Lost 8 years 4 # 23 Khafra # 19 ..f.. # 3-12 Khafra Lost 5 Om # 20 Lost # 3-13 Lost Lost 6 Om Om Om Om 7 # 24 Menkaura # 21 Lost # 3-14 Lost 18 or 28 y 8 # 25 Shepseskaf # 22 Lost # 3-15 Lost 4 years 9 Om # 23 Lost # 3-16 Lost 2 years 10 Om # 24 Lost Om Om

MANETHO’S NAMES AND LENGTHS OF REIGNS OF KINGS # Manetho Af. Af.’s Reigns Maneto Er. Er.’s Reigns 1 # 1 Soris 29 years # 11 Sirius 18 years 2 # 2 Suphis 63 years # 12 Chnumbos, or # 15 Saophis I 22 or 29 years 3 # 5 Ratoises 25 years # 13 Rayosis 13 years 4 # 3 Suphis 66 years # 16 Saophis II 27 years 5 Om Om Om Om 6 # 6 Bicheris 22 years # 14 Biyres 10 years 7 # 4 Mencheres 63 years # 17 Mencheres I 31 years 8 # 7 Sebercheres 07 years # 18 Mencheres II 33 years 9 # 8 09 years # 19 Pammes 35 years 10 Om Om Om Om

KINGS OF THE FIFTH DYNASTY

OLD KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS # Horus name Contemp names Nomen Nebty Golden horus 1 Irmaat Userkaf Irmaat Netjernubnefer 2 Nebkhau Sahura Sahura Nebkhau Netjerwinub 3 Userkau Neferirkara-Kakai Kakai Userkhau Sekhemunub 4 Sekhemkhau Shepseskara-Isi, Usernetjeru Isi ? ? 5 Neferkhau Raneferef Raneferef Neferem Netjernubnefer 6 Isetibtawi Nyusera- Ini Isetib Beknubnetjer 7 Menkhau Menkauhor, Horikau Menkauhor ? Beknubhedj 8 Horus ? ? ? ? ? 9 Djedkhau Djedkara- Isisi Isisi Khau Beknubdjed 10 Wadjtawi Unas Wadjem Beknubwadj

NEW KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS # Abydos Saqqara Turin Turin reigns 1 # 26 Userkaf # 25 Userkaf # 3-17 ....ka 07 years 2 # 27 Sahura # 26 Sahura # 3-18 Lost 12 years 3 # 28 Kakai # 27 Neferirkara # 3-19 Lost Lost 4 Om # 28 Shepseskara # 3-20 Lost 07 years 5 # 29 Raneferef # 29 Raneferef # 3-21 Lost Lost 6 # 30 Nyuserra Om # 3-22 Lost 11 years 7 # 31 Menkauhor # 30 Menkauhor # 3-23 Menkahor 08 years 8 Om # 31 Maakara Om Om 9 # 32 Djedkara Om # 3-24 Djedwi 28 years 10 # 33 Unas # 32 Unas # 3-25 Unas 30 years

MANETHO’S NAMES AND LENGTHS OF REIGNS OF KINGS # Manetho Af. Af.’s Reigns 1 # 1 Usercheres 28 years 2 # 2 Sephres 13 years 3 # 3 Nephercheres 20 years 4 # 4 Siseris 07 years 5 # 5 Cheres 20 years 6 # 6 Rathures 44 years 7 # 7 Mencheres 09 years 8 Om Om 9 # 8 Tancheres 44 years 10 # 9 Onnus 33 years

KINGS OF THE SIXTH DYNASTY

OLD KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS # Horus Name Contemp Names Nomen Nebty Golden Horus 1 Horus Sheteptawi Teti Teti Hetep or Sehetep Beknubsama or Beknub 2 ? ? ? ? ? 3 Horus Merytawi Meryra, Nefersahor Pepi Merykhet Bekunub 4 Horus Ankhkhau Antiemsaf Merenra Ankhkhau Bekwinub 5 Netjerkhau Neferkara Pepi Netjerkhau Beksekhemnub 6 ? ? ? ? ? 7 ? Nitokherty ? ? ?

NEW KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS # Abydos Saqqara Turin Turin Reigns 1 # 34 Teti # 33 Teti # 4-1 Lost Lost 2 # 35 Usekara Om # 4-2 Lost Lost 3 # 36 Meryra # 34 Pepi # 4-3 Lost 20 years 4 # 37 Merenra # 35 Merenra # 4-4 Lost 44? years 5 # 38 Neferkara # 36 Neferkara # 4-5 Lost 90+x years 6 # 39 Merenraantiemsaf Om # 4-6 Lost 01 7 # 41 Menkara? Om # 4-7 Lost Lost

MANETHO’S NAMES AND LENGTHS OF REIGNS OF KINGS # Manetho Af. Af.’s reigns 1 # 1 Othoes 30 years 2 Om Om 3 # 2 Phius 53 years 4 # 3 Methusuphis 07 years 5 # 4 Phiops 99 years 6 # 5 Menthusuphis 01 year 7 # 6 Nitocris 12 years

KINGS OF THE SEVENTH TO THE ELEVENTH DYNASTYS Many difficlties are encountered while trying to sort out a better understanding of this period.

UNPLACED NAMES OF KINGS OF THE 06-10 DYN: Ity, Imhotep, Khuwi, Sekhemkara Hotep, Isu, and Ithenu

MANETHO Dyn According to Number of kings Reign duration King’s origin 07 Africanus 70 70 days Memphite 07 Eusebius 05 75 days Memphite 08 Africanus 27 146 years Memphite 08 Eusebius 05 100 years Memphite 09 Africanus 19 409 years Heracleoplitan 09 Eusebius 19 100 years Heracleoplitan 10 Africanus 19 185 years Heracleoplitan 10 Eusebius 19 185 years Heracleoplitan

NEW KINGDOM KING LISTS AND HÄK Dyn. Abydos Saqqara Turin HÄK 07 Om Om Om Om 08 17 kings (#40-56) Om 06 kings (#4-08 to 4-13) 17 kings 09-10 Om Om 18 kings (#4-18 to 4-26 and 5-01 to 5-09) 09 kings

KINGS OF THE EIGHTH DYNASTY

CONTEMPORARY AND NEW KINGDOM NAMES OF KINGS # Horus Name Contemp Name Nomen Abydos Turin Turin Reigns 1 Horus? ? ? # 40 Netjerbaw # 4-08 Lost Lost 2 Horus? ? Nitochris? # 41 Menkara Om Om 3 Horus? ? ? # 42 Neferkara # 4-09 Neferka Lost (child) 4 Horus? Neferkara ? # 43 Neferkaranebi # 4-10 Nefer 2 y, 1 m and 1 d 5 Horus? ? ? # 44 Djedkarashema Om Om 6 Horus? Khendu ? # 45 Neferkarakhendu Om Om 7 Horus? ? ? # 46 Merenhor Om Om 8 Horus? ? ? # 47 Seneferka Om Om 9 Horus? Nykara ? # 48 Nykara Om Om 10 Horus? Tereru ? # 49 Neferkaratereru Om Om 11 Horus? ? ? # 50 Neferkahor Om Om 12 Horus? ? ? # 51 Om Om Neferkarapepiseneb 13 Horus? Seneferankhrapepi, ? # 52 Seneferkaanu Om Om Neferkamin 14 Kha....or Kakara Ibi # 53 Kakaura # 4-11 Ibi 4 y and 2 m Kha(baw) 15 Horus? ? ? # 54 Neferkaura # 4-12 Lost 2 y, 1 m and 1 d 16 Netjerbaw Neferkahor, ? # 55 # 4-13 Lost 1 y and ½ d? Kapuibi, Khuwihap 17 Demedjibtawi? ? ? # 56 Neferirkara Om Om