Ancient Egypt Cataloging Scheme

Predynastic

Badarian, c.5000 - 4000 B.C.

Naqada I, c.4000 - 3600

Naqada II, c.3600 - 3150 B.C.

Naqada III, c.3100 - 2920 B.C.

Early Dynastic

Dynasty I, c.2920 - 2770 B.C.

Dynasty II, c.2770 - 2649 B.C.

Old Kingdom (and First Intermediate Period)

Dynasty III, c.2649 - 2575 B.C.

Dynasty IV, c.2575 - 2465 B.C.

Dynasty V, c.2465 - 2323 B.C.

Dynasty VI, c.2323 - 2150 B.C.

Dynasties VII & VIII, c.2150 - 2134 B.C.

Dynasties IX & X, c.2134 - 2040 (ruling from Herakleopolis)

Dynasty XI, c.2134 - 2040 (ruling from Thebes)

Middle Kingdom (and Second Intermediate Period)

Dynasty XI, c.2040 - 1991 B.C.

Dynasty XII, c.1991 - 1783 B.C.

Dynasties XIII & XIV, c.1783 - post 1640 B.C.

Dynasties XV & XVI, c.1640 - 1532 B.C. (Hyksos)

Dynasty XVII, c.1640 - 1550 B.C.

New Kingdom

Dynasty XVIII, c.1550 - 1307 B.C.

Dynasty XIX, c.1307 - 1196 B.C.

Dynasty XX, c.1196 - 1070 B.C.

Late Period (sometimes called Third Intermediate Period)

Dynasty XXI, c.1070 - 945 B.C,

Dynasty XXII, c.945 - 712 B.C.

Dynasty XXIII, c.828 - 712 B.C.

Dynasty XXIV, c.724 - 712 B.C.

Dynasty XXV, c.770 - 653 B.C.

Dynasty XXVI, (Saite), c.664 - 525 B.C.

Dynasty XXVII, c.525 - 404 B.C. (Persian)

Dynasty XXVIII, c.404 - 399 B.C.

Dynasty XXIX, c.399 - 380 B.C.

Dynasty XXX, c.380 - 343 B.C.

Dynasty XXXI, c.343 - 332 B.C.

Graeco - Roman Period * (some of this material may be filed in respective Greek and Roman drawers)

Macedonian, 332 - 304 B.C.

Ptolemaic, 304 - 30 B.C.

Roman, 30 B.C.- 395 A.D.