Dynasties

"Manetho of Sebennytos, who wrote a history of Egypt for the use of Alexandrine Greeks, adopted, on some unknown authority, a division of thirty-one dynasties from Menes to the Maced on i an conquest, and his system has prevailed—not, indeed on account of its excellence, but because it is the only complete one which has come down to us." These Dynasties were grouped together by Lepsius into three great divisions, usually called—the Ancient Empire, Dynasties I.—XI.; the Middle Empire, Dynasties XII.—XVII.; the New Empire, Dynasties XVIII.—XXXI. | Dynasties | Name | Duration | |:--- |:--- |:--- | | I.—II. | Thinite | 555 Years | | III.—V. | Memphite | 746 Years | | VI. | Elephantine | 203 Years | | VII.—VIII. | Memphite | 142 Years / 70 Days | | IX.—XI. | Heracleopolite | 294 Years | | XII.—XIII. | Theban | 666 Years | | XIV. | Xoite | 184 Years | | XV.—XVII. | Hyksos (Delta) | 511 Years | | XVIII.—XX. | Theban | 593 Years | | XXI. | Tanite | 130 Years | | XXII. | Bubastite | 170 Years | | XXIII. | Tanite | 89 Years | | XXIV. | Saite | 6 Years | | XXV. | Ethiopian | 50 Years | | XXVI. | Saite | 138 Years | | XXVII. | Persian | 121 Years | | XXVIII. | Saite | 7 Years | | XXIX. | Men desi an | 21 Years | | XXX. | Sebennytic | 38 Years | | XXXI. | Persian | 8 Years | ---