Timeline › Early Dynastic Period
1st Dynasty c. 3000–2890 BC
The first kings of a united Egypt, from Narmer onward.
- Period
- Early Dynastic Period
- Capital
- Memphis (burials at Abydos and Saqqara)
- Famous monuments
- Royal tombs at Abydos · Narmer Palette
Pharaohs
Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).