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Egyptian Dynasties
Old Kingdom

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Tracing the six dynasties of Egypt's Old Kingdom from the flood to Moses, in Egyptian records 

Year AM Dynasty I Dynasty II  
1656 - Flood 1 Menes (Mitzraim)   Menes - A Great explorer, was killed by a hippo.
  2 Athothisis (Anom)   Athothisis - A Great Physician
  3 Kenkenes   Uenephes - A great Famine occurred. He erected the
~2000 4 Uenephes (Oswiris) 1 Boethos (Rikayon)   pyramids near Kochome.
  5 Usaphais 2 Kaiechos Boethos - A great chasm opened up at Bubastis and many perished.
  6 Miebis 3 Binothris Kaiechos - Apis Bulls and Macedonian goats began to
  7 Semempses 4 Tlas    be worshiped as Gods.
  8 Bieneches 5 Sethenes Semempses - Many portents and a very great calamity.
    6 Chaires  
    7 Nephercheres  
    8 Sesochris  
    9 Cheneres  
       
 
Year AM Dynasty III  Dynasty V Dynasty VI
1656 - Flood 214 yrs 125 yrs 172 yrs
       
28 1 Nebka, Necherophes    
29 2 Djoser, Tosorthos    
7 3 Tyresis    
17 4 Mesochris    
16 5 Setes, Suphis    
19 6 Djoser Teti, Tosertasis    
42 7 Ahtes, Aches    
30 8 Nebkara, Sephuris    
26 9 Neferkara, Kerpheres
   Huni?		    
7   1 Usercheres, Userkaf  
14   2 Sephres, Sahure  
10   3 Nephercheres, Neferirkare Kakai  
7   4 Siseres, Shepseskare Isi  
7?   5 Cheres, Neferefre  
3 or 1   6 Rathures, Neuserre  
8   7 Mencheres, Menkauhor Akauhor  
39   8 Tancheres, Djedkare Isesi  
30   9 Onnus, Unis  
12     1 Teti, Othoes
49     2 Meryre Pepi I, Phios
14     3 Menrenre Antiemsaf I
   Methesuphis
94     4 Neferkare Pepi II
   Phiops II
1     5 Menthesuphis
   Merenre Antiemsaf II
0     6 Netjerykare
2     7 Nitokerti (f)
       

Egyptian names and information from Manetheo, Abydos temple records, papyri of Turin.
Hebrew information from Jasher, Josephus, Genesis.
 

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