The First Intermediate Period

The Papyrus of Ipu-wer described the conditions of Egypt accurately at the end of the Sixth Dynasty. The central authority disintegrated and large numbers of Bedouins from the east attacked the country, started to plunder people and spread fear. This all eventually led to an upheaval that left everything deteriorated.

Articles about The First Intermediate Period

The Seventh Dynasty, Egypt

According to Manetho, after the Sixth Dynasty, the Seventh Dynasty rose to the throne. Consisting of 70 kings, it ruled for 70 days....+

The Eighth Dynasty, Egypt

During the Eighth Dynasty, the capital was still the city of Memphis. We do not know much of the Eighth Dynasty or how many kings it exactly included....+

The Ninth Dynasty, Egypt

Seemingly, the change from the Eighth Dynasty to the Ninth passed smoothly, as the new kings followed the policy of their predecessors. The...+

The Tenth Dynasty, Egypt

The rulers of the Tenth Dynasty were ruling from Ihnasya, from which they descended. Egypt was under the same conitions as during the Ninth Dynasty:...+