event · evt_egyfull_late_old_kingdom_change
Late Old Kingdom political and economic change
Royal succession, provincial institutions, estate systems and environmental conditions changed before central political unity dissolved.
What is the evidence?
observation
Royal succession, provincial institutions, estate systems and environmental conditions changed before central political unity dissolved.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2350 BCE–2181 BCE
Precision: range
moderatePreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- supports · provides institutional context
Estates (Old Kingdom) — Juan Carlos Moreno García (2008)Supports longer-term structural change.
Locator: Provincial administration and estates - informs · reviews competing explanations
End of the Old Kingdom — Renate Müller-Wollermann (2014)Supports uncertainty and multiple proposed causes.
Locator: Abstract and causes discussion
Interpretation and caveats
The end of the Old Kingdom was multicausal and temporally extended; loss of central control was not equivalent to universal settlement or cultural collapse.
Event context
Classification
Event type: political and economic transformation
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Memphis, Elephantine
Why it matters to the timeline
Defines the transition without a simplistic golden-age-to-collapse model.
Alternative interpretations
- A single low-Nile or drought episode caused a rapid nationwide collapse. (low confidence)
- Provincial elite autonomy alone dissolved the state. (low confidence)
Research notes
- Supports uncertainty and multiple proposed causes. Role: reviews competing explanations. Locator: Abstract and causes discussion.
- Supports longer-term structural change. Role: provides institutional context. Locator: Provincial administration and estates.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides institutional context
Estates (Old Kingdom) — Juan Carlos Moreno García (2008)Supports longer-term structural change.
Locator: Provincial administration and estates - informs · reviews competing explanations
End of the Old Kingdom — Renate Müller-Wollermann (2014)Supports uncertainty and multiple proposed causes.
Locator: Abstract and causes discussion
Referenced records
- Memphis · entity
- Elephantine · entity
- Pepi I · entity
- Pepi II · entity
- Provincial elites and officials · entity