entity · period_egyfull_first_intermediate
First Intermediate Period
Modern chronological framework for First Intermediate Period.
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.
2181 BCE–2055 BCE
Precision: range
highModern period boundary used for navigation; competing models and overlapping dynasties remain possible.
- supports · defines period
End of the Old Kingdom — Renate Müller-Wollermann (2014)Defines the period and its qualifications.
Locator: Chronological overview and period discussion
Research description
This record models First Intermediate Period as an evidence-linked classification rather than a single event or necessarily unified state.
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
First Intermediate Period
Modern label for politically divided and regionally varied centuries after the Old Kingdom.
Why does this record have this property?
First Intermediate Period is assigned its modern chronological classification for navigation and explanation. The assignment is a modern classification and does not create an ancient event or permanent territorial identity.
- End of the Old Kingdom
supports assignment · Period definition
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines period
End of the Old Kingdom — Renate Müller-Wollermann (2014)Defines the period and its qualifications.
Locator: Chronological overview and period discussion
Referenced records
- First Intermediate Period · property