entity · period_egyfull_middle_kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Modern chronological framework for Middle Kingdom.
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.
2055 BCE–1773 BCE
Precision: range
highModern period boundary used for navigation; competing models and overlapping dynasties remain possible.
- supports · defines period
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Defines the period and its qualifications.
Locator: Chronological overview and period discussion
2055 BCE
Precision: year
Chronology model: Higher/conventional reunification boundary
moderatePlaces the period boundary with Mentuhotep II's reunification, while some frameworks begin later with Dynasty 12.
- supports · supports chronology model
Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Erik Hornung (editor), Rolf Krauss (editor), David A. Warburton (editor) (2006)Supports the model and its uncertainty.
Locator: Middle Kingdom boundary discussion
1991 BCE
Precision: year
Chronology model: Dynasty 12 boundary model
moderateA narrower periodization that begins the Middle Kingdom with Dynasty 12 rather than later Dynasty 11.
- supports · supports chronology model
Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Erik Hornung (editor), Rolf Krauss (editor), David A. Warburton (editor) (2006)Supports the model and its uncertainty.
Locator: Dynasty 11/12 periodization
Research description
This record models Middle Kingdom 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.
Middle Kingdom
Modern label for later Dynasty 11 and Dynasty 12 centralized rule.
Why does this record have this property?
Middle Kingdom 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.
- The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
supports assignment · Period definition
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines period
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Defines the period and its qualifications.
Locator: Chronological overview and period discussion
Referenced records
- Middle Kingdom · property