entity · period_egyfull_old_kingdom
Old Kingdom
Modern chronological framework for Old 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.
2686 BCE–2181 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
2200 BCE–2150 BCE
Precision: range
Chronology model: Broad alternative end range
lowDifferent schemes end the Old Kingdom with different late dynasties or political thresholds.
- supports · supports chronology model
End of the Old Kingdom — Renate Müller-Wollermann (2014)Supports the model and its uncertainty.
Locator: Disputed end boundary
Research description
This record models Old 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.
Old Kingdom
Modern period label conventionally covering Dynasties 3 to 6.
Why does this record have this property?
Old 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
- Old Kingdom · property