Old Kingdom

Proper noun

Meaning

the Old Kingdom

(historical) Egypt from the start of the 3rd Dynasty to its disintegration into regional states at the end of the 6th Dynasty.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

For over 3500 years, artists adhered to artistic forms and iconography that were developed during the Old Kingdom, following a strict set of principles that resisted foreign influence and internal change. Source: Internet

Clayton (1994) p. 69 First Intermediate Period (2181–1991 BC) main After Egypt's central government collapsed at the end of the Old Kingdom, the administration could no longer support or stabilize the country's economy. Source: Internet

Classical Egyptian period Isis nursing Horus ( Louvre During the Old Kingdom period, Isis was represented as the wife or assistant to the deceased pharaoh. Source: Internet

Edwards suggested that the pyramid was entered by robbers after the end of the Old Kingdom and sealed and then reopened more than once until Strabo's door was added. Source: Internet

Bees were also domesticated from at least the Old Kingdom, and they provided both honey and wax. Source: Internet

Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Old Kingdom. Source: Internet

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