Ancient Egyptians
A
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-17th century BC)
Queen
12th dynasty
(fl. c. late-19th century BC)
Queen
25th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-8th century BC)
Military commander
Ptolemaic
(fl. mid-1st century BC)
Diplomat
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-14th century BC)
Mistress
Ptolemaic
(fl. c. late-3rd century BC)
Minister
Ptolemaic
(fl. c. late-3rd century BC)
Queen
1st dynasty
(fl. c. 30th century BC)
Queen
17th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Queen
17th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Scribe
17th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-17th century BC)
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Pharaoh of the late 17th dynasty, his existence and complete name were confirmed by recent archeological discoveries.
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
(reigned c. 1549 BC – c. 1524 BC)
Princess
17th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Queen
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
King's son High Priest of Re
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late 15th century BC)
Military Commander
17th/18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid to late-16th century BC)
Prince
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Princess
17th/18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Princess / Queen
17th/18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Prince / Queen
17th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Princess
17th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Princess / Queen
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Princess
17th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Princess / Queen
17th/18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid to late-16th century BC)
Military Commander
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th to early-15th century BC)
Prince
17th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Princess
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Viceroy of Kush
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Princess / Queen
17th/18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Princess
17th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Viceroy of Kush
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
(reigned c. 1353 BC – c. 1336 BC)
Known before the 5th year of his reign as Amenhotep IV (or Amenophis IV). He abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on Aten. Also called Echnaton or Akhenaton.
King of Kush
(reigned c. 350 BC – c. 335 BC)
King of Kush
(fl. c. early-8th century BC)
Founder of the Napatan royal dynasty and was the first recorded prince of Nubia. He unified all of Upper Nubia from Meroë to the Third Cataract. His successors would comprise the 25th Dynasty of Egypt.
Prince
Ptolemaic
(40 BC – c. 29 BC)
King of Kush
(fl. c. mid-4th century BC)
King of Kush
(fl. c. late-5th century BC)
Pharaoh
26th dynasty
(reigned c. 570 BC – c. 526 BC)
Pharaoh
12th dynasty
(reigned c. 1991 BC – c. 1962 BC)
Pharaoh
12th dynasty
(reigned c. 1929 BC – c. 1895 BC)
Pharaoh
12th dynasty
(reigned c. 1860 BC – c. 1814 BC)
Pharaoh
12th dynasty
(reigned c. 1815 BC – c. 1806 BC)
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
(fl. c. early 18th century BC)
Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty. He appears as 'Sekhemkare' in the Turin King List.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-18th century BC)
Seventh king of the Thirteenth Dynasty according to the Turin Canon.
Nomarch
12th dynasty
(fl. 20th century BCE)
Also known as Ameny, a governor at Men'at Khufu during the reign of pharaoh Senusret I.
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-15th century BC)
Prince
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-15th century BC)
Prince
18th dynasty
(fl. c. early-14th century BC)
Prince
12th dynasty
(fl. c. early 19th century BC)
Vizier
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-15th century BC)
Pharaoh
21st dynasty
(reigned c. 1051 BC – c. 1047 BC)
Second pharaoh of the 21st dynasty. Only ruled 4 years.
Pharaoh
21st dynasty
(reigned c. 1001 BC – c. 992 BC)
Prince
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-15th century BC)
Princess
18th dynasty
(fl. c. early-14th century BC)
Viceroy of Kush
19th dynasty
(fl. c. early-13th century BC)
Scribe
Ramesside
(fl. c. late-12th century BC)
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
(reigned c. 1526 BC – c. 1506 BC)
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
(reigned c. 1427 BC – c. 1400 BC)
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
(reigned c. 1391 BC – c. 1353 BC)
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
Architect
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-14th century BC)
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-15th century BC)
High priest in the Temple of Amun.
High Priest of Amun
20th dynasty
(fl. c. late-12th century BC)
Prince
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-15th century BC)
High steward of Memphis
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-14th century BC)
Vizier
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-14th century BC)
Noble Woman
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-14th century BC)
God's Wife of Amun
25th dynasty
(fl. c. 714 BC – c. 700 BC)
Divine Adoratrice of Amun
25th dynasty
(fl. c. 650 BC – c. 640 BC)
Pharaoh
19th dynasty
(reigned c.1202 BC – c.1199 BC)
Noble man
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-15th century BC)
Prince
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-16th century BC)
Vizier
19th dynasty
(fl. c. late-13th century BC)
Vizier
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-15th century BC)
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-18th century BC)
Ruled during the early 13th dynasty. A pyramid in southern Dahshur was constructed for him. Possibly also known as Sehotepibre.
Governor of Sais
26th dynasty
(died c. 695 BCE)
Prince
19th dynasty
(fl. c. 1280 BC – c. 1250 BC)
Prince
20th dynasty
(fl. c. early-12th century BC)
Pharaoh
28th dynasty
(reigned 404 BC – 399 BC)
King of Kush
(fl. c. mid-6th century BC)
Pharaoh, prince or chieftain
15th or 16th dynasty or contemporaneous with 12th dynasty
(fl. c. late-19th to mid-17th century BC)
Obscur semitic ruler during the second intermediate period. Possibly a vassal of the Hyksos, a Hyksos prince, or a Canaanite chieftain contemporaneous with the 12th dynasty.
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
(fl. c. 30th century BC)
Second Prophet of Amun
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-15th century BC)
Viceroy of Kush
19th dynasty
(fl. c. 13th century BC)
Priest of Monthu
25th/26th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-8th century BC)
Best known under the name of Ankh-af-na-khonsu, and as the dedicant of the so-called Stela of Revealing
High Priest of Ptah
21st dynasty
(fl. c. mid-10th century BC)
Prince
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Queen
18th dynasty
(fl. c. late-14th century BC)
Princess
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-14th century BC)
Queen
6th dynasty
(fl. c. 24th century BC)
Queen
6th dynasty
(fl. c. 23rd century BC)
Queen
6th dynasty
(fl. c. 23rd century BC)
Queen
6th dynasty
(fl. c. 23rd century BC)
Prince, Vizier
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Official
22nd dynasty
(fl. c. mid-9th century BC)
Local King
Ptolemaic
(fl. early 2nd century BC)
Prince, Vizier
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
God's Wife of Amun
26th dynasty
(fl. c.mid-6th century BC)
Prince
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Nomarch of Hierakonpolis
10th/11th dynasty
(fl. c. 22nd century BC)
Vizier
13th dynasty
(fl. c. late 18th century BC)
King of Kush
(reigned c. 620 BC – c. 600 BC)
During his reign, Kush experienced a revival in its power in the region.
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-17th century BC)
Obscure pharaoh of Canaanite descent reigning in the late 14th Dynasty.
Pharaoh
15th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-16th century BC)
Pharaoh
15th or 16th dynasty
(fl. c. mid to late 17th century BC)
Vizier
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-14th century BC)
Pharaoh
26th dynasty
(reigned c. 589 BC – c. 567 BC)
King of Kush
(fl. c. mid-6th century BC)
Regent, Minister
Ptolemaic
(fl. c. early 2nd century BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
(c. 305 BC – c. 247 BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
(316 BC–270 BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
(c. 246 BC – 204 BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
(c. 68 BC–41 BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
fl. c. 4th century BC
High Priest of Ptah
21st dynasty
(fl. c. mid-11th century BC)
High Priest of Ptah
21st dynasty
(fl. c. mid-10th century BC)
King of Kush
(reigned c. 600 BC – c. 580 BC)
Queen
25th dynasty
(fl. c. late 8th century BC)
King of Kush
(reigned c. 656 BC – c. 640 BC)
Nubian king who was the successor of Tantamani, the last ruler of the 25th Nubian dynasty in Egypt. In contrast to his predecessor, Atlanersa's kingdom was restricted to the region of Kush south of Aswan.
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
(reigned c. 1323 BC – c.1319 BC)
Queen
13th dynasty
(fl. c. late-18th century BC)
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Vizier
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
High Priest of Amun
19th dynasty
(c. 1303 BC – c. 1213 BC)
Pharaoh
24th dynasty
(reigned 725 BC – 720 BC)
Vizier
26th dynasty
(7th century BCE)
Queen
20th dynasty
(fl. c. late-12th century BC)
Nomarch of Men'at Khufu
11th dynasty
(fl. c. 21st century BCE)
King of Kush
(fl. c. late-5th century BC)
Prince
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Chancellor
19th dynasty
(fl. c. late-13th century BC)
Vizier
11th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BC
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
Pharaoh
14th or 16th dynasty
fl. c. early to mid 17th century BC
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 23rd century BC
Royal Sculptor
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Princess
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-15th century BC)
Princess
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-14th century BC)
Queen
1st dynasty
(fl. 31st century BC)
Princess/Queen
Ptolemaic
(fl. 261 BC – 246 BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
(c. 340 BC – c. 275 BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
(c. 267 BC – c. 221 BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
(120 – 80 BC)
Queen
Ptolemaic
(77 BC – 55 BC)
Reigned 57 BC – 55 BC. She was a daughter of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra V. After Cleopatra V's death, Berenice assumed the throne but was forced to marry Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes. So she had him murdered to remain sole ruler. After Ptolemy XII retook the throne with the aid of Roman soldiers, he had Berenice executed.
Queen
1st dynasty
(fl. c. 30th century BC)
Mother of the pharaoh Semerkhet.
Queen
19th dynasty
(fl. c. 13th century BC)
Prince
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Son of Nefermaat, the eldest son of pharaoh Sneferu and Itet.
Queen
4th/5th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Her title as a priestess of Shepseskaf means she may have been a wife or daughter of Shepseskaf or she was the wife of king Thamphthis.
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Prince/Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
47 BC–30 BC
Last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt (reigned 44 BC – 30 BC). He was the son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar. He was killed on the orders of Octavian. Full name: Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar.
Servant to Cleopatra
Ptolemaic
c. 1st century BC
Trusted servant and advisor to the historical Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Died with Cleopatra.
Chephren
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
Cheops
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
Nomarch
Ptolemaic
c. 4th century BC
Greek of Naucratis in Egypt, was appointed by Alexander III of Macedon as nomarch of the Arabian district of Egypt and receiver of the tributes from all the districts of Egypt and the neighboring part of Africa (331 BC).
Queen
Ptolemaic
c. 204 BC – 176 BC
Reigned 181 BC – 176 BC. She was the daughter of the Seleucid king Antiochus III and queen Laodice III. As part of a peace treaty, Antiochus III agreed to Cleopatra I marrying Ptolemy V (193 BC). Upon her Ptolemy V's death (181 BC), Cleopatra I ruled on behalf of her young son, Ptolemy VI.
Queen
Ptolemaic
c. 185 BC – 116 BC
Reigned 169 BC – 145 BC, 130 BC – 127 BC, 124 BC – 116 BC. Cleopatra II was the daughter of Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I. She was the sister of, and later married, both Ptolemy VI (175 BC) and Ptolemy VIII (145 BC).
Queen
Ptolemaic
161 BC – 101 BC
Reigned 142 BC–131 BC and 127 BC – 101 BC. She was a daughter of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II. She married her uncle Ptolemy VIII. After the death of Ptolemy VIII (116 BC), Cleopatra III ruled with her eldest son Ptolemy IX and then with her second son Ptolemy X until Ptolemy X had her murdered.
Queen
Ptolemaic
c.135 BC – 112 BC
Daughter of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III. Cleopatra IV married her brother Ptolemy IX (c.119 BC), and later the Seleucid prince, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus. Cleopatra IV was executed at the orders of Antiochus VIII.
Queen
Ptolemaic
c. 95 BC – c. 57 BC
Illegitimate daughter of Ptolemy IX or a daughter of Ptolemy X. In 79 BC she married Ptolemy XII.
Queen
Ptolemaic
c. 75 BC – c. 58 BC
Older sister of Cleopatra VII and a daughter of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra V.
Queen
Ptolemaic
69 BC–30 BC
Reigned 51 BC – 30 BC. Mistress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Cleopatra ruled jointly with her father Ptolemy XII and later with her brothers, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV, whom she married. She had relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Queen
Ptolemaic
c.135 BC – 69 BC
Daughter of the Egyptian king Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III. She was married to Ptolemy IX and later to the Seleucid kings, Antiochus VIII, Antiochus IX, and Antiochus X.
Queen
Ptolemaic
40 BC – 6 AD
Only daughter of Cleopatra VII and Roman triumvir Mark Antony. She married King Juba II of Numidia. Sometimes called Cleopatra VIII.
Ptolemaic Princess Seleucid Queen
Ptolemaic
c. 2nd century BC
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Queen
18th dynasty
(fl. c. 14th century BC)
Vizier
11th dynasty
(fl. c. 21st century BC)
Egyptian vizier of the 11th dynasty during the reign of Mentuhotep II.
Magician
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-17th century BC)
Pharaoh of Egypt during the 13th dynasty. Also known as Tutimaios.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-17th century BC)
Native Egyptian king of the 16th Theban dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period. His Horus name was Djedneferre.
King of Cyrene
Ptolemaic
(c. 285 BC – c.249 BC)
Reigned 250 BC – c. 249 BC. He was a son of King Demetrius I of Macedon and Ptolemais. When the Cyrenaean king Magas died in 250 BC, his widow, Apama II summoned Demetrius from Macedonia to become king of Cyrenaica and marry her daughter Berenice II. Shortly after his marriage to Berenice, Demetrius and Apama became lovers. In a jealous rage, Berenice killed Demetrius. Also known as Demetrius the Handsome.
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
(fl. c. 30th century BC)
Son of Queen Merneith. He was the first to use the title King of the Two Lands, and the first depicted as wearing the double crowns.
High Priest of Ptah
19th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-13th century BC)
High Priest of Ptah during the reign of the 19th dynasty pharaoh, Ramesses II. Didia succeeded his father Pahemnetjer into the office.
Prince
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Son of Queen Meresankh II and either pharaoh Djedefre or pharaoh Khafre. Also known as Djati, Zaty, Zati.
Vizier
6th dynasty
(fl. c. 23rd century BC)
Member of an influential family from Abydos; his mother was the vizier Nebet. His two sisters Ankhesenpepi I and Ankhesenpepi II married Pharaoh Pepi I.
Prince
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Son of Pharaoh Khufu and brother of pharaohs Djedefre and Khafre. Also known as Hordjedef.
Djedefptah
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Reigned c. 2566 BC – c. 2558 BC, the son and immediate successor of Khufu. Djedefre was the first king to use the title Son of Ra, which is seen as an indication of the growing popularity of the cult of the solar god Ra. Also known as Radjedef.
Pharaoh
30th dynasty
(fl. c. 4th century BC)
Reigned 362–360 BC. He was the son and immediate successor of Nakhtnebef. Also known as Djedher, Takhos and Teos.
Prince
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Son of Rahotep and Nofret and nephew of the pharaoh Khufu.
Priest
Ancient Egyptian priest who lived between 2,000 and 4,000 years ago.
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
Reigned c. 2414 BC – c. 2375 BC
Built his pyramid at Saqqara instead of Abusir. Also referred to as Tancheres.
Pharaoh
7t dynasty
(fl. c. 22nd century BC)
7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
High Priest of Amun
21st dynasty
(fl. c. mid-11th century BC)
High Priest of Amun in Thebes. He was a son of Pinedjem I and succeeded his brother Masaherta during a time of great turmoil in the city of Thebes.
Prophet of Amun
22nd dynasty
(fl. c. mid-10th century BC)
Served as the 3rd or 4th Prophet of Amun and was the husband of Nestanebtishru (who was the daughter of Pinudjem II and Neskhons) during the reign of pharaoh Shoshenq.
Queen
3rd dynasty
(fl. c. 27th century BC)
Probably a wife of the 3rd dynasty Egyptian king Huni.
Princess
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Daughter of Nefermaat, the eldest son of pharaoh Sneferu and Itet.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
(fl. c. late-17th century BC)
Egyptian pharaoh belonging to the Theban 16th dynasty based in Upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate period. Also called Djehuty Sekhemresementawy or Thuty.
Nomarch of Hermopolis Magna
12th dynasty
(fl. 20th-19th century BCE)
Mainly known for the fine decorations on his tomb depicting how colossal statues were transported.
General
18th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-15th century BC)
General under the Egyptian king Thutmosis III in the 18th dynasty. He led Egyptian forces in the capture of Joffa (modern Jaffa) in Canaan. Also referred to as Thuti or Thutii.
King of Hermopolis Magna
25th dynasty
(fl. late-8th century BCE)
Local pharaoh at Hermopolis Magna, vassal of the 25th dynasty.
Nomarch of Hermopolis Magna
11th-12th dynasty
(fl. 21st-20th century BCE)
Known for his large funerary equipment, exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
(fl. c. 31st century BC)
Second or third pharaoh of the 1st dynasty of Egypt.
Queen
3rd dynasty
(fl. c. 27th century BC)
Wife of pharaoh Sekhemkhet from the 3rd dynasty. They were possibly the parents of pharaoh Khaba, Sekhemkhet's successor.
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
(fl. c. 30th century BC)
Egyptian pharaoh of the 1st dynasty. Also referred to as Wadj, Zet, and Uadji or Uenephes.
Pharaoh
3rd dynasty
(reigned c. 2668 BC – c. 2649 BC)
Best-known pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty of Egypt. He commissioned his official, Imhotep, to build the Step Pyramid for him at Saqqara. Also referred to as Netjerikhet, Tosarthros, Zoser, Dzoser, Zozer, Dsr, Djeser, Djésèr, Horus-Netjerikhet, and Horus-Netjerichet.
King
Predynastic
(fl. c. 32nd century BC)
Prince
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Probably a son of Prince Kawab (son of Khufu) and Hetepheres II.
Vizier
4th dynasty
(fl. c. 26th century BC)
Son of King Khafre and Queen Meresankh III.
Queen
20th dynasty
(fl. c. mid-12th century BC)
Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses IV and mother of Ramesses V.
Princess / Queen
21st dynasty
(fl. c. early-11th century BC)
Probably the daughter of Ramesses XI, last king of the 20th dynasty, and queen Tentamun. She married Pinedjem I, the Theban High Priest of Amun who effectively ruled Upper Egypt during the reign of Ramesses XI.
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Mathematician
Ptolemaic
c. 276 BC – c. 195 BC
Mathematician
Ptolemaic
(fl. c. late 4th century BC)
Greek mathematician, known as the "Father of Geometry". He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I. In his best-known work, Elements, Euclid deduced the principles of what is now called Euclidean geometry. Euclid also wrote on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, number theory, and rigor.
Queen
Ptolemaic
(fl. c. late 4th century BC)
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Tutor of Arsinoe IV, Military Commander
Ptolemaic
(fl. c. 60 BC – 47 BC)
Tutor of Cleopatra VII's half-sister and rival, Arsinoë IV. During the civil war Ganymedes commanded Arsinoës' forces. In 47 BC Caesar won a decisive battle against Ganymedes who perished after fleeing the battle.
Princess
21st dynasty
(fl. c. late-11th century BC)
Egyptian priestess, daughter of Menkheperre, High Priest of Amun. Her mother was Princess Isetemkheb, a daughter of Pharaoh Psusennes I.
King of Tanis
25th dynasty
(fl. c. early-7th century BCE)
Local pharaoh at Tanis after the fall of the Tanite 22nd dynasty.
Queen
18th dynasty
(fl. c. early-14th century BC)
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Pharaoh
29th dynasty
reigned 393 BC – 380 BC
Overthrew his predecessor Psammuthes. Hakor revolted against his overlord, the Persian King Artaxerxes, and with the support of Athenian mercenaries held off the Persians in a three-year war between 385 and 383 BC.
Egyptian noble
11th dynasty
21st to 20th century BC
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
High Priest of Amun
25th dynasty
fl. 7th century BC
Astronomer
Ptolemaic
fl. c. 3rd century BC
Astronomer who lived in Ptolemaic Egypt during the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Governor
6th dynasty
fl. c. 23rd century BC
Governor of Upper Egypt and overseer of caravans. His primary business was trade with Nubia, forging political bonds with local leaders and preparing the ground for an Egyptian expansion into Nubia. Also known as Herkhuf or Hirkhuf.
High Priest of Ptah
21st dynasty
fl. c. late-11th century BC
Contemporary of Pharaoh Psusennes I.
Pharaoh
23rd dynasty
fl. c. mid-9th century BC
King of Thebes during the early years of the reign of 22nd dynasty pharaoh Osorkon II.
High Priest of Amun
22nd dynasty
fl. c. late-9th century BC
High Priest of Amun during the reigns of the pharaohs Osorkon II, Shoshenq III and Pedubast I.
King of Meroe
fl. c. early 4th-century BC
Kushite King of Meroe (reigned c. 404 BC – c. 369 BC). Probably the son of Queen Atasamale and King Amanineteyerike. His wives were Batahaliye and probably Pelkha.
Chief Steward
25th dynasty
c. 8th century BC
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
reigned c. 1479 BC – c. 1458 BC
Wife of Tuthmose II. Served as regent for her stepson Tuthmose III and eventually had herself depicted as Pharaoh.
Hatshepsut-Merytre
Queen
18th dynasty
Princess
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Her father was Pharaoh Djedkare. Also known as Hedjetnub.
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Wife of Pharaoh Khafre. Her son was the vizier Sekhemkare.
Royal Seal-bearer
1st dynasty
fl. c. 30th century BC
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
May have been a daughter or granddaughter of Khafre. She did not hold the title king's wife. She is mainly known from her tomb, which is located in the central field of Giza.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Prince Nefermaat and his wife Itet. He is believed to be the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
Priestess
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Egyptian Theban priestess who lived during the 19th dynasty.
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Princess and queen, one of the eight wives of 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II. Either a daughter or a younger sister of Ramesses II as well as his wife.
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Sneferu and married her elder half-brother Khufu.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Daughter of Egyptian 18th dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. She was a sister of Pharaoh Akhenaten.
Priestess
21st dynasty
fl. c. 1000 BCE
Priestess and chantress of Amun at Thebes, mainly known for the alleged traces of cocaine and other New-World drugs on her mummy.
Princess
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari.
Princess
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid-11th century BC
Her father was Pinedjem I, High Priest of Amun and de facto ruler of Southern Egypt and her mother was Duathathor-Henuttawy, a daughter of Ramesses XI.
God's Wife of Amun
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-10th century BC
God's Wife of Amun during the 21st dynasty. Her father was Pinedjem II, High Priest of Amun and her mother was Isetemkheb, Singer of Amun.
Chantress of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. early-10th century BC
Chantress of Amun during the 21st dynasty. Her father was Menkheperre, High Priest of Amun and her husband was Smendes II, High Priest of Amun.
Queen
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Great Royal Wife of Ramesses V. Also known as Ta-Henutwati.
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Nomarch of Elephantine
6th dynasty
fl. c. 23rd century BCE
Viceroy of Kush
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th-12th century BC
General, High Priest of Amun, Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-11th century BC
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 31st century BC
Physician, noble man
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Official, physician and scribe who served under the pharaoh Djoser.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of pharaoh Sneferu and his half-sister, Queen Hetepheres I. Hetepheres married her younger half-brother Ankhhaf, who was a vizier.
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of pharaoh Huni, Hetepheres is considered to have been the wife of Sneferu. Hetepheres was the mother of Princess Hetepheres and King Khufu.
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Khufu, during his reign she married her brother, the Crown Prince Kawab, with whom she had at least one child, a daughter named Meresankh III.
Queen
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Only known wife of Pharaoh Djoser.
Vizier
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century
Served during the reign of the 20th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses III.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century
Pharaoh of the 13th dynasty, also called Awibre, known for his intact tomb treasure, in particular his Ka-statue.
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
fl. 31st century BC
Probably the second pharaoh of the 1st dynasty of Egypt.
King's Son
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Pharaoh Khufu. He married his half-sister Meresankh II and they had daughters named Nefertkau III and Nebty-tepites. Also known as Baefhor or Horbaf.
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-14th to early-13th century BC
Last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (reigned c. 1319 BC – c. 1292 BC). Before he became pharaoh, Horemheb was the commander in chief of the army for Tutankhamen and Ay and the legitimate heir of Tutankhamen. He appointed his vizier Paramesse as his successor, who would assume the throne as Ramesses I.
High Priest of Ptah
20th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Served at the very end of the reign of the 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II. Hori succeeded Neferronpet in office. Hori was a son of prince Khaemwaset and hence a grandson of Ramesses II.
Viceroy of Kush
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Son of Kama, was Viceroy of Kush under the 19th dynasty pharaoh Siptah. He continued to serve under the 20th dynasty pharaohs Setnakhte and Ramesses III.
Vizier
19th/20th dynasty
fl. c. early to mid-12th century BC
Served during the reigns of the 19th and 20th dynasty pharaohs Sethi II, Siptah, Tawosret, Setnakhte and Ramesses III. Hori II was the son of the High Priest of Ptah Hori I and the grandson of Prince Khaemweset.
Viceroy of Kush
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Ason of the Viceroy of Kush, Hori I, and also served as Viceroy of Kush.
King's Son
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-9th century BC
Son of pharaoh Osorkon II. He was appointed by his father to the office of chief priest of Amun at Tanis to strengthen Osorkon's authority in Lower Egypt but Hornakht died at age 10.
Pharaoh
Between the 1st and 2nd dynasties
fl. c. 2900 BC
Ephemeral ruler during the interregnum from the 1st to the 2nd dynasty
Pharaoh
2nd or 3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Enigmatic pharaoh reigning in the confused mid-2nd dynasty or in the 3rd dynasty.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. 17th century BC
Pharaoh
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 29th century BC
First king of the 2nd dynasty of Egypt. (or Boethos)
King
pre-dynastic
Noble man
Ptolemaic
fl. c. late-3rd century BC
Nubian noble who led Upper Egypt's secession from the rule of Ptolemy IV Philopator in 205 BC. His name is some times given as Hurganophor, Haronnophris, Harmachis, Hyrgonaphor, Herwennefer, or Horwennefer.
Divine Adoratrice
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century
Mother of Merytre-Hatshepsut, the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose III.
Priest
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BC
Pharaoh
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Last pharaoh of Egypt of the 3rd dynasty. He was the successor to Khaba.
High Priest of Ptah
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
High Priest of Ptah during the reign of the 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II. Huy was succeeded by Pahemnetjer.
Steward of Queen Tiye
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Superintendent of the Royal Harem, Superintendent of the Treasury and Superintendent of the House, all titles that are associated with Queen Tiye, mother of Akhenaten.
I
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Steward
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-7th century BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. 17th century BC
Ibiau, Ibiaw or Wahibre Ibiau was an Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty.
Vizier
13th dynasty
fl. c. 17th century BC
Architect, Vizier
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. late-18th century BC
Imyremeshaw Smenkhkare was an Egyptian king of the 13th dynasty.
Rebel Leader
Persian Occupation
fl. c. mid-5th century BC
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Queen
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Architect
18th dynasty
fl. late-16th and early 15th century BC
Princess
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Local King
Third Intermediate Period
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Nefermaat, the eldest son of pharaoh Sneferu and Itet.
Pharaoh
11th dynasty
c. mid-22nd century BC
Nomarch of Thebes during the first intermediate period, later considered a founding figure of the 11th dynasty.
Pharaoh
11th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Pharaoh
11th dynasty
reigned c. 2118 BC – c. 2069 BC
Pharaoh
11th dynasty
reigned c. 2069 BC – c. 2060 BC
Intef III Nakhtnebtepnefer was a king during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. late-18th century BC
Intef V Sehetepkare was an Egyptian king. His name is also written as Antef V or Inyotef V.
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Intef VIII Sekhemreheruhirmaat ruled during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was divided between the Theban-based 17th dynasty in Upper Egypt and the Hyksos 15th dynasty who controlled Lower and part of Middle Egypt. His name is also written as Antef VIII.
General
11th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BC
Vizier
12th dynasty
fl. c. mid-20th century BC
Royal Nurse
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-16th century BC
Queen
5th/ 6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 23rd century BC
Pharaoh
Predynastic
fl. c. 32nd century BC
High official
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Nefermaat, the eldest son of pharaoh Sneferu and Itet.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Princess-Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Princess, God's Wife of Amun
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Queen
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Princess
21st dynasty
fl. c. late 11th century BC
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Priest
Roman Period
fl. c. 2nd century AD
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Nefermaat, the eldest son of pharaoh Sneferu and Itet.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Nefermaat, the eldest son of pharaoh Sneferu, and of Itet.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Priest
26th dynasty
fl. c. 5th century BC
Egyptian priest and administer of palaces. His undisturbed tomb was found in 1994.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
c. 1790 BC or 1740 BC
Only record of this Pharaoh comes from the Turin King List.
Vizier
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of king Khafre. His name is also written as Yunre.
High Priest of Amun
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-10th century BC
Pharaoh
23rd dynasty
fl. c. late-9th century BCE
Local Ruler
Third Intermediate Period
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Vizier
Late New Kingdom
High Priest of Amun
22nd dynasty
fl. c. early-9th century BCE
Pharaoh
11th-12th dynasty
fl. early-20th century BCE
Vizier
13th dynasty
fl. 18th century BC
Vizier under pharaohs Khendjer and Imyremeshaw.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
K
Priest
4th-5th Dynasty
fl. 25th-26th century BC
Also called Sheikh el-Beled, he was a priest and scribe known for his wooden statue from Saqqara
King
Pre-dynastic
fl. c. 32nd-31st century BC
Ka, also Sekhem Ka or Ka-Sekhen, was a Predynastic pharaoh of Upper Egypt.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Director of the Palace
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Vizier
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Vizier
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Queen
22nd dynasty
fl. c. early 9th century BC
Queen
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-10th century BC
Queen
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-9th century BC
Queen
23rd dynasty
fl. c. mid-9th century BC
God's Wife of Amun
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-9th century BC
King of Kush
Second Intermediate Period
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
King of the Kushite Dynasty (reigned c. 760 BC – c. 752 BC). Kashta ruled Nubia and he also exercised a strong degree of control over Upper Egypt. During his reign, the native Kushite population adopted Egyptian traditions, religion and culture.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Princess
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Queen
12th dynasty or Second Intermediate Period
fl. c. late-20th century BC
Pharaoh
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Noble
Persian Occupation
fl. mid-4th century BC
Noble based at Sais in Lower Egypt. During the second Persian occupation of Egypt (343–332 BC) he led a revolt against the Persian rule with his eldest son. During the 330s BC, Khabash led an invasion into the kingdom of Kush but was defeated by king Nastasen. Also known as Khababash.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early- to mid-18th century BC
Artisan
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Prince, High Priest of Ptah
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Prince, High Priest of Ptah
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Vizier
20th dynasty
fl. c. late-12th century BC
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Princess
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Pharaoh
15th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century
King
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Thought to be the last king of the 2nd dynasty of Egypt. He led several significant military campaigns and built several monuments, still extant, mentioning war against the Northerners.
Guardian in the Place of Truth
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
King
Pre-dynastic
Predynastic ancient Egyptian king who ruled in the Nile Delta.
Queen
26th dynasty
fl. c. late-7th century BC
Probably the wife of the 26th dynasty pharaoh Necho II. She was the mother of his successor, Psamtik II.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. late 18th century BC
Earliest known Semitic king of an Egyptian dynasty.
Queen
12th dynasty
fl. c. early-19th century BC
Queen
12th dynasty
fl. c. mid-19th century BC
Queen
12th dynasty
fl. c. late-19th century BC
Queen
25th dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 31st century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Nomarch of Asyut
10th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BCE
Nomarch of Asyut, loyal to the pharaohs of Herakleopolis.
Nomarch of Asyut
10th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BCE
Treasurer
11th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BCE
Vizier
12th dynasty
fl. c. late-19th century BC
Royal Manicurist
5th dynasty
Nomarch of Men'at Khufu
12th dynasty
fl. c. early-20th century BCE
Nomarch of Men'at Khufu under pharaoh Amenemhat I.
Nomarch of Men'at Khufu
12th dynasty
fl. c. 20th-19th century BCE
Nomarch of Men'at Khufu under Amenemhat II and Senusret II, known for his remarkable tomb at Beni Hasan.
Vizier
12th dynasty
fl. c. early-19th century BC
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Second pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty (reigned c.2589 BC – c.2566 BC). He is generally accepted as being the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Greek name: Cheops.
Vizier
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Pharaoh
8th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BCE
Pharaoh
n.d.
n.d.
Extremely poorly known pharaoh, tentatively attributed to various dynasties from the First to the Second Intermediate Period.
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Pharaoh
15th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
King of the Hyksos 15th dynasty of Egypt. Also known as Seuserenre Khyan, Khian' or Khayan.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
L
Queen
26th dynasty
fl. c. 6th century BC
Ptolemaic
fl. c. 4th century BC
Princess
Ptolemaic
fl. c. 3rd century BC
Prince
Ptolemaic
fl. c. late 3rd century BC
M
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Daughter of the Hittite king Hattusili III and his wife Queen Pudukhepa. She was a sister of Hittite king Tudhaliya IV. Maathorneferure married the Egyptian 19th dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II.
God's Wife of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid to late-11th century BC
Daughter of High Priest of Amun, Pinedjem I, who was the de facto ruler of Southern Egypt from 1070 BC onwards.
Queen
21st dynasty
fl. c. late-10th century BC
Wife of pharaoh Osorkon I and the mother of pharaoh Sheshonk II. Maatkare was a daughter of Psusennes II.
King of Cyrene
Ptolemaic
fl. c. mid-3rd century BC
Following the death of Ptolemy I, Magas tried to gain independence for Cyrene, until he crowned himself king around 276 BC. Magas and Antiochus agreed on a joint attack on Egypt but the armies of Ptolemy II defeated them. Magas managed to maintain Cyrene's independence until his death.
Noble
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Chief of Police at Akhetaten.
Wet-Nurse
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Wet-nurse of the Egyptian 18th dynasty king Tutankhamun.
Noble
18th dynasty
fl. c. late 15th century BC
Egyptian noble of Nubian origin. He probably lived during the rule of the 18th dynasty king Thutmose IV. He probably grew up in the royal nursery as a prince of a vassal territory and as an adult was an advisor or bodyguard to the pharaoh.
King of Kush
fl. c. mid-5th century BC
Kushite King of Meroe (reigned c.463 BC – c.435 BC). Malewiebamani's mother was probably Queen Saka'aye. Malewiebamani was the son of either Nasakhma (whom he succeeded) or Siaspiqa.
Historian, Priest
Ptolemaic
fl. c. mid-3rd century BC
Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos who lived during the Ptolemaic era. He was probably a priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. Manetho wrote the Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt) which is of great interest to Egyptologists and used as evidence for the chronology of the reigns of pharaohs.
High Priest of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid-11th century BC
Succeeded his father, Pinedjem I, who had been also been the de facto ruler of Upper Egypt from 1070 BC. Masaharta's mother was Duathathor-Henuttawy, the daughter of Ramesses XI.
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
High Priest of Amun during the reign of king Akhenaten.
Treasurer
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-14th century BC
Overseer of the Treasury during the reign of the pharaohs Tutankhamun, Ay and Horemheb. Maya collected taxes and performed other services such as supervising the preparation of their tombs.
Queen
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-7th century BC
Daughter of the High Priest of Re Harsiese, and the Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Psamtik I. Mehytenweskhet was the mother of Necho II, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun Nitocris I and a daughter, Meryetneith.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.
Treasurer
11th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BC
Chancellor (treasurer) and chief steward during the reign of the 11th dynasty Egyptian kings Mentuhotep II and Mentuhotep III.
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
fl. 31st century BC
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Minor foreign-born wife of pharaoh Thutmose III who was buried in a lavishly furnished rock-cut tomb in Wady Gabbanat el-Qurud.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
May have been a son of king Niuserre. Queen Meresankh IV and Queen Khuit I may have been consorts for Menkauhor. Menkauhor's successor, Djedkare Isesi, may have been his son.
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Reigned c. 2532 BC – c. 2503 BC, and ordered the construction of the third and smallest of the Pyramids of Giza. His chief queen was Khamerernebty II. He was the successor of Khafre.
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
High Priest of Amun during the reign of pharaoh Thutmose III. He was possibly the uncle of Menkheperreseneb II.
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
High Priest of Amun, Superintendent of the Gold and Silver Treasuries and Chief of the Overseers of Craftsmen. He served during the reign of pharaoh Thutmose III.
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
One of two known sons of Pharaoh Thutmose III and his wife Merytre-Hatshepsut.
High Priest of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. late-11th century BC
Son of pharaoh Pinedjem I and queen Henuttawy. He was the High Priest of Amun at Thebes and de facto ruler of southern Egypt. Menkheperre married his niece Isetemkheb, daughter of his brother Psusennes I and wife Wiay.
Artisan, Scribe
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Egyptian artisan and "Scribe of the Fields of the Lord of the Two Lands" probably during the reign of the 18th dynasty king Thutmose IV.
Prince,
20th dynasty
fl. c. 12th century BC
One of the sons of Ramesses III and Iset Ta-Hemdjert
Prince
20th dynasty
fl. c. late-12th century BC
Egyptian prince during the 20th dynasty, a son of Pharaoh Ramesses IX.
Treasurer
12th dynasty
fl. c. late-20th century BC
Egyptian official and treasurer under the 12th dynasty pharaoh Senusret I.
Queen
16th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th century BC
Possibly the queen consort of the pharaoh Djehuti Sekhemresementawy.
Pharaoh
11th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Local Egyptian prince at Thebes who became the first acknowledged ruler of the 11th dynasty by assuming the title of first supreme chief of Upper Egypt and, later, declaring himself king over all Egypt.
Pharaoh
11th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BC
Son of Intef III and Iah. His wife was Tem. His only known son was Mentuhotep III. He was able to effectively reunite ancient Egypt for the first time since the 6th dynasty.
Pharaoh
11th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BC
Continued the building program of his father Mentuhotep II.
Pharaoh
11th dynasty
fl. c. 20th century BC
Last king of the Egyptian 11th Dynasty (reigned c. 1997 BC – c. 1991 BC).
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. late-18th century BC
Pharaoh of Egypt in the 13th dynasty.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th century BC
Pharaoh of Egypt of the 16th Theban dynasty based in Upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. His predecessor was Sekhemre Sankhtawy Neferhotep III. Mentuhotep VI was succeeded by Nebiriau I.
Pharaoh
16th or 17th dynasty
fl. c. 1630 BC
Pharaoh during the fragmented second intermediate period ruling over little more than Thebes itself.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Minor foreign-born wife of the 18th dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III who was buried in a lavishly furnished rock-cut tomb in Wady Gabbanat el-Qurud.
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
fl. c. early-17th century BC
Vizier
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
First served at the court of the pharaoh Teti, possibly became vizier during the reign of Userkare, and was dismissed during the reign of Pepi I. (or Unisankh and Fefi)
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
fl. c. 23rd century BC
Son of Pepi I and Ankhesenpepi I.
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Briefly king during the 6th dynasty of Egypt (reigned c. 2184 BC – c. 2183 BC), succeeding his long-lived father Pepi II Neferkare.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Rahotep and Nofret and niece of pharaoh Khufu.
Vizier
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Vizier to the pharaoh Teti and married Teti's daughter, Hert-watet-khet.
Priestess
fl. c. 8th century BC
Ancient Egyptian singer-priestess in the inner sanctum at the temple in Karnak.
Queen
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Possibly a lesser wife of pharaoh Huni. Meresankh was the mother of the 4th dynasty pharaoh Sneferu.
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Khufu and Queen Meritites I. She was probably married her half-brother Djedefre, but it is also possible she married the pharaoh Khafre.
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Hetepheres II and Prince Kawab. She married king Khafre.
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Could have been queen to king Menkauhor Kaiu or Djedkare Isesi.
Princess
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Her father was Pharaoh Djedkare.
Queen
12th dynasty
fl. c. mid-19th century BC
Probably the wife of Senusret III. She was the first Egyptian queen consort to bear the title Great Royal Wife, which became the standard title for chief wives of pharaohs.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Son and successor of Merneferre Ay and a king of the late 13th dynasty of Egypt.
Pharaoh
21st dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BC
Pharaoh during the 10th dynasty of Egypt who controlled territories based around Herakleopolis.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Thutmose III and Merytre-Hatshepsut.
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Daughter and later Great Royal Wife of the 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II. Her name is also written as Meritamun, Merytamen, Merytamun, and Meryt-Amen.
Princess-Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Wife of pharaoh Smenkhkare. Meritaten was a daughter of pharaoh Akhenaten and queen Nefertiti. Meritaten also may have ruled as pharaoh in her own right under the name, Ankhkheperure Neferneferuaten.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Probably the daughter of Meritaten, the eldest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten.
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Sneferu. Meritites married her elder half-brother the pharaoh Khufu.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of pharaoh Khufu and his younger half-sister Meritites I. She married Akhethotep, who was a Director of the Palace.
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Wife of king Pepi I.
Physician
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 28th century BC
Female physician who lived during the 2nd dynasty in Egypt.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Poorly known pharaoh of the late 13th dynasty during the second intermediate period.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Poorly known pharaoh of the late 13th dynasty during the second intermediate period.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Longest reigning king of the 13th Dynasty.
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 30th century BC
Queen consort and a regent of Egypt during the 1st dynasty. She may have been a ruler of Egypt in her own right. She was king Djet's senior royal wife and the mother of Den.
Pharaoh
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid to late-13th century BC
Son of Ramesses II. Merneptah had to carry out several military campaigns during his reign,including against the Libyans, who he defeated with the assistance of the Sea Peoples.
Prince
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Egyptian prince during the 19th dynasty, who was probably the son of the pharaoh Merenptah.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Minor foreign-born wife of the 18th dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III who was buried in a lavishly furnished rock-cut tomb in Wady Gabbanat el-Qurud.
Official
11th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BC
Egyptian official under king Mentuhotep II during the 11th dynasty. Meru was overseer of sealers at the royal court and therefore one of the highest state officials.
High Priest of Re
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Egyptian prince and High Priest of Re, the son of the 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II and Nefertari.
High Priest of Re
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Egyptian prince and High Priest of Re. He was a son of the 20th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses III.
Pharaoh
10th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BCE
Possibly the founder of the Herakleopolite 10th dynasty.
Pharaoh
9th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BCE
Likely the founder of the Herakleopolite 9th dynasty, thus the Greek Achthoes. Also known as Meryibtawy.
Viceroy of Kush
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
High Priest of Amun during the reign of the 18th dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III.
High Priest of the Aten
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Hereditary Noble and High Official and Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the King which emphasised his close relationship to the 18th dynasty king Akhenaten.
Steward
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Vizier
19th Dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Served during the reign of the 19th dynasty pharaoh Merenptah.
Vizier
6th Dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Served as vizier to Pepi I. He was the son of the vizier Mereruka. His mother was princess Sesheshet Watetkhetor.
Queen
18th Dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Nomarch of Asyut
11th Dynasty
fl. c. 2000 BCE
Known for his tomb in Asyut and particularly for the several soldier models within.
Prince
2nd Dynasty
fl. c. late 27th century BC
Son of a king of the late 2nd Dynasty or early 3rd Dynasty.
Prince
4th Dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Probably a son of Prince Kawab and Hetepheres II. He was a grandson of Pharaoh Khufu.
Vizier
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Pharaoh Khufu. His mother may have been Queen Henutsen. He served as vizier during his father's reign.
Nobleman
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Great-nephew of Minkhaf I and great-grandson of Khufu.
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
High Priest of Amun during the reign of Ahmose I, an 18th dynasty king of Egypt.
Overseer of the Works
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Overseer of works for the 18th dynasty pharaohs Thutmose III and Amenhotep II and took part in expeditions to Syria and Nubia.
Supervisor of Palace Attendants, Overseer of Messengers
5th dynasty
Known from a statue.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Egyptian noblewoman and possibly the sister of the 18th dynasty Great Royal Wife Nefertiti. (or Benretmut)
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Minor wife of the 18th dynasty Egyptian king Thutmose IV and the mother of Amenhotep III.
Pharaoh
29th dynasty
fl. c. early-4th century BCE
Maybe an ephemeral pharaoh usurper of the 29th dynasty.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-14th century BC
Also known as Mutnedjemet, Mutnodjmet, and Mutnodjemet. She was the Great Royal Wife of Horemheb, the last king of the 18th dynasty.
Queen
21st dynasty
fl. c. late-11th century BC
Great Royal Wife of her brother, Psusennes I, and was the mother of Pharaoh Amenemope. She was the daughter of the High Priest of Amun, Pinedjem I.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-16th century BC
Queen of Thutmose I, and the mother of Thutmose II. She was probably a daughter of Ahmose I and a sister of Amenhotep I.
N
Astronomer
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Nakhthoreb
Pharaoh
30th dynasty
General
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
General during the reign of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Nakhtmin may have been the son and heir of Pharaoh Ay but died before the end of the Ay's reign.
Nakhtnebef
Pharaoh
30th dynasty
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 31st century BC
Wife to king Djer.
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Vizier of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nakhtpaaten succeeded the vizier Ramose in office. Known from his tomb in Amarna.
Queen
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-6th century BC
Wife of pharaoh Amasis II. Name also written as Nakhtbastetiru.
Queen
25th dynasty
fl. c. late-8th century BC
Naparaye was the daughter of King Piye and the sister-wife of King Taharqa.
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
fl. c. 31st century BC
Pharaoh who is thought to be the successor to the proto-dynastic pharaohs Scorpion and/or Ka, and possibly the unifier of Egypt and founder of the 1st dynasty, and therefore the first pharaoh of all Egypt.
King of Kush
fl. c. mid-5th century BC
Kushite King of Meroe. He was the successor to king Siaspiqa. (or Nasakhmaqa)
King of Kush
fl. c. late-4th century BC
King of Kush (reigned c. 335 BC – c. 310 BC). Probably the son of King Harsiotef and Queen Pelkha and his wife may have been Sekhmakh. Nastasen defeated an invasion of Kush from Upper Egypt led by a local ruler, Khabbash.
Princess
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid-11th century BC
Also known as Nany or Entiuny. She was probably a daughter of High Priest, later Pharaoh Pinedjem I.
Vizier
18th- 19th dynasty
fl. c. early to mid-13th century BC
Vizier during the late 18th and early 19th dynasties of Egypt. He held that office from the reign of Horemheb to the reign of Ramesses II.
High steward
13th dynasty
c. 1730 BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of pharaoh Khafre and queen Meresankh III. He was Chief Justice and Vizier to the pharaoh Menkaure.
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Wife of king Unas.
Vizier
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Female vizier who held the office during the reign of Pepi I. Nebet's two daughters, Ankhesenpepi I and Ankhesenpepi II married Pepi I. She was married to Khui and their son Djau was a vizier.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Daughter of Amenhotep III and wife Tiye. She was a younger sister of Akhenaten.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Granddaughter of Pharaoh Thutmose IV and the daughter of Prince Siatum.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Thutmose III and his wife Merytre-Hatshepsut.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Queen of an unidentified Pharaoh. Her name is only known from an alabaster canopic fragment found in the valley of the Queens.
Princess- Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Daughter and a Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Ramesses II.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
Also known as Nebiryerawet I. A pharaoh of the 16th Theban dynasty based in Upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
fl. c. 19th century BC
Also known as Nebiryerawet II. A pharaoh of the 16th Theban dynasty based in Upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.
Vizier
16th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
Ancient Egyptian official under king Senusret III.
Pharaoh
9th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Pharaoh
16th or 17th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
Prince, High Priest of Re
20th dynasty
fl. c. late-12th century BC
High Priest of Re in Heliopolis. He was probably a son of Ramesses IX.
High Priest of Amun
19th dynasty
fl. c. early-13th century BC
High Priest of Amun under pharaoh Seti I. Nebneteru's wife, Merytre, was Chief of the Harem of Amun.
Nebnuni
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
Nebre
Pharaoh
2nd dynasty
Pharaoh
14th Dynasty
fl. c. early 17th century BC
Queen
18th Dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Wife of the 18th dynasty king, Thutmose III.
Princess
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Djedkare.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Nebty-tepites was a daughter of Prince Horbaef and his half-sister Meresankh II. After Horbaef's death, Meresankh married either the pharaoh Djedefra or the pharaoh Khafre.
High Priest of Osiris
18th dynasty
fl. c. 15th century BCE
High Priest of Amun
19th dynasty
fl. c. early-13th century BC
High Priest of Amun at the beginning of the reign of Ramesses II. Prior to that, Nebwenenef had served as High Priest of Anhur and High Priest of Hathor during the reign of Seti I.
Neby
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
King of Sais
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-7th century BC
Also known as Nekau I. Governor of the Egyptian city of Sais. He was the first attested local Saite king of the 26th dynasty of Egypt (reigned c. 672 BC–c. 664 BC). He was killed by an invading Kushite force under Tantamani.
Pharaoh
26th dynasty
fl. c. late-7th century BC
Also known as Nekau II (reigned c. 610 BC–c. 595 BC). Following the collapse of the Assyrian Empire, the Babylonians under Nebuchadrezzar II fought the armies of Pharaoh Necho II. The Egyptians were defeated and eventually expelled from Syria.
Pharaoh
30th dynasty
reigned 380 BC – 362 BC
Also known as Nekhtnebef. Nectanebo deposed and killed Nefaarud II, starting the last dynasty of Egyptian kings. He spent much of his reign defending his kingdom against Persian reconquest but still erected many monuments and temples.
Pharaoh
30th dynasty
reigned 360 BC – 343 BC
Also known as Nakhthoreb, the last king of the 30th dynasty and the last native Egyptian ruler in antiquity. He was placed on the throne by the Spartan king Agesilaus II, who helped him overthrow Teos and fight off a rival pretender. Nectanebo II was defeated by the Persian king Artaxerxes III, and went into exile in Nubia. Egypt once again became a satrapy of the Persian Empire.
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Wife of pharaoh Pepi I.
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Rahotep and Nofret and niece of pharaoh Khufu.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early- to mid-18th century BC
Ephemeral ruler of the 13th dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period. Known only from the Turin canon.
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Also known as Raneferef. He reigned c. 2460 BC – c. 2453 BC.
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Wife of pharaoh Sahure. Her name is sometimes written as Neferet-ha-Nebti, or Neferetnebti.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Djedefre.
Scribe
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century BC
13th dynasty Egyptian official and scribe.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. late-18th century BC
Son of a Theban military family and brother of King Sobekhotep IV.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th century BC
King during the Theban 16th Dynasty.
Pharaoh
8th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Reigned c. 2161 BC – c. 2160 BC, during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Reigned c. 2477 BC – c. 2467 BC. He married Queen Khentkaus II.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
8th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been an 8th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
8th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
9th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
King during the 9th dynasty of Egypt controlling territories based around Herakleopolis.
Vizier
13th dynasty
Egyptian vizier under king Sobekhotep IV.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His mother was probably Queen Ankhesenpepi II and his father was probably Pepi II Neferkare.
Pharaoh
8th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been an 8th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
9th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BCE
Third pharaoh of the 9th dynasty.
Pharaoh
10th dynasty
fl. c. late-22nd century BCE
Second pharaoh of the 10th dynasty.
King of Tanis
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-7th century BCE
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Rahotep and Nofret and nephew of pharaoh Khufu.
Pharaoh
8th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Reigned c. 2163 BC–c. 2161 BC, during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
8th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Reigned c. 2167 BC–c. 2163 BC, during the First Intermediate Period.
Vizier
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of pharaoh Sneferu. He was a vizier and was a half-brother of Khufu. Nefermaat's wife was Itet.
Vizier
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Vizier during the reign of his cousin pharaoh Khafre. Nefermaat was a son of Princess Nefertkau .
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Female Egyptian pharaoh (reigned c.1335 BC – c.1333 BC) toward the end of the Amarna era during the 18th Dynasty. She was probably a daughter of pharaoh Akhenaten.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Royal Wife Nefertiti.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Great Royal Wife Nefertiti.
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Egyptian vizier and a High Priest of Ptah during the reign of pharaoh Ramesses II.
Vizier
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Vizier during the early to middle part of the reign of the 6th dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Teti.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
First Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose IV.
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Also known as Nefertari Merytmut, one of the Great Royal Wives of pharaoh Ramesses II.
Queen
12th dynasty
fl. c. mid-19th century BC
Probably the wife of pharaoh Senusret III.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Khufu and sister of Hetepheres II and Khafre.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti is also known for her bust which was attributed to the sculptor Thutmose.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of pharaoh Sneferu and a half-sister to Khufu.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Wife and sister of Prince Khufukhaf I, son of the 4th dynasty pharaoh Khufu.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Probably a daughter of Meresankh II and Prince Horbaef. She was married to an official named Iynefer.
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Daughter of pharaoh Sneferu and she was a half-sister to pharaoh Khufu.
Queen
12th dynasty
fl. c. mid-20th century BC
Daughter of Amenemhat I, wife of her brother, Senusret I, and the mother of Amenemhat II.
Princess
12th dynasty
fl. c. late-19th century BC
Also known as Ptahneferu, a daughter of the Egyptian king Amenemhat III of the 12th dynasty. Her sister was the Pharaoh Sobekneferu.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-15th century BC
Daughter of two pharaohs, Hatshepsut and Thutmose II. She served in high offices in the Egyptian government and the religious administration.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-15th century BC
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
fl. c. late-18th century BC
Ruler during the 14th dynasty of Egypt of the Second Intermediate Period.
Viceroy of Kush
18th dynasty
In office under Thutmose III.
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 23rd century BC
One of the queens of the 6th dynasty pharaoh Pepi II. Neith was probably a daughter of the pharaoh Pepi I and queen Ankhesenpepi I, making her half-sister to pharaoh Pepi II. Neith may be the mother of pharaoh Nemtyemsaf II.
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 31st century BC
Queen of Egypt, and likely wife of Narmer.
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Reigned c. 2183 BC – c. 2181 BC, and was an obscure successor to Merenre Nemtyemsaf II towards the end of the 6th dynasty of Egypt.
Pharaoh
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-7th century BC
Reigned c. 678 BC – c. 672 BC during the 26th Saite dynasty of Egypt.
Nemtyemsaf I
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
Nemtyemsaf II
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
Pharaoh
29th dynasty
reigned 399 BC – 393 BC
Also known as Nefaarud I. He founded the 29th dynasty of Egypt by defeating and then executing Amyrtaeus. Nepherites was a native of Mendes, which he made his capital. He supported Sparta in its war against the Persians by supplying them with grain and ship building material.
Pharaoh
29th dynasty
reigned 380 BC
Also known as Nefaarud II, a pharaoh of Egypt. Following the death of his father Hakor, he was the last pharaoh of the 29th dynasty. He was deposed and killed by Nectanebo I after ruling Egypt for only 4 months.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early-18th century BC
Short-lived pharaoh of the 13th dynasty.
Prince
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Son of Djedkare Isesi.
Noble Woman
21st dynasty
fl. c. early-10th century BC
Daughter of the Egyptian nobleman and High Priest of Amun, Pinedjem II, and his wife Neskhons.
Queen
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-9th century BC
Wife of Sheshonk II and the mother of Pharaoh Harsiese. She was also a Chantress of Amun.
Queen
22nd dynasty
fl. c. 9th century BC
Wife of Pharaoh Sheshonk II and the mother of Prince Osorkon D.
Princess
21st dynasty
fl. c. late-11th century BC
Daughter of Smendes II and Takhentdjehuti, and wed her paternal uncle, High Priest Pinedjem II.
High Priest of Ptah
21st dynasty
fl. c. early-10th century BC
High Priest of Ptah during the reigns of the pharaohs Psusennes I, Amenemope, Osochor and Siamun.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of the Egyptian pharaoh Sneferu. He was a half-brother of Khufu and nephew to Hetepheres I.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
7th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
Vizier
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Prince, chief justice and vizier during the 4th dynasty. Nikaure was a son of Pharaoh Khafre and Queen Persenet. His wife was Nikanebti.
Queen
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Queen, husband unknown.
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Queen of Egypt at the end of the 2nd dynasty. Wife of Pharaoh Khasekhemwy.
Libyan chief
21st dynasty
fl. c. 10th century BCE
Prince
22nd dynasty
fl. c. 940 BCE
Prince, son of pharaoh Shoshenq I; he also was a general and a governor at Herakleopolis Magna.
High Priest of Amun
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-9th century BC
High Priest of Amun at Thebes during the latter part of the reign of his father, pharaoh Osorkon II.
King of Hermopolis
25th dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BCE
Pharaoh / Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
May have been the last pharaoh of the Egyptian 6th Dynasty. However, her historicity has been questioned.
God's Wife of Amun
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-7th to early-6th century BC
Also known as Nitiqret, she was the Divine Adoratrice of Amun or God's Wife of Amun for over 70 years. She was the daughter of the Saite pharaoh Psamtik I.
Princess, High Priest of Amun
26th Dynasty
fl. c. mid-6th century BC
Daughter of pharaoh Amasis II and a female High Priest of Amun.
Noble
20th-21st dynasty
fl. c. early-11th century BCE
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Noblewoman and princess who lived during the 4th dynasty of Egypt. Nofret married Prince Rahotep, who was a son of Pharaoh Sneferu.
Queen
12th dynasty
fl. c. early-19th century BC
Daughter of Amenemhat II and wife of Senusret II.
Princess
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century BC
Egyptian king's daughter during the 13th dynasty. Probably a daughter of King Hor.
Queen
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
13th dynasty Egyptian queen whose husband is assumed to be one of the successors of pharaoh Sobekhotep IV.
Queen
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses VI and mother of Pharaoh Ramesses VII.
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Also known as Nebuunet, an Egyptian queen consort and a wife of the 6th dynasty pharaoh Pepi I.
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
fl. c. 17th century BC
Poorly known pharaoh of the 14th dynasty, likely of Semitic descent and reigning over the eastern Nile Delta.
Granary Official
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Known from a granite statue of Nykara and his family, now at the Brooklyn Museum.
Pharaoh
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 28th century BC
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Also known as Neuserre Izi, Niuserre Isi, Nyuserra, and Rathoris. A 5th dynasty pharaoh of Egypt (reigned c. 2453 BC – c. 2422 BC).
O
Pharaoh
21st dynasty
fl. c. early-10th century BC
Osorkon Akheperre Setepenre reigned c. 992 BC – c. 986 BC, and was the first pharaoh of Libyan extraction to rule Egypt. He was the son of Shoshenq, the Great Chief of the Ma.
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
reigned c. 922 BC – c. 887 BC
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
reigned c. 872 BC – c. 837 BC
Pharaoh
23rd dynasty
reigned c. 798 BC – c. 769 BC
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Great Chief of the Ma
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
P
Paanchi
Pharaoh
25th dynasty
Chief Steward
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-7th century BC
Princess
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
High Priest of Ptah
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
High Priest of Ptah during the reign of Ramesses II. Pahemnetjer succeeded Huy as High Priest of Ptah.
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Reigned c. 785 BC – c. 778 BC, and was a member of the Meshwesh Libyans then ruling the country.
Chief servitor of the Aten
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Prophet of Amenhotep (I) of the Forecourt
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BC
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Vizier of Egypt during the reigns of the pharaohs Amenmesse and Seti II. Also known as Pre'em'hab.
Prince
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Son of pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari.
Prince
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Son of pharaoh Ramesses III.
High Priest of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid to late-14th century BC
High Priest of Amun during the reigns of the 18th dynasty pharaohs Tutankhamen and Horemheb.
Royal Butler
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Pharaoh Akhenaten's close adviser both before and after Akhenaten came to the throne.
Priest
22nd dynasty
fl. c. 730 BCE
Viceroy of Kush
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. early to mid-13th century BC
Vizier during the reigns of pharaohs Seti I and Ramesses II. Later he became a High Priest of Amun.
Viceroy of Kush
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BC
Son of the High Priest of Min and Isis named Minmose. He was a King's son of Kush, overseer of the Southern Lands, and king's scribe.
Artisan
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BC
Queen
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-10th century BC
Wife of pharaoh Sheshonk I. Her name is sometimes written as Patoreshnes or Penreshnes.
Mayor of Western Thebes
20th dynasty
fl. c. 11th century BC
Mayor of Western Thebes during a series of tomb robberies that occurred in the Valley of the Kings during the late New Kingdom.
Chief of the Archers
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Egyptian official mentioned in the Amarna letters. He is referred to as an Egyptian "archer–commander" and an "irpi–official".
Nubian Queen
fl. c. 8th century BC
Chief of the Chamber
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Priest
25th and 26th dynasty
fl. c. late 8th century BC
Librarian, archivist and Chief Lector Priest during the Egyptian 25th and 26th dynasties who amassed enough wealth to build a labyrinthine tomb covered with frescoes and hieroglyphics.
Local Ruler
Third Intermediate Period
fl. c. late 8th century BC
Pediese, married to the great-great-granddaughter of Shoshenq III, was one of a number of princes ruling Lower Egypt. He was of Libyan descent, a chief of the Ma. He ruled from Athribis.
High Priest of Ptah
Third Intermediate Period
fl. c. late 8th century BC
Chief of sculptors
2nd or 3rd Dynasty
fl. c. 28–27th century BC
Official in charge of the sculptors of the king.
Administrator
Persian Occupation, 26th dynasty
fl. c. 7th century BC
Son of Ireturu, administered Upper Egypt. In 651 BCE he had his priestly offices confirmed by Psamtik I.
Pharaoh
23rd dynasty
fl. c. late-9th century BC
King of Libyan ancestry (reigned c. 829 BC – c. 804 BC) . He was the main opponent to the 23rd dynasty Upper Egyptian pharaohs Takelot II and Osorkon III during a protracted civil war between these two competing sides.
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Pharaoh of Lower Egypt (reigned c. 740 BC – c. 730 BC) associated with the 22nd dynasty. He was a possible son and successor to Shoshenq V.
King of Herakleopolis
25th dynasty
fl. c. late-8th century BCE
Queen
25th dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Daughter of King Kashta and Queen Pebatjma and a wife of the pharaoh, Piye.
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 31st century BC
Wife of King Djer.
General
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-14th century BC
General and superintendent of the Southern Lands (Kush) at the beginning of the 19th dynasty of Egypt. Pennesuttawy was a brother of the High Priest of Amun, Parennefer.
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Served during the reign of the 19th dynasty pharaoh Merenptah.
Prince
19th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Physician, Chamberlain
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Seal-bearer of the king, king's scribe, chief of physicians and chamberlain to the 18th dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten.
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Vizier of Egypt during the reign of pharaoh Tutankhamun. Also written as Pentju.
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
reigned c. 2332 BC – c. 2283 BC
Pepi I's long reign was marked by an aggressive expansion into Nubia and the spread of trade to far-flung areas such as Lebanon and the Somali coast, but also the growing power of the nomarchs.
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
reigned c. 2278 BC – c. 2184 BC
Son of Merenre and Ankhesenpepi II. His lengthy reign was marked by a sharp decline of the Old Kingdom as the power of the nomarchs grew.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
Obscur ruler of the second intermediate period, possibly a vassal of the Hyksos kings or a king of the 16th dynasty
Prince
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 28th century BC
Son of the 2nd dynasty pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy.
Queen
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
May have been a daughter of King Khufu and a wife of King Khafre.
Physician
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Her title was "lady overseer of the female physicians,"but whether she was a physician herself is uncertain. She had a son, Akhethetep, in whose mastaba at Giza her personal stela was found.
Pharaoh
Persian Occupation
fl. late 6th century BC
Egyptian ruler who revolted against Persian rule under the satrap Aryandes. He was probably a member of the old royal Saitic line, who attempted to seize power around 522 BC. Aryandes probably quelled the rebellion.(or Seheruibre Padibastet)
High Priest of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid-11th century BC
High Priest of Amun who led an army against Pinehesy, viceroy of Kush, who had conquered large parts of Upper Egypt and succeeded in driving him back into Nubia.
Commissioner
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Egyptian commissioner in the "Land of Retenu" (Canaan) mentioned in the Amarna letters. He probably served under pharaohs Amenhotep III and Akhenaten. His name is sometimes written as Pakhura.
Prince
22nd dynasty
fl. c. late-9th century BC
Son of king Sheshonk III. He served as a 'Great Chief of the Ma' during his father's reign.
High Priest of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid-11th century BC
High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Egypt and the de facto ruler of Middle and Upper Egypt from 1054 BC. He asserted his virtual independence from the 21st dynasty based at Tanis. He married Duathathor-Henuttawy, a daughter of Ramesses XI.
High Priest of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. early-10th century BC
High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Egypt and the de facto ruler of the south of the country. He married his sister Isetemkheb and his niece Nesikhons, the daughter of his brother Smendes II.
Viceroy of Kush
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-11th century BC
Served during the reign of pharaoh Ramesses XI. Pinehesy extended his influence over much of the south of Egypt defying Ramesses XI. However, the High Priest of Amun, Herihor, was able to drive Pinehesy back into Nubia. Also known as Panehesy or Panehasy.
High Priest of Ptah
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid-11th century BC
High Priest of Ptah, a contemporary of Pharaoh Psusennes I. He was the father of the High Priest of Ptah Harsiese.
Pharaoh
25th dynasty
reigned c. 752 BC – c. 721 BC
Kushite king and founder of the 25th dynasty of Egypt who ruled from the city of Napata. As ruler of Nubia and Upper Egypt, Piye took advantage of the squabbling of Egypt's rulers to expand Nubia's power beyond Thebes into Lower Egypt receiving the submission of the kings of the Nile Delta.
General
26th dynasty
fl. c. early-6th century BC
Regent
Ptolemaic
fl. mid-1st century BC
Official under Pharaoh Ptolemy XII. When Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC, as his son Ptolemy XIII was under age, Pothinus was appointed as his regent. Pothinus used his influence to turn Ptolemy XIII against Cleopatra VII. In the resultant civil war, Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar prevailed and Pothinus was executed in 47 BC.
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Vizier during the latter part of the reign of pharaoh Ramesses II. Also known as Rahotep, Parahotep, Parehotp.
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Vizier during the latter part of the reign of pharaoh Ramesses II. Parahotep was the son of the High Priest of Ptah Pahemnetjer. Also known as Rahotep, Parahotep, Parehotp.
Rebel ruler
27th dynasty
fl. 5th century BC
Egyptian ruler who rebelled to the Persian occupation.
Pharaoh
29th dynasty
fl. c. early-4th century BC
Upon the death of Nepherites I, two rival factions fought for the throne: one supported Muthis son of Nefaarud, and the other supported an usurper named Psammuthes. Both men were eventually defeated by a general named Hakor.
Pharaoh
26th dynasty
reigned c. 664 BC – c. 610 BC
Managed to unite all of Egypt and free the country from Assyrian and Nubian control within the first ten years of his reign. (or Psammeticus or Psammetichus)
Pharaoh
26th dynasty
reigned c. 595 BC – c. 589 BC
In 592 BC, Psamtik II marched deep into Nubia and inflicted a heavy defeat on the kingdom of Kush.(or Psammetichus or Psammeticus)
Pharaoh
26th dynasty
reigned c. 526 BC – c. 525 BC
Last pharaoh of the 26th dynasty of Egypt. Psamtik had ruled Egypt for only six months before the Persian invasion led by King Cambyses II. Psamtik was defeated at Pelusium and later executed by the Persians.(or Psammetichus or Psammeticus)
Pharaoh
21st dynasty
reigned c. 1047 BC – c. 1001 BC
Son of Pinedjem I and Henuttawy, a daughter of Ramesses XI. He married his sister Mutnedjmet.(or Psibkhanno or Hor-Pasebakhaenniut I)
Pharaoh
21st dynasty
reigned c. 967 BC – c. 943 BC
Last king of the 21st dynasty of Egypt. He was a High Priest of Amun at Thebes and the son of Pinedjem II and Istemkheb.(or Tyetkheperre Psusennes II or Hor-Pasebakhaenniut II)
High Priest of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid-10th century BC
High Priest of Amun at Thebes towards the end of the 21st Dynasty of Egypt.
Vizier
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
City administrator and vizier during the reign of Djedkare Isesi. He is credited with authoring "The Instruction of Ptahhotep", which was meant to instruct young men in appropriate behaviour.
High Priest of Ptah
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Served under pharaohs Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III. Ptahmose also held the titles of count and governor, and Sem-priest.
Treasurer
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Treasurer under the 18th dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III and known from a statue.
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
High Priest of Amun and vizier of southern Egypt under the 18th dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III.
Vizier
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Vizier and son-in-law of king Niuserre. His mastaba complex in Abusir is considered by many to be the most extensive and architecturally unique non-royal tomb of the Old Kingdom.
Prince
Ptolemaic
c. 150 BC – 96 BC
Last Greek Cyrenaean King (reigned 116 BC – 96 BC) and was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He was a son of Pharaoh Ptolemy VIII Physcon of Egypt. When Ptolemy VIII died, Ptolemy Apion inherited Cyrenaica and became its king.
Prince
Ptolemaic
c. 165 BC – c. 152 BC
Son of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II and, for a short time before his death, reigned as co-ruler with his father.
Prince
Ptolemaic
c. 325 BC – 279 BC
King of Macedon (reigned 281 BC – 279 BC). He was the eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter and Eurydice. Keraunos was killed during a battle against the Gauls of Bolgius.
Prince
Ptolemaic
1 BC – 40 AD
Last king of Mauretania (reigned 23 AD-40 AD). Ptolemy was the son of King Juba II and Queen Cleopatra Selene II. With the support of Roman forces, Ptolemy was able to end Berber revolts by 24 AD. In 40 AD, Caligula invited Ptolemy to Rome where he was killed on Caligula's orders.
Prince
Ptolemaic
36 BC – c. 29 BC
Son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. In 34 BC, at the Donations of Alexandria, Ptolemy was made ruler of Syria, Phoenicia and Cilicia. Octavian took Ptolemy and his siblings to Rome to be paraded in his military triumph.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
c. 367 BC–c. 283 BC
Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, who became ruler of Egypt (reigned 323 BC–283 BC). In 305 BC he took the title of pharaoh. When Alexander died in 323 BC Ptolemy was appointed satrap of Egypt and in the wars that followed was able to securely hold Egypt.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
309 BC–246 BC
Reigned 283 BC – 246 BC. He was the son of Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice. Ptolemy expanded the library in Alexandria and patronized scientific research. Although an enthusiast for Hellenic culture, he also adopted Egyptian religious concepts. Ptolemy's first marriage was to Arsinoë I, daughter of Lysimachus, and later he married his sister Arsinoë II.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
reigned 246 BC–222 BC
Married Berenice of Cyrene. Following Ptolemy's eldest sister Berenice Phernophorus’ murder by the Seleucid rulers in Syria, Ptolemy III invaded Syria. His forces occupied Antioch and even reached Babylon. In exchange for peace in 241 BC, Ptolemy was awarded territories on the northern coast of Syria. Under his rule, the Ptolemaic kingdom reached the height of its power.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
reigned 221 BC–205 BC
Son of Ptolemy III and Berenice II. During his reign, the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom began. Ptolemy IV responded effectively to the attacks of Antiochus III on Coele-Syria and Judea and his victory at Raphia (217 BC) secured the northern borders of the kingdom for the remainder of his reign. The native population of Upper Egypt revolted, creating a separate state for twenty years.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
209 BC – 181 BC
Son of Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III and a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty (reigned 204 BC–181 BC). Ptolemy IV's favourites, Agathocles and Sosibius, became Ptolemy V's regents. In 202 BC, a general, Tlepolemus, revolted and killed the two regents. During his reign lands in Caria, Thrace, Coele-Syria, including Judea, were lost. However, Upper Egypt was brought back under Ptolemaic control.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
186 BC–145 BC
In 170 BC, Antiochus IV invaded Egypt twice retaining Ptolemy VI as a puppet king. In 164 BC, he was driven off the throne by Ptolemy VIII, but was quickly restored by the Alexandrians after which he ruled uneasily, cruelly suppressing frequent rebellions and facing a growing Roman interference. Ptolemy VI was killed in the Battle of Antioch.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
fl. c. mid-2nd century BC
Possibly the son of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II and reigned briefly with his father in 145 BC, and for a short time after that, but was murdered by his uncle, Ptolemy VIII, who succeeded him.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
c. 182 BC–116 BC
Reigned 170 BC – 163 BC, 145 BC – 131 BC, and 127 BC – 116 BC. In 170 BC Antiochus IV invaded Egypt and captured Ptolemy VI and let him rule as a puppet monarch. But the Alexandrians chose Ptolemy VIII as king. While Ptolemy VI went to Rome to gain support, Ptolemy VIII's ruled, but was unpopular. So in 163 BC, Ptolemy VI returned to rule Egypt while Ptolemy VIII ruled Cyrenaica. When Ptolemy VI died, Ptolemy VIII took the throne. In 131 BC, the people of Alexandria rioted and Ptolemy VIII escaped to Cyprus until he regained power in 127 BC.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
c.142 BC – 81 BC
Reigned 116 BC – 110 BC, 109 BC – 107 BC and 88 BC – 81 BC, with intervening periods ruled by his brother, Ptolemy X Alexander as their mother Cleopatra III played both brothers off against each other.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
c.140 BC – 88 BC
Reigned 110 BC – 109 BC and 107 BC – 88 BC with intervening periods ruled by his brother, Ptolemy IX as their mother Cleopatra III played both brothers off against each other.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
fl. c. early-1st century BC
Ruled Egypt for a few days in 80 BC. Ptolemy XI was a son of Ptolemy X Alexander and either Cleopatra Selene or Berenice III.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
117 BC–51 BC
During his reign, Egypt lost Cyprus and Cyrenaica. Ptolemy XII attempted to secure his position through a pro-Roman policy, but the Egyptians rebelled against his high taxes. Ptolemy XII then fled to Rome and his daughter Berenice IV became queen of Egypt. Ptolemy XII was able to recover his throne in 55 BC with the support of Roman soldiers and mercenaries.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
c. 62 BC–47 BC
Son of Ptolemy XII and succeeded his father in 51 BC as co-ruler with his wife and older sister Cleopatra VII. In 48 BC, Ptolemy XIII attempted to depose Cleopatra VII leading civil war in Egypt. Julius Caesar intervened, enabling Cleopatra VII to regain Egyptian throne and forcing Ptolemy XIII to flee the city. Ptolemy XIII drowned while attempting to cross the Nile.
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
c. 60 BC–44 BC
Son of Ptolemy XII. Following the death of his older brother Ptolemy XIII, Ptolemy XIV ruled with his older sister, Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra also married her new co-ruler but continued as Julius Caesar's lover. When Caesar was murdered in Rome, Cleopatra poisoned Ptolemy XIV and replaced him with Ptolemy XV Caesarion, her son by Caesar.
Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar
Pharaoh
Ptolemaic
Second prophet of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Egyptian princess, a daughter of Thutmose IV. Her name is sometimes written as Pyihia or Petepihu.
Q
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
fl. c. 29th century BC
Last king of the 1st dynasty of Egypt.
Pharaoh
8th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BC
Reigned c. 2169 BC – c. 2167 BC, during the First Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
11th-12th dynasty
fl. early-20th century BCE
Egyptian or Nubian pretender to the throne, he was an opponent of Amenemhat I but was defeated by him.
Queen
25th dynasty
fl. c. late-8th century BC
Daughter of King Piye and a queen consort to her brother Shabaka.
Royal physician and priest
6th dynasty
2332–2283 BC
Pharaoh
14th or 16th dynasty
Either a pharaoh of Canaanite descent reigning over the eastern Nile Delta in the early 14th Dynasty or a vassal of the Hyksos kings.
Artisan
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BC
Lived in Deir el-Medina during the reign of Ramesses II. His titles included Servant in the Place of Truth, meaning that he work on the excavation and decoration of nearby royal tombs.
Merchant
Known from the Papyrus of Qenna, a part of the Book of the Dead.
R
Prince
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Chief of Scribes
4th - 5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Pharaoh
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-14th to early 13th century BC
Pharaoh
19th dynasty
reigned c. 1279 BC – c. 1213 BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
reigned c. 1186 BC – c. 1155 BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. late-12th century BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. late-12th century BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
reigned c. 1107 BC – c. 1078 BC
Prince
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Prince
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
High Priest of Amun
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-16th century BC
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Pharaoh
2nd dynasty
fl. c. late-29th to early-28th century BC
King during the 2nd dynasty of Egypt.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Vizier
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Treasurer
12th dynasty
fl. c. 20th century BC
Queen
4th/ 5th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century BC
Egyptian king of the 13th dynasty. Alternate spelling: Ranisonb.
Queen
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Princess
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
High Priest of Amun
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid to late-13th century BC
Pharaoh
23rd dynasty
reigned c. 759 BC – c. 739 BC
S
Official
1st dynasty
fl. c. 29th century BC
Official
6th dynasty
fl. c. 23rd century BC
High Priest of Ptah
5th and 6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
High Priest of Ptah
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Pharaoh
15th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th century BC
Pharaoh
15th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th century BC
Pharaoh
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Reigned c. 2686 BC – c. 2668 BC, and was probably the first pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty of Egypt. Referred to as Sanakhte or Nebka.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
King of Egypt's 13th dynasty at a time when the kings’ control over all of Egypt was receding.
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-15th century BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early-18th century BCE
Pharaoh of the early 13th dynasty, known from a magic wand.
princess
in Irish mythology, Scottish mythology, and pseudohistory,
fl. c. 10th century BC
Egyptian princess. Also referred to as Scotia .
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century BC
Egyptian king of the 13th dynasty.
Pharaoh
11th-12th dynasty
fl. early-20th century BCE
Egyptian or Nubian pretender to the throne, he was an opponent of Amenemhat I but was defeated by him.
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
c. 1700 BC
Pharaoh of the 14th dynasty, probably of Canaanite descent and reigning over the eastern Nile Delta during the second intermediate period.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Among the last pharaohs of the 13th dynasty, shortly before its collapse under the Hyksos.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century BC
Egyptian king of the 13th dynasty.
Pharaoh
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 28th century BC
King during the Egyptian 2nd dynasty, who may have been the same individual as Peribsen, or, more likely, was a separate king who ruled Lower Egypt at the same time that Peribsen ruled Upper Egypt.
Vizier
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Sekhemkare
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
Pharaoh
3rd dynasty
fl. c. 27th century BC
Pharaoh in Egypt during the 3rd dynasty.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early-18th century BC
Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
fl. c. early-15th century BC
Pharaoh of the 14th dynasty, probably of Canaanite descent, reigning over the eastern Delta during the mid second intermediate period.
Queen
fl. c. mid-4th century BC
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 30th century BC
Official
30th to Argead dynasty
fl. c. 330s BC
Witnessed the conquest of Egypt by the hands of Alexander the Great.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century BC
Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
fl. c. early 16th century BC
Pharaoh
1st dynasty
fl. c. 30th century BC
King during Egypt's 1st dynasty.
Pharaoh
15th or 16th dynasty
fl. c. mid 17th century BC
Early Hyksos ruler.
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Pharaoh of the late 17th dynasty, his existence and complete name were confirmed by recent archeological discoveries.
Overseer of Dwarfs
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Dwarf who served as a high-ranking court official in the Old Kingdom.
Vizier
13th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th century BC
Vizier during the 13th dynasty of the Second Intermediate Period.
Treasurer
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th to early-17th century BC
Pharaoh
16th or Abydos dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Pharaoh
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 28th century BC
King during the 2nd dynasty of Egypt who resided at Memphis.
Vizier
5th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Vizier
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Architect, Steward
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-15th century BC
Vizier
12th – 13th dynasty
fl. c. 18th century BC
Known from a number of sources making it possible to reconstruct his career.
King of Kush
fl. c. mid-7th century BC
Artisan
19th dynasty
fl. c. early-13th century BC
Mayor of Thebes
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Overseer of the Seal
18th dynasty
fl. c. early to mid-15th century BC
Overseer of the Seal
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Queen-Mother
18th dynasty
fl. c. late 16th century BC
Vizier
12th dynasty
fl. c. late-20th century BC
Pharaoh
12th dynasty
reigned c. 1971 BC – c. 1926 BC
Pharaoh
12th dynasty
reigned c. 1897 BC – c. 1878 BC
Pharaoh
12th dynasty
reigned c. 1878 BC – c. 1860 BC
Pharaoh
13th, 16th or 17th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th to early-16th century BC
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. 16th century BC
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 30th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Queen
1st dynasty
fl. c. 30th century BC
Queen-Mother
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Viceroy of Kush
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BC
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and queen Nefertiti.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century BC
Poorly known king of the 13th dynasty reigning in the early second intermediate period.
Pharaoh
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 28th century BC
King during the 2nd dynasty of Egypt.
Commander
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-14th century BC
Viceroy of Kush
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BC
Pharaoh
19th dynasty
reigned c. 1290 BC – c. 1279 BC
Pharaoh
19th dynasty
reigned c. 1203 BC – c. 1197 BC
Pharaoh
19th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Pharaoh
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Pharaoh
9th dynasty
fl. c. 22nd century BCE
Pharaoh of the Herakleopolite 9th dynasty, also called Senen ... .
Seuserenre Bebiankh
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Pharaoh of the 13th dynasty of Egypt.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Pharaoh of the 13th dynasty of Egypt.
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
c. 1699 BC
Pharaoh of the 14th dynasty, probably of Canaanite descent and reigning over the eastern Nile Delta during the second intermediate period.
Pharaoh
25th dynasty
reigned c. 721 BC – c. 707 BC
Pharaoh
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Pharaoh
25th dynasty
reigned c. 707 BC – c. 690 BC
Nephew and successor of Shabaka and a son of Piye, the founder of the dynasty. Shebitku actively resisted Assyrian expansion under Sennacherib into Canaan.
High Priest of Ptah
21st – 22nd dynasty
fl. c. late-10th century BC
Son of the High Priest Ankhefensekhmet and the lady Tapeshenese, who was First Chief of the Harem of Ptah and Prophetess of Mut.
Vizier of Upper Egypt
8th dynasty
fl. c. early-22nd century BC
Pharaoh
14th or 16th dynasty
fl. c. 17th century BC
Pharaoh
14th or 16th dynasty
fl. c. 17th century BC
Divine Adoratrice of Amun
25th dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Divine Adoratrice of Amun
25th dynasty
fl. c. early-7th century BC
Prince
5th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
fl. c. 25th century BC
Reigned c. 2467 BC – c. 2460 BC. Sometime referred to as Shepseskare, Sisiris.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Nefermaat, the eldest son of pharaoh Sneferu and Itet.
Princess
2nd dynasty
fl. c. late 27th century BC
Official
4th dynasty
fl. c. 28th century BC
Egyptian official who probably lived during the 4th Dynasty. He was Great of the Ten of Upper Egypt and Chief of the wab-priest of Peribsen in the necropolis of Senedj.
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
fl. c. early-17th century BC
14th dynasty pharaoh of Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
reigned c. 943 BC – c. 922 BC
Meshwesh (Libyan) Berber king of Egypt and the founder of the 22nd Dynasty. He was the son of Nimlot, Great Chief of the Ma, and his wife Tentshepeh. Sheshonk I pursued an aggressive foreign policy against Syria, Philistine, Phoenicia, Judah and Israel. Also known as Shoshenq I, Sheshonk, Sheshonq I.
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
reigned c. 887 BC – c. 885 BC
King of the 22nd dynasty of Egypt.
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
reigned c. 837 BC – c. 798 BC
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
reigned c. 798 BC – c. 785 BC
King during Egypt's 22nd dynasty. Also referred to as Shoshenq IV.
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
reigned c. 778 BC – c. 740 BC
Final king of the 22nd dynasty of Egypt of Meshwesh Libyans which controlled Lower Egypt. With his death, the kingdom in the Egyptian Delta disintegrated into various city states.
Pharaoh
23rd dynasty
fl. c. late-9th century BC
Libyan chief
21st dynasty
fl. c. 11th-10th century BCE
High Priest of Amun
22nd dynasty
fl. c. late-10th century BC
Eldest son of pharaoh Osorkon I and queen Maatkare, the daughter of Psusennes II, and served as the High Priest of Amun at Thebes during his father's reign.
High Priest of Ptah
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-9th century BC
Pharaoh
21st dynasty
reigned c. 986 BC – c. 967 BC
Doubled the size of the Temple of Amun at Tanis and initiated works at the Temple of Horus at Mesen. He embarked upon an active foreign policy.
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-16th century BC
Son of Pharaoh Ahmose I and Queen Ahmose Nefertari.
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Son of Pharaoh Thutmose III.
King of Meroe
fl. c. early-5th century BC
Kushite King of Meroe (reigned c. 487 BC – c. 468 BC).
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Vizier
12th dynasty
fl. c. 20th century BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. 18th century BC
Second Prophet of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Egyptian priest who held the position of Second Prophet of Amun towards the end of the reign of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Simut was also treasurer (“Overseer of the House of Silver”) and “sealer of every contract in Karnak”.
Pharaoh
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th to early-12th century BC
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Queen
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Princess
12th dynasty
fl. c. mid-19th century BC
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. ca 13th century BC
Nurse
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-16th century BC
Pharaoh
21st dynasty
fl. c. early to mid-11th century BC
High Priest of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. early-10th century BC
High Priest of Amun
22nd dynasty
fl. c. early-9th century BCE
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Pharaoh
fl. c. mid 17th century BC
Poorly known pharaoh of the late 13th or Abydos dynasty during the second intermediate period, close to the time of the Hyksos invasion.
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
reigned c. 2613 BC – c. 2589 BC
Built at least three pyramids at Dahshur (including the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid) and Meidum (Meidum pyramid). He introduced major innovations in the design and construction of pyramids. Also known as Snefru, Snofru or Soris.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Vizier
12th dynasty
fl. c. mid-19th century BC
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-18th century BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. late-18th century BC
Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty. He appears in the Turin King List as Sobekhotep and is otherwise mainly known from reliefs coming from a chapel set up in Abydos, from a pedestal of a statue and from a fragment of a column.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. late-18th century BC
His father was Mentuhotep. His mother was Jewetibaw. The king had two wives, Senebhenas and Neni.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early-17th century BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early-17th century BC
Was an Egyptian king.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early-17th century BC
Was an Egyptian king.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Among the last pharaohs of the 13th dynasty, shortly before the Hyksos conquest of Lower Egypt.
Pharaoh
16th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th century BC
Believed to be the successor of Djehuti. He reigned over Upper Egypt during the time of the Hyksos conquest of Memphis and Lower Egypt.
Governor
16th dynasty
fl. c. early-16th century BC
Local governor at El-Kab and a supporter of the Theban 16th dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh/ Queen
12th dynasty
reigned c. 1807 BC – c. 1803 BC
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. early-18th century BC
Chief Minister
Ptolemaic
fl. c. late 3rd century BC
Captain of the Guard
Ptolemaic
fl. c. mid-3rd century BC
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Queen
25th dynasty
fl. c. late-8th century BC
Queen
25th dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Queen
22nd dynasty
fl. c. mid-8th century BC
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Pharaoh
25th dynasty
reigned c. 690 BC – c. 664 BC
Queen
25th dynasty
8th century BC
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
reigned c. 885 BC – c. 872 BC
Pharaoh
23rd dynasty
reigned c. 840 BC – c. 815 BC
Pharaoh and High Priest of Amun, ruling Middle and Upper Egypt separately from the Tanite 22nd dynasty kings who at that time only controlled Lower Egypt.
Pharaoh
23rd dynasty
reigned c. 774 BC – c. 759 BC
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. late 13th century BC
Queen-Mother
20th dynasty
fl. c. late 13th century BC
Queen
26th dynasty
fl. c. 6th century BC
King of Kush
fl. c. mid-5th century BC
Pharaoh
25th dynasty
reigned c. 664 BC – c. 656 BC
Pharaoh
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Queen
22nd dynasty
fl. c. late-10th century BC
Queen
20th dynasty
fl. c. mid-12th century BC
Nomarch of Asyut
10th dynasty
fl. c. 21st century BCE
Pharaoh
24th dynasty
reigned c. 732 BC – c. 725 BC
Libyan-descended prince of Sais, Great Chief of the Meshwesh and Great Chief of the Libu, and founder of the 24th dynasty of Egypt. Tefnakht established his capital at Sais and was able to unify many of the cities of the Delta region. Also known as Tnephachthos.
Local King
25th dynasty
fl. c. early-7th century BC
Native king who ruled Sais during the 25th Nubian Dynasty of Egypt.
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Queen
20th dynasty
fl. c. late-12th century BC
Queen
21st dynasty
fl. c. mid-11th century BC
Queen
26th dynasty
fl. c. mid-6th century BC
Pharaoh
30th dynasty
fl. c. mid-4th century BC
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
reigned c. 2345 BC – c. 2333 BC
Temple Official
17th dynasty
16th century BC?
Queen
17th dynasty
fl. c. mid-16th century BC
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Pharaoh
4th dynasty
fl. c. mid-25th century BC
Greek name of an Egyptian king of the 4th dynasty. His original Egyptian name is lost, but it may have been Djedefptah or Ptahdjedef.
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
reigned c. 1506 BC – c. 1493 BC
During his reign, he campaigned deep into the Levant and Nubia, pushing the borders of Egypt further than ever before. He built many temples throughout Egypt and was the first pharaoh to build a tomb for himself in the Valley of the Kings. His name is sometimes written as Thothmes, Thutmosis or Tuthmosis I.
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
reigned c. 1493 BC – c. 1479 BC
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
reigned c. 1479 BC – c. 1425 BC
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
reigned c. 1401 BC – c. 1391 BC
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Sculptor
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BCE
Vizier
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Princess
19th dynasty
fl. c. mid-13th century BC
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Princess
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. late-13th century BC
Queen
18th dynasty
fl. c. early to mid-14th century BC
Queen
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Queen
20th dynasty
fl. c. early-12th century BC
Prince and regent
30th dynasty
fl. 4th century BCE
Fourth Prophet of Amun
21st dynasty
fl. c. late-11th century BC
Noble woman
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Regent, Military Governor
Ptolemaic
fl. c. late-3rd century BC
Queen
Ptolemaic
c. 141 BC – 111 BC
Pharaoh
18th dynasty
c. 1341 – c. 1323 BC
Pharaoh
22nd dynasty
fl. c. early-9th century BC
22nd dynasty Libyan king of Egypt.
Official
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Egyptian official, was one of pharaoh's officials during the Amarna letters period.
Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. early-13th century BC
Pharaoh, Queen
19th dynasty
fl. c. early 12th century BC
Queen
20th dynasty
fl. c. late-12th century BC
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Official
26th-27th dynasty
fl. c. late-6th century BCE
Queen
6th dynasty
fl. c. 23rd or 24th century BC
Wife of Pharaoh Pepi II. Her name is also written as Wadjebten.
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
reigned c. 2375 BC – c. 2345 BC
Last 5th dynasty pharaoh of Egypt. Unas may have had two queen consorts, Khenut and Nebit. His name is also written as Oenas, Unis, Wenis, or Ounas.
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Vizier of Egypt under Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III. Also known as User and Amenuser.
Overseer of the Fields of Amun
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-15th century BC
Buried in the Valley of the Kings, in tomb KV45. He probably lived during the rule of Thutmose IV.
Pharaoh
5th dynasty
reigned c. 2498 BC – c. 2491 BC
First 5th dynasty king of Egypt. He started the tradition of building sun temples at Abusir. He constructed the Pyramid of Userkaf complex at Saqqara.
Pharaoh
6th dynasty
fl. c. 24th century BC
Considered to be either a usurper to the throne after Teti or he could have been a son of Teti and Queen Khuit.
Vizier
18th dynasty
fl. c. mid-14th century BC
Served during the reign of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-16th century BC
Son of Pharaoh Thutmose I.
Prince
2nd Dynasty
fl. c. early 28th century BC
Son of a king of the early 2nd Dynasty.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. mid-17th century BC
Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty.
Pharaoh
fl. c. 21st century BCE
Pharaoh likely of the 10th dynasty of Egypt controlling territories based around Herakleopolis.
Priest
5th dynasty
fl. 25th century BCE
Prince
18th dynasty
fl. c. late-15th century BC
Son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II.
Pharaoh
13th dynasty
fl. c. late-19th century BC
Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty, also known as Ugaf.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Nefermaat, the eldest son of pharaoh Sneferu and Itet.
Official
21st dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BCE
General, high official and priest under pharaoh Psusennes I, known for his undisturbed tomb and its relative treasure at Tanis.
Pharaoh
2nd dynasty
fl. c. 28th century BC
Royal Nebti name of a pharaoh during the 2nd dynasty of Egypt. He is assumed to have been a king who ruled Egypt between Nynetjer and Khasekhemwy. He is also referred to as Wneg or Wadjnes or Tlas.
High Priest of Osiris
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th century BCE
Court Official, General
6th dynasty
fl. c. late 24th to early 23rd centuries BC
Court official of the 6th dynasty of Egypt. He began his career under Teti, and served as a general under Pepi I Meryre and as governor of Upper Egypt during the reign of Merenre Nemtyemsaf I.
Viceroy of Kush
20th dynasty
fl. c. 12th century BC
Wentawat (also written as Wentawuat), was Viceroy of Kush under Ramesses IX. Wentawat was possibly a son of the Viceroy Hori II
Pharaoh
13th, 16th or Abydos dynasty
fl. c. 17th century BC
Poorly known pharaoh during the second intermediate period.
Prince
4th dynasty
fl. c. 26th century BC
Son of Prince Khufukhaf I and Nefertkau II, and a grandson of Khufu.
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
fl. c. 1700 BC
Pharaoh of Canaanite descent reigning over the eastern Nile Delta during the second intermediate period.
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Pharaoh
14th or 16th dynasty
c. early-18th or 17th century BC
Possibly an early semitic pharaoh of the eastern Nile Delta during the second intermediate period. Alternatively a vassal of the Hyksos kings.
Pharaoh
14th dynasty
fl. c. 17th century BC
Semitic pharaoh of the eastern Nile Delta during the second intermediate period.
Pharaoh
14th or 16th dynasty
c. early-18th or 17th century BC
Possibly, an early semitic pharaoh of the eastern Nile Delta during the second intermediate period. Alternatively a vassal of the Hyksos kings.
Official
18th dynasty
fl. c. 14th century BC
Egyptian commissioner mentioned in the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. His name has also been read as Yenhamu, and Enhamu.
Pharaoh
14th or 15th dynasty
fl. c. late-17th century BC
Either a pharaoh of the 14th dynasty reigning over the eastern Nile Delta or a vassal of the Hyksos kings during Egypt's fragmented Second Intermediate Period.
Steward
19th dynasty
fl. c. early to mid-13th century BC
Official during the reign of pharaoh Ramesses II. He served as chief scribe of the court, the overseer of priests and royal steward. Yuni started building projects at Amara West and Aksha. His name is sometimes written as Iuny.
Master of the Horse
18th dynasty
fl. c. early-14th century BC
Egyptian courtier of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. He was the King's Lieutenant and Master of the Horse. He married Tjuyu who held high offices in governmental and religious hierarchies. Their daughter, Tiye, became queen to Amenhotep III. His name is sometimes written as Iouiya.
High Priest of Osiris
19th dynasty
fl. c. 13th-12th century BCE
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Vizier
12th dynasty
c. 1800 BC
Also known as Samonth. Ancient Egyptian vizier who was in office at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty
Hittite Prince
18th dynasty
c. 14th century BC
(died c. 1324 BC) Son of Suppiluliuma I, king of the Hittites. He is best known for almost becoming the Pharaoh of Egypt and because his death caused a diplomatic incident between the Hittite Empire and Egypt, that resulted in warfare.
Zoser
Pharaoh
3rd dynasty
c. 27th century BC
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