English Explanatory Dictionary

First Intermediate Period

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The period of Egyptian history from the end of the Old Kingdom to the start of the Middle Kingdom (comprising the Seventh/Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and early Eleventh dynasties), characterized by a loss of central authority in favor of local nomarchs.

Word forms

First Intermediate Period the First Intermediate Period
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