Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
7. Egyptian (ancient)
8. Egyptian periods

Narrower term/s

• Seventh Dynasty (Egyptian)
• Eighth Dynasty (Egyptian)
• Ninth Dynasty (Egyptian)
• Tenth Dynasty (Egyptian)
• Memphite
• Heracleopolitan period

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period in Egypt from about 2150 to 2018 BCE comprising the Seventh Dynasty to the Tenth Dynasty; some sources begin with the Ninth Dynasty about 2130 BCE. During the period a shift of power occurs from the city of Memphis to Heracleopolis and later to Thebes. In general the period is characterized by obscurity and anarchy resulting in the scarcity of surviving art and architecture.