The Dynasties of Ancient Egypt 3500BCE—200CE King’s List in the Temple of Seti I at Abydos Pre-Dynastic 3100 BCE Narmer Palette 2nd Dynasty 2890-2686 BCE Abydos Funeral Complex of King Khasekhemwy OLD KINGDOM 3rd Dynasty: 2686-2613 BCE Saqqara Reconstructed Entrance to Djoser’s Funeral Complex OLD KINGDOM 3rd Dynasty: 2686-2613 BCE Saqqara Step Pyramid of King Djoser A Large Mastaba Tomb OLD KINGDOM 3rd Dynasty: 2686-2613 BCE Saqqara Djoser’s Heb-Sed Court OLD KINGDOM 4th Dynasty—2613-2494 BCE Pyramids of Sneferu The “Collapsed” Pyramid at Meidum Mastaba Tomb viewed from Sneferu’s “Collapsed Pyramid at Meidum