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The kings of the 3 kingdoms of Egypt's Old Kingdom era

 
(All manethonian figures are those of Africanus)
Heracleopolis
 Lower Egypt (Memphis)
Upper Egypt
 
Menes (M#1.1, T#2.11, A#1) =
Khasekhemouy
 Menes
 
Athothis I (M#1.2, T#2.12, A#2) =? Aha
Athothis I
 
 Necherophes (M#3.1, T#3.4, A#15) = Sanakht
Athothis II (T#2.13?) 
= ??
 
 Tosorthros (M#3.2, T#3.5, A#16, S#12) = Djeser
 Kenkenes (M#1.3, T#2.14?, A#3) =? Djer
 Tosertasis (M#3.6, A#17)
= ??
 Tyreis (M#3.3, T#3.6, S#13)
=? Sekhemkhet
 Uenephes (M#1.4, T#2.16?, A#4)
=? Djet
 Aches (M#3.7)
=? Khaba
 Mesochris (M#3.4, T#3.7, S#14)
= ??
 Usaphais (M#1.5, T#2.17, A#5)
= Den
 Sephuris (M#3.8, A#18)
= ??
 Soyphis (M#3.5, T#3.8, S#15)
= Ny-Soutekh (Houny)
 Miebis (M#1.6, T#2.18, A#6, S#1) = Adjib
 Kerpheres (M#3.9, A#19)
= ??
 
Semempses (M#1.7, T#2.19, A#7, S#2) = Semerkhet
(direct? succession to dynasty 4) 
 Soris (M#4.1, T#3.9, A#20, S#16) = Snefru
Oubienthes (M#1.8, T#2.20, A#8) = Ka 
 
 Suphis I (M#4.2, T#3.10, A#21, S#17) = Khoufou (Cheops)
 
 Ratoises (M#4.5, T#3.11, A#22, S#18) = Ra'Djedef
 Suphis II (M#4.3, T#3.12, A#23, S#19) = Khaefre (Chefren) 
(direct succession to dynasty 2)
 Bicheris (M#4.6, T#3.13?,  S#?) 
=? Baka, Baefre
 Mencheres (M#4.4, T#3.14?, A#24, S#20) = Menkaoure
 (kings rule longer here ;-)
  ?Thamphtis (M#4.8, T#3.16?, S#?) = Djedefptah
 Sebercheres (M#4.7, T#3.15?, A#25, S#?) = Shepseskaf 
 
 
  ?Thamphtis 
 
( included in Lower Egypt during dynasty 5)
 
 Boethos (M#2.1, T#2.21, A#9, S#3) = Hotepsekhemouy
 
 Usercheres (M#5.1, T#3.17, A#26, S#25) = Userkaf
Kaiechos (M#2.2, T#2.22, A#10, S#4) = Nebre 
 
Sephres (M#5.2, T#3.18?, A#27, S#26) = Sahoure
 Binothris (M#2.3, T#2.23, A#11, S#5) = Nineter
 
 Nephercheres (M#5.3, T#3.19?, A#28, S#27) = Neferirkare
 Tlas (M#2.4, T#2.24?, A#12, S#6) = Ouneg
 
 Sisires (M#5.4, T#3.20?, S#28) =
Shepseskare
 Sethenes (M#2.5, T#2.25, A#13, S#7) = Senedj
 
 Cheres (M#5.5, T#3.21?, A#29, S#29) = Neferefre
 Chaires (M#2.6, T#2.26?)
= ??
 
Rathures (M#5.6, T#3.22?, A#30) = Niouserre
  Nefercheres (M#2.7 = 2.6?, T#2.26?,  S#8) = ??
 
 Mencheres (M#5.7, T#3.23, A#31, S#30) = Menkaouhor
 Sesochris (M#2.8, T#3.1, S#9) 
=? Seneferka
 
 Tancheres (M#5.8, T#3.24, A#32, S#31) = Djedkare
 Cheneres (M#2.9, T#3.2, S#10) 
= ??
 
 Onnus (M#5.9, T#3.25, A#33, S#32) = Ounis
 Bebty (T#3.3, A#14, S#11) 
= ??
 
 
 
 Ouserkare ( A#35, M#10.1, T#4.2?) = Ouserkare =? Ity
 Othoes (M#6.1, T#4.1?, A#34, S#33) = Teti
 (direct succession to)
 -- (T#4.18, M#10.2)
= ??
 Phius (M#6.2, T#4.3?, A#36, S#34) = Pepy I
 Phius
 -- (T#4.19, M#10.3)
= ??
 Methesuphis (M#6.3, T#4.4?, A#37, S#35) = Merenre
 The nobel Antef of Thebes
for Phius and/or Methesuphis
 Neferkare (T#4.20, M#10.4)
= ??
 Phiops (M#6.4, T#4.5, A#38, S#36) = Pepy II
 -- (T#5.12?, M#11.1)
= Tepy-a Mentouhotep I
Kheti (T#4.21, M#10.5)
= ??
 Menthesuphis (M#6.5 = 8.1, T#4.6, A#39) = ??
 -- (T#5.13?, M#11.2)
= Sehertaouy Antef I
Senenh (T#4.22, M#10.6)
= ??
 26 further co-regents of Pepy II
(M#8.2 to 8.27, T#4.7, A#40 to 50, the most important 11)
 records found for 4 A kings
 -- (T#5.14?, M#11.3)
= Ouahankh Antef II
Khef[...] Neferkare (T#4.23, M#10.7) = ??
 Nitocris (M#6.6, T#4.8)
= ??
 -- (T#5.15?, M#11.4)
= Nekhtnebtepnefer Antef III
Mer[...] Kheti (T#4.24, M#10.8)
= Meriibre Kheti
 "70 kings in 70 days" (M#7)
some non-king individuals took the title of king at this time
Nebkherure (T#5.16, M#11.5, A#57, S#46) =  Mentouhotep II 
 Shed[...] (T#4.25, M#10.9)
= ??
 
 Sankhka (T#5.17, M#11.6, A#58, S#45) =  Mentouhotep III
 H[...] (T#4.26, M#10.10)
= ??
 Neferkare Pi-Sened (A#51, M#9.1, T#4.9) = ??
 Mentouhotep IV
(not listed in ANY list)
 -- (M#10.11, T#5.1)
= ??
  Neferkamin-Anou (A#52, M#9.2, T#4.10) = ??
 
 -- (M#10.12, T#5.2)
= ??
  Qakare (A#53, M#9.3, T#4.11) =
Qaqare I Iby
( Direct succession to Dynasty 12)
 -- (M#10.13, T#5.3)
= ??
  Neferkaoure (A#54, M#9.4, T#4.12?) = ??
 
 -- (M#10.14, T#5.4)
= ??
  Neferkaouhor (A#55, M#9.5, T#4.13?) = Neferkaouhor
 
 -- (M#10.15, T#5.5)
= ??
 
 
 Achtoes (M#9.11 = 10.16, T#5.6)
= ??
 Neferirkare (A#56, M#9.6) 
= ?? 
 
 -- (M#9.12 = 10.17, T#5.7)
= ??
-- (M#9.7)
= Demedjibtaouy Ouadjkare
 
   -- (M#9.13 = 10.18, T#5.8)
= ??
-- (M#9.8)
= Senefertaouyef Qaqare II 
 
 -- (M#9.14 = 10.19, T#5.9)
=? Merikare
 -- (M#9.9) = Geregtaouyef Iyibkhentre =? Sekhemkare
 
 
 -- (M#9.10)
= Menekhkare Segerseni
 
(The Herakleopolitan Kingdom included in Lower Egypt  until SIP)
 
 Ammenemes (M#12.0, T#5.20, A#59, S#44) = Amenemhat I
 
 (Dynasty 12 creates new Capital at Itj-Taouy for Lower Egypt)
 
 
    As seen above some identifactions aren't solid (the =?), but nevertheles probable...

"Missing kings"

Dynasty 1: 1
Dynasty 2: 3 or 4
Dynasty 3: 4
Dynasty 4: none
Dynasty 5: none
Dynasty 6 (Africanus): 2
Dynasty 7 (Africanus): 70
Dynasty 7 (Eusebius, 9.1 to 9.5 above): 3
Dynasty 8 (Africanus): 22 (out of 26, #A 45 (Neferkare Khendou), 47 (Sneferka), 48 (Nikare) and 50 (Neferkahor) are knowned)
Dynasty 8 (Eusebius, 9.6 to 9.10 above): 1 (As far as I know, my identifications are a first ever!)
Dynasty 10: 16
Dynasty 11: none
Total: 122 or 123 (67%, or 52/53 -> 47% not counting Africanus' 7th)

Candidates for dynasties 1, 2 and 3 (if not anterior to Menes, or identical to knowned kings):
Sekhemib Perenmaat / Peribsen Peribousen (same individual, dynasty 2?)
Ba
Sa

Candidates for dynasties 7-8 (both Africanus and Eusebius')
Imhotep (once thought to be Dyn. 4's Thamphtis, but more possibly a FIP king)
Hotep
Choui (a nobel, therefore from Africanus' 7th)
Isou
Iytenou

Candidates for dynasty 10 (note: Manetho's Achtoes =  Egyptian Kheti)
Ouahkare Kheti
Mery[Hathor?]
Se[...]re
Nebkaoure Kheti

If you know of any other king not included in this list, tell me!
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