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It was Manetho that in 300 BC. Wrote the history about Egypt in Greek to tell Ptolemaius about the land of the Niles past. He divided the pharaohs into 30 dynasties and placed Menes as the first pharaoh.


All the pharaohs names where translated into Greek. Kheops was before Khufu, Mykerinos was Menkaure, Amenohis was Amenoteb and so on. Today both names is used,  so sometimes it can get a bit difficult to find out who is who.
 

Early Dynastic Period
1.	Menes about 3200 BC.
The Old Kingdom (2649-2152) 3.- 6. dynasti
3. 4. 6.	Djoser 2630-2611 Snefru 2575-2551 Kheops 2551-2528 Khefren 2520-2494 Mykerinos 2490-2472 Unas 2356-2323 Pepi 1. 2289-2255 Pepi 2. 22446-2152
The Middle Kingdom (2040-1640) 11.-14. dynasti
11. 12.	Nebhebetre Mentuhotep 2061-2010 Amenemhet 1. 1991-1962 Sesostris 1. 1971-1926 Amenemhet 2. 1929-1892 Sesostris 2. 1897-1879 Sesostris 3. 1878-1841 Amenemhet 3. 1844-1797
The Hyksos Period (1640-1550) 15.-16. dynasti
15.	Salitis Sheshi Khian Apophis Khamudi
The New Kingdom (1550-1070) 18.-20. dynasti
18. 19. 20.	Ahmose 1550-1525 Amenophis 1. 1525-1504 Thutmosis 1. 1504-1492 Thutmosis 2. 1492-1497 Thutmosis 3. 1479-1425 Hatshepsut 1474-1458 Amenophis 2. 1427-1401 Thutmosis 4. 1401-1391 Amenophis 3. 1391-1353 Amenophis 4. (Akhenaton) 1353-1335 Smenkhkare 1335-1333 Tutankhamon 1333-1323 Ay 1323-1319 Horemheb 1319-1307 Ramses 1. 1307-1306 Seti 1. 1306-1290 Ramses 2. 1290-1224 Merneptah 1224-1214 Seti 2. 1214-1204 Ramses 3. - 11. 1194-1070
Second Persian Period (712-332) 25. dynasti
25. 26. 27. 30.	Shabaka 712-698 Taharka 690-664 Neko 1. 672-664 Psammetik 1. 610-564 Kambyses 525-522 Dareius 1. 522-486 Nektanebos 2. 380-362
The Greek Period (332-30)
	Alexander the Great 332-323 Philip Arrhidæus 323-316 Ptolemæus 1. soter 304-284 Kleopatra 7. 51-30 Ptolemæus 13. 51-47 Ptolemæus 15. Cæsarion 36-30
The Roman Period (30 f. Kr. -395 e.Kr. )
	Augustus 30-14 e.Kr. Decius 249-251 Diokletian 284-305
The Muslim Rulers (640-1953)
	Amr ibn al-as (guvernør) 640-646 Umayyade-guvernører 658-750 Abbaside-guvernører 750-868 Tulunide-dynasti 868-905 Abbaside-guvernører 905-935 Ikhshide-dyneati 935-969 Fatimide-kaliffer 696-1171 Ayyubide-sultan 1169-1250 Mamluk-sultan (Bahri) 1250-1382 Mamluk-sultan (Burgi) 1382-1517 Osmanniske pasha´er 1517-1805 Napoleon Bonapartes conquer 1798-1805 Muhammed Alis slægt 1805-1953
The Republic is born (1953-?)
	Muhammed Naguib 1953-1954 Gamal abd el-Nasser 1954-1970 Anwar el-Sadat 1970-1981 Hosni Mubarak 1980-