Tenth dynasty of Egypt

The Tenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (sometimes notated Dynasty X) is often combined with 7th, 8th, 9th and early 11th Dynasties under the group title First Intermediate Period.

The 9th Dynasty was founded at Herakleopolis Magna, and the 10th Dynasty continued there. At this time Egypt was not unified, and there is some overlap between these and other local dynasties. The Turin Canon lists eighteen kings for this royal line, but their names are damaged, unidentifiable, or lost.

The following is a possible list of rulers of the Tenth Dynasty based on the Turin Canon, as egyptologists have differing opinions about the order of succession within the two dynasties. Among them, only Wahkare Khety and Merykare are undoubtedly attested by archaeological finds:

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