Old Kingdom

Etymology
, eventually displacing, an older calque of the same term. Coined in the 1840s as part of a periodization of Ancient Egyptian history into Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Egypt from the start of the 3rd Dynasty to its disintegration into regional states at the end of the 6th Dynasty.

Translations

 * Danish: Det gamle Rige
 * German: Altes Reich
 * Marathi: जुने राज्य