Egyptian Timeline

Circa 1352 - 1336 BC	Egypt's religious center moved from Thebes to Amarna. The cult of Aten briefly becomes Egypt's state religion, by order of King Akhenaten.
Circa 1336 - 1327 BC	Tutankhamun, Akhenaten's son, restores Thebes as religious center, and Amun-Ra, the sun-god, to chief god of Egypt.
Circa 1279 - 1213 BC	Royal Tombs in the Valley of the Kings are plundered.
Circa 1069 BC	Civil war and economic troubles weaken centralized rule and fragment the country. The Third Intermediate Period begins.
Circa 1069 - 1043 BC	Mummification techniques are perfected, with use of packing under the skin, cosmetics, and hair and fingernail treatments. Internal organs wrapped and placed in body.
984 BC	Osorkon the Elder, first of the Libyan pharaohs, takes power.
Circa 978 - 959 BC	A royal princess, perhaps daughter of King Siamun, marries Solomon of Israel. New Kingdom pharaohs would not have allowed the marriage, highlighting Egypt's diminished prestige.
730 BC	Beginning of Kushite military campaign that eventually conquers Egypt.