New Kingdom
c. 1550 BC–c. 1077 BC
New Kingdom in the 15th century BC
Capital
Thebes
(1550 – c. 1352 BC, 17th dynasty and 18th dynasty before Akhenaten)
Akhetaten
(c. 1352 – c. 1336 BC, Akhenaten of 18th dynasty)
Thebes
(c. 1336 – 1279 BC, 18th dynasty and 19th dynasty before Ramesses II)
Pi-Ramesses
(c. 1279 – c. 1213 BC, Ramesses II of 19th dynasty)
Memphis
(c. 1213 – c. 1069 BC, 19th dynasty starting with Merneptah and 20th dynasty)
Common languagesAncient Egyptian, Nubian, CanaaniteReligion
