Event
Failed assassination attempt on Amenemhat I (Pharaoh's baker and butler)
CFAH AP-60: the failed assassination attempt on Amenemhat I, 1718 BC, which CFAH-6 matches to the trial of Pharaoh's baker and butler (Gen 40).
Sort year1718 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 1718 BC (AP-60)
Description
Genesis 40 tells of Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker imprisoned with Joseph; two full years later Joseph was brought before Pharaoh (Gen 41:1). CFAH-6 dates the trial to 1718 BC and Joseph's promotion to 1716/1715 BC (AP-61).
Scripture
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | 1718 BC Precision: year |
1718 BC | Griffith & White, "Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 6: The Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt," ARJ 18 (2025): 13–60, Argument 2, Table 1 "Anchor Points for early Egyptian history" #60; Argument 4 §6 "Assassination Attempt: Baker and Butler on Trial 1718 BC" (opens in a new tab) CFAH-6 Table 1: "Failed Assassination Attempt on Amenemhat I" Sets sort year |
| Ussher-Jones | Not yet established | — | — Jones (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament, 2002) gives no date for this extra-biblical event. |
| Ussher | Not yet established | — | — No matching entry found in Ussher's Annals. |
| Jordan secondary | 2287 - baker and cupbearer Precision: year |
AM 2287 | Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 4)," Biblical Chronology 6:6 (June 1994), §13 year list (opens in a new tab) Jordan dates the dreams of the baker and cupbearer (Gen 40) to AM 2287, two years before Joseph stands before Pharaoh in AM 2289 (Gen 41:1). |
Related
Free sources
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 6: The Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt, (opens in a new tab) — Argument 2, Table 1 "Anchor Points for early Egyptian history" #60; Argument 4 §6 "Assassination Attempt: Baker and Butler on Trial 1718 BC" free-to-read
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Gen.40.1-Gen.40.23 ; Gen.41.1 public-domain
- The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 4) (Biblical Chronology 6:6, June 1994) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.