Event
Djoser's seven-year famine
CFAH AP-49: the seven-year famine of Djoser (and the death of Uenephes), 2001–1994 BC; CFAH-6 ties it to Terah's famine and the time of Abraham's birth.
Sort year2001/1994 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 2001–1994 BC (AP-49)
Description
CFAH-6 Argument 4 §2 links this famine to a famine in Terah's time around Abraham's birth (1996 BC in CFAH-1 Table 1). Scripture records no famine at Abraham's birth; the link is CFAH's synchronism.
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | 2001–1994 BC Precision: year-range |
2001/1994 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" #49; Argument 2 §A "Djoser's Famine culminated with the death of Uenephes: 2001–1994 BC"; Argument 4 §2 "Terah's Famine and Abraham's Birth" (opens in a new tab) CFAH-6 Table 1: "Djoser's Seven Year Famine" 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. |
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CFAH-6 · Fig. 6
Synchronisms between Thinis and Memphis groups.
A. Djoser’s Famine culminated with the death of Uenephes: 2001–1994 BC
Records: Djoser's seven-year famine
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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" #49; Argument 2 §A "Djoser's Famine culminated with the death of Uenephes: 2001–1994 BC"; Argument 4 §2 "Terah's Famine and Abraham's Bir free-to-read
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) public-domain
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.