This paper aims to reconsider the so far available archaeological sources and data on the relations of Ancient Egypt with Syria-Palestine in the latter part of the Old Kingdom, in particular the 5th and the 6th dynasties. Understanding the historical and administrative development of the Egyptian state and its society helps to shed light on Egyptian foreign relations and the changes that went along with them.
The objective of the paper thus consists of explaining the relations of Egypt and Syria-Palestine, on the background of their internal development, in a period marked by many changes that have not been sufficiently explained.