thatlittleegyptologist:

First off, we’re going to ignore any time Egypt was ruled by a foreign force, as by definition those are not Egyptians. Secondly, their knowledge of the world would vary drastically over the literal millennia their civilisation existed. We’re talking 4500-5000 years of ‘what other countries did they know about and when?’ here. That’s a lot to answer in a tumblr post. A hell of a lot, and I simply won’t be doing that. 

You have very much answered your own question with the numerous countries you’ve already listed to be honest. Egypt had contact with neighbouring civilisations on the African continent (Libyans, Kushites, and the heretofore un-located Punt) but not beyond the ones they mention. Hyksos, Hittites, Mittani, Assyrians, Babylonia (basically any civilisation in Mesopotamia) were also in contact with the Egyptians, Thutmose I even crossed the Euphrates during his reign and Lapis Lazuli they used comes from Afghanistan. They also knew and traded extensively with the Minoans and Greeks. This was all at its height during the New Kingdom. I can’t tell you when each country became ‘known’ to the Egyptians, and in fairness, outside of the government, most people would only know of neighbouring civilisations or a civilisations they traded with. Egypt was extremely insular. They didn’t care much for anything outside Egypt, which is why they didn’t have an empire like the Romans did. 

The tomb of Rekhmire shows ‘tribute’ being brought from neighbouring civilisations:

(I do suggest opening this image in another tab to look at it in more detail) 

In order (top to bottom), the civilisations represented:

1. Punt
2. the Aegean world
3. Nubian peoples
4. Syrian populations
5. Nubian and Syrian captives accompanied by women and children 

I can’t really go into much detail about where and when each of these civilisations first became known to each other because I don’t know, and it would take more research on my part than I am currently capable of doing in this current climate (libraries closed/isolation), and also more than I am willing to do considering I’d have to research 4500 years of Egypt interacting with civilisations.