Turin King List

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The Turin King List is an ancient Egyptian papyrus that preserves a hieratic list of kings, serving as a crucial source for reconstructing Egypt’s royal chronology and dynastic history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian king list
historical document
papyrus manuscript
acquiredBy Bernardino Drovetti
alsoKnownAs Turin Papyrus of Kings
Turin Royal Canon
approximateDate 19th Dynasty
approximateReign Ramesses II
comparedWith Abydos King List
Palermo Stone
Saqqara King List
condition damaged
fragmentary
contains lengths of reigns
list of Egyptian kings
regnal years
royal names
country Italy
coversPeriod Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: Early Dynastic Period

Middle Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: Middle Kingdom

Old Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: Old Kingdom

Predynastic rulers
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
surface form: Second Intermediate Period

early New Kingdom
currentCollection Turin Egyptian Museum collection
date New Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: New Kingdom period
discoveredIn Thebes
genre king list
includes human kings
mythical or divine rulers
includesDataOn lengths of reigns in years
total lengths of dynasties
language Ancient Egyptian
surface form: Ancient Egyptian language
locatedIn Egyptian Museum of Turin
surface form: Museo Egizio, Turin
material papyrus
purpose administrative or archival use
record Egyptian royal chronology
region Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
scriptType cursive hieratic
significance major source for reconstructing Egyptian chronology
most extensive surviving Egyptian king list
usedBy Egyptologists
usedFor reconstructing dynastic sequences
studying Egyptian historiography
writingDirection right-to-left
writingMedium ink on papyrus
writingSystem Egyptian hieratic
writtenIn hieratic script

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Userkaf attestedInSource Turin King List
Egyptian Museum of Turin notableWork Turin King List
this entity surface form: Turin Royal Canon (Turin King List)
Djer mentionedIn Turin King List
this entity surface form: Royal Canon of Turin
Huni attestedIn Turin King List
Mycerinus kingListAttestation Turin King List
13th Dynasty of Egypt hasSource Turin King List
Abydos King List comparedWith Turin King List
Amenemhat IV knownFrom Turin King List
this entity surface form: Turin King List (probable identification)
Menkauhor Kaiu attestedIn Turin King List
Turin Royal Canon alsoKnownAs Turin King List
Djedkare Isesi attestedIn Turin King List
Neferkare attestedIn Turin King List