Turin King List
E243050
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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turin King List canonical | 9 |
| Royal Canon of Turin | 1 |
| Turin King List (probable identification) | 1 |
| Turin Royal Canon (Turin King List) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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historical document ⓘ papyrus manuscript ⓘ |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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turin Royal Canon (Turin King List)
this entity surface form:
Royal Canon of Turin
this entity surface form:
Turin King List (probable identification)