Palermo Stone
E254172
Palermo Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with one of the earliest known royal annals, documenting the reigns and major events of early Egyptian kings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palermo Stone canonical | 5 |
| Royal Annals (Palermo Stone and related fragments) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian artifact
ⓘ
inscribed stone ⓘ royal annals ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfCreation |
Old Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom period
circa 25th–23rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | 5th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| category |
Egyptian inscriptions
ⓘ
Egyptian stelae ⓘ |
| chronology | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| condition | fragmentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| describedAs | one of the earliest known royal annals ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation | unknown ⓘ |
| genre | royal annals ⓘ |
| housedIn | Regional Archaeological Museum Antonio Salinas ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | annalistic inscription ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Palermo ⓘ |
| material | basalt ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Palermo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Turin Papyrus of Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Royal Annals
|
| records |
births and deaths of royal family members
ⓘ
construction of buildings ⓘ dedication of statues ⓘ levels of the Nile flood ⓘ major events of early Egyptian kings ⓘ military expeditions ⓘ offerings to temples ⓘ reigns of early Egyptian kings ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ taxation events ⓘ tribute from foreign lands ⓘ year-by-year entries ⓘ |
| relatedArtifact |
Cairo Stone
ⓘ
other fragments of the Royal Annals ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for early Egyptian chronology
ⓘ
key source for economic history of early Egypt ⓘ key source for political history of early Egypt ⓘ key source for religious history of early Egypt ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Egyptologists ⓘ |
| surface | inscribed on both sides ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
Old Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom kings of Egypt
Predynastic rulers of Egypt ⓘ early dynastic kings of Egypt ⓘ |
| use |
recording major events of Egyptian kings
ⓘ
recording reigns of Egyptian kings ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Annals (Palermo Stone and related fragments)