Turin King List

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Turin King List
Il cosiddetto 'Papiro dei Re o Liste dei Re' 2 C1874vs 3.tif
Createdc. 1245 BCE
Discovered1820
Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Discovered by Bernardino Drovetti
Present location Turin, Piedmont, Italy

The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is an ancient Egyptian hieratic papyrus thought to date from the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II, now in the Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum) [1] in Turin. The papyrus is the most extensive list available of kings compiled by the ancient Egyptians, and is the basis for most chronology before the reign of Ramesses II.

Contents

1904 version of attempt to assemble parts of the Turin King list TurinPapyrus1904.png
1904 version of attempt to assemble parts of the Turin King list

Creation and use

The papyrus is believed to date from the reign of Ramesses II, during the middle of the New Kingdom, or the 19th Dynasty. The beginning and ending of the list are now lost; there is no introduction, and the list does not continue after the 19th Dynasty. The composition may thus have occurred at any subsequent time, from the reign of Ramesses II to as late as the 20th Dynasty.

The papyrus lists the names of rulers, the lengths of reigns in years, with months and days for some kings. In some cases they are grouped together by family, which corresponds approximately to the dynasties of Manetho's book. The list includes the names of ephemeral rulers or those ruling small territories that may be unmentioned in other sources.

The list also is believed to contain kings from the 15th Dynasty, the Hyksos who ruled Lower Egypt and the River Nile delta. The Hyksos rulers do not have cartouches (enclosing borders which indicate the name of a king), and a hieroglyphic sign is added to indicate that they were foreigners, although typically on King Lists foreign rulers are not listed.

The papyrus was originally a tax roll, but on its back is written a list of rulers of Egypt – including mythical kings such as gods, demi-gods, and spirits, as well as human kings. That the back of an older papyrus was used may indicate that the list was not of great formal importance to the writer, although the primary function of the list is thought to have been as an administrative aid. As such, the papyrus is less likely to be biased against certain rulers and is believed to include all the kings of Egypt known to its writers up to the 19th or 20th Dynasty.

Discovery and reconstruction

The papyrus was found by the Italian traveler Bernardino Drovetti in 1820 in Luxor (Thebes), Egypt and was acquired in 1824 by the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy and was designated Papyrus Number 1874. When the box in which it had been transported to Italy was unpacked, the list had disintegrated into small fragments. Jean-Francois Champollion, examining it, could recognize only some of the larger fragments containing royal names, and produced a drawing of what he could decipher. A reconstruction of the list was created to better understand it and to aid in research.

The Saxon researcher Gustav Seyffarth re-examined the fragments, some only one square centimeter in size, and made a more complete reconstruction of the papyrus based only on the papyrus fibers, as he could not yet determine the meaning of the hieratic characters. Subsequent work on the fragments was done by the Munich Egyptologist Jens Peter Lauth, which largely confirmed the Seyffarth reconstruction.

In 1997, prominent Egyptologist Kim Ryholt published a new and better interpretation of the list in his book, "The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period c. 1800–1550 B.C." After another study of the papyrus, an updated version from Ryholt is expected.[ when? ] Egyptologist Donald Redford has also studied the papyrus and has noted that although many of the list's names correspond to monuments and other documents, there are some discrepancies and not all of the names correspond, questioning the absolute reliability of the document for pre-Ramesses II chronology.

Despite attempts at reconstruction, approximately 50% of the papyrus remains missing. This papyrus as presently constituted is 1.7 m long and 0.41 m wide, broken into over 160 fragments. In 2009, previously unpublished fragments were discovered in the storage room of the Egyptian Museum of Turin, in good condition. [2] A new edition of the papyrus is expected.[ when? ]

The name Hudjefa, found twice in the papyrus, is now known to have been used by the royal scribes of the Ramesside era during the 19th Dynasty, when the scribes compiled king lists such as the Saqqara King List and the royal canon of Turin and the name of a deceased pharaoh was unreadable, damaged, or completely erased.

Contents of the papyrus

The papyrus is divided into eleven columns, distributed as follows. The names and positions of several kings are still being disputed, since the list is so badly damaged.

It's likely that a twelfth column once existed that contained Dynasties 18–19/20, but that section has since been lost.

Turin King List with 2013 corrections of positions for some fragments - table representation of rows from the original papyrus, translated into hieroglyphs TurinKingList-table.png
Turin King List with 2013 corrections of positions for some fragments – table representation of rows from the original papyrus, translated into hieroglyphs

These are the actual names written on the papyrus, omitting the years, summations and headings:

First Column
RowNameNotes Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
12 Ra ---
13..probably Shu [3] ---
14 Geb gb
15 Osiris wsir
16 Set stH
17 Horus Hr
18 Thoth DHwti
19 Maat mAat
20Hor..possibly Haroeris Hr..
Second Column
RowNameNotes Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
1Hab"Ibis"hAb
2Aped"Bird"Apd
3Hepu"Apis bull"Hpw
4Shemsu"Follower"Smsw
5Meni..mni..
6Werqa.."Great of height"wr-qA..
8Af..i[f]..
9 Set.. cf. 1.16stH..
10Sunu.."Doctor"swnw..
11 Horus.. cf. 1.17Hrw..
14Ni-ib.."Does not thirst"n ib..
15Nesensebk..sew..very uncertain
16Pensetensepet.."Clods of the shore"pns.t n spt
17Her-hemut-shepsesut.."Possessor of noble women"Xr-Hm.wt-Sps.w[t]..
18Khu-hemut-shepsesut.."Protector of noble women"xw-Hm.wt[-Sps.wt?]..
22Sokar..cf. Seker skr..
23Iaret..cf. Uraeus ar[t]..
Second Column
RowNameNotes Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
2Spiritsgroup of kingsAxw
3Spiritsgroup of kingsAxw
6Followers of Horusgroup of kingsSmsw Hr
Second(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
11Meni Menes mni<-Y5:N35-M17->𓏠𓈖𓇋
12Teti Hor-Aha ttij<-X1:X1-M17-Z4->𓏏𓏏𓇋𓏭
13Iti, Ita Djer iti<-M17-X1-//-G7->𓇋𓏏…𓅆
15Itui Djet itjwi<-//-G4#12-M17->…𓅂𓇋
16Qenti Den qntj<-Aa8:X1*Z4->𓐖𓏏𓏭
17Merbiapen Anedjib mr-biA-pn<-U7:D21-U17-Q3:N35-//->𓌻𓂋𓍅𓊪𓈖…
18Semsem Semerkhet smsm<-S29-G17-S29-G17->𓋴𓅓𓋴𓅓
19(Qe)beh Qa'a qbH<-//-D58-V28-G7->…𓃀𓎛𓅆
20Baunetjer Hotepsekhemwy bAw-nTr<-//-G30-R4:Q3-G7->…𓅢𓊵𓊪𓅆
21Kakau Nebre kA-kAw<-//-E2-D52:Z1*Z1*Z1-G7->…𓃓𓂸𓏤𓏤𓏤𓅆
22Banetjer Nynetjer bA-nTr<-//-R8-D21:N35-G7->…𓊹𓂋𓈖𓅆
23..s Wadjnes ..s<-//-//-S29-G7->… …𓋴𓅆
24Sened.. Senedj snDi<-G54-//->𓅾…
25Neferka Neferkara I nfr-kA<-O29-D28-Z1->𓉼𓂓𓏤
Third(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
2Neferkasokar Neferkasokar nfr-kA-skr<-F35-D28-Z1-O34:V31:D21-Z5-G7->𓄤𓂓𓏤𓊃𓎡𓂋𓏯𓅆
3Bebti Khasekhemwy bbtj<-D58-D58-N21-G7->𓃀𓃀𓈅𓅆
4Nebka Nebka nbkA<-V30-D28-Z1->𓎟𓂓𓏤
5Djoser..it Djoser Dsr..it<-D45:D21-M17-.:X1#12-G7->𓂦𓂋𓇋𓏏𓅆
6Djoser..ti Sekhemkhet Dsrti<-D45:D21-X1:Z4-G7->𓂦𓂋𓏏𓏭𓅆
7 Hudjefa "missing"HwDfA<-O34-I10-S29->𓊃𓆓𓋴
8Huni Huni Hwni<-V28-Z5-A25-//-G7->𓎛𓏯𓀝…𓅆
9Senefer Sneferu snfr<-S29-F35-I9:D21-G7->𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅆
12..kha.. Khafre ..xa..<-//-N28-D36-//-G7->…𓈍𓂝…𓅆
17..kaf Userkaf ..kAf<-//-//-D28:I9-G7->… …𓂓𓆑𓅆
23Menkahor Menkauhor mn-kA-HrG5-<-G7-Y5:N35-D28-Z1-G7->𓅃𓅆𓏠𓈖𓂓𓏤𓅆
24Djed Djedkare Dd<-R11-R11->𓊽𓊽
25Unis Unas wnis<-E34:N35-M17-S29->𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋴
Fourth(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
7Neitiqerty Neitiqerty Siptah ntiqrti<-N35:X1*Z5-M17-N29-D21:X1*Z4-G7->𓈖𓏏𓏯𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏏𓏭𓅆
9Neferka Menkare nfr-kA<-F35-D28-Z1-G7->𓄤𓂓𓏤𓅆
10Nefer Neferkare II nfr<-F35-I9:D21-G7->𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅆
11Ibi Qakare Ibi ibi<-M17-D58-E8->𓇋𓃀𓃙
20Neferkare Neferkare VII nfr-kA-ra<-N5-F35-D28-Z1-G7#12->𓇳𓄤𓂓𓏤𓅆
21Khety Nebkaure Khety Xti<-F32:X1-A50-M17-M17-G7->𓄡𓏏𓀻𓇌𓅆
22Senenh.. Senenh.. snnh..<-S29-M22-M22-N35:N35-A53-.:O4-//>𓋴𓇒𓈖𓈖𓀾𓉔 …
24Mer..Mer..mrr..<-U7:D21-//->𓌻𓂋 …
25Shed..Shed..Sd..<-F30:D46#24-//->𓄞𓂧 …
26H..H..H..<-V28-//->𓎛 …
Fifth(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
12[lost] Mentuhotep I [4] --
14..n.. Intef II ..n..<-//-N35-//->…𓈖…
16Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II nb-hpt-ra<-N5:V30-P8->𓇳𓎟𓊤
17Seankhkare Mentuhotep III s-anx-kA-ra<-S29#34-S34#34-N35:Aa1-D28#34->𓋴𓋹𓈖𓐍𓂓
20..pib.. Amenemhat I ..p-ib..<-//-.:Q3-.:F34-.:Z1-G7->…𓊪𓄣𓏤𓅆
21..ka.. Senusret I ..kA..<-//-D28-Z1->…𓂓𓏤
Sixth(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
1Maakherure Amenemhat IV mAa-xrw-ra<-N5-U5:D36-P8-V1-A2->𓇳𓌷𓂝𓊤𓍢𓀁
2Sobeknefrure Sobekneferu ..nfrw-ra𓇳𓄤𓄤𓄤𓆊𓅆
5Khutawire Wegaf or Sobekhotep I xwt-Awi-ra<-N5-D43:N17:N17#1234->𓇳𓂤𓇿𓇿
6Sekhemkare Sekhemkare Sonbef sxm-kA-ra<-N5#123-Y8#1234-D28#1234-Z1->𓇳𓏣𓂓𓏤
7Amenemhat..re Sekhemkare Amenemhat V imn-m-HAtN5-Y5:.#34-G17-F4:X1*Z1-G7𓇳𓏠𓅓𓄂𓏏𓏤𓅆
8Sehetepibre Hotepibre sHtp-ib-raN5-S29-R4:X1*Q3-F34𓇳𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊪𓄣𓏤
9Iufeni Iufni iwfnii-Z7-f-n:A1𓇋𓏲𓆑𓈖𓀀
10Seankhibre Amenemhet VI s-anx-ib-rara-s-anx-ib𓇳𓋴𓋹𓈖𓐍𓄣𓏤
11Semenkare Semenkare Nebnuni smn-kA-rara-s-mn:n-kA𓇳𓋴𓏠𓈖𓂓
12Sehetepibre Sehetepibre sHtp-ib-raN5-s-R4:t*p-ib-Z1𓇳𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊪𓄣𓏤
13Sewadjkare Sewadjkare swAD-kA-rara-s-wAD-kA𓇳𓋴𓇅𓂓
14Nedjemibre Nedjemibre nDm-ib-rara-nDm-m-mDAt-ib𓇳𓇛𓅓𓏛𓄣
15Sebek..p..re Khaankhre Sobekhotep sbk-(Htp)-ra//-N5-I4-//…𓇳𓆋…
16Renseneb Renseneb rn..nbwr:n-A2-//-n:b-Y1𓂋𓈖𓀁…𓈖𓃀𓏛
17Autibre Awybre Hor I Awt-ib-rara-Aw-Z7:t-Y1:Z2-ib-Z1𓇳𓄫𓏲𓏏𓏛𓏥𓄣𓏤
18Sedjefakare Amenemhat VII sDfa-kA-rara-s-D:f-A-//-kA𓇳𓋴𓆓𓆑…𓂓𓏤
19Amenemhatsebekhotep Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep imn-m-hAt-sbk-HtpM17-Y5:N35-G17-F4:X1-I4-R4:X1-Q3𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅓𓄂𓏏𓆋𓊵𓏏𓊪
20User..re ..djer Khendjer wsr..ra..nDrN5-F12-//-Z1-N5:N35-M36:D21𓇳𓄊…𓏤𓇳𓈖𓇥𓂋
21..kare Imyremeshaw ..kA-ra<-N5-//-D28-G7->𓇳…𓂓𓅆
22..re Intef IV ..ra//-D28-Z1-G7-W25:N35-X1:I9-G7…𓂓𓏤𓅆𓏎𓈖𓏏𓆑𓅆
23..ibre..seth Seth Meribre ..ib-ra..stXN5-Y8-//-I5-Htp:t-p𓇳𓏣…𓆌𓊵𓏏𓊪
25Khamaatreneferhotep Neferhotep I xa..ra..nfr-HtpN5-N28:D36:Y1-//-F35-R4:X1-Q3𓇳𓈍𓂝𓏛…𓄤𓊵𓏏𓊪
26(Re)Sahathor Sihathor sA-Hwt-Hr<-N5-O6-X1:O1-G5-G7-G38-Z1-G7->𓇳𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅃𓅆𓅬𓏤𓅆
27Khaneferre-Sobekhotep Sobekhotep IV xa-nfr-ra-sbk-Htp<-N5-N28:D36-Y1-F35-I3-R4:X1-Q3->𓇳𓈍𓂝𓏛𓄤𓆊𓊵𓏏𓊪
Seventh(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
1Khaheteprehotep Sobekhotep VI xa-Htp-ra-HtpN5-N28:D36*Y1-R4:X1-Q3-G7
2Wahibreibiau Wahibre Ibiau wAH-ib-ra-ibiawra-wAH-H-Y1-ib-Z1-i-a:mw-A24-ib-Z1
3Merneferre Merneferre Ay mr-nfr-raN5-U7:D21-F35
4Merhetepre Merhotepre Ini mr-Htp-raN5-U6-R4:X1*Q3
5Seankhenresewadjtu Sankhenre Sewadjtu s-anx-n-ra-swDtwira-s-anx-n:x-n-s-wAD-t-Z7
6Mersekhemre Ined Mersekhemre Ined mr-sxm-ra-indra-U7:r-sxm-Z1-i-in:n-d:wr
7Sewadjkare Hori Hori swAD-kA-ra-HriN5-S29-M13-S28-Z1-G7-G5-M17
8Merkawre Sobek.. Merkawre Sobekhotep mr-kAw-ra-sbk..N5-U7:D21-Z1-D28-Z1-//-I3-//
13..mose Djedneferre Dedumose i-m-s-s//-F31-S29-Z5
14..maat..re IbiIbi..mAat-ra-ibi<-N5-//-X1-H6->-G7-M17-E8-M17-A1
15Webenre Hor Webenre Hor ..wbn-Hr<-N5-//-G43-D58-N35:N5->-G7-G5
16Se..kareSe..kares..kA-raN5-S29-//-D28-Z1-G7
17..enre Seheqenre Sankhptahi ..enraN5-//-Y1:N35
22Merkheperre Merkheperre mr-xpr-raN5-U7:D21-L1
23Merka.. Merkare mr..kA..//-U7:.#234-D28-Z1
Eighth(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
1Nehesy Nehesy nḥsiG21-V28-S29-Z4-T14
2Khatyre Khatyre xa.ti-raN5-N28:D36*Y1-U33-Z4
3Nebfaure Nebfautre nb-fAw-t-raN5-V30:I9-F40-Z7:X1-Y1:Z2
4Sehabre Sehebre sHb-raN5-S29-V28-b-W3:N5
5Merdjefare Merdjefare mr-DfA-raN5-U7:D21-G42-G41:G37
6Sewadjkare Sewadjkare III swAD-kA-raN5-S29-M13-D28-Z1
7Neb("erased")re Nebdjefare nb-DfA-raN5-N5:V30-I10:I9-G42-Z7-G41:G37
8Webenre Webenre wbn-raN5-Z7-D58-N35:N5-G7
10("erased")re..re..ra..dfAN5-//-G41:G37
11("erased")webenre..webenre..wbn..ra//-D58#3-N35:N5-G7
12Autibre Autibre Aw-t-ib-raN5-F40-Z7:X1-Y1:Z2-F34-Z1
13Heribre Heribre hr-ib-raN5-O4-D21:Y1-F34-Z1
14Nebsenra Nebsenre nb-sn-raN5-V30-S29-N35:Z2
16Sekheperenre Sekheperenre s-xpr-n-raN5-S29-L1-D21:N35
17Djedkherure Djedkherure Dd-xrw-raN5-R11-G7-P8-Z7
18Seankhibre Seankhibre s-anx-ib-raN5-S29-S34-N35:Aa1-F34-Z1
19(Ka)nefertemre Kanefertemre kA-nfr-tm-raN5-F35-X1:U15-//-G7
20Sekhem..reSekhem..resxm..raN5-S42-G17-//
21Ka..kemure Kakemure kA..kmw-raN5-D28-D52:E1-//-I6-Z7:X1-E1
22Neferib..re Neferibre nfr-ib-raN5-F35-F34-//
23Dj..re Sewadjare Mentuhotep i..raN5-M17-A2-//
24Kha..reKha..rexa..raN5-N28:D36*Y1-//
25Aakare Aakare aA-kA-raN5-O29v-D28-//
26Semen..reSemen..resmn..raN5-S29-Y5:N35-//
27Djed..reDjed..reDd..ra<-N5-R11-R11-//
Ninth(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
7Senefer..reSenefer..res-nfr..raN5-S29-F35-//
8Men(ib)..reMen..remn-ib..raN5-Y5:N35-ib*Z1#1234
9Djed..Djed..Dd..R11*R11#34-//
14Inenek Inenek in-n-kM17-K1:N35:V31A-//
15Ineb Ineb inbiM17-A1-V30-//
16Ip.. 'Apepi ip..M17-A1-Q3-//
17Hab Hab hbiM17-O4-G1-D58
18SaSasAG39-Z1
19Hepu Hepu HpwAa5:Q3-Z7-E1
20Shemsu Shemsu SmswT18-S29-Z7-D54
21MeniMenimniY5:N35-M17-//
22werqa..Werqa..wr-qAiG36:D21-N29-A28
25..ka..ka..kA..<-//-A2-D28-Z1->
26..ka..ka..kA..<-//-D28-Z1->
28..ren..hepu....ren..hepu..rn-Hpw..<-//-D21:N35->-G7-Aa5:Q3-Z7-Y1
29Anati Anati in-nti<-//-D28-Z1-G7->-G7-V30:N35-N35:G1-U33-M17-D54
30..ka.. Bebnem Bebnum ..kA..bbnm<-//-D28-Z1-G7->-G7-D58-D58-N35:Z2-G17-D54
Tenth(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
1I..I..iwf..M17-//
2Seth Seth II stH..<-C7-G7-//->
3Sunu..Sunu..swnw<-T11-W24-Z7-//->
4Hor..Hor..ḥr..<-G5-G7://-//->
7Nib..Nib..nib..<-D35-M17-D58-E8-N35A#24-/->
8Mer..en..Mer..en..mr..n..<-U6://-N35://-G7->
9Penensetensepet Penensetensepet pnnstt-n-sptQ3:N35:N35-S29-K3:X1*X1-N35-S29-Q3:X1
10Kherethebshepesu Kherethebshepesu xrt-Hb-Spsw<-T28:D21-W3:X1*B1-Z3A-A50-Z3A-//->
11Khut..hemetKhut..hemetxw..Hmt..<-Aa1:D43-Z7-//-N42:X1-B1-//->
19[lost] Apepi [5] --
20Khamudi Khamudi xA-mdw-ixA-A-m-Z7-d:y-T14
25Zeket..Zeket..skt..<-O34:V31:X1*Z5-//-Z1-G7-//->
26Ar..Ar..Ar..<-D36:D21-//->
29..nia....nia....niA..//-G7-N35-M17-G1-//
Eleventh(?) Column
RowName in listCommon name Transliteration Manuel de Codage Unicode Representation
1Sekhem..re Sekhemre Sementawy Djehuti sxm..ra<-N5-S42-Z1-//->
2Sekhem..re Sekhemre Susertawi Sobekhotep VIII sxm..ra<-N5-S42-Z1-G7-//->
3Sekhemre S.. Sekhemre Sankhtawy Neferhotep III sxm-ra-s..<-N5-S42-Z1-G7-S29-//->
4Sewadjenre.. Sewadjenre Nebiryraw I swAD-n-ra..<-N5-S29-M13-N35:.#234-//->
5Nebiriaure Nebiriaure nb-iri-Aw-ra#b-<-N5-V30-M17-D21:Z4-F40-Z7-Y1:Z2->#e
6NebiretaureNebiretaurenb-iri-Awt-ra#b-<-N5-V30-M17-D21:Z4-X1:.-F40-Z7-Y1:Z2->#e
7Semenre Semenre smn-ra#b-<-N5-S29-Y5:N35-U32-Y1:.*Z1->#e
8Seuserre.. Seuserenre Bebiankh s-wsr-ra..#b-<-N5-S29-F12-S29-D21:D36->#e
9Sekhemre Shedwaset Sekhemre Shedwaset sxm-ra-Sd-wAst<-N5-S42-F30:D46-A24-R19-X1:O49-G7->
16Woser..re Woseribre Senebkay wsr..ra<-N5-F12-D21:.#1234-//->
17Woser..Woser..wsr..<-F12#3-//->
26[...]hebre[...]hebre...-hb-ra
29[...]hebre[...]hebre...-hb-ra
30[...]webenre[...]webenre...-wbn-ra

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