Turin Papyrus of Kings
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The Turin Papyrus of Kings is an ancient Egyptian hieratic papyrus that preserves the most extensive known list of Egyptian rulers, including otherwise unattested and short-reigning pharaohs.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian Royal Annals | 1 |
| Turin King List | 1 |
| Turin King List (fragmentary) | 1 |
| Turin Papyrus of Kings canonical | 1 |
| Turin Royal Papyrus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10337735 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Turin Papyrus of Kings Context triple: [Turin King List, alsoKnownAs, Turin Papyrus of Kings]
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A.
Papyrus of Ani
The Papyrus of Ani is an exquisitely illustrated 19th Dynasty ancient Egyptian funerary scroll, renowned as one of the most complete and beautiful surviving copies of the Book of the Dead.
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B.
Abusir Papyri
The Abusir Papyri are a collection of Old Kingdom administrative documents from pyramid temple complexes at Abusir, providing crucial insights into ancient Egyptian bureaucracy, economy, and daily religious practices.
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C.
Abydos King List
The Abydos King List is an ancient Egyptian inscription from the temple of Seti I that records a chronological sequence of pharaohs considered legitimate rulers.
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D.
Westcar Papyrus
The Westcar Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian text containing a collection of magical tales and wonder stories set in the court of King Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty.
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E.
Papyrus of Iuefankh
The Papyrus of Iuefankh is an ancient Egyptian funerary manuscript, likely a Book of the Dead text, preserved in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and notable for its religious spells and illustrations intended to guide the deceased in the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Turin Papyrus of Kings Target entity description: The Turin Papyrus of Kings is an ancient Egyptian hieratic papyrus that preserves the most extensive known list of Egyptian rulers, including otherwise unattested and short-reigning pharaohs.
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A.
Papyrus of Ani
The Papyrus of Ani is an exquisitely illustrated 19th Dynasty ancient Egyptian funerary scroll, renowned as one of the most complete and beautiful surviving copies of the Book of the Dead.
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B.
Abusir Papyri
The Abusir Papyri are a collection of Old Kingdom administrative documents from pyramid temple complexes at Abusir, providing crucial insights into ancient Egyptian bureaucracy, economy, and daily religious practices.
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C.
Abydos King List
The Abydos King List is an ancient Egyptian inscription from the temple of Seti I that records a chronological sequence of pharaohs considered legitimate rulers.
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D.
Westcar Papyrus
The Westcar Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian text containing a collection of magical tales and wonder stories set in the court of King Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty.
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E.
Papyrus of Iuefankh
The Papyrus of Iuefankh is an ancient Egyptian funerary manuscript, likely a Book of the Dead text, preserved in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and notable for its religious spells and illustrations intended to guide the deceased in the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian papyrus
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ king list ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Turin King List
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turin Royal Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
19th Dynasty
ⓘ
reign of Ramesses II (approximate scholarly attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline |
Egyptology
ⓘ
chronology studies ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Turin Cat. 1874 + 1875 (common museum reference) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Egyptian collection of the Museo Egizio ⓘ |
| contains |
names of Egyptian rulers
ⓘ
otherwise unattested rulers ⓘ regnal years ⓘ short‑reigning pharaohs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Museo Egizio, Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | New Kingdom period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | king list ⓘ |
| includes |
Hyksos rulers (in some reconstructions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
non‑royal or semi‑legendary figures (in some interpretations) ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Egyptian dynasties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian kings ⓘ |
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodsCovered |
Early Dynastic Period
NERFINISHED
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Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Predynastic rulers (possibly) ⓘ Second Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | Egyptologists ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abydos King List
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karnak King List NERFINISHED ⓘ Manetho’s Aegyptiaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Saqqara King List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | cursive ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for obscure Egyptian kings
ⓘ
most extensive known list of Egyptian rulers ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation |
damaged
ⓘ
fragmentary ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Alan Gardiner
NERFINISHED
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Giulio Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-François Champollion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
chronological reconstruction of Egyptian history
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comparison with Manetho’s king lists ⓘ study of Egyptian chronology ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hieratic ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turin King List
this entity surface form:
Turin King List (fragmentary)
this entity surface form:
Egyptian Royal Annals
this entity surface form:
Turin Royal Papyrus