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 (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turin King List canonical | 22 |
| Royal Canon of Turin | 1 |
| Turin King List (fragmentary) | 1 |
| Turin King List (likely fragmentary) | 1 |
| Turin King List (probable identification) | 1 |
| Turin Royal Canon (Turin King List) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2185787 — 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 King List Context triple: [Userkaf, attestedInSource, Turin King List]
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A.
Sumerian King List
The Sumerian King List is an ancient Mesopotamian text that records a legendary sequence of kings, their dynasties, and improbably long reigns from mythical times through early historical periods.
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B.
Masaesyli
Masaesyli was an ancient Berber kingdom in North Africa that preceded and formed part of what later became Numidia.
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C.
Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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D.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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E.
Record of Ancient Matters
Record of Ancient Matters is the English title of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest extant chronicle compiling its mythological origins, early history, and Shinto deities.
- 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 King List Target entity description: 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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A.
Sumerian King List
The Sumerian King List is an ancient Mesopotamian text that records a legendary sequence of kings, their dynasties, and improbably long reigns from mythical times through early historical periods.
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B.
Masaesyli
Masaesyli was an ancient Berber kingdom in North Africa that preceded and formed part of what later became Numidia.
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C.
Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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D.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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E.
Record of Ancient Matters
Record of Ancient Matters is the English title of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest extant chronicle compiling its mythological origins, early history, and Shinto deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 Period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Dynastic Egypt
Middle Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Old Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Old Kingdom of Egypt
Predynastic rulers ⓘ Second Intermediate Period ⓘ
linked to:
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
early New Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentCollection | Turin Egyptian Museum collection ⓘ |
| date |
New Kingdom period
ⓘ
linked to:
New Kingdom of Egypt
|
| 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 language
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Egyptian
|
| locatedIn |
Museo Egizio, Turin
ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian Museum of Turin
|
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| purpose |
administrative or archival use
ⓘ
record Egyptian royal chronology ⓘ |
| region |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Turin King List Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (27)
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