- Columns II,11 to III,26/27 -

The following is a hieroglyphic transcription and translation into English of the Turin Kinglist from column II, line 11 to column III, line 26 or 27. This section corresponds to the Dynasties 1 to 5. Except for the use of rubra for Netjerikhet (Djoser), there is no further internal division of this group of kings. The summation in the end makes the toal of all kings listed in this section. This may indicate that at the time this kinglist was composed, all kings from the first 5 dynasties were considered as belonging to one coherent group.

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II,11 : Menes (Narmer)

 

[nsw] bi.tj (mni) anx wDA snb ir.n ///

The King of [Upper and] Lower Egypt Menes, may he live, prosper and be healthy, has functioned /// 

II,12 : Iteti (Aha)

[nsw] bi.tj (it///) ///

The King of [Upper and Lo]wer Egypt It/// 

II,13 : Iti (Djer)

[nsw bi.tj] ///

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt]  ///

II,14  (continuation of previous line?)

 

/// 10 hrw 28 ///

10 [+ X], 28 days /// 

II,15 : Itiui (Djet)

[nsw] bi.tj (/// tjwi) ///

The King of [Upper and] Lower Egypt [I]tiui /// 

II,16 : Semti (Den)

[nsw] bi.tj (sm.tj)

The King of [Upper and] Lower Egypt Semti /// 

II,17 : Merbiapen (Anedjib)

 

[nsw] bi.tj (mr-biA-pn) /// rnp.t 74

The King of [Upper and] Lower Egypt Merbiapen /// 74 years /// 

II,18 : Semsem (Semerkhet) 

 

[nsw] bi.tj (smsm) /// [rnp.t] 72

The King of [Upper and] Lower Egypt Semsem /// 72 [years] /// 

II,19 : Kebehu (Qa'a)

[nsw] bi.tj [(q]bH) /// 63

The King of [Up]per and Lower Egypt [Ke]behu /// 63 years ///

• Note: The black dot almost at the end of this line could be translated as idem and in this case refers to the word years. It was used by the scribe so that he did not have to repeat the same words over and over again.

II,20 : Baw-netjer (Hotepsekhemwi)

nsw bi.tj /// [(] bA.w [nTr )] /// 95

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Baw-[netjer] /// 95 years 

II,21 : Kakaw (Reneb)

nsw bi.tj [(kA] kA[.w )]///

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt [Ka]ka[w] /// 

II,22 : Banetjer (Ninetjer)

[nsw bi.tj (bA] nTr ) /// 95

[The King of Upper and] Lo[wer Egypt Ba]netjer /// 95 [years] /// 

II,23 : Unknown name

/// 54

/// 54 [years]

• Note: Gardiner notes that the Egyptologist Cerny may have identified traces of the hieroglyphic sign representing the sound s. He postulates that the name that is missing in this lacuna may have been Wadjnes. This name appears in some king-lists and is assumed by some to be yet another name for Peribsen/Sekhemib.

II,24 : Sened (?)

nsw bi.tj (snD /// [)] /// 70

The King of [Up]per and Lo[wer] Egypt Sened /// 70 (?) [years] ///

II,25 : Aaka (?)

nsw bi.tj aA-kA) ///

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Aaka ///

• Note: Gardiner is quite sure that the scribe has written Aaka and not Neferka or Ankhka. This is possibly a misinterpretation on the part of the scribe for the name Neferka or Neferkare as listed in some of the cultic king-lists. Neferkare is  known by Manetho as Neferkheres but is not attested by any contemporary source.

III,1 : Neferkasokar (?)

[nsw bi].tj (nfr kA skr) rnp.t 8, ibd 3, hrw ///

[The King of Upper and] Lower Egypt Neferkasokar, 8 years, 3 (months) ///

• Note: This name is attested in some king-lists but not by the contemporary sources. Manetho has rendered this name as Sesokhris.

III,2 : "Erased" (?)

nsw bi.tj (H(w)-DfA) rnp.t 1, ibd 8, hrw 4, (aHa=f m anx) 34

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt "Erased", 1 year, 8 months and 4 days, (his lifetime being) 34

• Note: "Erased" is written by the scribe when he could not identify the name of the king on the original text from which he was copying. The date could alternatively be read 8 year and 4 months, if the stroke after the sign for "year" serves as a mere space-filler.
  The addition of his lifetime being before the number 34 is based on the presence of the same formula after the name of king Djoser, in line III,5.

III,3 : Bebti (Khasekhemwi)

nsw [bi.tj (b]btj [)] /// rnp.t 27, ibd 2, hrw 1, (aha=f m anx) 40

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Bebti ///, 27 years, 2 months and 1 day, (his lifetime being) 40+X ///

• Note: The addition of his lifetime being before the number 40+X is based on the presence of the same formula after the name of king Djoser, in line III,5.

III,4 : Nebka

[nsw bi.tj (nb kA)] /// 19

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebka /// 19 [years] 

III,5 : Djoser-It (Netjerikhet)

 

[nsw bi.tj (] Dsr-it) ir.n=f [m nsj.t]

rnp.t 19 ibd 1 aHa=f m anx ///

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Djoser-It has functioned [in the kingship for]

19 years and 1 month, his lifetime being ///

• Note: I have split line III,5 into two lines for practical reasons. In the publication of Gardiner, as in the original text, this is but one line.

III,6 : Djoser-Ti (Sekhemkhet)

 

nsw bi.tj (Dsr-tj) rnp.t 6

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Djoser-Ti, 6 years /// 

III,7 : "Erased" (Khaba ?)

nsw bi.tj [(Hw-DfA]) rnp.t 6

[The King of Up]per and [Low]er Egypt "[Eras]ed", 6 years /// 

III,8 : Huni

 

[nsw] bi.tj (Hwnj ///) anx wDA snb rnp.t 24 ///

pA qd sSm

[The King of Upper and] Lower Egypt Hu[ni], may he live, prosper and be healthy, 24 years ///

the one who has built Seshem-///

• Note: I have split line III,8 into two lines. In the publication of Gardiner, as in the original text, this is, of course, but one line.
  The mention at the end of this line that Huni built a building or place called Seshem-/// is rather exceptional.

III,9 : Snofru 

 

[nsw] bi.tj snfr) rnp.t 24

[The King of Upper and Lo]wer Egypt Snofr(u), 24 years /// 

 III,10 : Kheops

/// rnp.t 24

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Kheops], 23 years ///

• Note: Kheops is known to have been the successor of Snofru. We can therefor, at least in translation, fill in the lacuna with Kheops' titulary.

III,11 : Djedefre

/// rnp.t 8

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Djedefre], 8 years ///

• Note: Djedefre is known to have been the successor of Kheops and the predecessor of Khefren. We can therefor, at least in translation, fill in the lacuna with Djedefre's titulary.

III,12 : Khefren

nsw bi.tj (/// xa /// )

The King of Upper and [Low]er Egypt Khe[fren], /// years /// 

 III,13 : Bakare (?)

nsw bi.tj [(///)] rnp.t

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt [Bakare], /// years /// 

III,14 : Mykerinos

nsw bi.tj /// rnp.t 18

The King of [Up]per and [Low]er Egypt [Mykerinos], 18 years ///

• Note: The lacuna above the number 10 might hold another number 10, in which case Mykerinos is to be assigned a rule of 28 years instead of 18.

III,15 : Shepseskaf

/// rnp.t 4

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Shepseskaf], 4 years /// 

 III,16 : Thamphthis (?)

/// rnp.t 2

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Thamphthis], 2 years /// 

III,17 : Userkaf

/// kA/// rnp.t 7

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt User]ka[f], 7 years /// 

III,18 : Sahure

/// rnp.t 12

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Sahure], 12 years /// 

III,19 : Neferirkare

/// ir.n=f m ns(j.t) ///

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Neferirkare] has functioned in the kingship /// 

III,20 : Shepseskare

/// rnp.t 7

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Shepseskare], 7 years /// 

III,21 : Neferefre

/// rnp.t ///

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Neferefre], /// years /// 

III,22 : Niuserre

/// rnp.t 10 ///

[The King of Upper and Lower Egypt Niuserre] 10 + X years /// 

• Note: Only the sign for the number 10 is  followed by a stroke, which could either be part of another number 10, or as representation of the number 1.

III,23 : Menkauhor

[nsw] bi.tj (mn kA Hr) rnp.t 8

[The King of Upper and Lo]wer Egypt Menkauhor, 8 years /// 

III,24 : Djed

[nsw] bi.tj (Dd) rnp.t 28

[The King of Upper and Lo]wer Egypt Djed, 28 years ///

• Note: The name Djed is probably either an abbreviation or a mistake for Djedkare.

III,25 : Unas

[nsw] bi.tj (wnis] rnp.t 30

[The King of Upper and] Lower Egypt Unas, 30 years /// 

III,26-27 : (summation)

dmD nsj.wt SA mni r-mn ///

Total of the kings beginning with Menes down to [Unas, their years] /// 

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