Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt: The Palermo Stone and Its Associated FragmentsKegan Paul International, 2000 - 287 pagine First published in 2000. The kings of ancient Egypt's first five dynasties were responsible for the creation of a unique and enduring civilisation, epitomised by its most impressive monuments, the pyramids. Yet what do we know about the reigns of these kings? Excavations have revealed much, but Egyptology has always been blessed with another rich source of information - the written texts and inscriptions composed by the ancient Egyptians themselves. For the history of the first five dynasties, one particular series of inscriptions has always been of prime importance. This is the collection of inscribed stone fragments known as the Royal An- nals. Now divided between museums in Palermo, Cairo and London, these documents from ancient Egypt have been the focus of countless studies in the century or so since they first came to light, for they seem to record the reigns of Egypt's early kings on a reign-by-reign, year-by-year basis. The information they contain has been translated, interpreted and re-interpreted by generations of Egyptologists, in the hope of achieving a better understanding of the first great period of ancient Egyptian history. And yet amazingly for such crucial documents -- no complete edition of all seven surviving fragments has ever been published. Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt fills this gap. The text is accompanied by specially commissioned, detailed line-drawings of all the fragments. |
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Pagina 92
... months 13 days ; uniting Upper and Lower Egypt ; circumambulating the wall 6 cubits Djer's first year The signs at the top of the compartment indicate that Djer came to the throne when there were only four months and thirteen days left ...
... months 13 days ; uniting Upper and Lower Egypt ; circumambulating the wall 6 cubits Djer's first year The signs at the top of the compartment indicate that Djer came to the throne when there were only four months and thirteen days left ...
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... months 24 days Menkaura's last year Nothing survives of this compartment other than a fragment of the enumeration of months and days of the calendar year which had elapsed when the reign of Menkaura came to an end . change of reign PS ...
... months 24 days Menkaura's last year Nothing survives of this compartment other than a fragment of the enumeration of months and days of the calendar year which had elapsed when the reign of Menkaura came to an end . change of reign PS ...
Pagina 169
... months and days of Sahura's last , incomplete year on the throne . However , this column refers to a period of some nine months , and it seems unlikely that a ' year ' of the king's reign of such a length would be abbreviated in the ...
... months and days of Sahura's last , incomplete year on the throne . However , this column refers to a period of some nine months , and it seems unlikely that a ' year ' of the king's reign of such a length would be abbreviated in the ...
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Prologue | 9 |
PARTI THE ROYAL ANNALS IN CONTEXT | 15 |
TRANSLITERATION TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY | 83 |
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Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt: The Palermo Stone and Its Associated Fragments Toby A. H. Wilkinson Anteprima limitata - 2000 |
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ancient annals appearance argued arouras associated attested Barta beginning belong building Cairo census ceremonies Clagett column compartment compiled complete creating crown cubits cult Daressy deity divine Djer dual early Egypt Egyptian electrum entry established evidence example festival Fifth Dynasty figure fingers following of Horus Fourth fragments Gauthier give given gods height Helck Hence identified important indicate inscriptions interpretation Kaiser king lists king's land later lengths Lower Egypt meaning measurements mentioned months monument Museum Nile noted O'Mara occasion offered Old Kingdom original Palermo particular perhaps period Petrie portion possible preserved probably Pyramid question r.II reading reconstruction recorded recto reference regular reign remains represent ritual royal scholars seems Sethe shows signs Sneferu statue stone suggested temple third titulary translation Turin Canon unlikely Upper usual verso Wilkinson 1999