25 rows — Gods.
An introduction (that is lost in lacuna) detailing the content and perhaps the purpose of the king list, including the date and perhaps even the name of the scribe. This is followed by the nine gods of the Great Ennead (1.12-20), and the summation (1.21-24).
| Rows | Remarks |
|---|---|
| 1–9 | Lacuna (Introduction) |
| 10–11 | Lacuna (Heading for the Gods?) |
| 12–20 | Seven gods (1.14-1.20) with two lost in lacuna. |
| 21–24 | Summation for the Gods |
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Column 1.12
Divinity
Gardiner: I 12
The first of the nine gods of the Ennead would have been recorded here.
Column 1.13
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11 + 151
Gardiner: I 13
The second of the nine gods of the Ennead would have been recorded here.
Column 1.14
The Dual King Geb
nsw-bit gb ꜤḥꜤ ... 13
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11 + 151
Gardiner: I 14
A simple comparison between Möller No. 217 and 221 make it clear that the bird sign G38 (gb) is the correct reading, as read by Farina,1 despite Gardiner reading it as G41.2 Only the lower part of the ten-sign at the end is evident, meaning the number could be a 10, 20 or 30.
- 1 Farina 1938: 16 (I 14)
- 2 Gardiner 1959: 16 (I 14 a)
Column 1.15
The Dual King Osiris ...
nsw-bit wsir
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11 + 151
Gardiner: I 15
The first sign of Osiris 
name, Q1, is normally written in hieratic with two vertical lines, and not as seen here with a bent second stroke. Gardiner read the sign as U40, but that sign is not present in Möller. Furthermore, there is no mythological being that begin with the U40-sign, so it is reasonably certain that the sign should be read as Q1, as read by Farina.1
name, Q1, is normally written in hieratic with two vertical lines, and not as seen here with a bent second stroke. Gardiner read the sign as U40, but that sign is not present in Möller. Furthermore, there is no mythological being that begin with the U40-sign, so it is reasonably certain that the sign should be read as Q1, as read by Farina.1- 1 Farina 1938: 16 (I 15)
Column 1.16
The Dual King Set ... 200 + x years
nsw-bit stẖ ...
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11
Gardiner: I 16
The hundred sign at the end seems to be a 200 in Lepsius and Wilkinson, but Gardiner only noted that it is a hundred sign.1
- 1 Gardiner 1959: 15 (I 16 b)
Column 1.17
The Dual King Horus gods 300 years
nsw-bit ḥr-nṯrw-rnpt 300
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11
Gardiner: I 17
There does not appear to be a cartouche close, likely due to a mistake by the scribe.
Column 1.18
The Dual King Djehuty (Thoth), life, prosperity, and health 7726
nsw-bit ḏḥwty Ꜥnḫ wḏꜢ snb
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11
Gardiner: I 18
The thousands number is clearly 7000,1 and not 3000 as incorrectly read by Farina.2
- 1 Möller, Hieratische Paläographie II, No. 647 vs 643.
- 2 Farina 1938: 16 (I 18)
Column 1.19
The Dual King Maat ...
nsw-bit mꜢꜤ.t rnpt
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11
Gardiner: I 19
The cobra-sign (a determinative for a goddess) is an anomaly not usually seen in Maat's name. The number could perhaps be part of a 700-sign, which is the only hieratic number that looks similar to the traces. The cartouche close is missing.
Column 1.20
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11 + 12
Gardiner: I 20
There are traces of the bee and the cartouche open, followed by the Horus falcon, the rest is lost, but likely held the name of Horus the Elder, Haroeris, the patron of the pharaohs.
Column 1.21
Fragment no(s): 11 + 12
Gardiner: I 21
The total sign (dmḏ ) in red ink make it clear this row contained a summation. Fragment 12 consist of two parts that were wrongly placed by Seyffarth, the leftmost part was repositioned according to matching fibres by Ibscher/Farina to 1.24-25.1 Seeing it in context, it is likely that lines 1.21-24 is one long summation, as can also be seen in 5.14-17. The entire summation would read roughly as: "Total: their years x , a total of 9 kings reigned from King Ra to King Haroeris, x years, y months, z days and a lacuna of x years. Total: ? 7718 years".2
Restoration
Helck, Anmerkungen, 152
Total: their years x
- 1 Gardiner 1959: 15 (I 24 a)
- 2 Helck 1992: 152ff, 216
Column 1.22
Total: 9
dmḏ ... 9
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11 + 12
Gardiner: I 22
Summation continued from (1.21). The reading of the first trace as dmḏ by Farina1 is not entirely certain, but there seem to be no possible alternative, as noted by Gardiner.2 The number nine is significant, because it is the number of deities comprising the various Enneads.
Restoration
Helck, Anmerkungen, 152f
Total: 9
- 1 Farina 1938: 17 (I 22). Farina used S23 instead of the correct Y1 sign in his king list. Both read as
dmḏ , but Y1 is the correct hieratic sign. - 2 Gardiner 1959: 15 (I 22 a)
Column 1.23
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11 + 12
Gardiner: I 23
Summation continued from (1.22). A second king starting with the Horus falcon, the rest of the text is lost. This name is the same as recorded in 1.20, but here possibly part of the summation, in a similar format as seen in 5.14-17. The position of the nsw-bit at the beginning of the row is coincidental. Helck propose a reading of: King Haroeris x years, y months, z days, omitted x years, 10 months, 28 days .1
- 1 Helck 1992: 154
Column 1.24
... 7718
...
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 11 + 12
Gardiner: I 24
Summation continued from (1.23), recording only numbers. Helck propose Total: x7718 years, y months, z days .1
- 1 Helck 1992: 154
Column 1.25
Divinity
Fragment no(s): 12
Gardiner: I 25
The scant traces make it impossible to say if this row continued the summation, a name of a king, a heading, or some other text.
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