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Royal Canon Library

This is a collection of important books and articles on the Turin King List written since its discovery in 1824.

Some of the often hard-to-find key works of earlier scholars were composed in French, Italian, and German. The language barrier poses a challenge for researchers of the king list, who often need to have the texts translated. This issue can be resolved as all the texts are now available in English.

The translations were performed using online tools. I have some knowledge of German and French, which helped with the spotty Italian translations. They were manually entered in the spring/summer of 2016 and are available for free. Any errors are unintentional. It is recommended to consult the original text, preferably a physical copy of the book or article, as the digital world is more prone to errors and corruption.

1824 : Letters about the discovery of the Royal Canon
Champollion, Jean François. 1824. “Papyrus Égyptiens”. Bulletin des sciences historiques, antiquités, philologie 2: 297–303. and
Hartleben, Hermina. 1909. Lettres de Champollion le jeune. Bibliothèque Égyptologique 30: 77–92.
« English translation of the original French. »
1826 : Letters from Italy
Knortz, Karl. 1886. Gustav Seyffarth, Eine Biographische Skizze. New York: Steiger.
« English translation of the original German. »
1828 : London Literary Gazette
Seyffarth, Gustav. 1828. “Remarks upon an Egyptian History, in Egyptian characters, in the Royal Museum at Turin”. London Literary Gazette No. 600, July 19, 1828. pp. 457–459
1832 : Fragments of a hieratic papyrus from the Royal museum of Turin
Rosellini, Ippolito. 1832. I monumenti dell’Egitto e della Nubia. Vol. 1.1. Pisa: Caprurro. pp. 145-149.
« English translation of the original Italian. »
1841 : Observations upon the hieratical canon of Egyptian kings at Turin
Birch, Samuel. 1843. "Observations upon the hieratical canon of Egyptian kings at Turin". Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature , Ser. 2. Vol. 1. pp. 203–208.
1842 : Selection of the most important documents of Egyptian antiquity
Lepsius, Karl Richard. 1842. Auswahl der wichtigsten Urkunden des aegyptischen Alterthums. Leipzig: Wigand. Plates III-VI
1844 : Critical remarks on Egyptian chronology
Barucchi, Francesco. 1844. Discorsi critici sopra la cronologia egizia. Turin: Stamperia Reale. pp. 29-30
« English translation of the original Italian. »
1845 : Egypt’s place in history: The Royal papyrus
Bunsen, Christian C. J. 1845. Aegyptens Stelle in der Weltgeschichte. Vol. 1. Hamburg: Perthes. pp. 50-53.
« English translation of the original German. »
1846 : On the Sixth and Twelfth dynasties of Manetho
Hincks, Edward. 1850. "On the portion of the Turin book of kings which corresponds to the Sixth Dynasty of Manetho." TRSL. S. 2, Vol. 3: 128–138.
—— 1850. "On the portion of the Turin book of kings which follows that corresponding to the Twelfth Dynasty of Manetho." TRSL. S. 2, Vol. 3: 139–150.
1849 : Note on a fragment of the Royal Papyrus and the Sixth Dynasty of Manetho
Mariette, Auguste. 1849. "Note sur un fragment du papyrus royal de Turin et la VIe dynastie de Manethon." Revue Archéologique 6, no. 1: 305-315.
« English translation of the original French. »
1850 : The Royal List in hieratic writing of the Turin Museum
Brunet de Presle, Wladimir. 1850. Examen critique de la succession des dynasties égyptiennes, première partie. Paris: Didot. pp. 177-182
« English translation of the original French. »
1851 : The original fragments of the Royal Papyrus of Turin
Champollion-Figeac, Jacques Joseph. 1851. "De la Table manuelle des rois et des dynasties d’Égypte ou Papyrus Royal de Turin, de ses fragments originaux, de ses copies Manuscrits ou Imprimées, et de Ses Intreprétations" Revue Archéologique 7, no. 2: 397–402, 461–472, 589–599, 653–665. Plate 149.
« English translation of the original French. »
1851 : The fragments of the hieratic papyrus at Turin
Wilkinson, John Gardner. 1851. The fragments of the hieratic papyrus at Turin. Vol. 1. London: Richards.
1851 : Observations on the Turin Papyrus
Hincks, Edward. 1851. "Observations on the Turin Papyrus" in Wilkinson. 1851. The fragments of the hieratic papyrus at Turin. pp. 47–60.
1853 : About the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
Lepsius,Karl Richard. 1853. Über die zwölfte Aegyptische Königsdynastie. Berlin: Wilhelm Hertz. 440-453
« English translation of the original German. »
1855 : Illustrated catalogue of the Egyptian Museum of Turin
Orcurti, Pietro Camillo. 1855. Catalogo illustrato dei monumenti Egizii del R. Museo di Torino. Turin: Biancardi. 129-130, app. 211-215
« English translation of the original Italian. »
1859 : History of Egypt
Brugsch, Henri. 1859. Histoire d’Égypte des les premiers temps de son existence jusqu’a nos jours. Leipzig: Hinrichs. Plates 3, 13-15.
« English translation of the original French. »
1866 : Research on the first six dynasties of Manetho
Rougé, Emmanuel de. 1866. "Recherches sur les monuments qu\'on peut attribuer aux six premières dynasties de Manéthon." MIE 25.2: 225–376, pl. 3.
« English translation of the original French. »
Not available
1882 : General Catalogue of the Museum of Antiquities in Turin
Ariodante Fabretti, Francesco Rossi and Ridolfo Lanzone. 1882. Regio Museo di Torino, Catalogo generale dei Musei di Antichità, Ser. 1, Vol. 1. Turin : Stamperia reale. 239
« English translation of the original Italian. »
1884 : Egyptian History
Wiedemann, Alfred. 1884. Aegyptische Geschichte. Vol. 1. Gotha: Perthes. 72-79
« English translation of the original German. »
1886 : The origin of Manetho’s Egyptian History
Seyffarth, Gustav, and Knortz, Karl. 1886. The literary life of Gustavus Seyffarth. New York: Steiger. 20-21.
1887 : Recto or verso?
Wilcken, Ulrich. 1887. "Recto Oder Verso?" Hermes 22: 487–92. Addendum.
« English translation of the original German. »
1895 : Short note about the papyrus
Maspero, Gaston. 1895. Histoire ancienne des peuples de l’orient classique. Les origines Égypte et Chaldée. Vol. 1. Paris: Hachette. 225, note 5.
—— 1903. History of Egypt. London: Grolier. 321, note 1.
« English translation of the original French. »
1904 : Egyptian chronology
Meyer, Eduard. 1904. Aegyptische Chronologie. Berlin: Verlag der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 105-178.
« English translation of the original German. »
1910 : The Origin of the Royal Papyrus of Turin
Pieper, Max. 1910. "Die Herkunft des Turiner Königspapyrus." ZÄS 47: 161
« English translation of the original German. »
1921 : The Drovetti collection of the Egyptian Museum in Turin
Botti, Giuseppe. 1921. "La collezione Drovetti e i papyri del R. Museo Egizio in Torino." Rendiconti della R. Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di scienze morali, storiche e filologiche. Series 5, Volume 30: 143–49
« English translation of the original Italian. »
1938 : The Papyrus of Kings, restored
Farina, Giulio. 1938. Papiro dei re, restaurato. Rome: G. Bardi.
« English translation of the original Italian. »
Also available at the Internet Archive:   Italian original    English translation
1956 : Studies on Manetho and the Egyptian Royal Lists
Helck, Wolfgang. 1956. Untersuchungen zu Manetho und den Ägyptischen Königslisten. UGAÄ 18. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.: 83-84.
« English translation of the original German. »
1956 : King Hudjefa?
Goedicke, Hans. 1956. "King ḥwḏfꜢ?". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 42: 50-53.
1962 : The Date of the End of the Old Kingdom of Egypt
Beckerath, Jürgen von. 1962. "The Date of the End of the Old Kingdom of Egypt." Journal of Near Eastern Studies 21, No. 2: 140-147
1964 : Studies on the political history of the Second Intermediate Period
Beckerath, Jürgen von. 1964. "Untersuchungen zur politische Geschichte der zweiten Zwischenzeit in Ägypten." Ägyptologische Forschungen 23: 20-26.
« English translation of the original German. »
1966 : The Heracleopolitan Dynasty (9th/10th Dynasty)
Beckerath, Jürgen von. 1966. "Die Dynastie der Herakleopoliten (9./10. Dynastie)" Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 94: 13-20.
« English translation of the original German. »
1982 : The original version of the Royal Canon of Turin
Malek, Jaromir. 1982. "The original version of the Royal Canon of Turin." Journal of Egytian Archaeology 68: 93-106.
1983 : Remarks on the reconstruction of the template of the Turin Royal papyrus
Barta, Winfried. 1983. "Bemerkungen zur Rekonstruktion der Vorlage des Turiner Königspapyrus." Göttinger Miszellen 64: 11-13.
Not available
1984 : Remarks on the Royal Papyrus and the dynasties of Egyptian History
Beckerath, Jürgen von. 1984. "Bemerkungen zum Turiner Königspapyrus und zu den dynastien der Ägyptischen Geschichte". Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur 11: 49-55.
« English translation of the original German. »
1988 : Chronology of the Middle Kingdom (12th-18th Dynasties)
Franke, Detlef. 1988. "Zur Chronologie des Mittleren Reiches (12.-18. Dynastie). Teil 1: Die 12. Dynastie." Orientalia 57.3: 113-138.
« English translation of the original German. »
Not available
1988 : The so-called ‘Second Intermediate Period’ of ancient Egypt
Franke, Detlef. 1988. "Zur Chronologie des Mittleren Reiches Teil II: Die sogenannte ‘Zweite Zwischenzeit’ Altägyptens." Orientalia 57.3: 245-274.
« English translation of the original German. »
Not available
1992 : Notes on the Royal Papyrus of Turin
Helck, Wolfgang. 1992. "Anmerkungen zum Turiner Königspapyrus". Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur 19: 151-216.
« English translation of the original German. »
1995 : Some Remarks on Helck’s “Notes”
Beckerath, Jürgen von. 1995. "Some Remarks on Helck’s “Anmerkungen zum Turiner Königspapyrus”." Journal of Egyptian Archeology 81: 225-227.