Turin King List – Column 8

For some reason the scribe omitted the second ditto mark (before the number of days). The middle part of the row is Champollion's fr. A.

Source	Cartouche	Name	Transcription
Karnak Canon 46		ḫꜤ-[ḥtp]-rꜤ	Kha(hotep)ra

The middle part of the row is Champollion's fr. A, and the end is fr. B.

The curved line at the end is a sort of bracket around a longer than usual line that intrudes on the next column, also seen in (3.14), (5.16) and (7.3). The number of years is almost certainly 23. The middle part of the row is Champollion's fr. A, and the end is fr. B.

The partial number between fr. 81 and 97 can be any number from two to four. The middle part of the row is Champollion's fr. A, and the end is fr. B.

The number of months can be from two to four, the number of days are lost. The bee part of the title is lost today and only remains in the lithographs of Lepsius and Wilkinson. The middle part of the row is Champollion's fr. A.

Source	Cartouche	Name	Transcription
Karnak Canon 38		s.wꜢḏ-n-rꜤ	Sewadjenra

The last two signs in the cartouche are doubtful, but the nomen is clearly read as ind.

This row contains an anomaly in that there are two cartouche closes. The ditto marks for months and days, as well as the number of months are lost, but the numbers are certain. The fragment with the number at the end is Champollion's fr. Jj.

The traces after the kꜢ-sign are simply traces of the horizontal plural strokes. The divine determinative (G7) following the cartouche close has been left out due to lack of space. The fragment with the number at the end is Champollion's fr. Jj.

Restoration

Ryholt 1997: 71, 192

Source	Cartouche	Name	Transcription
Karnak Canon 42		mr-kAw-ra	Merkaura

The name is lost in lacuna, only a tiny trace of the title and the number of days at the end remain. The fragment with the number at the end (left side) is Champollion's fr. Jj.

The first row is lost in lacuna, apart from tiny traces at the end. Lepsius facsimile show traces of the figure 2, but traces of a 3 is clearly visible in the photo, as it was read by Gardiner. The vertical gap between the bottom of fr. 86 and the top of fr. 87 is 83 mm. The distance between the text from the bottom of 8.9 (fr. 98) to the top of 8.15 (fr. 87) is 76 mm. The approximate average text height in this column is 12 mm, with margins of 2.5 mm between the rows. Allowing for slight variance in the text height and margins, five rows lost in the lacuna is a perfect fit.

The second consecutive row lost in the lacuna.

The third consecutive row lost in the lacuna.

The fourth consecutive row lost in the lacuna.

The fifth consecutive row lost in the lacuna.

The horizontal fibres of fr. 87 correspond horizontally with fr. 70, and vertically with fr. 81.

The vertical position of fr. 88 is uncertain, but there is a fibre match with fr. 81, which assures the horizontal position.

The first consecutive row lost in the lacuna.

The second consecutive row lost in the lacuna.

The small fragment at the top of fr. 94 is not present in Lepsius, but was added by Farina and presented by Gardiner as one fragment.

The F31 sign (ms) is not used in the prenomen of any known king until the Late Period, which make this entry almost certain to hold a nomen. The only known nomen of the SIP that possibly fit is one of the two kings named Dedumose. (Dedumose Djedhotepra, and Dedumose Djedneferra)

This is the only record of this king, there are no other attestations. This is the first row of fr. 93, Champollion's fr. X.

This is the only record of this king, there are no other attestations. This is the second row of fr. 93, Champollion's fr. X.

A tiny fragment added by Farina complete the cartouche open and add the first two signs of the name. There is no comment about this by Gardiner, but it is quite obvious from Lepsius' edition, which only record the cartouche open. This is the only record of this king, there are no other attestations. This is the third row of fr. 93, Champollion's fr. X and Qbis.

The partial trace before the n is either a p, or more likely a ḳ, making the prenomen of Sankhptahi the only king of the period matching the sequence of signs. This is the fourth row of fr. 93, Champollion's fr. Qbis.

Only the initial sign of the name is remain, the rest is lost.The fifth row of fr. 93 is Champollion's fr. Qbis.

Gardiner and Ryholt place fragment 134 at the bottom of col. 10, Ryholt has since agreed that both horizontal and vertical fibre corresprondences makes the correct placement at the bottom of column 8. The sixth row of fr. 93 is Champollion's fr. Qbis.

Possibly the Summation of the Thirteenth Dynasty. The horizontal and vertical fibre correspondences of fr. 134 assure the correct placement at the bottom of column 8. According to Manetho, 60 kings ruled from Diospolis for a total of 453 years. This row is clearly the last of the column, as the bottom of the fragment is part of the bottom margin of the papyrus.