Turin Kings List

The Turin Canon was composed by Theban scribes and presents a Theban political viewpoint. It begins the Eleventh Dynasty with the founders of the Theban line rather than with the later reign of Menthotpe II (from Memphis).

The list in full

PLATE I

(Pre-Dynastic Horus God Kings)
Geb
Ausar (Osiris)
Setekh (Seth)
Hor (Horus), Hor gods, 300 years
Djehuty (Thoth), 7,726 years
Maa't, 100 years
Hor (Horus)
Hor (Horus)

PLATE II

(Early Dynastic Horus Kings)
Meni (established), life, prosperity, health
Meny, life, prosperity, health, doing...
It [i] (sovereign)
?
[It] ai (sovereign vulture) of the south
Djaty (two estates) of Upper and Lower Egypt
Mer-grg-p (desire to setup a statue base)
Semsem (priest of priests or Ptah priest)
[Q]bh (hawk headed god)
[Netjer] bau (divine spirits of power)
[Ka] ka (soul as a bull)
[Khnum/Bau] netjer-n (sacred ram-god)
[Uadj-nes]
[Sendji] (feared one)
A'aka or Ka'a (great soul)

PLATE III

(Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom Periods)
Nefer-ka-soker, 8 years
Hu-djefa (food and provisions of Horus) [11 years], 8 months, 4 days
Bebty, 27 years
Nebka, 19 years
Djeserit, 19 years, 9 months
Djeserty, 6 years
[Djefa] (provisions) 6 years
H [uni], 24 years, builder, guide
Snefru, 24 years
[Khufu], 23 years
[Djedefre], 8 years
Kha [fre]
[Menkaure]
18 years
4 years
2 years
[?]-Ka, 7 years
[?], 12 years
[?]
[?], 7 years
[?]
[?]
Men-ka-hor, 8 years
Djed, 28 years
Unis, 30 years
Kingship, ordain/begin, Menity to Men [?]

PLATE IV

(First Intermediate Period Horus Kings)
Nitiqrty
Nefer-ka
Nefer
Ib
[?]
[?]
Nefer-ka-Re
Khet-shepsy
Se-nen-eh
[?]
Mer-[?]
Shed-[?]
H-[?]

PLATE V

(First Intermediate and Middle Kingdom Period)
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?] 90 years (Pepi II)
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
Neb-kheru-Re [Mentuhotep I], 51 years
Sankh-ka-Re [Mentuhotep II], 12 years
Kings, Royal Residence, Seizer of the two lands
Pib [Sehotep-ib-Re; Amenemhet I]
Ka [Kheper-ka-Re; Senusret I], 45 years
[Amenemhet II], 1 year
[Senusret II], 13 [19] years
[Senusret III], 30 years
[Amenemhet III], 20 [40] years

PLATE VI

(Middle Kingdom)
Maa-kheru-Re, 9 years, 3 months, 27 days
Queen Sobek-nefru, 3 years, 10 months, 27 days
Khu-tawy-Re, 2 years, 3 months, 24 days
Sekhem-ka-Re, 3 years
Amen-em-hat-Re
Sehotep-ib-Re
Iunfni
Sankh-ib-Re
Smen-ka-Re
Sehotep-ib-Re
Swadj-ka-Re Nedjem-ib-[?]-Re
Sobek-[hotep]-Re
Ren-[seneb]
Au-ib-Re [Hor]
Sedjef-[?]-ka-Re
Sekhem-Re Khu-tawy Sobek-hotep
User-[ka]-Re [khen]-djer
[?]-Re [?]-ka
[?]-ka
[?]-ib-Hor-Sutekh
Sekhem-Re [?]-Sobek-hotep, 3 years, 2 months
Kha-[sekhem]-Re Nefer-hotep, 11 years
Hwt-Re-her-Hor-sa
Kha-nefer-Re Sobek-hotep

PLATE VII

(Middle Kingdom)
Kha-hotep-Hor-Re, 4 years
Uah-ibya-ib-Re, 10 years, 8 months, 28 days
Mer-nefer-Re, 23 years, 8 months,18 days
Mer-hotep-Re, 2 years
Sankh-nes-wadj-tu-Re, 3 years
Mer-sekhem-in-[?]-Re, 3 years
Sudj-ka-Hori-Re, [5] years
Mer-ka-Re, 2 years
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]-mose
[?]-[?]-Maa't-Re
[?]-Re-uben-Re
[?]-ka-Hor-Re
[?]-Re
[?]-Re
[?]
[?]-Hor
[?]-r-Re
Mer-kheper-Re
Mer-ka-[Re]

PLATE VIII

(Middle Kingdom)
Ne-hesy
Khaty-Re
Nebef-aut-Re, 1 year, 5 months, 15 days
Se-heb-Re, 3 years
Mer-djefa-Re, 3 years
Saa'-ka-Re, 1 year
Neb-djefa-Re-Re, 1 year
Uben-Re-Hor-Re
[?], 1 year
[?]-Re, 4 years
[?]-bin-Re-Hor-[?], 3 years
Aut-ib-Re
Her-ib-Re, life, prosperity
Neb-sen-Re
[?]-Re
Skheper-ren-Re, 2 year
Djed-Hor-kheru-Re, 2 year
Sankh-ib-Re
Nefer-tem-[?]-Hor-Re
Sekhem-[?]-Re
Ka-[?]-ut-kha-Re
Nefer-ib-[?]-Re
Ii-[?]-Re, life, prosperity, health
Khaa'-[?]-Re
Aa'-ka-Re
Smen-[?]-Re
Djed-djed-[?]-Re

PLATE IX

(Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period)
[?]-Re
[?]
[?]
[?]-Re
[?]-Re
Snefer-[?]-Re
Men-[?]-Re
[?]-djed-djed-[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
Inek-[?]
Ii-neb-[?]
Ip-[?]
Hab
Sa [son]
Hapu-kha
Shemes-su
Meni-[?]
Wer-kai [great height]
[?]
[?]-I-ka
[?]-Hor
[?]-ren
[?]-ka-Hor
[?]-ka-Hor
[?]

PLATE X

(Second Intermediate Period)
I-[?]
Sutekh-Hor-[?]
Nu-[?]
Hor-[?]
[?]
Iw-ibi-[?]
Mer-[?]-peh-Hor
Penen-set-[?]-n-sepet
Kher-hemaut-[?]
Khui-hemet
[?]
[?]
[?]
Seket-[?]
Ar-[?]

PLATE XI

(Second Intermediate Period)
Sekhem-[?]-Re, 3 years
Sekhem-Hor-[?]-Re, 13 years
Sekhem-Hor-s-[?]-Re, 1 year
Swadj-n-[?]-Re, 1 year
Neb-iry-au-Re
Neb-it-au-Re
Smen-dja-Re
Suser-sir-[?]-Re
Sekhem-shed-Waset-Re
[?]-Re
[?]
[?]-Re
[?]
[?]
User-[?]-Re
User-[?]
[?]-heb-Re
[?]
[?]
[?], 3 years
[?]-n-Re-Hor, 3 years