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
annals. 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
fills this gap. The text is accompanied by specially-commissioned,
detailed line-drawings of all the fragments.
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