ancientegyptdaily:“SAQQARA KINGS LIST was found in a funerary shrine above the tomb of a lecto

ancientegyptdaily:

_{“SAQQARA KINGS LIST was found in a funerary shrine above the tomb of a lector priest by the name Tjunery (ṯwnry), who lived during the reign of Ramesses II. The location of the tomb is lost, but supposedly south of Djoser’s step pyramid, close to the pyramid of Unas, between the Monastery and Sekhemkhet’s enclosure.}

_{The inscription originally listed 58 kings in two rows of 29 kings each, in reverse chronological order, starting with Ramesses II, going backwards to Adjib. It was discovered in eight parts, with a section missing, which was searched for but never found. It is assigned inventory number JE 11335 (CG 34516), and is on display in Hall 9 at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.}

_{It was written in the tradition of Lower Egypt, i.e. preferring honored ancestors with a strong affinity in Lower Egypt. The purpose of the list was to show celebrated “ancestors,” and was not meant to be a complete chronological list, apparent by the exclusion of Hatshepsut and the heretic Amarna pharaohs.” [X]}

_{[Above photography by de Rougé (1865)]}