Hornung, E., R. Krauss, D.A. Warburton. Eds. 2006. Ancient Egyptian chronology. - Brill, Leiden (Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section 1, The Near and Middle East, 83)

Abstract

‘Ancient Egyptian chronology’ is part of the Brill series ‘Handbook of Oriental Studies’, now with a new editorial board, and discusses the chronology of Egypt until the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC. Several contributors present the epoques of Egyptian history divided in dynasties, ancient Egyptian ‘historical’ sources as well as different scientific methods for dating.

The first section contains short articles about the foundations of Egyptian chronology, based on annals and king lists, up to Manetho’s compilation, written by the editors and Kim Ryholt (royal canon of Turin). The different sources like the Palermo stone, the Turin king list and the lists at Abydos, Karnak and Saqqara are described in detail. Furthermore, a new reconstruction of the original composition of the Palermo stone is presented and compared to the previous theories. A separate article is reserved for Manetho’s Aigyptiaka. Read more...