Pharaonic King-lists, Annals, and Day-books

Download or read book Pharaonic King-lists, Annals, and Day-books written by Donald B. Redford and published by Mississauga [Ont.] : Benben Publications. This book was released on 1986 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a classic study into the Egyptians' use of the past, focusing on the pictures and texts common in Ancient Egypt showing groupings of kings. The author discusses the genesis and development of the "king list" tradition, following a tradition over three millennia. After taking a chronological approach to "king lists", annals and day lists from the Old to New Kingdoms, the book focuses on the Aegyptiaca of Manetho, perhaps the first truly 'historical' approach to Egyptian sources written during the early Ptolemaic period.