hieroglyphics on both sides: it is the oldest example of a ‘Royal Annal’ known today. It contains the names of the kings, AND THEIR MOTHERS, of the first five Dynasties (from around 3200 to 2350 BCE), the main historical events that took place during the years of their reign, and other very important information about Kemitic Civilization. The inscription is divided into bands. The first, at the top, describes only a list of 15 predynastic pharaohs, without any other indication: SEE COMMENTS

19 Alabaster boat

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Statue of Nesi (Pharaoh) Neferefre wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt discovered in his pyramid complex at Abusir

Abu Simbel, Egypt