The Turin Canon (also know as the Royal Canon of Turin) was found on the reverse of a papyrus tax roll. It lists many of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, including a number of gods! It was composed during the reign of Ramesses II by Theban scribes and so it presents the Theban political viewpoint. For example, it begins the Eleventh Dynasty with the founders of the Theban line rather than with the later reign of Monthotep II.

Column One
- (Pre-Dynastic Horus God Kings)
- Geb
- Ausar (Osiris)
- Setekh (Set)
- Hor (Horus), Hor gods, 300 years
- Djehuty (Thoth), 7,726 years
- Ma’at, 100 years
- Hor (Horus)
Column Two
- (Early Dynastic)
- Meni (Narmer)
- Teti (Hor Aha)
- Iti (Djer)
- Itui (Djet)
- Khenty (Den)
- Merbiapen (Anedjib)
- Semsem (Semerkhet)
- [Qe]beh (Qaa)
- Baunetjer (Hotepsekhemwy)
- Kakau (Raneb /Nebra)
- Netjeren (Nynetjer)
- [Uadj-n]s (Weneg)
- Sened (Sendji)
- Aaka (Neferkare)
Column Three
- (Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom)
- [?]
- Neferkasokar
- Hudjefa
- Bebty (Khasekhemwy)
- Nebka (Sanakhte)
- Djeserit (Djoser)
- Djeserty (Sekhemkhet)
- Hudjefa (Khaba)
- H[uni] (Huni)
- Sneferu
- [?]
- [?]
- Kha[fre] (Khafre)
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]Kaf (Userkaf)
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- Menkahor (Menkahor)
- Djed (Djedkare)
- Unis (Unas)
Forth Column
- (First Intermediate Period)
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- Nitiqrty (Neterikare / Queen Nitocris)
- Neferka
- Nefer
- Ibi
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- Neferkare
- Khety
- Senenh
- [?]
- Mer
- Shed
- H
Fifth Column
- (First Intermediate Middle Kingdom)
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- Wah (Montuhotep)
- [?]
- n
- [?]
- Nebhepetre (Montuhotep II)
- Sankhkare (Montuhotep III)
- pib (Amenemhet I)
- ka (Senusret I)
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
Sixth Column
- (Middle Kingdom)
- Maakherure (Amenemhat IV)
- Khutawyre (Wegaf)
- Sekhemkake (Amenemhat V)
- Amenemhatre (Amenemhat)
- Sehotepibre
- Iunfni
- Sankhibre (Amenemhat VI)
- Smenkare
- Sehotepibre
- Swadjkare
- Nedjemibre
- Sobek[hotep]re
- m[?]nbw
- Auibre
- Sedjef[?]kare (Amenemhat (Amenemhat VII)
- Amenemhat Sobekhotep
- User[?]Re[?]djer
- [?]kare
- [?]re (intef IV)
- [?]ibre Seth (Seth)
- Sekhem[?]Re[?]Sobekhotep (Sobekhotep III)
- Kha-[sekhem]-Re Nefer-hotep, 11 years
- Hwt-Re-her-Hor-sa
- Kha-nefer-Re Sobek-hotep
Seventh Column
- (Middle Kingdom)
- Kha-hotep-Hor-Re, 4 years
- Uah-ibya-ib-Re, 10 years, 8 months, 28 days
- Mer-nefer-Re, 23 years, 8 months,18 days
- Mer-hotep-Re, 2 years
- Sankh-nes-wadj-tu-Re, 3 years
- Mer-sekhem-in-[?]-Re, 3 years
- Sudj-ka-Hori-Re, [5] years
- Mer-ka-Re, 2 years
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]-mose
- [?]-[?]-Maa’t-Re
- [?]-Re-uben-Re
- [?]-ka-Hor-Re
- [?]-Re
- [?]-Re
- [?]
- [?]-Hor
- [?]-r-Re
- Mer-kheper-Re
- Mer-ka-[Re]
Column Eight
- (Middle Kingdom)
- Ne-hesy
- Khaty-Re
- Nebef-aut-Re, 1 year, 5 months, 15 days
- Se-heb-Re, 3 years
- Mer-djefa-Re, 3 years
- Saa’-ka-Re, 1 year
- Neb-djefa-Re-Re, 1 year
- Uben-Re-Hor-Re
- [?], 1 year
- [?]-Re, 4 years
- [?]-bin-Re-Hor-[?], 3 years
- Aut-ib-Re
- Her-ib-Re, life, prosperity
- Neb-sen-Re
- [?]-Re
- Skheper-ren-Re, 2 year
- Djed-Hor-kheru-Re, 2 year
- Sankh-ib-Re
- Nefer-tem-[?]-Hor-Re
- Sekhem-[?]-Re
- Ka-[?]-ut-kha-Re
- Nefer-ib-[?]-Re
- Ii-[?]-Re, life, prosperity, health
- Khaa’-[?]-Re
- Aa’-ka-Re
- Smen-[?]-Re
- Djed-djed-[?]-Re
Column Nine
- (Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period)
- [?]-Re
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]-Re
- [?]-Re
- Snefer-[?]-Re
- Men-[?]-Re
- [?]-djed-djed-[?]
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- Inek-[?]
- Ii-neb-[?]
- Ip-[?]
- Hab
- Sa [son]
- Hapu-kha
- Shemes-su
- Meni-[?]
- Wer-kai [great height]
- [?]
- [?]-I-ka
- [?]-Hor
- [?]-ren
- [?]-ka-Hor
- [?]-ka-Hor
- [?]
Column Ten
- (Second Intermediate Period)
- I-[?]
- Sutekh-Hor-[?]
- Nu-[?]
- Hor-[?]
- [?]
- Iw-ibi-[?]
- Mer-[?]-peh-Hor
- Penen-set-[?]-n-sepet
- Kher-hemaut-[?]
- Khui-hemet
- [?]
- [?]
- [?]
- Seket-[?]
- Ar-[?]
Column Eleven
- (Second Intermediate Period)
- Sekhem-[?]-Re, 3 years
- Sekhem-Hor-[?]-Re, 13 years
- Sekhem-Hor-s-[?]-Re, 1 year
- Swadj-n-[?]-Re, 1 year
- Neb-iry-au-Re
- Neb-it-au-Re
- Smen-dja-Re
- Suser-sir-[?]-Re
- Sekhem-shed-Waset-Re
- [?]-Re
- [?]
- [?]-Re
- [?]
- [?]
- User-[?]-Re
- User-[?]
- [?]-heb-Re
- [?]
- [?]
- [?], 3 years
- [?]-n-Re-Hor, 3 year
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