Historical Texts

Abstract

Texts with information on the history of ancient Egypt take many forms. We find royal annals and king lists, as well as court-produced narratives that describe the king’s successes on the battlefield or his largess to divine temples. Private monuments also preserve historical facts, from accounts of a soldier’s prowess or of an official’s diligence in fulfilling the king’s wishes. This article presents a wide variety of texts, from graffiti to papyri and stelae to funerary chapels.