Cattle count
ancient egypt cattle count one two main mean evaluating amount tax levied one height annual inundation important economic event cattle count controlled high official connected several cultic feast addition served mean dating event entire year occurred called year xth cattle count person king frequency cattle count varied history ancient egypt old kingdom likely biennial ie occurring every two year became frequent subsequently perform cattle count chattel including productive livestock cow ox sheep pig goat donkey rounded counted following count percentage chattel taxed state would calculated cattle count performed every nome egypt fraud harshly punished nd dynasty onwards cattle count connected following horus egypt shemsu hor occurred every two year shemsu hor consisted journey king court throughout egypt facilitated assessment levying tax central administration cattle count great importance egyptologist historian many inscription report year xth occasion cattle count followed name pharaoh thus inscription used assess minimum duration reign pharaoh example assuming cattle count held every two year last point paramount importance correct datation reign length highly disputed day according palermo stone black basalt stone slab recording yearly event cultic religious nature king narmer st dynasty king neferirkare kakai rd pharaoh th dynasty cattle count performed every second year late old kingdom period however performed frequently finally yearly first pharaoh whose reign yearly cattle count known taken place certainty king pepi th dynasty exclude cattle count necessarily took place every second year pepi example conflicting evaluation reign duration via cattle count case king khufu th dynasty highest known number cattle count khufu found workmens graffiti inside relieving chamber khufu pyramid ink inscription report th occasion cattle count since palermo stone inscription hold cattle count performed every second year th dynasty would prove khufu ruled least year calculation rejected several egyptologist another ancient egyptian source turin canon credit khufu reign merely year opposite ancient greek historian herodotus claim khufu ruled year seen exaggeration meanwhile today egyptologist thomas schneider assume either khufu indeed ruled little year author turin canon simply take account yearcycle cattle count fact credit khufu cattle count reign year south saqqara stone