The best discussion in English so far is by Egyptologist Robyn Gillam here. An excellent report by Teresa Soria in Spanish here. A full report by Vittorio Sabadin in Italian here. Is the discovery of the new fragments likely to change our understanding of Egyptian chronology and the course of Egyptian history in the second millennium bce?
The short answer is: yes. The fragments most
likely fill in gaps in our knowledge of the 13th to 14th dynasties, 1780–1640,
more or less.
For the entire text of the Turin King List –
but not the new fragments! –go here.
The same site provides an overview of Egyptian history insofar as the various
lists allow us to reconstruct it.
Richard Parkinson, curator in the Department
of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum, told Discovery News:
A preliminary visit revealed that there is huge potential to conserve and
reconstruct the papyrus, including many small fragments that were left unplaced
in Farina's arrangement of the 1930s.
We are confident that a new examination with modern scientific techniques
will enable a much improved reconstruction to be achieved
Egyptologist Federico Bottigliengo of the
Museo Egizio of Turin, in whose basement the discovery was made, noted:
We are confident that the recovered fragments will help reconstruct some
of the missing parts as well as add new knowledge to Egyptian history and
chronology.
It is possible that some dates will have to be changed and names of pharaohs
will have to be added.
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