In 1873 the state passed its fourth constitution; with amendments, that document survived until 1968, when it was so fundamentally reshaped that it became known as the constitution of 1968.
Nor has any such document survived.
Little is known of his activities during his decade-long reign and the most important document surviving from his rule is a stela from Abydos recounting the fashion of an image of Osiris and Neferhotep's determination that it be made "as instructed by the gods at the beginning of time".
Several documents survive but they remain open to interpretation.
Documents surviving from ancient Egypt record various methods for averting conception.
Just because some interesting historical documents survive doesn't mean they translate into a play with clear villains and outcomes.
His efforts were not in vain; thousands of volumes and documents survived and were eventually reclaimed in the 1990s by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
But many scholars believe that significant documents survive, as in the case of the 43 pages related to the Aso family mine.
The moveable type of the 1460s and 70s certainly made a communications revolution, but manuscript scribes and vellum documents survived long into the 16th century, and beyond.
