Abydos King List
The start of the king list, showing Seti and his son - Ramesses II
The Abydos King List , also known as the Abydos Table , is a list of 76 kings of Ancient Egypt . It was written on a wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. The list has three rows of 38 cartouches (borders around the name of a king) in each row. The upper two rows list the kings, while the third row repeats Seti I's throne name and praenomen.
It lists the Old Kingdom kings in the order in which they ruled. It is the only record of the names of many of the kings of the Seventh and Eighth Dynasties.
This names of some earlier pharaohs who were not seen to be lawful rulers — such as Akhenaten , Hatshepsut , Smenkhkare, Tutankhamen , and Ay, have been left out of the list.
The king list
Drawing of the cartouches in the Abydos King List.
First Dynasty
Second Dynasty
Third Dynasty
Fourth Dynasty
Fifth Dynasty
Cartouches 26 to 33
n°
Name written in the list
Common name
Cartouches 26 to 33 (Click to enlarge)
26
Userkaf. Name partially lost in Turin king list.
Userkaf
27
Sahure. Name lost in Turin King List .
Sahure
28
Kakai
Neferirkare Kakai
29
Neferefre
Neferefre
30
Nyuserre
Nyuserre Ini
31
Menkauhor
Menkauhor Kaiu
32
Djedkare. Djed in Turin King List .
Djedkare Isesi
33
Unis. Same name in Turin King List .
Unas
Sixth Dynasty
Cartouches 34 to 39
n°
Name written in the list
Common name
Cartouches 34 to 39 (Click to enlarge)
34
Teti
Teti
35
Userkare
Userkare
36
Meryre
Pepi I Meryre
37
Merenre
Merenre Nemtyemsaf II
38
Neferkare
Pepi II Neferkare
39
Merenre Saemsaf
Merenre Nemtyemsaf II
Seventh/Eighth Dynasty
Cartouches 40 to 47
n°
Name written in the list
Common name
Cartouches 40 to 47 (Click to enlarge)
40
Netjerikare
Netjerkare
41
Menkare
Menkare
42
Neferkare
Neferkare II
43
Neferkare Neby
Neferkare Neby
44
Djedkare Shemai
Djedkare Shemai
45
Neferkare Khendu
Neferkare Khendu
46
Merenhor
Merenhor
47
Sneferka
Neferkamin
Cartouches 48 to 56
n°
Name written in the list
Common name
Cartouches 48 to 56 (Click to enlarge)
48
Nikare
Nikare
49
Neferkare Tereru
Neferkare Tereru
50
Neferkahor
Neferkahor
51
Neferkare Pepiseneb
Neferkare Pepiseneb
52
Sneferka Anu
Neferkamin Anu
53
Kaukara
Qakare Ibi
54
Neferkaure
Neferkaure II
55
Neferkauhor
Neferkauhor
56
Neferirkare
Neferirkare
Eleventh/Twelfth Dynasty
Cartouches 57 to 61
n°
Name written in the list
Common name
Cartouches 57 to 61 (Click to enlarge)
57
Nebhepetre
Mentuhotep II
58
Sankhkare
Mentuhotep III
59
Sehetepibre
Amenemhat I
60
Kheperkare
Senusret I
61
Nebukaure
Amenemhat II
Cartouches 62 to 65
n°
Name written in the list
Common name
Cartouches 62 to 65 (Click to enlarge)
62
Khakeperre
Senusret II
63
Khakaure
Senusret III
64
Nemaatre
Amenemhat III
65
Maakherure
Amenemhat IV
Eighteenth Dynasty
Cartouches 66 to 74
n°
Name written in the list
Common name
Cartouches 66 to 74 (Click to enlarge)
66
Nebpehtira
Ahmose I
67
Djeserkara
Amenhotep I
68
Aakheperkara
Thutmose I
69
Aakheperenra
Thutmose II
70
Menkheperra
Thutmose III
71
Aakheperura
Amenhotep II
72
Menkheperura
Thutmose IV
73
Nebmaatra
Amenhotep III
74
Djeserkheperura Setepenra
Horemheb
Nineteenth Dynasty
Cartouches 75 and 76
n°
Name written in the list
Common name
Cartouches 75 and 76 (Click to enlarge)
75
Menpehtira
Ramesses I
76
Menmaatra
Seti I
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