Abydos King List

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.

### First Dynasty

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 1 to 8|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "8"||1|Meni.  Probably King Narmer.|Menes||||
|2|Teti. Same name in Turin King List.|Hor-Aha||||||
|3|Iti. Same name in Turin King List.|Djer||||||
|4|Ita. Called Itui in Turin King List.|Djet||||||
|5|Septi. Called Qenti in Turin King List.|Den||||||
|6|Meribiap. Called Merbiapen in Turin King List.|Anedjib||||||
|7|Semsu. Called Semsem in Turin King List.|Semerkhet.||||||
|8|Qebeh. Same name in Turin King List.|Qa'a.||||||

### Second Dynasty

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 9 to 14|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "6"||9|Bedjau. Called Baunetjer in Turin King List.|Hotepsekhemwy||||
|10|Kakau. Same name in Turin King List.|Raneb||||||
|11|Banetjer. Same name in Turin King List.|Ninetjer||||||
|12|Wadjnas. Name damaged in Turin King List.|Weneg||||||
|13|Sendi. Called Senedj in Turin King List.|Senedj||||||
|14|Djadjay. Called Bebti in Turin King List.|Khasekhemwy||||||

### Third Dynasty

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 15 to 19|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "5"||15|Nebka. Same name in Turin King List.|Sanakhte||||
|16|Djeser-za. Djoser-it in Turin King List.|Djoser||||||
|17|Teti. Djoser-ti in Turin King List.|Sekhemkhet||||||
|18|Sedjes. Hudjefa in Turin King List.|Khaba||||||
|19|Neferkara. Huni in Turin King List.|Huni||||||

### Fourth Dynasty

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 20 to 25|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "6"||20|Sneferu. Senefer in Turin King List.|Sneferu||||
|21|Khufu. Name missing in Turin King List.|Khufu||||||
|22|Djedefre. Name missing in Turin King List.|Djedefre||||||
|23|Khafra. Incomplete name in Turin King List.|Khafra||||||
|24|Menkaura. Name missing in Turin King List.|Menkaura||||||
|25|Shepseskaf. Name missing in Turin King List.|Shepseskaf||||||

### Fifth Dynasty

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 26 to 33|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "8"||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

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 34 to 39|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "6"||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

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 40 to 47|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "8"||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||||||

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 48 to 56|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "9"||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

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 57 to 61|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "5"||57|Nebhepetre|Mentuhotep II||||
|58|Sankhkare|Mentuhotep III||||||
|59|Sehetepibre|Amenemhat I||||||
|60|Kheperkare|Senusret I||||||
|61|Nebukaure|Amenemhat II||||||

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 62 to 65|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "4"||62|Khakeperre|Senusret II||||
|63|Khakaure|Senusret III||||||
|64|Nemaatre|Amenemhat III||||||
|65|Maakherure|Amenemhat IV||||||

### Eighteenth Dynasty

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 66 to 74|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "9"||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

|width = "40%"|Cartouches 75 and 76|width = "10%"|n°|width = "25%"|Name written in the list|width = "25%"|Common name|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan = "2"||75|Menpehtira|Ramesses I||||
|76|Menmaatra|Seti I||||||

## Related pages

- Karnak king list
- Palermo Stone
- Turin King List or Turin Papyrus

## Other websites

- Abydos Table
- Abydos King List