Karnak king list

It is not a complete list of the Egyptian Pharaohs. This list has the names of kings of the First and Second Intermediate periods, which are left out in most other king lists.

It was first described by James Burton in 1825.Burton, James: "Excerpta Hieroglypica", Plate Ia, Cairo, 1825 In 1843, a German group directed by egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius was traveling up the River Nile to Karnak. A French adventurer, Émile Prisse d'Avennes, got there first. he pulled down the wall at night and took away the blocks with the lists. He had these blocks sent to France."L'Illustration, Journal Universel", Vol. VII, p 244-245, Paris 1846Monderson, Frederick. "Temple of Karnak: The Majestic Architecture of Ancient Kemet" p. 58 Severely damaged, it is now on show at the LouvreChapelle des ancêtres in the Sully wing, Rez-de-chaussée, Room 12, Catalogue number E13481bis in Paris.

Drawing of the list

The list
This list has the name of the Pharaoh followed by the actual one written on the stone. The list is in three sections and is divided at the center. The numbering is from the sides, toward the center.Abhandlungen der Königlichen Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852 (1853) p.455

Left sideRight sideTop RowPharaohInscribed namePharaohInscribed name1. Destroyeddestroyed32. Senusret IIIKha-ka-re2. SneferuS-neferu33. Sobekhotep IVKha-nefer-re3. SahureSahu-re34. Neferhotep IKha-sekhem-re4. Nyuserre IniIni35. Destroyeddestroyed5. Djedkare IsesiIsesi36. Sobekhotep ISekhem-re-khu-tawy6. Destroyeddestroyed37. Amenemhet VIS-ankh-ib-re7. Destroyeddestroyed38. Nebiryraw ISe-wadj-en-re8. DjehutiSekhem-re-semen-tawy39. Unknown...kau(re)Second RowPharaohInscribed namePharaohInscribed name9. Destroyeddestroyed40. Destroyeddestroyed10. Intef II?Intef41. Neferhotep IIMer-sekhem-re11. Intef I?In...42. Sobekhotep VIIMer-kau-re12. Mentuhotep I? Men...43. Sobekhotep VIII?Se-user-tawy13. Intef the Elder? Intef44. Unknown...re14. UnknownTeti45. UnknownSenefer..re15. Pepi I MeryrePepi46. Khahotepre SobekhotepKha-hotep-re16. Merenre Nemtyemsaf IMer-en-re47. Sobekhotep IIKha-ankh-reThird RowPharaohInscribed namePharaohInscribed name17. Amenemhat ISe-hotep-ib-re48. Rahotep(Sekhem)re Wahkhaure18. Amenemhat IINebu-ka-re49. Sewahenre SenebmiuSe-wah-en-re19. Destroyeddestroyed50. Merhotepre SobekhotepMer-hotep-re20. Destroyeddestroyed51. WegafKhu-tawi-re21. Amenemhat IVMaat-khe-ru-re52. Destroyeddestroyed22. SobekneferuSobek-neferu53. Destroyeddestroyed23. Sehetepkare Intef?Intef54. Sobekemsaf ISekhem-re-wadj-khauBottom RowPharaohInscribed namePharaohInscribed name24. Senusret IKheper-ka-re55. Unknown...re25. Seqenenre TaoSe-qen-en-re56. Senusret IV?Senefer..re26. Senakhtenre AhmoseSe-nakht-en-re57. UnknownSewadj..re27. BebiankhSe-user-en-re58. UnknownSekhem..re28. Nubkheperre IntefNub-kheper-re59. Destroyeddestroyed29. Mentuhotep IINeb-hepet-re60. Destroyeddestroyed30. Mentuhotep IIISe-nefer-ka-re61. Destroyeddestroyed31. Mentuhotep IV...re

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Related pages
 List of pharaohs
 Abydos King List
 Palermo Stone
 Turin King List

Notes

Other websites

 Lepsius drawing from APAW 1852  from Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
 Karnak king list  with complete hieroglyphics, sources and pictures

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