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.

 The king list 
700px|centre|thumb|Drawing of the cartouches in the Abydos King List.

First Dynasty
 Cartouches 1 to 8 n° Name written in the list Common name 300px|centre|thumb|Cartouches 1 to 8 (Click to enlarge) 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
 Cartouches 9 to 14 n° Name written in the list Common name 300px|centre|thumb|Cartouches 9 to 14 (Click to enlarge) 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
 Cartouches 15 to 19 n° Name written in the list Common name 300px|centre|thumb|Cartouches 15 to 19 (Click to enlarge) 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
 Cartouches 20 to 25 n° Name written in the list Common name 300px|centre|thumb|Cartouches 20 to 25 (Click to enlarge) 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
 Cartouches 26 to 33 n° Name written in the list Common name 300px|centre|thumb|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 300px|center|thumb|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 300px|center|thumb|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 300px|center|thumb|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 300px|center|thumb|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 300px|center|thumb|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 300px|center|thumb|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  DjeserkheperuraSetepenra  Horemheb 

Nineteenth Dynasty
 Cartouches 75 and 76 n° Name written in the list Common name 300px|center|thumb|Cartouches 75 and 76 (Click to enlarge) 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

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