Abydos King List (Ramesses II)

The Abydos King List of Ramesses II, also known as the Fragmentary Abydos King List or the Fragmentary Abydos Table, is a list of kings of Ancient Egypt. Just like with the Abydos King List created by Seti I, Ramesses II's copy also lists pharaohs of ancient pharaohs. Due to it's condiction and it being a copy of Seti's list, Ramesses's list is often ignored. The fragments of his lists were removed by the French consul and sold to the British Museum..

It was written on a wall of the Temple of Ramesses II at Abydos, Egypt. The surviving list has two rows of cartouches (borders around the name of a king) in each row. The upper two rows list the kings, while the third row repeats Ramesses II's throne name and praenomen.

It lists the Old Kingdom kings in the order in which they ruled. Due to it's condiction, not all pharaohs have their names on the list.

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 

The names are listed in reverse chronological order from the upper right to the bottom left, as they were meant to be read.
 Upper row Middle row No. Pharaoh Name written in the list No. Pharaoh Name written in the list 1-8 Names destroyedNames destroyed 27-34 Names destroyedNames destroyed 9 Name destroyedName destroyed 35 Amenemhat II Nebukaure 10 Name destroyedName destroyed 36 Senusret II Khakheperure 11 Name destroyedName destroyed 37 Senusret III Khakaure 12 Name destroyedName destroyed 38 Amenemhat III Nimaatre 13 Merenre Nemtyemsaf II Merenre Saemsaf 39 Amenemhat IV  Maakherure 14 Netjerkare Netjerkare 40 Ahmose I Nebpehtyre 15 Menkare Menkare 41 Amenhotep I Djeserkare 16 Neferkare II Neferkare 42 Thutmose I Aakheperkare 17 Neferkare Neby  Neferkare Nebseneb 43 Thutmose II Aakheperenre 18 Djedkare Shemai Djedkare Shemai 44 Thutmose III Menkheperre 19 Neferkare Khendu Neferkare Khendu 45 Amenhotep II Aakheperure 20 Merenhor Merenhor 46 Thutmose IV Menkheperure 21 Neferkamin Sneferka 47 Amenhotep III Nebmaatre 22 Nikare Nikare 48 Horemheb Djeserkheperure Setepenre 23 Neferkare Tereru Neferkare Tereru 49 Ramesses I Menpehtire 24 Neferkahor Neferkahor 50 Seti I Menmaatre 25 Neferkare Pepiseneb  Neferkare Pepiseneb	 51 Ramesses II Usermaatre Setepenre 26 Neferkamin Anu Sneferka Anu	 52 Ramesses II Ramesses Meryamun

Related pages
 Abydos King List
 Karnak king list
 Palermo Stone
 Turin King List or Turin Papyrus

Other websites

Abydos Table
Abydos King List

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