Ancient Egyptian king list from the 19th dynasty
The start of the king list, showing Seti and his son Ramesses II on the way to making an offering to Ptah-Seker-Osiris, on behalf of their 72 ancestors: the contents of the king list. Ramesses is depicted holding censers. The Abydos King List , also known as the Abydos Table , is a list of the names of 76 kings of ancient Egypt, found on a wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. It consists of three rows of 38 cartouches (borders enclosing the name of a king) in each row. The upper two rows contain names of the kings, while the third row merely repeats Seti I's throne name and nomen.
Besides providing the order of the Old Kingdom kings, it is the sole source to date of the names of many of the kings of the Seventh and Eighth Dynasties, so the list is valued greatly for that reason.
This list omits the names of many earlier pharaohs who were apparently considered illegitimate — those were Mentuhotep I, Intef I, Intef II, Intef III, Mentuhotep IV, Sobekneferu, pharaohs of the Ninth Dynasty, pharaohs of the Tenth Dynasty, the Hyksos , pharaohs of the Second Intermediate Period , Hatshepsut , Akhenaten , Smenkhkare , Neferneferuaten , Tutankhamen , and Ay.
Contents of the king list Drawing of the cartouches in the Abydos King List. First Dynasty Cartouches 1 to 8 n° Name written in the list Common name Cartouches 1 to 8 (Click to enlarge) 1 Meni. Same name in Turin King List . Probably identical to Narmer . Menes 2 Teti. Same name in Turin King List. Hor-Aha 3 Iti. Same name in Turin King List. Djer 4 Ita. Itui in Turin King List. Djet 5 Septi. Qenti in Turin King List. Den 6 Meribiap. Merbiapen in Turin King List. Anedjib 7 Semsu. 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 Cartouches 9 to 14 (Click to enlarge) 9 Bedjau. Baunetjer in Turin King List. Hotepsekhemwy 10 Kakau. Same name in Turin King List. Nebre 11 Banetjer. Same name in Turin King List. Ninetjer 12 Wadjnas. Name damaged in Turin King List. Weneg 13 Sendi. Senedj in Turin King List. Senedj 14 Djadjay. Bebti in Turin King List. Khasekhemwy
Third Dynasty Cartouches 15 to 19 n° Name written in the list Common name Cartouches 15 to 19 (Click to enlarge) 15 Nebka. Same name in Turin King List. Nebka 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 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 Khafre. Name damaged in Turin King List Khafre 24 Menkaure. Name missing in Turin King List. Menkaure 25 Shepseskaf. Name missing in Turin King List. Shepseskaf
Fifth Dynasty Cartouches 26 to 33 n° Name written in the list Common name Cartouches 26 to 33 (Click to enlarge) 26 Userkaf. Name damaged in Turin king list. Userkaf 27 Sahure. Name missing in Turin King List. Sahure 28 Kakai. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferirkare Kakai 29 Neferefre. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferefre 30 Nyuserre. Name missing in Turin King List. Nyuserre Ini 31 Menkauhor. Same name in Turin King List. Menkauhor Kaiu 32 Djedkare. Djed in Turin King List. Djedkare Isesi 33 Unis. Same name in Turin King List. Unas
Sixth Dynasty Seventh/Eighth Dynasty Cartouches 40 to 47 n° Name written in the list Common name Cartouches 40 to 47 (Click to enlarge) 40 Netjerikare. Neitiqerty in Turin King List. Netjerkare Siptah 41 Menkare. Neferka in Turin King List. Menkare 42 Neferkare. Nefer in Turin King List. Neferkare II 43 Neferkare Neby. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferkare Neby 44 Djedkare Shemai. Name missing in Turin King List. Djedkare Shemai 45 Neferkare Khendu. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferkare Khendu 46 Merenhor. Name missing in Turin King List. Merenhor 47 Sneferka. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferkamin
Cartouches 48 to 56 n° Name written in the list Common name Cartouches 48 to 56 (Click to enlarge) 48 Nikare. Name missing in Turin King List. Nikare 49 Neferkare Tereru. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferkare Tereru 50 Neferkahor. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferkahor 51 Neferkare Pepiseneb. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferkare Pepiseneb 52 Sneferka Anu. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferkamin Anu 53 Kaukara. Ibi in Turin King List. Qakare Ibi 54 Neferkaure. Neferkare in Turin King List. Neferkaure II 55 Neferkauhor. Name missing in Turin King List. Neferkauhor 56 Neferirkare. Name missing in Turin King List. 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. Same name in Turin King List. Mentuhotep II 58 Sankhkare. Seankhkare in Turin King List. Mentuhotep III 59 Sehetepibre. Name damaged in Turin King List. Amenemhat I 60 Kheperkare. Name damaged in Turin King List. Senusret I 61 Nubkaure. Name missing in Turin King List. Amenemhat II
Cartouches 62 to 65 n° Name written in the list Common name Cartouches 62 to 65 (Click to enlarge) 62 Khakheperre. Name missing in Turin King List. Senusret II 63 Khakaure. Name missing in Turin King List. Senusret III 64 Nimaatre. Name missing in Turin King List. Amenemhat III 65 Maakherure. Same name in Turin King List. Amenemhat IV
Eighteenth Dynasty 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
See also External links Abydos Table Abydos King List Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abydos King List .