Abydos King List

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

First Dynasty

Cartouches 1 to 8	n°	Name written in the list	Common name
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

Cartouches 34 to 39	n°	Name written in the list	Common name
	34	Teti	Teti
	35	Userkare	Userkare
	36	Meryre	Pepi I Meryre
	37	Merenre	Merenre Nemtyemsaf I
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

Cartouches 66 to 74	n°	Name written in the list	Common name
	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

Cartouches 75 and 76	n°	Name written in the list	Common name
	75	Menpehtira	Ramesses I
	76	Menmaatra	Seti I

See also

• Karnak king list
• Palermo Stone
• Saqqara Tablet
• Turin King List
• Medinet Habu king list

External links

• Abydos Table
• Abydos King List

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This page was last edited on 4 March 2024, at 17:58