Abydos King List (Ramesses II)

Fragmentary Abydos King's List from the temple of Ramesses II at Abydos, now at the British Museum.

The Abydos King List of Ramesses II, also known as the Fragmentary Abydos King List or the Fragmentary Abydos Table, is a list of Ancient Egyptian kings down to Ramesses' own time. Originally located in the temple of Ramesses II at Abydos in Egypt, it was built in the 13th century BC. The list is similar to the one inscribed in the temple built at the site by Ramesses' father, Seti I, but with the addition of Ramesses' own throne name and nomen.

Ramesses' list is in fragments, so that only some of the kings' names survive. The surviving fragments were removed in 1837 by the French consul in Egypt and sold to the British Museum.

This list omits the names of many earlier pharaohs who were apparently considered illegitimate — those were 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

Drawing of the Fragmentary Abydos King List from 1842. Details like hieroglyphics and cartouches that were present in 1826, but had disappeared by 1842 are included here, along with reconstructions of some of the cartouches.

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 destroyed	Names destroyed	27-34	Names destroyed	Names destroyed
9	Name destroyed	Name destroyed	35	Amenemhat II	Nebukaure
10	Name destroyed	Name destroyed	36	Senusret II	Khakheperure
11	Name destroyed	Name destroyed	37	Senusret III	Khakaure
12	Name destroyed	Name 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

Works cited

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Abydos". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 81–82.