The Abydos King List of Ramesses II, also known as the Fragmentary Abydos King List, the Fragmentary Abydos King Table or the Fragmentary Abydos Tablet, 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 and predecessor, Seti I, but with the addition of Ramesses' own throne name and nomen. The list was found by William John Bankes in 1818 and the surviving fragments were removed in 1837 by the French consul in Egypt, dismantled and the blocks sold to the British. Severely damaged as a result, it is now on display at the British Museum.https://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=00032689001
Ramesses' list is in fragments, so that only some of the kings' names survive. Originally, the list was believed to have consisted of four rows of 26 cartouches (borders enclosing the name of a king) in each row. The upper three rows would have contained names of the kings (76 ancestors plus Ramesses prenomen and nomen for a total of 78), while the fourth would have row merely repeats Ramesses II's prenomen and nomen. The original top row was lost in antiquity, leaving the current 3 rows with 32 cartouches of different pharaohs surviving.
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 of the king list
Row 1 Sixth Dynasty
# Pharaoh Name written in the list Hieroglyphs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Merenre Nemtyemsaf II (Merenre Saemsaf)n:sw*N:t-<-HASH-f->-A43 14. Netjerkare Siptah (Netjer)ka(re)n:sw*N:t-<-ra-nTr-kA->-A45
Seventh/Eighth Dynasty
# Pharaoh Name written in the list Hieroglyphs 15. Menkare Men(ka)ren:sw*N:t-<-ra-mn:n-kA->-A43 16. Neferkare II Neferka(re)n:sw*N:t-<-ra-nfr-kA->-A45 17. Neferkare Neby Neferka(re) Nebsenebn:sw*N:t-<-ra-nfr*kA:nb-b-i-i->-A43 18. Djedkare Shemai Djedka(re) Shemain:sw*N:t-<-ra-dd-kA-U4-mniw->-A45 or n:sw*N:t-<-ra-dd-kA-U4-A24->-A45 19. Neferkare Khendu Neferka(re) Khendun:sw*N:t-<-ra-nfr-kA-ra:n-d:w*gH->-A43 20. Merenhor Merenhorn:sw*N:t-<-G5-U7-r:n->-A45 21. Neferkamin Sneferkan:sw*N:t-<-s-nfr-kA->-A43 22. Nikare Nika(re)n:sw*N:t-<-ra:n-kA->-A45 23. Neferkare Tereru (Neferkare) Tererun:sw*N:t-<-ra-nfr-kA-D21:r-rw->-A43 24. Neferkahor (Neferkahor)n:sw*N:t-<-G5-nfr-kA->-A45 25. Neferkare Pepiseneb (Neferkare Pepiseneb)n:sw*N:t-<-nfr-kA:n-p:p-s-b-i-i->-A43 26. Neferkamin Anu (Sneferka Anu)n:sw*N:t-<-HASH-nfr*kA-a:n-nw-w->-A45
Row 2 Twelfth Dynasty
# Pharaoh Name written in the list Hieroglyphs 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. Amenemhat II (Nebukaure)n:sw*N:t-<-ra:k-kA*kA:kA->-A43 36. Senusret II Khakheperuren:sw*N:t-<-ra:xa-xpr->-A45 37. Senusret III Khakauren:sw*N:t-<-ra:xa-kA*kA:kA->-A43 38. Amenemhat III Nimaatren:sw*N:t-<-ra:n-U5:a-t->-A45 39. Amenemhat IV Maakheruren:sw*N:t-<-ra-U5:a-xrw-w->-A43
Eighteenth Dynasty
# Pharaoh Name written in the list Hieroglyphs 40. Ahmose I Nebpehtyren:sw*N:t-<-ra:nb-F9:t*t->-A45 41. Amenhotep I Djeser(ka)ren:sw*N:t-<-ra:Dsr-kA->-A43 42. Thutmose I Aakheper(ka)ren:sw*N:t-<-ra:aA-xpr-kA->-A45 43. Thutmose II (Aa)kheper(en)ren:sw*N:t-<-ra:aA-xpr:n->-A45 44. Thutmose III Menkheperren:sw*N:t-<-ra:mn-xpr->-A45 45. Amenhotep II Aakheperuren:sw*N:t-<-ra:aA-xpr:Z2->-A43 46. Thutmose IV Menkheperuren:sw*N:t-<-ra:mn-xpr:Z2->-A43 47. Amenhotep III Nebmaatren:sw*N:t-<-ra-mAat-nb->-A43 48. Horemheb Djeserkheperure Setepenren:sw*N:t-<-ra:Dsr-xpr:Z2-stp*ra:n->-A45
Nineteenth Dynasty
# Pharaoh Name written in the list Hieroglyphs 49. Ramesses I Menpehtiren:sw*N:t-<-ra:mn-F9:t*t->-A43 50. Seti I Menmaatren:sw*N:t-<-ra-mAat-mn->-A45 51. Ramesses II Usermaatre Setepenren:sw*N:t-<-ra-wsr*mAat:z->-A43 52. Ramesses II Ramess(es) Meryamunn:sw*N:t-<-i-mn:n:N36-C2*ms*s:z->-A45
Row 3
Row 3 Name type Name written in List Hieroglyphs Nomen of Ramesses II Ramesses Meryamun m-D37:D37-zA-ra-<-i-mn:n:N36-C2*ms*s:z-> Prenomen of Ramesses II Usermaatre Setepenre m-D37:D37-sw:t-bit:t-<-ra-wsr-mAat-stp*ra:n-> Nomen of Ramesses II Ramesses Meryamun m-D37:D37-zA-ra-<-C12-C2*ms*s*M22:z-> Nomen of Ramesses II Ramesses Meryamun m-D37:D37-zA-ra-<-C2\-C12-ms-s-sw->
See also Abydos King List (Seti I) Manetho King List Karnak King List Palermo Stone Ramesseum king list Saqqara Tablet Turin King List Medinet Habu king list
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