The Abydos King List (Abydos Table)

The Abydos King List, also called the Abydos Table or Canon is a list with the names of 76 pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. It is still on a wall of the Mortuary Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. It consists of three rows of thirty-eight cartouches on each row. The upper two rows contain names of the ancestral kings, while the third row merely repeats Seti I’s throne- and birth-name.

#	Hieroglyphs	Name in list	Pharaoh
1	Y5:N35-M17	Meni m-n-i	Narmer Dynasty I, Pharaoh 1
2	X1:X1-M17	Teti t-t-i	Aha Dynasty I, Pharaoh 2
3	M17-X1-U33	Atet i-t-t	Djer Dynasty I, Pharaoh 3
4	M17-X1-G1	Ita i-t-a	Wadj Dynasty I, Pharaoh 4
5	N24-N24	Sepati spAti	Den Dynasty I, Pharaoh 5
6	U7-D21:N42*Q3	Meribiap mri-biA-p	Anedjib Dynasty I, Pharaoh 6
7	A23D	Semsu smsw	Semerkhet Dynasty I, Pharaoh 7
8	N29-D58-V28	Qe-be-h q-b-H	Qaa Dynasty I, Pharaoh 8
9	D58-U28-G43-P11	Bedjau bDAw	Hetepsekhemwy Dynasty II, Pharaoh 1
10	D28-D52:D52:D52	Kakau kA-kAw	Nebra Dynasty II, Pharaoh 2
11	W10A*E11-R8:N35	Ba-netjer bA-nṯr	Ninetjer Dynasty II, Pharaoh 3
12	M13-N35-S29	Wadjnes wAD-n-s	Wadjnes Dynasty II, Pharaoh 4
13	S29-N35:D46-M17	Senedj s-n-d-i	Senedj Dynasty II, Pharaoh 5
14	U28-U28-D1-M17-M17	Djadjay DA-DA-y	Khasekhemwy Dynasty II, Pharaoh 11
15	V30-D28-Z1	Nebka nb-kA	Nebka Dynasty III, Pharaoh 1
16	//-D45-V17	Djesersa Dsr-sA	Djeser Dynasty III, Pharaoh 2
17	X1:X1-M17	Teti t-t-i	Sekhemkhet Dynasty III, Pharaoh 3
18	O34:I10-S29	Sedjes sDs	Hudjefa II Dynasty III, Pharaoh 4
19	N5:V30-D28	Neferkara nfr-kA-ra	Neferkara Dynasty III, Pharaoh 7
20	S29-F35-G43	Sneferu s-nfr-w	Sneferu Dynasty IV, Pharaoh 1
21	Aa1:I9-G43	Khufu x-f-w	Khufu Dynasty IV, Pharaoh 2
22	N5-R11-I9	Djedefra (Radjedef) Dd-f-ra (ra-Dd-f)	Djedefra Dynasty IV, Pharaoh 3
23	N5-N28-D36:I9	Khafra xa-f-ra	Khafra Dynasty IV, Pharaoh 4
24	N5-Y5:N35-D28:Z2	Menkaura mn-kAw-ra	Menkaura Dynasty IV, Pharaoh 6
25	A51-O34:O34-D28:I9	Shepseskaf Sps-s-kA-f	Shepseskaf Dynasty IV, Pharaoh 7
26	F12-S29-D28-I9	Userkaf wsr-kA-f	Userkaf Dynasty V, Pharaoh 1
27	N5-D61-G43	Sahura sAHw-ra	Sahura Dynasty V, Pharaoh 2
28	D28-D28-M17	Kakai kA-kA-i	Neferirkara I Kakai Dynasty V, Pharaoh 3
29	N5-F35-I9	Neferefra nfr-f-ra	Neferefra Isi Dynasty V, Pharaoh 5
30	N5-N35-F12*S29:D21	Niuserra ni-wsr-ra	Niuserra Ini Dynasty V, Pharaoh 6
31	G5-Y5:N35-D28*D28:D28	Menkauhor mn-kAw-Hr	Menkauhor Kaiu Dynasty V, Pharaoh 7
32	N5-R11-D28	Djedkara Dd-kA-ra	Djedkara Isesi Dynasty V, Pharaoh 8
33	E34:N35-M17-S29	Unas wnis	Unas Dynasty V, Pharaoh 9
34	X1:X1-M17	Teti tti	Teti II Dynasty VI, Pharaoh 1
35	N5-F12*S29-D28	Userkara wsr-kA-ra	Userkara Dynasty VI, Pharaoh 2
36	N5-U7:D21-M17-M17	Meryra mry-ra	Pepi I Dynasty VI, Pharaoh 3
37	N5:U7-D21:N35	Merenra mr-n-ra	Nemtiemsaf I Dynasty VI, Pharaoh 4
38	N5-F35-D28	Neferkara nfr-kA-ra	Pepi II Dynasty VI, Pharaoh 5
39	N5-U7:N35-G42-G17-V16:I9	Merenra Samsaf mr-n-ra sA-m-sA-f	Nemtiemsaf II Dynasty VI, Pharaoh 6
40	N5-R8-D28	Netjerikara nṯr.i-kA-ra	Netjerikara Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 1
41	N5-Y5:N35-D28	Menkara mn-kA-ra	Menkara Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 2
42	N5-F35-D28	Neferkara nfr-kA-ra	Neferkara II Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 3
43	N5-F35-D28-V30-D58-M17-M17	Neferkara Neby nfr-kA-ra nb-ii	Neferkara Neby Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 4
44	N5-R11-D28-U4-A33	Djedkara Shemai Dd-kA-ra-SmAi	Djedkara Shemai Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 5
45	N5-F35-D28-Aa1:N35:D46-G43-D56	Neferkara Khendu nfr-kA-ra xndw	Neferkara Khendu Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 6
46	G5-U7:D21:N35	Merenhor mr-n-Hr	Merenhor Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 7
47	O34-F35-D28	Seneferka s-nfr-kA	Neferkamin I Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 8
48	N5-N35-D28	Nikara ni-kA-ra	Nikara Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 9
49	N5-F35-D28:X1-D21:D21:E23	Neferkara Tereru nfr-kA-ra tr-r-rw	Neferkara Tereru Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 10
50	G5-F35-D28	Neferkahor nfr-kA-Hr	Neferkahor Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 11
51	N5-F35-D28-Q3:Q3-S29-N35:D58*M17*M17	Neferkara Pepiseneb nfr-kA-ra pi-pi-s-n-bi	Neferkara Pepiseneb Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 12
52	O34:F35*D28-D36:N35-W24*G43	Neferkamin Anu s-nfr-kA-a-n-nw-w	Neferkamin Anu Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 13
53	N5-A28-D28:Z2	Qakara qA-kAw-ra	Qakara Ibi Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 14
54	N5-F35-D28:Z2	Neferkaura nfr-kAw-ra	Neferkaura Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 15
55	G5-F35-D28:Z2	Neferkauhor nfr-kAw-hr	Neferkauhor Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 16
56	N5-F35-D4-D28	Neferirkara nfr-ir-kA-ra	Neferirkara II Dynasty VIII, Pharaoh 17
57	N5:V30-P8	Neb-hapet-ra nb-HApt-ra	Mentuhetep II Dynasty XI, Pharaoh 5
58	N5-S29-S34-D28	Sankhkara s-anx-kA-ra	Mentuhetep III Dynasty XI, Pharaoh 6
59	N5-S29-R4:X1*Q3-F34	Sehetepibra s-Htp-ib-ra	Amenemhat I Dynasty XII, Pharaoh 1
60	N5-L1-D28	Kheperkara xpr-kA-ra	Senusret I Dynasty XII, Pharaoh 2
61	N5:S12-D28*D28:D28	Nebukaura nbw-kAw-ra	Amenemhat II Dynasty XII, Pharaoh 3
62	N5-N28-L1	Khakheperra xai-xpr-ra	Senusret II Dynasty XII, Pharaoh 4
63	N5-N28-D28:D28*D28	Khakaura xa-kAw-ra	Senusret III Dynasty XII, Pharaoh 5
64	N5:N35-U4-D36:X1	Nimaatra ni-mAat-ra	Amenemhat III Dynasty XII, Pharaoh 6
65	N5-U4:D36-P8-G43	Maatkherura mAat-xrw-ra	Amenemhat IV Dynasty XII, Pharaoh 7
66	N5-V30-F9:X1*X1	Nebpehtira nb-pHwt-ra	Ahmose I Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 1
67	N5-D45-D28	Djeserkara Dsr-kA-ra	Amenhetep I Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 2
68	N5:I29-L1-D28	Aakheperkara aA-xpr-kA-ra	Tuthmosis I Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 3
69	N5:O29-L1:N35	Aakheperenra aA-xpr-n-ra	Tuthmosis II Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 4
70	N5:Y5-L1	Menkheperra mn-xpr-ra	Tuthmosis III Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 6
71	N5:O29-L1-Z2	Aakheperura aA-xprw-ra	Amenhetep II Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 7
72	N6-Y5-L1-Z2	Menkheperura mn-xprw-ra	Tuthmosis IV Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 8
73	N5-C10-V30	Nebmaatra nb-mAat-ra	Amenhetep III Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 9
74	N5:D45-L1:Z2-U21*N5:N35	Djeserkheperura Setepenra Dsr-xprw stp-n-ra	Horemheb Dynasty XVIII, Pharaoh 15
75	N5:Y5-F9:X1*X1	Menpehtyra mn-pHti-ra	Ramesses I Dynasty XIX, Pharaoh 1
76	N5-C10A-Y5	Menmaatra mn-mAat-ra	Seti I Dynasty XIX, Pharaoh 2

Bibliography

• Mariette, Auguste: Abydos description des fouilles, Vol 1, (Paris 1869) Plate 43