What is the Abydos King List?
Q: What is the Abydos King List?
A: The Abydos King List, also known as the Abydos Table, is a list of 76 kings of Ancient Egypt written on a wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt.
Q: How many rows does the list have?
A: The list has three rows with 38 cartouches (borders around the name of a king) in each row.
Q: What order are the Old Kingdom kings listed in?
A: The Old Kingdom kings are listed in the order in which they ruled.
Q: What dynasties does it include?
A: It includes names from both the Seventh and Eighth Dynasties.
Q: Are there any pharaohs not included on this list?
A: Yes, some earlier pharaohs who were not seen to be lawful rulers — such as Akhenaten, Hatshepsut, Smenkhkare, Tutankhamen, and Ay — have been left out of this list.
