What is the Karnak king list?
Q: What is the Karnak king list?
A: The Karnak king list is a list of early Egyptian kings written in stone.
Q: Where was the Karnak king list located?
A: The Karnak king list was in the southwest corner of the Festival Hall of Thutmose III, which was part of the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, Egypt.
Q: When was the Karnak king list written?
A: The Karnak king list was written during the rule of Thutmose III.
Q: How many kings' names are listed in the Karnak king list?
A: The Karnak king list has the names of 61 kings beginning with Sneferu from Egypt's Old Kingdom, but only the names of 39 kings can still be read.
Q: Is the Karnak king list a complete list of the Egyptian Pharaohs?
A: No, the Karnak king list is not a complete list of the Egyptian Pharaohs.
Q: What makes the Karnak king list unique compared to other king lists?
A: The Karnak king list has the names of kings of the First and Second Intermediate periods, which are left out in most other king lists.
Q: What happened to the Karnak king list blocks?
A: A French adventurer, Émile Prisse d'Avennes, took away the blocks with the lists after he pulled down the wall at night. The severely damaged blocks are now on show at the Louvre in Paris.
