Abydos King List
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The Abydos King List, also known as the Abydos Table or the Abydos Tablet, is a list of the names of 76 kings of ancient Egypt, found on a wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. It consists of
Cartouches 1 to 8 (Click to enlarge)
Cartouches 9 to 14 (Click to enlarge)
Cartouches 15 to 19 (Click to enlarge)
Cartouches 20 to 25 (Click to enlarge)
Abydos, Egypt
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Abydos was one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt, and also of the eighth nome in Upper Egypt. It is located about 11 kilometres west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N, near the modern Egyptian tow
Abydos King List
…also known as the Abydos Table or the Abydos Tablet, is a list of the names of 76 kings of ancient Egypt, found on a wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. It consists of three rows of 38 cartouches (borders enclosing the name of a king) in each row. The upper two rows contain names of the kings, while…
Façade of the Temple of Seti I in Abydos, built c. 1300 BCE
Possible illustration of the conflict between Abydos and Nekhen, on the Gebel el-Arak Knife, Louvre Museum, 3300–3200 BCE.
King Khasekhemwy "fort" in Abydos. c. 2700 BCE
King Khasekhemwy "fort" in Abydos.