Parallel of Egyptian Monumental Kinglists
A visual comparison of the cartouches on the three inscribed king list.
The three major New Kingdom king lists inscribed in stone are:
- Karnak king list — inscribed during the reign of Thutmose II (1493–1479 BCE).
- Abydos king list — inscribed during the reign of Seti I (1290–1279 BCE).
- Saqqara king list — inscribed during the reign of Ramesses II (1279–1213 BCE).
The Abydos and Saqqara lists contain two rows of cartouches organised with the names of the pharaohs inscribed in sequential order on a single flat wall. The Karnak list contain 4 rows inscribed on three connected walls and the cartouches are not in sequential order. It is further divided into a left and right part where the pharaohs face the same direction.
For more information about the lists, check their respective page.
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Narmer |  mni | — | — |
| Aha |  tti | — | — |
| Djer |  itti | — | — |
| Wadj |  itꜤ | — | — |
| Den |  spꜢti | — | — |
| Anedjib |  mr-bꜢp |  mri-biꜢpn | — |
| Semerkhet |  smsw | — | — |
| Qa’a |  ḳbḥ |  ḳbḥw | — |
| Hotepsekhemwy |  bḏꜢw |  nṯr-bꜢw | — |
| Nebra |  kꜢkꜢw |  kꜢkꜢw | — |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Ninetjer |  bꜢ-nṯr |  bꜢ-nṯrw | — |
| Wadjnes |  wꜢḏ-ns |  wꜢḏ-ls | — |
| Senedj |  sndi |  snḏ | — |
| Neferkara | — |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — |
| Neferkasokar | — |  nfr-kꜢ-zkr | — |
| Hudjefa I | — |  //-ḏfꜢ-// | — |
| Khasekhemwy |  ḏꜢ-ḏꜢ-y |  bby | — |
| Nebka |  nb-kꜢ | — | — |
| Djoser |  ḏsr-sꜢ |  ḏsr | — |
| Sekhemkhet |  tti |  ḏsr-tti | — |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Hudjefa II |  sḏs |  nb-kꜢ-rꜤ | — |
| ? |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ |
| Huni | — |  ḥwni | — |
| Sneferu |  snfrw |  snfrw |  snfrw |
| Khufu |  ḫfw |  ḫfw(f) | — |
| Djedefra |  ḏd(w)-f-rꜤ |  ḏd-f-rꜤ | — |
| Khafra |  ḫꜤ-f-rꜤ |  ḫꜤ(w)-f-rꜤ | — |
| Menkaura |  mn-kꜢw-rꜤ |  | — |
| Shepseskaf |  šps-kꜢf |  | — |
| ? | — |  | — |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| ? | — |  | — |
| ? | — |  | — |
| Userkaf |  wsr-kꜢf |  wsr-kꜢf | — |
| Sahura |  sꜢḥ.w-rꜤ |  sꜢḥ.w-rꜤ |  sꜢḥ.w-rꜤ |
| Neferirkara |  kꜢ-kꜢ-i |  nfr-ir-kꜢ-rꜤ | — |
| Shepseskara | — |  šps-kꜢ-rꜤ | — |
| Neferefra |  nfr-f-rꜤ |  ḫꜤ-nfr-rꜤ | — |
| Niuserra Ini |  ni-wsr-rꜤ | — |  ini |
| Menkauhor |  mn-kꜢw-ḥr |  mn-kꜢw-ḥr | — |
| Djedkara Isesi |  ḏd-kꜢ-rꜤ |  mꜢꜤ-kꜢ-rꜤ |  issi |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Unas |  wn-i-s |  wn-i-s | — |
| Teti |  tti |  tti |  tty |
| Userkara |  wsr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — | — |
| Pepi I |  mr-y-rꜤ |  ppy |  ppy |
| Nemtiemsaf I |  mr-n-rꜤ |  mr-n-rꜤ |  mr-n-rꜤ |
| Pepi II |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — |
| Nemtiemsaf II |  mr-n-rꜤ sꜢ-m-sꜢ-f | — | — |
| Netjerikara |  nṯr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — | — |
| Menkara |  mn-kꜢ-rꜤ | — | — |
| Neferkara III |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — | — |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Neferkara Neby |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ nby | — | — |
| Djedkara Shemai |  ḏd-kꜢ-rꜤ šmꜢi | — | — |
| Neferkara Khendu |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ ḫndw | — | — |
| Merenhor |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — | — |
| Neferkamin |  z-nfr-kꜢ | — | — |
| Nikara |  ni-kꜢ-rꜤ | — | — |
| Neferkara Tereru |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ tr-rw | — | — |
| Neferkahor |  nfr-kꜢ-ḥr | — | — |
| Neferkara Pepiseneb |  nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ ppy-snb | — | — |
| Neferkamin Anu |  z-nfr-kꜢ Ꜥnw | — | — |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Qakara Ibi |  ḳꜢ-kꜢw-rꜤ | — | — |
| Neferkaura |  nfr-kꜢw-rꜤ | — | — |
| Neferkauhor |  nfr-kꜢw-ḥr | — | — |
| Neferirkara II |  nfr-ir-kꜢ-rꜤ | — | — |
| Mentuhotep II |  nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ |  nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ |  nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ |
| Mentuhotep III |  s-Ꜥnḫ-kꜢ-rꜤ |  s-Ꜥnḫ-kꜢ-rꜤ |  s-nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ |
| Amenemhat I |  s-ḥtp-ib-rꜤ |  s-ḥtp-ib-rꜤ |  s-ḥtp-ib-rꜤ |
| Senusret I |  ḫpr-kꜢ-rꜤ |  ḫpr-kꜢ-rꜤ |  ḫpr-kꜢ-rꜤ |
| Amenemhat II |  nbw-kꜢw-rꜤ |  nbw-kꜢ-rꜤ |  nbw-kꜢw-rꜤ |
| Senusret II |  ḫꜤ-ḫpr-rꜤ |  ḫꜤ-ḫpr-rꜤ | — |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Senusret III |  ḫꜤ-kꜢw-rꜤ |  ḫꜤ-kꜢ-rꜤ |  ḫꜤ-kꜢ-rꜤ |
| Amenemhat III |  nj-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ |  nj-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ | — |
| Amenemhat IV |  mꜢꜤ-ḫrw-rꜤ |  mꜢꜤ-ḫrw-rꜤ |  mꜢꜤ-ḫrw-rꜤ |
| Neferusobek | — |  sbk-kꜢ-rꜤ |  sbk-nfrw-rꜤ |
| Wegaf | — | — |  ḫw-tꜢwi-rꜤ |
| Sekhemra Khutawy | — | — |  sḫm-rꜤ ḫw-tꜢwi |
| Amenemhat V ??? | — | — |  s-Ꜥnḫ-ib-rꜤ |
| Neferhotep I | — | — |  ḫꜤ-sḫm-rꜤ |
| Sobekhotep IV | — | — |  ḫꜤ-nfr-rꜤ |
| Sobekhotep V | — | — |  ḫꜤ-ḥtp-rꜤ |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Sobekhotep VI Merhotepra | — | — |  mr-ḥtp-rꜤ |
| Mersekhemra Ined | — | — |  mr-sḫm-rꜤ |
| Sobekhotep VII | — | — |  mr-kꜢw-rꜤ |
| Senebmiu | — | — |  s-wꜢḥ-n-rꜤ |
| Rahotep | — | — |  wꜢḥ-kꜢw-rꜤ |
| Sobekemsaf I | — | — |  sḫm-wꜢḏ-kꜢw-rꜤ |
| Djehuty | — | — |  sḫm-rꜤ s-mn-tꜢwi |
| Sobekhotep VIII | — | — |  sḫm-rꜤ s-wsr-tꜢwi |
| Nebirau | — | — |  s-wꜢḏ-n-rꜤ |
| Bebiankh | — | — |  s-wsr-n-rꜤ |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Intef VII | — | — |  nbw-ḫpr-rꜤ |
| Senakhtenra Ahmose | — | — |  s-nḫt-n-rꜤ |
| Seqenenra | — | — |  s-ḳn-n-rꜤ |
| Ahmose |  nb-pḥti-rꜤ |  nb-pḥt(i)-rꜤ | — |
| Amenhotep I |  ḏsr-kꜢ-rꜤ |  ḏsr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — |
| Thutmose I |  ꜤꜢ-ḫpr-kꜢ-rꜤ |  ꜤꜢ-ḫpr-kꜢ-rꜤ | — |
| Thutmose II |  ꜤꜢ-ḫpr-n-rꜤ |  ꜤꜢ-ḫpr-n-rꜤ | — |
| Thutmose III |  mn-ḫpr-rꜤ |  mn-ḫpr-rꜤ | — |
| Amenhotep II |  ꜤꜢ-ḫprw-rꜤ |  ꜤꜢ-ḫprw-rꜤ | — |
| Thutmose IV |  mn-ḫprw-rꜤ |  mn-ḫprw-rꜤ | — |
| Pharaoh | Abydos | Saqqara | Karnak |
| Amenhotep III |  nb-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ |  nb-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ | — |
| Horemhab |  ḏsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp-n-rꜤ |  ḏsr-wprw-rꜤ stp-n-rꜤ | — |
| Ramesses I |  mn-pḥti-rꜤ |  mn-pḥti-rꜤ | — |
| Seti I |  mn-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ |  mn-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ | — |
| Ramesses II | — |  wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp-n-rꜤ | — |
Selected Bibliography
Abydos king list
- Mariette, Auguste: Abydos description des fouilles, Vol 1, Plate 43 (Paris 1869)
- Duemichen, Johannes: Historische inschriften altägyptischer denkmäler, Vol 2, Plate XLV (Leipzig 1869)
- Kitchen, Kenneth A.: Ramesside Inscriptions, Vol. I, pp. 176-179 (Oxford 1975)
- Porter and Moss: The Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs, and paintings, Vol. VI, 25 (229)-(230)
Karnak king list
- Burton, James: Excerpta Hieroglyphica, (Cairo 1825)
- Young, Thomas: Hieroglyphics, Vol. 2, (London 1828) Plate 96 (copy from Burton)
- Wilkinson, J. G.: Extracts from several Hieroglyphical Subjects found at Thebes, and other parts of Egypt, (Malta 1830) Plate IV
- l’Illustration, Journal Universel, Vol. VII, p 244-245, (Paris 1846)
- d’Avennes, Prisse: Monuments Égyptiens, bas-reliefs, peintures, inscriptions, etc., (Paris 1847) Plate I
- Lepsius, Karl Richard: Über die zwölfte Aegyptische Königsdynastie in “APAW 1852” pp. 425-455, (Berlin 1853) Plate I
- Sethe, Kurt: Urkunden der 18. dynastie, IV.8-198, p. 607-610 (Leipzig, 1906)
Saqqara king list
- Mariette, Auguste: La table de Saqqarah in Revue Archeologique, Vol 10, (Paris 1864) p. 169-186, Plate XVII
- Mariette, Auguste: Monuments divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, (Paris 1872) Vol. II, Pl. 57b, 58, text Vol. I, p. 18-19
- Meyer, Eduard: Ägyptische Chronologie, Plate 1, (Berlin 1904)
- Kitchen, Kenneth A.: Ramesside Inscriptions, Vol. III, pp. 481-482 (Oxford 1980)
