Direct comparisions of the kings found in the three main New Kingdom king lists.
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.
Where there is no cartouche, the name is represented by a —. All three lists of kings were most likely compiled from a number of different sources, some of which were undoubtedly hieratic writings on papyrus. Discrepancies in the names in the cartouches are probably due to difficulties in reading the originals, which may have been corrupted or damaged in some way.
Pharaoh
Abydos
Canon
Saqqara
Canon
Karnak
Canon
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 —
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 —
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 —
?
—
—
?
—
—
?
—
—
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 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 —
—
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 —
—
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 —
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 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 —
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 —
Undetermined kings (Karnak)
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)