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Fragments of the Abydos king list from Ramesses II's temple, in the British Museum: rows of royal cartouches

Fragments of the Abydos king list from Ramesses II's temple, in the British Museum: rows of royal cartouches

Five joined limestone fragments of a wall carved with rows of royal cartouches, each under a title sign, with red paint surviving. The names are of earlier kings chosen for an offering ritual at Abydos; the selection leaves out several rulers, among them Hatshepsut and the kings of the Amarna period.

Date
0000
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
Ramesses II and his temple workshops at Abydos
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Country
New Kingdom Egypt
Medium
Artwork
Issuer type
State
Regime
New Kingdom Egypt
Leader
Ramesses II
Audience
Mixed
Purpose
Commemorate
Themes
Religion, Elections and party politics
Techniques
Card stackingTransfer
Regime
New Kingdom Egypt
Leader
Ramesses II
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Wikimedia Commons (photograph by Djehouty of an object in the British Museum), retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
CC BY-SA 4.0 (photograph; the 3,000-year-old object is public domain)
Photograph by Djehouty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (British Museum, London)

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