Reproduction of a wall relief from the Great Temple at Abydos dating to the reign of Seti I in c. 1290-1279 BC (Dynasty 19).

The King List records the names of 76 rulers inside cartouches from the previous 1,600 years. The hieroglyphics describe the prayers that Seti and his son Ramesses are reciting for the past kings. Besides providing the order of the Old Kingdom kings, the Abydos King List is the sole source to date of the names of many of the kings of Dynasty 7 and 8.