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Abydos, Remains of the temple of OsirisOsireion of Abydos [2004]Abydos, Blessing with an ankh of Ramesses IIAbydos, Stele of Sehetepibreanch, Osiris life to the Horusname of pharaoh Amenemhat III, twelfth dynastyAbydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with kingAbydos, Statue of a woman, dynasty 0Abydos, Funerary stele with four figures, flanked by Osiris and AnubisAbydos, Stele of priest and general Herihor, later pharaohAbydos, Stele with sacrifice to the god SobekhotepAbydos, Funerary stele for lady HefrerAbydos, Stele of Sehetepibreanch, Osiris life to the Horusname of pharaoh Amenemhat III, twelfth dynastyAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Masses of peopleAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, ChariotsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Marching soldiersAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Hittite chariotsAbydos, Remains of the temple for Ramesses IIAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, ChariotsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Hittite chariotsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Masses of peopleAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, ChariotsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Hittite chariotsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, PeopleAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Soldiers with POWsAbydos, Remains of the temple for Ramesses IIAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Hittite chariotsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, PeopleAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Soldiers capturing enemiesAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, People killed in actionFoundation StoneAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, People

Location:

  • Egypt, Abīdūs
  • geo:26.184847,31.919146
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

Annotations

The Memorial Temple of Seti I who reign 1290-1279 BC known as “house of millions of years” .  The temlple was built mainly of limestone, though parts of it were built in sandstone. Construction started at the end of Seti I reign and was continued by jis son Ramesses the Great after his death1.

References

  1. ↑Arthur Weigall, A Guide to the Antiquities of Upper Egypt. London: Methuen & Co. , 1910, p. 258.


Relevant museums

München, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst

München, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre

Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art


Nearby

Stela of Queen Tetisheri

Excavated in Ahmose's cult center at Abydos.

Ikhernofret Stela

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/texts/ikhernofret.htm

Temple of Osiris, Abydos

Osireion of Abydus


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