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Temple of Seti I at Abydos

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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

↑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 sites

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
Abydos (Egypt)
ABYDOS

Temple of Seti I at Abydos, XIX th century image

Façade, Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with king

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Approach

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Seven chapels, Relief with kings and gods

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with gods with blessing with an ankh

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with gods with blessing with an ankh

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Entrance and wall with relief

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with Toth and Horus

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with Toth and Horus

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with king and gods

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with king and gods

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with gods

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with offering

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with offering

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Symbol of unification

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with pharaoh offering to Horus

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with pharaoh offering to Horus

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with god Anubis

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Galery with columns

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Ceiling

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Corridor with reliefs

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief of a bull

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with a sacrifice scene (?)

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with people offering presents

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with people offering presents

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with people offering presents

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with people offering presents

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief with people offering presents

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Remains of building

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Relief

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Wall with relief of POWs

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Detail of the King List

Abydos, Temple of Sety I, Detail of the King List

معبد سيتي الاول بعرابه ابيدوس

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2015-11-20) , last updated by abydos fahd (2025-05-16), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta and Fahd, A., Temple of Seti I at Abydos. https://vici.org/vici/23461, accessed 2026-10-31.