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Statue of Khufu [Cheops]Abydos, Remains of the temple for Ramesses IIAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Soldiers with POWsAbydos, Amun and MutAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Marching soldiersAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Masses of peopleAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Soldiers with POWsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, CavalryAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Masses of peopleAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Soldiers with POWsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, ChariotsAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Marching soldiersAbydos, Remains of the temple for Ramesses IIAbydos, 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 soldiersFoundation StoneAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, Hittite chariotsAbydos, 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, Soldiers with POWsAbydos, 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, 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 actionAbydos, Temple for Ramesses II, Relief of the Battle of Kadesh, People

Location:

  • Egypt, Abīdūs
  • geo:26.189552,31.908009
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Castle
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=50425

Annotations

The Shunet El Zebib built by the Ancient Egyptian king Khasekhemwy.

See:

  1. Matthew Douglas Adams & David O'connor: The Shunet El Zebib at Abydos: Architectural conservation at one of Egypt's oldest preserved royal monuments. In: Sue D'Auria: Offerings to the Discerning Eye: An Egyptological Medley in Honor of Jack A. Josephson, Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, vol. 38. BRILL, Leiden 2010, p. 1-7.

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

Abydos, Autobiography of Weni-Uni

Autobiography of Weni-Uni currently is housed Cairo Museum.

Kom el-Sultan

Early Dynastic settlement

Cheops Statuette - Khufu Statuette, Kom el-Sultan-Abydos

The Ivory figurine of Khufu, Kom el-Sultan temple. Present in Egyptian Museum Cairo


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