Temple of Pharaoh Seti I, The Great Temple of Abydos
Temples - Buildings - Builders & BuildingsWhere: Abydos, 11km from the Nile
Notes: Contains the Abydos King List, the Helicopter Hieroglyphs
Who: Built for Pharaoh Seti I
When: 1290–1279 BC
What: 7 Chapels built within the Temple for the worship of Seti I and the principal deities; Ptah, Re-Horakhty, Amun-Re, Osiris, Isis and Horus. At the rear is the Osirian, a memorial for Seti-Osiris
Why: Serves as a memorial to Pharaoh Seti I and honours his father’s Temple
POI: Dorothy Louise Eady : Omm Sety : keeper of the Temple of Seti I in Abydos
The Abydos Kings List
What: Lists the 76 names of Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
Where: Wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos
Why: Sole source to date of the Pharaohs of 7th and 8th Dynasties, but it leaves off Pharaohs that the carvers considered “illegitimate” i.e.
– the Hyksos,
– Hatshepsut,
– Akhenaten,
– Smenkhkare,
– Tutankhamen and Ay
The Helicopter Hieroglyphs
What: The result of carved stone being re-used
Where: Temple of Seti I, Abydos
Why: 1st Carving : Seti I : “He who repulses the nine enemies of Egypt”, later filled with plaster. 2nd Carving : Ramesses II : “He who protects Egypt and overthrows the foreign countries”
The Osirion
What: Temple to the God Osiris and fundamental part of the funeral complex
When: 1294–1279 BC : Discovered : 1902/03
Who: Excavated by Flinders Petrie and Margaret Murray