Abydos Temple of Osiris

Abydos Temple of Osiris

Abydos Temple of Osiris 

Abydos Temple is located in what is now Abydos, a city of a tremendous historical significance from the ancient Egyptian period. This site, accepted as an archeological holy site, has a biased importance in Egypt's cultural and religious heritage.

History background:
In ancient Egyptian civilization, Abydos referred to "Abdu." Later, this site was embraced by the Greeks who for their part were aware of how the site had made its historical mark.

The temples of Abydos were constructed by different pharaohs and proved to be a mark of their devotion to the gods and a means to render their rule eternal.

Temple of Seti I

One of the Temples of Abydos, the Seti I Temple, the grave of the Egyptian deity, "the god of the dead world, and therefore the underworld," is found in town, as ancient Egyptians believed, and they additionally believed within the ancient Egyptian faith, wherever his head was buried. The temple was created throughout the reign of King Seti I and was completed by Rameses II and Merenptah, his son and grandchild.

The temple of Seti I has an uncommon layout; it had been inbuilt in the form of an inverted letter “L.” It additionally includes the foremost entire list of kings and rulers of Egypt, similar to the gods of ancient Egypt. 

 

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There are seven shrines dedicated to seven gods as follows: Seti I as a deified king, Horus, Amon Ra, Isis, Osiris, Ptah, and Ra Hor Akhty, and within the temple, you'll be able to find, in addition, the most preserved painted friezes and texts dating from the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt's history. The earliest kings of Egypt, as well as those from the primary kinfolk of Egypt’s history, are buried in town.

We can enter the Temple of town by suggesting that of a for the most part broken pylon and a pair of open courtyards that were engineered by King Seti I’s famed son, Rameses II, throughout the New Kingdom. The first hypostyle hall was additionally created by King Rameses II. Contours represent the King creating offerings to the gods and arming the temple building.

We can then enter the ordinal hypostyle hall that is recognized by twenty-four papyrus columns engineered from arenaceous rock; this half was the last part of the temple to have been embellished by King Seti I, who had given up the ghost before the work was utterly done.

There are square-measure sanctuaries for every god of the seven deities at the rear of this second hypostyle hall (Isis, Horus, Ra-Horakhty, Osiris, Amun-Ra, Ptah, and Seti I). The sanctuary results in Egyptian deity chambers dedicated to the god, his adult female and kid, Isis and Horus, and Seth. Then a bunch of chambers was dedicated to the mysteries of the Egyptian deity and Isis. The sacred boats were held on within the hall and entered additionally within the temple, similar to a sacrifices hall, wherever slaughtering animals to be used for the rituals or offered to the gods passed off. To the left of this can be the passageway recognized as a gallery for the Kings shortly, carved with the king's figures with Rameses II, and an awfully careful list of alternative pharaohs.

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Abydos is a town in the governorate of El Wadi el Gedid, north-west of Luxor. It is the main site of the cult of Osiris. Abydos is an important religious centre, with monuments dating from all phases of ancient Egyptian history. Some of the most famous and best-preserved monuments at Abydos date back to the New Kingdom. These include the funerary temple of Sety I and that of his son, Ramses II. The site was nominated for World Heritage status in 2003 and is on UNESCO's 'Tentative List' in the cultural heritage category.

Abydos is a town in the governorate of El Wadi el Gedid, northwest of Luxor. It is the main site of the cult of Osiris. Abydos is an important religious center, with monuments dating from all phases of ancient Egyptian history. Some of the most famous and best-preserved monuments at Abydos date back to the New Kingdom. These include the funerary temple of Sety I and that of his son, Ramses II. The site was nominated for World Heritage status in 2003 and is on UNESCO's "Tentative List" in the cultural heritage category.

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