Abydos Helicopter Hieroglyphs – Egypt Tours PortalAbydos King List – Egypt Tours PortalAbydos Royal Tombs – Egypt Tours PortalComponents of the Abydos Temple – Egypt Tours PortalOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAWIB-ISAW: Khasekhemwy Monument (I)One of the massive walls belonging to Khasekhemwy’s monument, or ritual precinct, where ceremonies would have occured during the king’s life as his tomb was being constructed. It has been left standing for thousands of years as an animal necropolis, supposed burial place of Osiris, and eventually even a monastic settlement. by Kyera Giannini (2009)copyright: 2009 Kyera Giannini (used with permission)photographed place: Abdju (Abydos) [http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/756512]Published by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World as part of the Ancient World Image Bank (AWIB). Further information: [http://www.nyu.edu/isaw/awib.htm].“The cenotaph, known as the Osireion, built by the 13th century BC pharaoh Seti I (also Sethos I, Sethi I, Sety I and Menmaatre) which occupies the west corner of his temple at Abydos. The water symbolised the water of creation while on an island in the centre stood a sarcophagus and chest for the pharaohaas organs. Begun by Seti I but completed by his son, Ramesses II (also Ramses, Rameses, Ramesses the Great and Usermaatre-setpenre), the temple of Seti I at Abydos is one of the finest buildings in Egypt.”The Osireion at the Temple of Seti l at Abydos . Egypt .Seated man is possibly Henri Frankfort (1897-1954), field director of the excavations in Abydos from 1925-1929 Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, 1920s
