| Abydos | |||||
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| Ancient Egyptian: Abdju | |||||
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| Location | el-Araba el-Madfuna | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°11′06″N 31°55′08″E | ||||
| Region | Upper Egypt | ||||
| Nome | Ta-Wer | ||||
| Main deities | Osiris | ||||
| Monuments | Great temple of Abydos, Osireion | ||||
Abydos (Koine Greek: Ἀβυδος), or Abdju in ancient Egyptian (transliteration: ꜣbḏw), is an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, located in Upper Egypt. For the most part of ancient Egyptian history Abydos functioned as the provincial capital city of Ta-Wer, the eighth nome of Upper Egypt. However, during the unification of Egypt and the following Early Dynastic Period it ceded its political rank to Thinis.[1] Ancient Abydos is located at the modern town of el-Araba el-Madfuna (Arabic: العربة المدفونة).
Notable Artifacts Discovered[]
The Osireion at Abydos.
- Sed Festival shown on an ivory statue of Narmer where his ritual robe has a pattern of lozenges,[2] and an alabaster jar seal with his name.[3]
- Label dating to the reign of Hor-Aha depicting Human Sacrifice.[4]
- Funerary stele naming the wives of Den, Semat, Serethor, Seshemetka and 1A.[5]
- Year Label dating to the reign of Djer mentioning Royal trips to Buto and Sais.[2]
- Numerous stele from the Thirteenth Dynasty mentioning the Royal Members, Bebiankh Q, Dedetamun, Dedetsobek, Dediresu, Dedusobek A, Haankhef Q, Horhotep Q, Iuhetibu Q, Neferhotep Q, Neferu Q, Ptahqeni, Sobekhotep, Senwosret Q, Senetmut, and ...djeb.[6]
- Stele of Henut.[7]
See also[]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Amiran, R., 1974: An Egyptian Jar Fragment with the Name of Narmer from Arad. Israel Exploration Journal. Vol. 24, No. 1.
- Clayton, P.A., 2001: Chronicles of the Pharaohs. Thames & Hudson, London.
- Dodson, A./Hilton, D., 2004: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London.
- Maspero, G., 1903: History of Egypt. In: Sayce, A.H. (ed.): History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria. Vol. 9, Kessinger Publishing.
- Rosalind, M. and Janssen, J.J. (1996) Getting Old in Ancient Egypt. Rubicon Press, London.
- Tyldesley, J., 2006: The Complete Queens of Egypt. American University in Cairo Press.
- Wilkinson, T.A.H., 2001: Early Dynastic Egypt. Routledge, London.
External links[]
- "Trismegistos: Abydos, TM Geo 34". trismegistos.org.