Overview

SETI TEMPLE

The city of Abydos is located about 153 km north of Luxor, and the most important structure in Abydos is the mortuary temple of Seti I, which was completed by his son Ramses. The temple features the so-called Royal List, which shows all the pharaohs from Menes (the founder of the First Dynasty) to Seti. The temple has a large facade with 12 square columns, followed by a hypostyle hall. It contains seven chapels for seven gods. The walls of the temple are covered with beautiful reliefs depicting the king performing rituals before various gods. Behind the temple is the so-called Osireion, or the symbolic tomb of Osiris

The Temple of Ramses II

The Temple of Ramses II is a temple in Abydos that was built by King Ramses II in the 13th century BC in the ancient Egyptian capital of Abydos. In this temple, Ramses II was venerated, and after his death, rituals were performed for him. Unfortunately, this temple is now destroyed, and its ruins are located about 270 meters away from the mortuary temple of his father, Seti I

schunet elzebib

Shunet el-Zebib is a large mudbrick structure in Abydos, Upper Egypt, dating from the Second Dynasty around 2700 BC. It was built by King Kahskemwy

Tour highlights

• SETHOS-TEMPEL
• RAMSES-TEMPEL
• SHUNET ELZEBIB