Abydos : the sacred land at the Western horizon /
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The volume is the first of two complementary volumes that explore Abydos through the lenses of the latest archaeological, archival and collections research, building upon a colloquium and workshop held at the British Museum in 2015. Volume 2 presents a focussed view on Abydos in the post-pharaonic period.0Chosen as the burial ground for the first kings of Egypt, Abydos became a site of great antiquity, and its ancient sanctity may have conferred legitimacy on the individuals buried there. The site soon became the cult centre for Egypt?s most popular god, Osiris, who ruled the netherworld and guaranteed every Egyptian eternal life after death. As a result of continued ritual performance, endowments and pilgrimage, a vast landscape of chapels and tombs, temples and towns, developed. For millennia, Abydos was one of the most consecrated sites of Egypt. The contributions in this volume will address the social and cultural dynamics of an ever-changing landscape serving this unique ritual narrative.
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Conference proceedings. :
x, 339 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, maps, plans ; 31 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
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The temple of Ramesses I at Abydos /
: "A continuation of the account of sculptures from Abydos which was published in 1921 under the title Bas-reliefs from the temple of Rameses I at Abydos, issued as Papers, volume I, part I." : 20 p., 2 l. : illus. (incl. plans) plates (part fold.) ; 32 cm.
The temple of Ramesses I at Abydos /
: "A continuation of the account of sculptures from Abydos which was published in 1921 under the title Bas-reliefs from the temple of Rameses I at Abydos, issued as Papers, volume I, part I." : 20 pages, 2 leaves : illustrations (include plans) plates (part folded) ; cm.