Archaeological site · Egypt
Temple of Seti I (Abydos)
معبد سيتي الأول بأبيدوس
Seti I's L-shaped limestone temple at Abydos, with fine raised reliefs, seven sanctuaries and the Abydos King List.
Where it is
26.1850, 31.9195
Why go
Seti I's temple at Abydos, the great cult centre of Osiris, was finished by Ramesses II, whose deeper sunk reliefs contrast with his father's delicate raised carving. Its unusual L-shaped plan leads through ruined courts and two hypostyle halls to seven chapels: one for the deified Seti and others for Osiris, Isis, Horus, Amun-Re, Ptah and Re-Horakhty. A side wing holds the Gallery of the Ancestors, whose wall carries the Abydos King List of royal names. A Supreme Council of Antiquities team has completed restoration of the Amun-Ra chapel, part of a programme to develop the site for visitors.
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