Detailed description and hieroglyphic texts of the first discoveries of the Osireion – Small Objects and Graffiti .. Part ( 10 )

The Small Objects

A few small objects were found in the filling of the passages and halls, apparently having been thrown away as mere rubbish . The building itself had evidently been rifled, and every object removed, whether of value or not .

Detailed description and hieroglyphic texts of the first discoveries of the Osireion – The Passages .. Part ( 9 )

The Sloping and The Northern Passages

The sloping passage leading from the hall towards the Temple of Seti was inscribed on the South side with the 17^th chapter, on the North side with the 99^th chapter, of the Book of the Dead .

Detailed description and hieroglyphic texts of the first discoveries of the Osireion – The Great Hall .. Part ( 8 )

The Great Hall

The Great Hall, the floor of which was more than forty feet below the surface of the desert, was fifteen feet wide, thirty-four feet long, and seventeen feet high . There were three doorways, one to the south, leading to the South Chamber ; one to the east, to the sloping passage ; one to the north, to the north passage .

Detailed description and hieroglyphic texts of the first discoveries of the Osireion – The South Chamber .. Part ( 7 )

The South Chamber

The chamber south of the Great Hall is sculptured on the east, south, and west walls with the 168^th chapter of the " Book of the Dead " . At first sight the arrangement appears confused, but a closer examination shows a very definite order .

The Osireion - The Central Hall and related annexes .. Part ( 6 )

The Central Hall

From the First Transverse Chamber a short passage leads eastward into the grand imposing Central Hall of the Cenotaph . This is a three-aisled chamber, 100 feet by 65 feet, surrounded by seventeen small cells, of which one, the middle one of the end wall, has been pierced to give access to a further transverse chamber .

The Osireion - The West Section .. Part ( 5 )

About the Site

Behind the temple of Seti I, and at a distance of only 26 feet from its wall behind the seven sanctuaries and Osiris chambers, lies a very remarkable building, which was discovered in 1902-3 by Prof. Margaret Alice Murray and Sir Flinders Petrie, partly excavated in 1911-1914 by Dr. Henri Édouard Naville, for the Egypt Exploration Society, and in 1925-1926 by Dr. Henri Frankfort, for the same society .

The Temple of Ramses II at Abydos ( Part 4 )

The richness and beauty of the temple

The temple of Ramses II, which was erected early in that king's reign, lies a short distance to the north-west of that of Seti I .

The Temple of Seti I at Abydos .. ( Part 3 )

The sanctuaries, and south wall of the second Hypostyle Hall

One should now enter the first sanctuary at the west end, which was dedicated to Horus . On its walls Seti is shown worshipping that god ; and especially noticeable are the beautiful reliefs on the east side (29), where one sees the sacred barque of Horus standing in its shrine, the king burning incense before it, while below he makes various offerings to Horus and Isis .

The Temple of Seti I at Abydos .. ( Part 2 )

Historical notes

When Seti I, the second king of a new dynasty, came to the throne, he must have realised that he could offer no better proof of the legitimacy of his descent from the ancient Pharaohs of Egypt than by displaying an active regard for their souls' welfare .

Abydos .. Part ( 1 )

El-Balyana ( Baliana ), 321½ miles from Cairo by rail, 354 by river, it is located about 6.8 miles ( 11 kilometers ) west of the Nile , it is a small town in the Sohag Governorate, is the starting-point for the visit to Abydos, which is one of the most interesting of Ancient Egyptian sites,