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Abydos : Egypt's first pharaohs and the cult of Osiris / by David O'Connor.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT73.A16 O366 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Connor, David B.
- Series:
- New aspects of antiquity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abydos (Egypt : Extinct city).
- Osiris (Egyptian deity)--Cult.
- Osiris.
- Osiris (Egyptian deity).
- Cults.
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Egypt.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2009.
- Summary:
- Abydos is one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, the burial place of the first kings of Egypt ,and a cult center of Osiris, god of the underworld and judge of the dead. Past archaeological finds in Abydos include the oldest surviving boats in the world, the earliest indications of writing in Egypt, and a number of temples and tombs, many of which predate the first pyramids at Saqqara.
- Contents:
- The discovery of Abydos
- Osiris: eternal Lord who presides in Abydos
- The temple of Seti I
- The rediscovery of Abydos
- The expanding landscape of the Middle Kingdom
- The landscape completed: Abydos in the New Kingdom
- The climax of the Osiris cult
- The royal tombs of Abydos
- The mysterious enclosures of Abydos
- Boat graves and pyramid origins
- Abydos: summing-up.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-214) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780500390306
- 0500390304
- OCLC:
- 286447413
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