Abdju
E354944
Abdju is the ancient Egyptian name for Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest and most sacred cities, renowned as a major cult center of Osiris and a royal burial site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdju canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
ⓘ
cult center ⓘ royal necropolis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abydos mysteries
ⓘ
surface form:
Osiris mysteries
Osiris myth ⓘ
surface form:
myth of Osiris
processional festivals of Osiris ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
kings of the 1st Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
Second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
kings of the 2nd Dynasty of Egypt
|
| contains |
Early Dynastic royal tombs
ⓘ
cenotaphs of later kings ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| excavatedBy |
Flinders Petrie
ⓘ
various Egyptian and foreign missions ⓘ Émile Amélineau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
major cult center of Osiris
ⓘ
pilgrimage center ⓘ royal burial site ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Abydos ⓘ |
| hasNecropolis | Umm el-Qaab ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
cenotaphs
ⓘ
processional ways ⓘ temples ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Osireion
ⓘ
Osiris temple at Abydos ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Osiris at Abydos
Temple of Ramesses II at Abydos ⓘ Temple of Seti I ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Seti I at Abydos
|
| knownAs |
city of Osiris
ⓘ
Abydos ⓘ
surface form:
holy city of Abydos
|
| locatedIn | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern town of El-Araba el-Madfuna ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Khentyimentiu
ⓘ
Osiris ⓘ Wepwawet ⓘ |
| modernArchaeologicalSite | Abydos archaeological zone ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Early Dynastic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Dynastic Period
Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Late Period
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom
Predynastic Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Predynastic Period
|
| pilgrimagePractice | erection of stelae by private individuals ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | early royal cemetery of Egypt ⓘ |
| region | Thinite nome ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
important center for funerary cults
ⓘ
one of the most sacred cities of Ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| roleInAfterlifeBeliefs | symbolic burial place for Egyptians seeking association with Osiris ⓘ |
| writingSystemForName | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
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