Abydos
E71501
Abydos is an ancient Egyptian city renowned as a major religious center and burial site, closely associated with the cult of Osiris and other important deities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abydos canonical | 47 |
| excavations at Abydos | 2 |
| Abydos archaeological area | 1 |
| U-j cemetery, Abydos (probable) | 1 |
| holy city of Abydos | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Egyptian city ⓘ |
| AbydosKingListLocatedIn | Temple of Seti I ⓘ |
| ancientName | Abdju ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
early hieroglyphic inscriptions
ⓘ
evidence for early state formation in Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Horus
ⓘ
Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Set ⓘ |
| containsTombOf |
Den
ⓘ
Djer ⓘ Merneith ⓘ Qa'a ⓘ
surface form:
Qa’a
|
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Osiris ⓘ |
| earliestRoyalBurialsOf |
Early Dynastic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Dynasty of Egypt
2nd Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Egypt Exploration Society missions
ⓘ
Flinders Petrie ⓘ Émile Amélineau ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Early Dynastic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cenotaphs of kings and nobles
ⓘ
mudbrick enclosures ⓘ processional way ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Abydos King List ⓘ |
| hasNecropolis | Umm el-Qaab ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Osireion ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Temple of Ramesses II at Wadi es-Sebua
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Ramesses II
Temple of Seti I ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Egyptian funerary cult
ⓘ
Abydos mysteries ⓘ
surface form:
Osiris mysteries
royal ancestor worship ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cult center of Osiris
ⓘ
important burial site ⓘ major religious center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sohag Governorate
ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| modernSettlementNearby | Al-Balyana ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestinationFor | ancient Egyptians ⓘ |
| region |
Abydos
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Abydos archaeological area
|
| religiousRole | gateway to the afterlife in Egyptian belief ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | World Heritage Site candidate ⓘ |
| usedAs |
pilgrimage center
ⓘ
royal necropolis ⓘ |
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U-j cemetery, Abydos (probable)
this entity surface form:
Abydos archaeological area
this entity surface form:
excavations at Abydos
this entity surface form:
excavations at Abydos
subject surface form:
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
subject surface form:
Royal tombs at Abydos