Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Egypt: Temples of Abydos.

[EGYPT 29863] ’Chapel entrances at Abydos.’ Standing at the western end of the Second Hypostyle Hall of the Seti I Temple at Abydos, this picture shows the entrances to four of the seven chapels that can be accessed from the hall. The centre of the picture is dominated by the imposing gate to the Chapel of Amun-Ra. To the left of this gate we see subsequently the entrances to the Chapels of Ra-Horakhty, Ptah and (hardly visible) Seti I. At one time wooden doors would have been attached to these stone doorways. In the wall between each of these doorways there is a niche which probably once held a statue of a god. Each niche is decorated with three internal scenes which show Seti making offerings either to the deity to whom the adjoining chapel is dedicated, or to a related deity. Thus, the niche in the foreground shows Seti offering a “nemset” vessel to Mut, the consort of Amun. The niche could also have been used to store sacred scrolls pertaining to the rites which were performed in the adjoining chapel. As the lower part of the niche is without decorations a stash of scrolls wouldn’t have obscured the sacred images on its three walls. To the left of this niche we see Khonsu giving Seti the breath of life. Khonsu is depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the crown of the full and the crescent moon. On the right Isis caresses the king as a child. She says to him: “You are my son, you have come forth from me, I have nursed you, in order to be Ruler of the Two Lands.” The lower register on each side of the niche is decorated with a series of Nile gods, kneeling, hermaphrodite personifications of Egyptian nomes (districts). Each figure is basically male, with the breasts of a woman (symbolizing fecundity), and on its head there is an emblem which indicates the name of the nome. The figures carry food and jars of wine and water which they present to the gods. On the right we see the Upper Egyptian nomes number 6 (with crocodile emblem, region of Dendera) and 7 (with sistrum emblem, region of Hiw). Finally, at the left-hand edge of the picture, framing the temple guard, we see the gate which gives access to the Nefertem-Ptah-Sokar Hall. The Seti Temple at Abydos was begun by Seti I and completed by his son Ramses II in the 13th century BC. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
[Egypt 29868] ’Seti and Sekhmet at Abydos.’
 [Egypt 29879] ’Ra-Horachti at Abydos.’[Egypt 29880] ’Chapel of Amun in the Seti I Temple at Abydos.’[Egypt 29872] ’Seti and Iousas at Abydos.’[EGYPT 29871] ’Seti in front of Ished tree at Abydos.’ This relief shows a kneeling Seti I presenting his jubilees to Ptah (who is just outside the frame of the picture). On the right we see Ra-Horakhty inscribing the name and the jubilees of the pharaoh on the leaves of the Ished tree. The Ished tree was a sacred tree of which it was thought that the gods wrote the name of the kings at coronation and jubilee festivals, to assure them that their names, and thus their lives, would be perpetuated. The original Ished tree was said to have grown in the temple of Ra at Heliopolis. It can probably be identified as a Desert Date (Balanites aegyptica). The relief is located on the west wall of the Second Hypostyle Hall of the Seti I Temple at Abydos, between the entrances of the Chapel of Ptah and the Chapel of Ra-Horakhty. A wider view of the scene is provided by photo 29870. The Seti Temple at Abydos was begun by Seti I and completed by his son Ramses II in the 13th century BC. Photo Mick Palarczyk.[EGYPT 29870] ’Seti in front of Ished tree at Abydos.’ This relief shows a kneeling Seti I presenting his jubilees to and enthroned Ptah. The jubilees are visualized by a figure of Heh, the god of eternity, depicted in a crouching position. He his holding a (leafless) palm stem in each hand, which symbolized long life to the Egyptians, the years being represented by the notches on the stem. Ptah, wearing his distinctive blue cap, is writing on a small table, which he holds in his lower hand, probably recording the jubilees. On the right we see Ra-Horakhty inscribing the name and the jubilees of the pharaoh on the leaves of the Ished tree. The Ished tree was a sacred tree of which it was thought that the gods wrote the name of the kings at coronation and jubilee festivals, to assure them that their names, and thus their lives, would be perpetuated. The original Ished tree was said to have grown in the temple of Ra at Heliopolis. It can probably be identified as a Desert Date (Balanites aegyptica). The relief is located on the west wall of the Second Hypostyle Hall of the Seti I Temple at Abydos, between the entrances of the Chapel of Ptah and the Chapel of Ra-Horakhty. The Seti Temple at Abydos was begun by Seti I and completed by his son Ramses II in the 13th century BC. Photo Mick Palarczyk.[Egypt 29869] ’Seti and Hathor at Abydos.’
[Egypt 29859] ’Second Hypostyle Hall of Seti I Temple at Abydos.’
 [Egypt 29866] ’Isis and the young Seti at Abydos.’[Egypt 29967] ‘Hieroglyphs in Nefertem Chapel at Abydos.’[Egypt 29963] ‘Nefertem in Nefertem Chapel at Abydos.’[Egypt 29958] ‘Bee and rush hieroglyph at Abydos.’[Egypt 29961] ‘Horus in Ptah-Sokar Chapel at Abydos.’[Egypt 29956] ’Royal nomenclature in Nefertem-Ptah-Sokar Hall at Abydos’.[Egypt 29950] ’Offerings in Inner Osiris Hall at Abydos’.[Egypt 29944] ’Papyrus and lotus flowers at Abydos’.[Egypt 29945] ’Crocodile gods at Abydos’.[Egypt 29942] ’Horus falcon in Inner Osiris Hall at Abydos’.[Egypt 29943] ’Horus falcon in Inner Osiris Hall at Abydos’.[Egypt 29941] ’Horus falcon in Inner Osiris Hall at Abydos’.[Egypt 29938] ’Isis Shrine in Seti I Temple at Abydos.’[Egypt 29939] ’Horus falcon in Isis Shrine at Abydos’.[Egypt 29936] ’Seti with “nemes” crown at Abydos’.[Egypt 29935] ’Royal nomenclature in Seti Shrine at Abydos’.[Egypt 29934] ’Menat necklace in Seti Shrine at Abydos’.[Egypt 29928] ’Nekhbet in Horus Shrine at Abydos’.[Egypt 29926] ’Horus at Abydos’.[Egypt 29923] ’Isis in Horus Shrine at Abydos’.[Egypt 29921] ’Isis in Horus Shrine at Abydos’.[Egypt 29919] ’Osiris and Isis at Abydos’.[Egypt 29917] ’Osiris and Isis at Abydos’.[Egypt 29916] ’Seti in Horus Shrine at Abydos.’[Egypt 29914] ’Nemset vessel with lotus flowers at Abydos.’[Egypt 29909] ’Horus at Abydos.’[Egypt 29912] ’Seti I in Horus Chapel at Abydos.’[Egypt 29907] ’Fetish of Osiris at Abydos.’[Egypt 29908] ’Horus at Abydos.’[Egypt 29904] ’Sun disk with Uraeuses at Abydos.’[Egypt 29901] ’Seti I in Amun Chapel at Abydos.’[Egypt 29900] ’Sacred barque of Amun at Abydos.’[Egypt 29896] ’Seti in front of portable barque of Amun at Abydos.’[Egypt 29893] ’Lettuces of Min at Abydos.’[Egypt 29891] ’Amun-Ra at Abydos.’[Egypt 29894] ‘Bee and rush hieroglyph at Abydos.’[Egypt 29889] ’Offerings near Amun barque at Abydos.’[Egypt 29887] ’Pedestal for Amun barque at Abydos.’[Egypt 29886] ’Finial of Amun barque at Abydos.’[Egypt 29884] ’Seti before Min at Abydos.’[Egypt 29883] ’Amun-Ra at Abydos.’[Egypt 29882] ’Seti and Amun-Ra at Abydos.’[Egypt 29881] ’Seti and Amun-Ra at Abydos.’[EGYPT 29865] ’Seti, Khonsu and Isis at Abydos.’ The west wall of the Second Hypostyle Hall of the Seti I Temple at Abydos is decorated with superb reliefs. Here we see a portion of wall that is located between the entrances of the Chapel of Amun-Ra and the Chapel of Osiris. On the left we see Khonsu giving Seti the breath of life, in the form of an “ankh” sign (symbolizing life) flanked by two “was” sceptres (symbols for prosperity). Khonsu is depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the crown of the full and the crescent moon. Khonsu was a protector and healer. On the right Isis caresses the king as a child. She says to him: “You are my son, you have come forth from me, I have nursed you, in order to be Ruler of the Two Lands.” Sitting in the lap of Isis, Seti has taken the role of Horus, Isis’ child. The niche in the centre of the picture at one time probably held a statue of Amun-Ra. The niche is decorated with a scene in which Seti anoints the brow of Amun-Ra with ointment. The niche could also have been used to store sacred scrolls pertaining to the rites which were performed in the adjoining chapel. As the lower part of the niche is without decorations a stash of scrolls wouldn’t have obscured the sacred images on its three walls. The lower register on each side of the niche is decorated with a series of Nile gods, kneeling, hermaphrodite personifications of Egyptian nomes (districts). Each figure is basically male, with the breasts of a woman (symbolizing fecundity), and on its head there is an emblem which indicates the name of the nome. The figures carry food and jars of wine and water which they present to the gods. On the right we see the Upper Egyptian nomes number 6 (with crocodile emblem, region of Dendera) and 7 (with sistrum emblem, region of Hiw). On the left we see the Upper Egyptian nomes number 3 (region near Esna) and 5 (with two falcons emblem, region of Qift). The Seti Temple at Abydos was begun by Seti I and completed by his son Ramses II in the 13th century BC. Photo Mick Palarczyk.[EGYPT 29864] ’Chapel entrances at Abydos.’ Standing at the western end of the Second Hypostyle Hall of the Seti I Temple at Abydos, this picture shows the entrances to four of the seven chapels that can be accessed from the hall. The centre of the picture is dominated by the imposing gate to the Chapel of Amun-Ra. To the left of this gate we see subsequently the entrances to the Chapels of Ra-Horakhty, Ptah and (hardly visible) Seti I. At one time wooden doors would have been attached to these stone doorways. In the wall between each of these doorways there is a niche which probably once held a statue of a god. Each niche is decorated with three internal scenes which show Seti making offerings either to the deity to whom the adjoining chapel is dedicated, or to a related deity. Thus, the niche in the foreground shows Seti offering a “nemset” vessel to Mut, the consort of Amun. The niche could also have been used to store sacred scrolls pertaining to the rites which were performed in the adjoining chapel. As the lower part of the niche is without decorations a stash of scrolls wouldn’t have obscured the sacred images on its three walls. To the left of this niche we see Khonsu giving Seti the breath of life. Khonsu is depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the crown of the full and the crescent moon. On the right Isis caresses the king as a child. She says to him: “You are my son, you have come forth from me, I have nursed you, in order to be Ruler of the Two Lands.” The lower register on each side of the niche is decorated with a series of Nile gods, kneeling, hermaphrodite personifications of Egyptian nomes (districts). Each figure is basically male, with the breasts of a woman (symbolizing fecundity), and on its head there is an emblem which indicates the name of the nome. The figures carry food and jars of wine and water which they present to the gods. On the right we see the Upper Egyptian nomes number 6 (with crocodile emblem, region of Dendera) and 7 (with sistrum emblem, region of Hiw). Finally, at the left-hand edge of the picture, we see the gate which gives access to the Nefertem-Ptah-Sokar Hall, and beyond that a niche which is located in the south wall of this hall. The Seti Temple at Abydos was begun by Seti I and completed by his son Ramses II in the 13th century BC. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
[Egypt 29850] ’First Hypostyle Hall of Seti I Temple at Abydos.’

[Egypt 29849] ’Portico of Seti I Temple at Abydos.’
[Egypt 29853] ’Second hypostyle hall of Seti I Temple at Abydos.’
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