Seti I built an unusual L-shaped temple at Abydos around 1300 BCE - his son Ramesses II finished it after Seti's death. Seven parallel chapels honor Ptah, Ra-Horakhty, Amun-Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Seti himself. The southern wing held a slaughter court, storage rooms, and bark corridors. Located at Abydos, Egypt. Built mostly of limestone with some sandstone. The Abydos King List is one of the most famous inscriptions in Egyptian history, listing Egyptian kings from the first dynasty through Seti I in his mortuary temple. Deliberately omits Akhenaten and other Amarna period rulers due to their religious reforms. Seti I used this to promote traditional Egyptian religion and legitimize his rule.
Abydos (Troad) King List carved by Seti I omits Amarna kings
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- The Abydos (Troad) King List is one of the most famous inscriptions in Egyptian history
- Lists Egyptian kings from Menes (first king of first dynasty) through Seti I
- Deliberately omits the Amarna period kings: Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, and others
- These kings were considered heretics due to Akhenaten's religious reforms
- Seti I used this to promote traditional Egyptian religion and legitimize his rule
- The list defines which versions of the past count as legitimate history
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