Seti I's L-shaped temple at Abydos (Troad) built around 1300 BCE

Seti I's L-shaped temple at Abydos (Troad) built around 1300 BCE. Seti I ruled early in the 19th Dynasty around 1300 BCE Temple built mostly of limestone with some sandstone Seti I died before completion; his son Ramesses II finished it

Seti I's King List at Abydos runs from Menes (1st dynasty) to Seti I himself. Conspicuously absent: Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, and other Amarna period rulers deemed heretics. Their erasure was deliberate 🏛️

Key Facts

• Seti I ruled early in the 19th Dynasty around 1300 BCE
• Temple built mostly of limestone with some sandstone
• Seti I died before completion; his son Ramesses II finished it
• Ramesses II used deeper sunken reliefs versus Seti's raised reliefs
• Unusual L-shaped layout with a substantial southern wing
• Contains seven parallel chapels dedicated to Ptah, Ra-Horakhty, Amun-Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Seti himself
• Southern wing contained slaughter court, storage rooms, and corridors for sacred barks

Related site: Osiris Temple, Abydos. — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: Exploring the TOMB of OSIRIS by World of Antiquity