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Abydos Egypt: Encyclopedia - Abydos Egypt
Abydos, one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, stood about 11 km (6 miles) west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N. The Egyptian ...
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Abydos Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Abydos Egypt - Temples Built
The temples successively built here on one site were nine or ten in number, from the 1st dynasty to the 26th dynasty. The first was an en...
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Abydos Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Abydos Egypt - Other Temples
The temple of Seti I was built on entirely new ground half a mile to the south of the long series of temples just described. This is the ...
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Abydos Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Abydos Egypt - Tombs
The Royal Tombs of the earliest dynasties were placed about a mile back on the great desert plain, in a place now known as Umm el-Qa'ab. ...
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