Abydos : Egypt's first pharaohs and the cult of Osiris
題名:
Abydos : Egypt's first pharaohs and the cult of Osiris
著者:
O'Connor, David
ISBN（國際標準書號）:
9780500390306
出版資訊:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2009
規格:
216 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
叢書:
New aspects of antiquity
叢書題名:
New aspects of antiquity
一般附註:
Includes bibliographical references and index
內容:
The discovery of Abydos -- Osiris - eternal lord who presides in Abydos -- The temple of Seti I -- The rediscovery of Abydos -- The evolution of a sacred landscape -- The expanding landscape of the Middle Kingdom -- The landscape completed : Abydos in the New Kingdom -- The climax of the Osiris cult -- The royal tombs of Abydos -- The mysterious enclosures of Abydos -- Boat graves and pyramid origins -- Abydos : summing-up.
摘要:
Abydos is one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, the burial place of the first kings of Egypt, and a cult center of Osiris, god of the underworld and judge of the dead. Past archaeological finds in Abydos include the oldest surviving boats in the world, the earliest indications of writing in Egypt, and a number of temples and tombs, many of which predate the first pyramids at Saqqara.
主題:
| Osiris (Egyptian deity) -- Cult |
| Abydos (Egypt : Extinct city) |
| Egypt -- Antiquities |
摘要:
Abydos is one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, the burial place of the first kings of Egypt, and a cult center of Osiris, god of the underworld and judge of the dead. Past archaeological finds in Abydos include the oldest surviving boats in the world, the earliest indications of writing in Egypt, and a number of temples and tombs, many of which predate the first pyramids at Saqqara.