Temple of Seti I (Abydos)

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The Temple of Seti I (also known as the Great Temple of Abydos, in antiquity, known as "Menmaatre Happy in Abydos,") is a significant historical site in Abydos, Egypt. Abydos is a significant location with its connection to kingship due to being the burial site of the proto-kings from the Pre-Dynastic period, First Dynasty kings, and the location of the Cult of Osiris. Initially, construction started in the 13th century BC under the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Seti I, also known as Sethos. However, construction was not completed before his death and was continued by his son, Ramesses II. The temple was built in order to commemorate and worship the earlier pharaohs of Egypt as well as the major gods of the Egyptian pantheon. Ramesses II continued the construction and decoration of the temple, making changes to its design and adding inscriptions. At the Temple of Ramesses II at Abydos, Ramesses states that "son arose in his father place, none of them restored the monument of him who begot him....

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