Abdju

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Abdju is the ancient Egyptian name for Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest and most sacred cities, renowned as a major cult center of Osiris and a royal burial site.

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Abdju canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian city
cult center
royal necropolis
associatedWith Osiris mysteries
linked to: Abydos mysteries

myth of Osiris
linked to: Osiris myth

processional festivals of Osiris
burialPlaceOf kings of the 1st Dynasty of Egypt
kings of the 2nd Dynasty of Egypt
contains Early Dynastic royal tombs
cenotaphs of later kings
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
excavatedBy Flinders Petrie
various Egyptian and foreign missions
Émile Amélineau NERFINISHED
function major cult center of Osiris
pilgrimage center
royal burial site
hasNameInEnglish Abydos
hasNecropolis Umm el-Qaab
hasStructureType cenotaphs
processional ways
temples
tombs
hasTemple Osireion
Temple of Osiris at Abydos
Temple of Ramesses II at Abydos
Temple of Seti I at Abydos
linked to: Temple of Seti I
knownAs city of Osiris
holy city of Abydos
linked to: Abydos
locatedIn Upper Egypt
locatedNear modern town of El-Araba el-Madfuna
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
majorDeity Khentyimentiu
Osiris
Wepwawet
modernArchaeologicalSite Abydos archaeological zone
periodOfUse Early Dynastic Period
Late Period
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Predynastic Period
linked to: Predynastic Egypt
pilgrimagePractice erection of stelae by private individuals
politicalSignificance early royal cemetery of Egypt
region Thinite nome
religiousSignificance important center for funerary cults
one of the most sacred cities of Ancient Egypt
roleInAfterlifeBeliefs symbolic burial place for Egyptians seeking association with Osiris
writingSystemForName Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Abydos ancientName Abdju