The Sanctuary of Seti in Abydos (300 miles south of Cairo) was built by Seti I and his child, Rameses II. Seti was a pharaoh of Egypt in the Nineteenth Tradition, administering from 1290-1279 BCE. Seti not just opened mines and remade harmed sanctuaries, he likewise proceeded with the development on the hypostyle corridor of Karnak. Ramses II was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Administration and had the second longest reign in Egypt, administering from 1279-1213 BCE. It is to a great extent accepted Seti fabricated the actual sanctuary, while Ramses finished the enrichments, the encompassing yards, and different works.
The sacrosanct city of Abydos was the site of numerous old sanctuaries and was the entombment place for the main rulers of a brought together Egypt. Close by there was likewise a predynastic burial ground with many graves.
The “L” molded Sanctuary of Seti had a porch, different courts and chambers, two arches, as well as seven houses of prayer. The sanctuary is made of white limestone and every church is roofed with level corbelling sections improved with illustrious cartouches and stars. These churches were committed to Seti I, Osiris, Isis, Ptah-Sokar, Nefertem, Ra-Horakhty, Amun, and Horus. Every church was beautified with petitions to every particular god. For instance, the Horus hallowed place had a hawk conveying the timeless image, the shen, painted on the walls.
It is said that Seti’s stone reliefs are probably the best and most point by point in any Egyptian sanctuary found. A couple of prominent pictures in the sanctuary are Seti before Osiris as he pours drinks to the gods and the picture of Ramses and Seti roping a bull.
In a passage in the sanctuary there is an engraving on the wall known as the Abydos Ruler Rundown. This rundown names the main pharaohs, as per Seti. There are a sum of 76 pharaohs on the rundown. It overlooks the names of numerous previous pharaohs who were obviously viewed as ill-conceived by Seti, like Hatshepsut, Akhnaton, Smenkhkare, Tutankhamun, and Ay. The rundown is a vital reference for students of history.
The rundown begins with Menes (presumably a similar individual as Narmer) and closes with Seti. Menes was the pioneer behind the Main Administration and administered until his passing at some point around 3000 BCE. Seti controlled during the New Realm until his passing in 1279 BCE. The rundown subsequently records more than 1,600 years of history, despite the fact that for certain exclusions. This Ruler Rundown is one of just ten tracked down in Egypt.
Associated with Seti’s Sanctuary is the Osirion, a perplexing underground chamber associated with the Nile, designed from tremendous blocks of stone. Its date of development and object are still being scrutinized.
