GOING TO ABYDOS

GOING TO ABYDOS

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Most travelers arrive at Abydos by train north from Luxor, alighting at the station for the

town of al-Balyana. The fare is approximately LE 52, first class. From the station, either the tourist police or a police-escorted taxi will take you to the site of the Ramesside temples. You can go by taxi in the police-escorted convoy to Abydos in one day, often including Dendera as a stop-off point. This manner of visiting, however, normally results in very restricted time at the sites and visiting the temples (usually less than an hour). Also available are minibus tours from agents in Luxor, usually with a local guide of variable quality. These also travel with the escorted convoy, and can be a reasonable deal for a small group if you haggle, especially in off-season. Advise **Whatever you decide to do, your time spent exploring Abydos will be limited as a return trip to Luxor inevitably looms. So make sure to take those all-important perfect shots of you standing next to the The Temple of Abydos before time runs out. **Make sure to bring a flashlight, as the entire Temple of Seti I is covered and can be quite dark and cold. If you want to examine the reliefs in any detail, you'll need a light. Also, nearly every guidebook mentions the little cafe near the Temple, which is good and reasonably priced.

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Egypt Abydos Temple blessings of the god Amun

Egypt Abydos Temple Offerings of perfume, lotus flowers, and other gifts

Egypt Abydos Temple Offerings to Horus and Amun

Egypt Abydos Temple offerings to the god Anubis by the king in the sanctuary

Egypt Abydos Temple Rameses lassoing a bull, in the Hall of the Bull, Suite of Osiris

Egypt Abydos Temple Receiving gifts from the god Horus and Isis

Egypt Abydos Temple Seti I

Egypt Abydos Temple seti I making offerings of a gold necklace

Egypt Abydos Temple The first hypostyle hall, and the inner columned hall 1

Egypt Abydos Temple The first hypostyle hall, and the inner columned hall 2

Egypt Abydos Temple the heads of the statues in the inner sanctuary of Seti I

Egypt Abydos Temple The king, in the dress of Amun, receiving blessings

Egypt Abydos Temple the king in the arms of Hathor, Seti offering to the gods 1

Egypt Abydos Temple The scorched ceiling and defaced inscriptions in the columned hall

Egypt Abydos The mysterious hieroglyphs in Temple of Seti I

Egypt The facade of the temple of Seti, Abydos