![]() ![]() In the Forecourt there are also remains of stairs leading to a Heb-Seb Chapel off the Southeast wall of the court. The first pylon and Forecourt that were once the entrance to the site are no longer standing, but the evidence remaining shows there were once red-granite statues and red granite door frames. The site of Ramesses II temple is northwest of Seti I temple embedded in modern day Qesm Al Wahat Al Khargah in New Valley Governorate. (3) Picture of the Heb Sed Chapel taken from the Forecourt that borders the village.Ībydos is in upper Egypt about three-hundred miles south of Cairo and seven miles west of the Nile river in the eighth nome. (2) Picture of the Portico from the Second Pylon. ![]() Presently, most projects at the site are working on conservation of the sites decrepit ruins. Flinders Petrie continued excavations on the site in 1902-1903 referring to the temple as “The Portal of Ramesses II.” The most detailed report of the site to this day was done by David O’Connor in 1967 where a full, correct floor plan was made, along with detailed descriptions of the walls images and text. Further excavations were done by Auguste Mariette who excavated the site in 1869 and completed the site report in 1880. Bankes who found a kings list in the temple. The site, mainly in ruins, was first excavated by W.J. The temple is dedicated primarily to Osiris, along with Sety I as the earthy form of Osiris, Isis, and Horus. Built nearby his father’s temple, Ramesses II Temple is made of beautiful pink and black granite with painted limestone walls. Ramesses at Abydos, after construction on his father’s, Seti I, temple was completed in the 19th Dynasty. (1) Southeast view of temple exterior from the Forecourt to the Cortico. Ramesses II Cenotaph Temple at Abydos 19th Dynasty, c.1279-1213 BCE Christiana Hench Introduction
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