NEW ASPECTS OF ANTIQUITY DAVID 0’ CONNOR General Editor: COLIN RENFREW Consulting Editor forthe Americas: JEREMY A, SABLOFF Abydos Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris With 115 illustrations, rr in color @& Thames a HudsonTo Giilbiin Promispiece: Bronce figure of Osiris, representa asthe vale ofthe des he won the Atf crown and bods croak rd lle nsgni of imgsip. Ite Period Copyright ©2209 Thames & Hudson Ld, London AIRghts Reserved. No patof this pabliation may be reproduced oF transmit in any form or by any mean electeonic o mechanical, nending bhoeocopy recording a anyother information storage and rival system, tethoue pros permission in writing fom eke publishes, Fics published in aco in handconer inthe United States of America by “Thames &¢ Hudson In 500 Filth Avenue, [New Yor, New York 10170 shamesandbudsonos.com Libeary of Congress Catalog Card Number 2807839 ISBN 578-0500-390)06 Printed and bound in China by SNP Leefung Printers Lime CONTENTS General Editor's foreword Preface Introduction {8B YD0S: MYSTERY AND REVELATION 15 ORGANIZING THE ABYDOS STORY 17 DISCOVERY AND REDISCOVERY 19 PARTI Abydos and Osiris ‘The Discovery of Abydos ANINUISIBLE ARCHALOLOGY 23 EXCAVATING HORDES AND EXPLODING CANS 26 (Osiris~ Eternal Lord Who Presides in Abydos (OSIRIS AND ABYDOS 31 OSIRIS AND HIS MEANINGS 35 ‘The Temple of Seti “rue nousb Tar YoU Love’ 43 A visero TH ser TEMPLE 45 THE VISUAL WORLD OF THE SFTU-TEMPLE 52 PARTI Life Cycle of a Sacred Landscape “The Rediscovery of Abydos CCENESIS 63 #XPANIDING HORIZONS 64 ‘The Evolution of a Sacred Landscape LANDSCAPE 74 ‘The Expanding Landscape of the Middle Kingdom [ROYAL AND PRIVATE CULT IN MIDDLE KINGDOM ABYDOS 87 ‘THE SENWOSKET HI COMPLEX 96 THE SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF ‘The Landscape Completed: Abydos in the New Kingdom “THE LAST ROYAL PYRAMID 105 THE CORE LANDSCAPE AND ITS ROYAL [NEW EINGDOM 114 ‘The Climax of the Osiris Cult (OF EHENTAMENTIU 24 THE DESERT HINTERLAND 150, 15 3 2 o & 70 86 104