The Temple of Seti I in Abydos is now off the beaten path down a VERY bumpy road but reachable on a day trip from Luxor. Go early and have the temple all to yourself.
Side note: I first learned of Abydos from the movie Stargate, then the show Stargate SG-1. ☺️
I think one of the most significant things in the temple is the Abydos Cartouche List of Pharoahs is an ancient record of 76 pharaohs from early Egyptian history, beginning with Menes and ending with Seti I. It is carved onto a wall in the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. The first 2 rows list the pharoah cartouches in chronological order. The third row repeats the throne name and birth name of the reigning pharaoh, Seti I over and over. (A tiny bit egotistical. 🤏🏻)
The list intentionally leaves out pharoahs the 19th Dynasty considered illegitimate, heretical, or politically disruptive: Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Smenkhkare, *Tutankhamun*, Ay, the Hyksos rulers, and the ephemeral kings of the 9th, 10th, and entire 2nd Intermediate Period. It might be some of the earliest examples of revisionist history.
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