The mortuary temple of Seti I is located in Abydos near Sohag on the western bank of the Nile 160 kilometers north of Luxor, about 15 kilometers southwest of today's city of el-Balyana. In ancient times the place was assigned to the eighth Upper Egyptian Ta-wer-Gau. Abydos was one of the most important religious centers of ancient Egypt through the worship of the god Osiris.
The mortuary temple of Seti I is a million years old and is now on the outskirts. Seti I therefore also called his temple house: "The house of millions of years of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Men-maat-Re, whose heart is content in Abydos". The Osireion is located at the rear of the temple complex.
the Nauri Decree explains that Seti I had already started building the temple during his time as a royal official under Haremhab or his father Ramses I. In the Nauri decree, Seti I speaks with regard to the founding of the temple in his former function as royal official and explains in the afterword that the temple was already in use when he took office
In addition, there is a suspicion that Seti I, either on behalf of Haremhab or his father, began the mortuary temple for the then reigning king and then took it over himself. This assumption is confirmed by the construction of a chapel outside the actual temple grounds, which Ramses I only started later. In addition, another declaration by Seti I refers to the previous start of construction and the associated planned use for Haremhab or Ramses I: I have cleaned my temple (after acceding to the throne) millions of times and protected its inhabitants again. Particularly noticeable is the fact that Haremhab, as the predecessor of Ramses I, does not appear in Sethos I's report. Rather, Seti I referred to himself as the one who had reborn Egypt after the Amarna period.
In the Nauri Decree of Seti I. it is additionally mentioned that the main parts of the mortuary temple already existed when Seti I took office. At this point in time, Seti I had already reached the age of around mid-thirties. Due to the very short reign of his father, construction probably began during Haremhab's time. When Seti I died in his eleventh year of reign, the rest of the work on the temple complex was not yet completely finished, but there was no urgent need to expand the temple. It is therefore not surprising that his son Ramses II only continued to expand on a small scale much later and first continued building his own mortuary temple, which he had already started during his father's lifetime. Merenptah, grandson of Seti I, continued the construction and completed the Osireion. The costs of building the temple were financed, among other things, by the gold mine in Baramije.
In 1859 Auguste Mariette discovered the temple and freed it in the subsequent excavation
The mortuary temple of Seti I is a million years old and is now on the outskirts. Seti I therefore also called his temple house: "The house of millions of years of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Men-maat-Re, whose heart is content in Abydos". The Osireion is located at the rear of the temple complex.
the Nauri Decree explains that Seti I had already started building the temple during his time as a royal official under Haremhab or his father Ramses I. In the Nauri decree, Seti I speaks with regard to the founding of the temple in his former function as royal official and explains in the afterword that the temple was already in use when he took office
In addition, there is a suspicion that Seti I, either on behalf of Haremhab or his father, began the mortuary temple for the then reigning king and then took it over himself. This assumption is confirmed by the construction of a chapel outside the actual temple grounds, which Ramses I only started later. In addition, another declaration by Seti I refers to the previous start of construction and the associated planned use for Haremhab or Ramses I: I have cleaned my temple (after acceding to the throne) millions of times and protected its inhabitants again. Particularly noticeable is the fact that Haremhab, as the predecessor of Ramses I, does not appear in Sethos I's report. Rather, Seti I referred to himself as the one who had reborn Egypt after the Amarna period.
In the Nauri Decree of Seti I. it is additionally mentioned that the main parts of the mortuary temple already existed when Seti I took office. At this point in time, Seti I had already reached the age of around mid-thirties. Due to the very short reign of his father, construction probably began during Haremhab's time. When Seti I died in his eleventh year of reign, the rest of the work on the temple complex was not yet completely finished, but there was no urgent need to expand the temple. It is therefore not surprising that his son Ramses II only continued to expand on a small scale much later and first continued building his own mortuary temple, which he had already started during his father's lifetime. Merenptah, grandson of Seti I, continued the construction and completed the Osireion. The costs of building the temple were financed, among other things, by the gold mine in Baramije.
In 1859 Auguste Mariette discovered the temple and freed it in the subsequent excavation
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