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050 00 $aDT73.A16$bO36 2009
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100 1 $aO'Connor, David B.
245 10 $aAbydos :$bEgypt's first pharaohs and the cult of Osiris /$cDavid O'Connor.
246 30 $aEgypt's first pharaohs and the cult of Osiris
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bThames & Hudson,$c2009.
300 $a216 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps ;$c26 cm.
490 1 $aNew aspects of antiquity
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 210-214) and index.
505 0 $aThe discovery of Abydos -- Osiris - eternal lord who presides in Abydos -- The temple of Seti I -- The rediscovery of Abydos -- The evolution of a sacred landscape -- The expanding landscape of the Middle Kingdom -- The landscape completed : Abydos in the New Kingdom -- The climax of the Osiris cult -- The royal tombs of Abydos -- The mysterious enclosures of Abydos -- Boat graves and pyramid origins -- Abydos : summing-up.
520 $aAbydos is one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, the burial place of the first kings of Egypt, and a cult center of Osiris, god of the underworld and judge of the dead. Past archaeological finds in Abydos include the oldest surviving boats in the world, the earliest indications of writing in Egypt, and a number of temples and tombs, many of which predate the first pyramids at Saqqara.
651 0 $aAbydos (Egypt : Extinct city)
600 00 $aOsiris$c(Egyptian deity)$xCult.
651 0 $aEgypt$xAntiquities.
830 0 $aNew aspects of antiquity.