Hall of Ancestors

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The Hall of Ancestors is a chamber in the Temple of Seti I at Abydos that contains the famous Abydos King List, a carved chronological list of Egyptian pharaohs.

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Hall of Ancestors canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
temple chamber
architecturalStyle New Kingdom temple architecture
associatedWith Seti I
chronologyFeature ordered list of Egyptian pharaohs
contains Abydos King List
country Egypt
culture Ancient Egyptian
dedicatedTo Egyptian royal ancestors
depicts Seti I with his son Ramesses II
procession of kings
discovery known to modern scholarship since 19th century CE
excludes certain pharaohs such as Hatshepsut and Akhenaten
function commemoration of Egyptian kings
ritual space
hasLanguage Ancient Egyptian
hasPart carved wall reliefs
inscriptions
heritageDesignation part of Abydos archaeological site
locatedIn Abydos
Temple of Seti I
material stone
near modern village of el-ʿArāba el-Madfuna
notableFor Abydos King List relief
partOf Temple of Seti I complex
linked to: Temple of Seti I
religion Ancient Egyptian religion
timePeriod 19th Dynasty of Egypt
New Kingdom
usedFor royal ancestor cult
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Abydos King List foundInStructure Hall of Ancestors