Posted in 2000, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Mythology, Travel, tagged Abydos, Dendera, Isis, Osiris, Temple on May 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Saturday 11 March 2000
The road to Dendera from Luxor follows the East Bank of the Nile northwards towards Qena. There are several small villages along the route, but as we were travelling today with the police convoy there was little time to admire the scenery. We left Luxor at 8.00am sharp with several other [...]
Posted in 1999, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Seti I, Temple on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Monday 29 March 1999
The feast was over and we were leaving Abydos today, but not until later in the afternoon, so getting up early Robin and I were able to spend a whole morning with the Seti I Temple completely to ourselves until the arrival of the noon convoy.
Armed with my SLR and trusty [...]
Posted in 1999, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Desert, Omm sety, tombs on February 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Sunday 28 March 1999
We were out very early this morning, at 7.00am the Bakery was open but no bread had been made yet, so our plans for a picnic lunch were thwarted again. After stocking up on large bottles of water and a couple of bags of potato crisps instead, Robin and I set [...]
Posted in 1999, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Desert on February 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Saturday 27 March 1999 (PM)
Robin and I basked in the afternoon sun in the Abydos cafeteria garden waiting for Horus, who was to take us to see some of the desert sites out towards the escarpment. Staying in Abydos meant that we had ample opportunity to visit some of the earliest monuments in Egypt, which [...]
Posted in 1999, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Rameses II, Temples on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Saturday 27 March 1999 (AM)
Day of the Feast of Sacrifice, Eid el-Adha, the Saturday holiday saw everyone out on the streets dressed in their finest clothes, greeting each other with smiles and handshakes and blessings. Today the people will go to the cemeteries with gifts for their ancestors, just as they did in pharaonic [...]
Posted in 1999, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Eid el-Adha, Feast on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Friday 26 March 1999 (PM)
It was the eve of the Feast of Sacrifice, Eid el-Adha, which lasts for three days and is the conclusion of the pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid el-Adha is known as the ‘Great Feast’ and is the most important date in the Muslim calendar, as opposed to the ‘Small Feast’, Eid [...]
Posted in 1999, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Akmim, Museum, Sohag on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Friday 26 March 1999
The mastabas at Beit Khallaf are in an isolated spot near the edge of the desert escarpment and some kilometres from the main road north from Abydos to Sohag. Horus called for us this morning and asked if we would like him to drive us there. Would we! We left Abydos [...]
Posted in 1999, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Temple on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Journal: Thursday 25 March 1999 (PM)
After lunch, Horus came to the hotel and suggested that he escorted Robin and I on a tour of the Temple of Seti I. This was my second time at the temple, having been here for a brief visit just over a year ago, but I knew that today our [...]
Posted in 1999, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Temple, train on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Journal: Thursday 25 March 1999 (AM)
I was up with the dawn this morning, excited that today was the beginning of an adventure. My friend Robin and I had arranged to spend a few days at Abydos, hoping to see more of the huge ancient site than is possible on a one-day visit when travelling with [...]
Posted in 1998, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Travel, tagged Abydos, Dendera, Temple on October 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Journal entry for Tuesday 10 March 1998
For many years, long before I first came to Egypt, I had wanted to visit the Temple of Seti I at Abydos. I had a friend who used to tell me stories about Omm Sety, an English lady who had had a particular relationship with Abydos and the pharaoh [...]
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