early kings
ancestor single tradition · 1
The early kings of Egypt, from the 1st dynasty onward, were venerated as ancestral spirits at Abydos, receiving adoration and offerings in the temple complex. They are linked to the royal cemetery and funerary chapel behind the temple.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -2000
- Historical notes
- Early kings of Egypt, from the 1st dynasty onward, were venerated as ancestral spirits at Abydos, as indicated by the adoration practice described in the temple complex.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Osiris
Mentioned by
Sources
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“A principal object of it was the adoration of the early kings, whose cemetery, to which it forms a great funerary chapel, lies behind it.”
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