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146 THE MONUMENTS OF UPPER EGYPT.
are passed one after the other in rapid succession,
and have but little to recommend them to the
antiquarian. For those who wish to visit
Abydos, the next halting-place would be Bel-
lianeh. Formerly Abydos was reached from
Girgeh, the route lying along the dyke as far
as the desert, a distance of twelve to thirteen
miles, but now the road from Bellianeh saves
half the distance.
At Abydos are to be seen the Temple of Sethi,
the Temple of Rameses, the Tomb of Osiris,
and the Necropolis.
The temple of Sethi is the first temple which
is visited in Upper Egypt. In order thoroughly
to understand the meaning of the numerous
pictures which adorn its walls, the reader is
recommended to refer to the explanations given
in the first pages of this volume. The king who
founded the temple is in the presence of one or
more divinities ; such is, nine times out of ten,
the motif of each one of the pictures which form
the decoration of the temple: The temple of
Sethi is the Memnonium of Strabo, deservedly
famous for the magnificence of its sculptures.
It was founded by Sethi I., the father of Rameses
II. All that bears the name of this prince is
are passed one after the other in rapid succession,
and have but little to recommend them to the
antiquarian. For those who wish to visit
Abydos, the next halting-place would be Bel-
lianeh. Formerly Abydos was reached from
Girgeh, the route lying along the dyke as far
as the desert, a distance of twelve to thirteen
miles, but now the road from Bellianeh saves
half the distance.
At Abydos are to be seen the Temple of Sethi,
the Temple of Rameses, the Tomb of Osiris,
and the Necropolis.
The temple of Sethi is the first temple which
is visited in Upper Egypt. In order thoroughly
to understand the meaning of the numerous
pictures which adorn its walls, the reader is
recommended to refer to the explanations given
in the first pages of this volume. The king who
founded the temple is in the presence of one or
more divinities ; such is, nine times out of ten,
the motif of each one of the pictures which form
the decoration of the temple: The temple of
Sethi is the Memnonium of Strabo, deservedly
famous for the magnificence of its sculptures.
It was founded by Sethi I., the father of Rameses
II. All that bears the name of this prince is