Abydos: Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris by David O'Connor

Abydos: Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris

David O'Connor

208 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative slow-paced

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The ancient site of Abydos lies between the towering cliffs of the Egyptian high desert and the lush green floodplain of the Nile. As both the burial place of the first kings of Egypt and a cult center for Osiris, god of the dead, this sacred area...

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