This week’s digitised photograph comes from Garstang’s excavations at Abydos and shows some of the excavated artefacts grouped together. The bowl is now part of National Museums Liverpool's collection. JG/A/452
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Were servants of Egypt's first kings sacrificed? A Purdue study of 46 retainers' skulls from graves by King Djer, King Djet and Queen Merneith at Abydos found 18 with potentially lethal trauma, per The Guardian.
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🪷 3 Oct is the feast of the arrival of the body of #Osiris at #Abydos, site of the #Osireion tomb of Osiris. #Antinous is identified wit Osiris. A mysterious "intentionally buried" chamber at #Antinoopolis could be an #Antinoeion. Full report here: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-... 🪷

🪷 28 Sept is the Egyptian festival #Osiris Going Forth to #Abydos, where his symbolic tomb, the #Osireion, is located. #Antinous is identified with Osiris. An Osireion-style tomb of Antinous/Osiris may be at #Antinoopolis. Details on the one at Abydos: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/02/now-... 🪷

Solo me costo quemarme el pulgar derecho y ensusiar mi colchita olvidando tenia una mesa a un paso ;v !! ...

#Abydos 💔