186: Sety in Abydos

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Part 1. In the ancient city and necropolis of Abydos (Egyptian Abdju), pharaoh Sety I commissioned a magnificent temple. Today, this monument is one of the finest in the country, a highlight of any trip. Sety’s work is complicated, with several components and structures worthy of discussion. So, this is part one of a multi-part tour through the complex. Today, we cover: The history of Abydos pre-Sety I. The modern experience of Sety’s temple. The Hypostyle Halls, the unique “Seven Chapels,” and the “Osiris Complex.” The meaning and symbolism of the Osiris religion as Sety shows it. In future episodes, we will discuss the Osireion, the Abydos King List, and the known Priests/Staff who managed it. Details and sources: Date: c. 1300 BCE—1292 BCE (temple unfinished at Sety I death). Texts: Kenneth Kitchen's Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press. Texts: Full texts of the temple, including transliteration and translation: Rosalie David, Temple Ritual at Abydos (2018) at Egypt Exploration Society. Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press. Images: For high-quality illustrations and photos of Sety’s temple, see: A.M. Calverley, The Temple of Sethos I at Abydos, 4 volumes, open access via Chicago University Publications. Wikimedia: Category: Temple of Seti I in Abydos. Flickr.com: Kairoinfo4u. Flickr.com: Heidi Kontkanen. Music intro and interludes: Keith Zizza. Music interludes: Luke Chaos. Sistrum interludes: Tahya / Hathor Systrum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hutchinson, Minnesota had some problems.
0:02.9	For the adults of Hutchinson, the problem was the teenagers.
0:05.5	They kept sneaking off at night to empty barns where they'd brace yourself, dance.
0:09.7	Who knew what sort of sin and heavy petting and French literature these barn dances might
0:13.5	lead to?
0:14.5	No, the adults of Hutchinson, Minnesota, did not approve.
0:17.8	And neither it seemed did the devil.
0:20.4	Once summer night, Satan himself suddenly appeared in the middle of the dance floor, and
0:24.1	the debauched teens ran in fear.
0:26.4	He showed up at the next dance, too.
0:28.3	For a few months, it seemed like you couldn't go to a late-night barn dance in Hutchinson,
0:32.1	without getting chased out by the devil, pitchfork in tow.
0:35.5	Until one night, when a 14-year-old boy had the good sense to shoot him in the chest.
0:39.6	At which point the devil was revealed Scooby Doo's style but bloodier, to be the local
0:43.2	Methodist minister, dressed in a costume, and floning from the roof by rope and pulley.
0:48.7	This is the constant, a history of getting things wrong.
0:51.1	I'm Mark Chrysler.
0:52.4	Every episode we look at the accidents, mistakes, and bad ideas that helped misshape our world.
0:57.7	Find us at constantpodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:10.4	Before we begin, a quick note.
1:12.6	Today's episode focuses on a temple, and we talk a lot about art, architecture, and
1:18.2	divine imagery.
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