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Abusir (Arabic: ابو صير Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [æbuˈsˤiːɾ]; Egyptian pr wsjr; Coptic: ⲃⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ busiri, "the House or Temple of Osiris"; Ancient Greek: Βούσιρις) is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality – specifically, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, together with later additions – in the vicinity of the modern capital Cairo. The name is also that of a neighbouring village in the Nile Valley, whence the site takes its name. Abusir is located several kilometres north of Saqqara and, like it, served as one of the main elite cemeteries for the ancient Egyptian capital city of Memphis. Several other villages in northern and southern Egypt are named Abusir or Busiri.
Abusir is one relatively small segment of the extensive "pyramid field" that extends from north of Giza to below Saqqara. The locality of Abusir took its turn as the focus of the prestigious western burial rites operating out of the then-capital of Memphis during the Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty. As an elite cemetery, neighbouring Giza had by then "filled up" with the massive pyramids and other monuments of the 4th Dynasty, leading the 5th Dynasty pharaohs to seek sites elsewhere for their own funerary monuments.
The Fifth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty V) is often combined with Dynasties III, IV and VI under the group title the Old Kingdom. The Fifth Dynasty dates approximately from 2494 to 2345 BC.
Known rulers in the Fifth Dynasty are listed below. The pharaohs of this dynasty ruled for approximately 150 years. The Horus names and most names of the Queens are taken from Dodson and Hilton.
Manetho writes that the Dynasty V kings ruled from Elephantine, but archeologists have found evidence clearly showing that their palaces were still located at Ineb-hedj ("White Walls").
As before, expeditions were sent to Wadi Maghareh and Wadi Kharit in the Sinai to mine for turquoise and copper, and to quarries northwest of Abu Simbel for gneiss. Trade expeditions were sent south to Punt to obtain malachite, myrrh, and electrum, and archeological finds at Byblos attest to diplomatic expeditions sent to that Phoenician city. Finds bearing the names of several Dynasty V kings at the site of Dorak, near the Sea of Marmara, may be evidence of trade but remain a mystery.
The Old Kingdom is the name given to the period in the 3rd millennium BC when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization – the first of three so-called "Kingdom" periods, which mark the high points of civilization in the lower Nile Valley (the others being Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom). The term itself was coined by eighteenth-century historians and the distinction between the Old Kingdom and the Early Dynastic Period is not one which would have been recognized by Ancient Egyptians. Not only was the last king of the Early Dynastic Period related to the first two kings of the Old Kingdom, but the 'capital', the royal residence, remained at Ineb-Hedg, the Ancient Egyptian name for Memphis. The basic justification for a separation between the two periods is the revolutionary change in architecture accompanied by the effects on Egyptian society and economy of large-scale building projects.
The Old Kingdom is most commonly regarded as the period from the Third Dynasty through to the Sixth Dynasty (2686–2181 BC). Many Egyptologists also include the Memphite Seventh and Eighth Dynasties in the Old Kingdom as a continuation of the administration centralized at Memphis. While the Old Kingdom was a period of internal security and prosperity, it was followed by a period of disunity and relative cultural decline referred to by Egyptologists as the First Intermediate Period. During the Old Kingdom, the king of Egypt (not called the Pharaoh until the New Kingdom) became a living god who ruled absolutely and could demand the services and wealth of his subjects. The numerous references to the Old Kingdom kings as pharaohs in this article stems from the ubiquitous use of the term "pharaoh" to describe any and all Ancient Egyptian Kings.
Part of my day 1 adventures with Yuosef Awyani, we went to the Temple of Abu Sir. It was an awesome experience to have the whole place to ourselves after dark. Sadly my camera died shortly after we got there. We followed this up with a stroll across the desert to Abu Ghourab. I highly recommend both places, you will very much enjoy being there!
Special lecture on the latest discoveries of the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Abusir South, including mortuary complex of the relatives of Princess Sheretnebty, at the conference Profane Landscapes, Sacred Spaces in June 2014 in Prague.
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A talk at the conference Profane Landscapes, Sacred Spaces, held in Prague in June 2014. http://egyptologie.ff.cuni.cz/pdf/Landscape,%20Prague%202014,%20abstracts.pdf Abstract: Miroslav Bárta (Charles University in Prague) Profane and sacred: on landscape properties, symbolical monumental architecture and social change of Abusir and Saqara necropoleis during the Old Kingdom The main purpose of this contribution will be to show the close relationship and ways of interaction of profane landscape and symbolical aspects of ancient Egyptian kingship, symbolical monumental architecture, administration and religion. By using several examples based on the evidence provided by the Abusir excavations, I will indicate how ancient Egyptians used the landscape properties, historical and sacred plac...
English/Nat Delicately brushing away the dust and then hoisting off a heavy limestone cover, archaeologists in Egypt on Friday uncovered the mummified body of a Pharaonic palace chief thought to be more than 2,400 years old. The encased mummy was found at the end of a long tunnel at Abu Sir, 12 miles (20 kilometres) south of Cairo. It's only the third sealed tomb uncovered in Egypt and while no treasures were found with the sarcophagus, the find is thought to be important. It's believed it could shed light on burial practices and religious beliefs in the early Persian period of Egyptian history, Beneath the sands and the Saqqara pyramids at Abu Sir lies the tomb of Iufaa. It was discovered in 1996 by a team from the Czech Institute of Egyptology but the sarcophagus ...
Are these granite holes proof of ancient high tech before the pharaohs? Picture collection from our last Ancient Egypt Tour. Music: "Something Happened" by Greg Haines.
Abusir (Egyptian pr wsjr; busiri, the House or Temple of Osiris; Greek: Βούσιρις; Arabic: ابوصير) is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality -- specifically, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, together with later additions -- in the vicinity of the modern capital Cairo. The name is also that of a neighbouring village in the Nile Valley, from whence the site takes its name. Abusir is located several kilometres north of Saqqara and, like it, served as one of the main elite cemeteries for the ancient Egyptian capital city of Memphis. Several other villages in northern and southern Egypt are named Abusir or Busiri. Abusir is one relatively small segment of the extensive "pyramid field" that extends from north of Giza to below Saqqara, the locality of Abusir took...
The ruins at Abu Sir include pyramids almost 4500 years old and the remains of great "sun temples". Abu Sir has been called the site of the forgotten kings of the 5th Dynasty. Nyuserre was misspelled (idiot) (Possessed of Re's Power) 5th dynasty Neferirkare (beautiful is the Soul of Re) Sahure ( He who is close to Re) Neferefre - Info Scarce. 5th Dynasty Userkaf (His soul is strong) Founder of the 5th Dynasty Music - Days are Long by Silent Partner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Gorab#/media/File:Temple-solaire-abousir.jpg
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Czech archaeologists have unearthed an ancient funerary boat near the Abusir pyramids south of Cairo, officials said Monday, in a discovery that could shed light on shipbuilding in ancient Egypt. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ancient-egyptian-boat-discovered-near-pyramids-140800122.html Find Me & Follow Me: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shanti-Universe/1405680779677488 https://twitter.com/ShantiUniverse https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108273886503213598014/+shantiuniverse/posts? **Handmade Jewelry by ShantiUniverse: http://www.ebay.com/usr/shantiuniverseshop?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 *Subscribe so you won't miss my YouTube Live Stream Events! Check out my website for latest News: http://proxyponder.com Download the ShantiUniverse Ap for iphone & Android: http://apps.appmakr.com/sha...
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Colors became so strange
Our silhouettes painted in black
Our minds so bright and clear
We open our eyes when daylight fades away
We are voyagers in the night
On this trip we make no stay
Avoid the light - until darkness do us unite!
Banish the sun, smash the mask you had to wear
in this untruthful masquerade
Black blood boils inside our veins
Day is night, night is day
We are the few ones who do not fear the dark
We are thieves stalking through the park
Infinite are the ways of the ones
who break the rules in this world full of crap
Eternal is the lust
of the masters of darkness, mistresses in black
And when death comes slipping
we hide in the shadows of the upcoming clouds
When life's heartbeat's quitting
Together we stand under the moonlight's bane
Come with me, hold me tight
Zeig mir den Weg in die Ewigkeit
Until darkness do us unite
Eine Ode an die Dunkelheit
And now close your eyes