Abydos

American  

[uh-bahy-duhs] / əˈbaɪ dəs /

noun

1. an ancient ruined city in central Egypt, near Thebes: temples and necropolis.

2. an ancient town in NW Asia Minor, at the narrowest part of the Hellespont.

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Abydos British  

/ əˈbaɪdəs /

noun

1. an ancient town in central Egypt: site of many temples and tombs

2. an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles (Hellespont): scene of the legend of Hero and Leander

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Example Sentences

A relief in the temple of Ahmose I in Abydos features a pile of detached hands on the battlefield.

From New York Times

Ahmose I, the pharaoh who eventually forced the last of the Hyksos out of Egypt, “had a heap of hands depicted on the wall of his temple at Abydos,” Bietak says.

From Science Magazine

The structure could help "reestablish the sense of the ancient landscape of Abydos before the construction of the Ramses II temple," the head of the mission, Sameh Iskander, was quoted as saying.

From Reuters

Two decades ago at Abydos, in southern Egypt, the skeletons of 10 donkeys, dating from 3100 B.C., were excavated outside the funerary enclosure of the first pharaohs.

From New York Times

Abydos is located about 280 miles south of Cairo, near the city of Sohag, itself located on the west bank of the Nile.

From Fox News