Abydos
Americannoun
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an ancient ruined city in central Egypt, near Thebes: temples and necropolis.
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an ancient town in NW Asia Minor, at the narrowest part of the Hellespont.
noun
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an ancient town in central Egypt: site of many temples and tombs
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an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles (Hellespont): scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
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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 • Mar. 25, 2023
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 • Mar. 14, 2023
The tomb, found at the site of Abydos, dates back around 3,300 years.
From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2014
"The Giaour", "The Bride of Abydos" and "The Corsair" sold 10,000 copies on the day of publication.
From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011
Then, khefts or no khefts, he must slip away through the streets and perhaps steal on board a Nile boat bound for Menfe or Abydos in the morning.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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