Egypt restores ancient shrine of Amun-Ra
Egypt has finished restoring one of the seven shrines in the Temple of Seti I in southern Egypt, dedicated to the worship of Amun-Ra about 3,500 years ago.
CAIRO — A team of restorers and archaeologists from the Egyptian state-owned Supreme Council of Antiquities has recently completed restoration work on the shrine of the ancient deity Amun-Ra, one of the seven chapels in the Temple of Seti I in Abydos in southern Egypt’s Sohag governorate.
In a press statement released by the Supreme Council of Antiquities on Aug. 21, Muhammad Abdel-Badi, the head of the Central Administration of Upper Egypt Antiquities, explained that in the rear of the shrine, a there is a symbolic door and scenes depicting the boat journey to the underworld as well as religious rituals and offerings to Amun-Ra.
