The Temple of Seti I is the largest well-preserved building of the New Kingdom at Abydos. The L-shaped limestone Temple was named "the Mansion of Millions of Years of king "Men-maat-ra" who contended in Abydos". It is one of the most complete temples in Egypt, and it was built to honour the defied and deceased Pharaoh. It is located about 15 km to the west of the River Nile on the margins of the desert, in the city called now "El Balyana" This Temple has a unique, extraordinary structure and a high level of coloured walls, and its shape looks like an "L-shaped form".
King Seti I venerated the great gods of Egypt, so he built seven chapels in the Temple, which were dedicated to seven gods: "Horus, Isis, Osiris, Amun-Ra, Ra-Hr-akhty, Ptah, and Seti I himself.
Osiris Sanctuary:
The middle sanctuary for Osiris was especially important. It opens into an area extending the width of the Temple, with two halls and two sets of three chapels dedicated to Osiris, Isis, and Horus.
The 1st & 2nd Courts: They were destroyed and lost by the time
Colonnade: There is a colonnade portico of 12 squared columns in one line
1st Hypostyle Hall: It consists of 24 papyrus-form columns lined in two lines; their height is 8 m.
2nd Hypostyle Hall: It consists of 36 papyrus-form columns lined in three lines.
Seven Chapels:
Horus
Isis
Osiris
Amun-Ra
Ra-hr-Akhty
Ptah
Seti I defied
The Corridor of the Kings:
In this corridor to the list of the sanctuaries, a list of Egyptian Pharaohs up to Seti I was found. There are 76 cartouches containing the name of each king inside a cartouche, from King Menes, the founder of the 1st Dynasty to the 19th Dynasty, with king Seti I and his son Ramses as a co-regent.
The Osireion:
The Osireion is located directly behind the main Temple. It is sited lower than the main Temple, and since the rise of the water table, it has been permanently underwater. The Osireion functioned as a Symbolic tomb of the cenotaph of Osiris. Here, attached to the main chamber are other chambers and passages containing scenes and texts from the Book of the Dead, Book of the Gate, images of Hours holding a scale in front of Osiris.
Omm Sety, Dorthy Eady, was an English woman left here for 35 years until her death in 1981. She lived at Abydos.