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Seti Beneath the Persea Tree

Reproduction of a wall painting from the Great Temple at Abydos dating to the reign of Seti I in c. 1290-1279 BC (Dynasty 19).

Seti Beneath the Persea Tree

​The kneeling figure of Seti holds a jewel out to the god Ptah, who sits in a golden shrine. The symbolism in the cunningly wrought jewel is asking for Seti to be granted millions of jubilees and unending life. Both Ptah and Re-Horakhty are giving their approval for Seti, and writing his name into the leaves of the Persea Tree to grant him eternal life and power.

Reproduction Details

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Date

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People Depicted

Deities Depicted

Art Ref

Wall Relief

Dynasty 19

Great Temple of Seti I, Abydos

Great Temple of Seti I, Abydos

Seti I

Re-Horakhty, Ptah

DP076

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