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Unknown Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb uncovered in Abydos

Archaeologists have unearthed a Second Intermediate Period royal tomb (c. 1640–1540 BCE) in the Mount Anubis necropolis of Abydos in Egypt. The discovery, by an Egyptian-American team directed by Professor Josef Wegner of the University of Pennsylvania, is an advancement in studies on the so-called Abydos Dynasty...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/03/unk

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🪷 February 11th is the Feast of Osiris in Egypt, which we commemorate because #Antinous has always been equated with #Osiris. Exactly five years ago this week, #antoniussubia visited #Antinoopolis where archaeologists have found subterranean chambers. They believe these chambers could be an Osireion-style symbolic tomb of Antinous/Osiris. Now you can visit the renovated symbolic Tomb of Osiris at #Abydos ... the #Osireion ... after a major renovation project. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/202 🪷

🪷 September 28th is the Egyptian festival of #Osiris Going Forth to #Abydos, where his symbolic tomb, the #Osireion, is located. This is a magical night for initiation into the Egyptian Mysteries or for making a commitment to your personal magical Path. #Antinous is identified with Osiris. An #Osireion-style tomb of Antinous/Osiris may be at Antinoopolis. Antonius Subia is the first priest of #Antinoos since ancient times to visit Antinopolis. Here's the one at #Abydos: antinousstars.blogspot.com/202 🪷