In Abydos, he had constructed a pyramid and its temple, a chapel dedicated to
his grandmother Tetisheri, an underground tomb (or cenotaph) and the foundations of a
structure in terrace in the cliff (Harvey, 1998). This set was searched by Petrie
in the beginning of the XXth century. These excavations have been resumed in 1993 and 1995 by the university
of Pennsylvania (cf. Harvey, 1998 of which the information of this
page are largely drawn).
Ahmose constructed to a scale without precedent
in Abydos since
the Middle Kingdom. The complex of Senwosret III, very near provides
him a model
probably for
his own constructions. Such a set, pyramid more mortuary temple was
constructed never again thereafter. The pyramid probably
had a basis of the order of 50 meters, according to the quantity of
remnant. Was bound it a funeral temple, set duplicating the features of the
royal cult of source memphite.
In 1902, Currelly discovered
a brick structure of 21 by 23 meters. Some bricks were registered with
the sentence "Nebpehtyre, beloved of Osiris"
confirming that the construction dated of the reign of Ahmose. At the end of a long hall, he found a stele in top of which one saw Ahmose making
some offerings
to Tetisheri. On this stele, now to the museum of Cairo, the king explains why he
wants to build to his grandmother a chapel
close to his own monuments to return her homage.
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