house of Ro-peqer

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Shown is an abbreviated spelling of "Ro-Peqer", the name of a sanctuary at Abydos. Osiris was the chief God at Abydos, and is said to have been buried at this site. Ro-Peqer is the place from whence he first descended into the underworld after his kliing by Set. Kendall points out that it was also an important festival site (Wag festival) for the dead, celebratedon the eighteenth day of the month of Thoth, and the 18th square in Zenet.