Guardian of Abydos.
Dorothy Eady, Bulbul Abd el-Meguid, Omm Sety… A woman of three names, multiple lives, and a lifelong devotion to Egyptology. From the 1950s to 1981, Omm Sety was a resident of Abydos, and a regular devotee at the great Temple of Sety I. Her life, and her beliefs, are a fascinating example of dedication, devotion, and commitment to the ancient past. In this episode, we explore Omm Sety’s life and try to “shine a spotlight” on her work, personality, and beliefs…
Documentaries about Omm Sety (YouTube):
- BBC Interview with Omm Sety at Abydos: https://youtu.be/2fdNJ2L9_zw?t=1.
- Omm Sety explains the Abydos Temple: https://youtu.be/QXmnus48jdI?t=83.
- Recollections of Omm Sety by those who knew her (Arabic, with subtitles): https://youtu.be/ZrFA-kDHtzg?t=281.
- Egypt – Quest for Eternity, with section on Omm Sety (filmed just prior to her death): https://youtu.be/VHXsv9ZLlYo?t=737.
Episode details:
- Biography of Omm Sety (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Eady.
- Date: 1904—1981 CE.
- Places: Blackheath; Cairo; Abydos.
- Music: Ancient Lyric.
- Interludes: Luke Chaos and Hathor Systrum.
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Omm Sety (Wikimedia).
Omm Sety (Wikimedia).
Magazines and palace at Sety’s Temple (Dominic Perry 2022).
Omm Sety (Egypt – Quest for Eternity).
Omm Sety (Egypt – Quest for Eternity).
Omm Sety (Egypt – Quest for Eternity).
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Bibliography
- J. Cott, The Search for Omm Sety: A Story of Eternal Love (1987).
- E. B. Ghazzouli, ‘The Palace and Magazines Attached to the Temple of Sety I at Abydos and the Facade of this Temple’, Annales du Services des Antiquités de l’Egypte 58 (1964), 99—186.
- B. S. Lesko, ‘Omm Sety, 1904—1981,’ in M. S. Joukowsky and B. S. Lesko (eds), Breaking Ground: Women in Old World Archaeology.
- O. Sety and H. El-Zeini, Abydos: Holy City of Ancient Egypt (1981).
- J. Thompson, Wonderful Things, A History of Egyptology, III: From 1914 to the Twenty-First Century (2018).
- J. Uglow et al. (eds), ‘Eady, Dorothy (1904-1981)’, The Palgrave MacMillan Dictionary of Women’s Biography (1982).
- Documentaries (YouTube):
- BBC Interview with Omm Sety at Abydos: https://youtu.be/2fdNJ2L9_zw?t=1.
- Omm Sety explains the Abydos Temple: https://youtu.be/QXmnus48jdI?t=83.
- Recollections of Omm Sety by those who knew her (Arabic, with subtitles): https://youtu.be/ZrFA-kDHtzg?t=281.
- Egypt – Quest for Eternity, with section on Omm Sety (filmed just prior to her death): https://youtu.be/VHXsv9ZLlYo?t=737.
