. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. Horus presenting life and stability to , Abydos, Vol. I, Plate Thoth and Horus binding together the thrones of Osiris, Isis, and , Abydos, Vol. I, Plate 31. 252 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection day before. Further ceremonies of purification withwater and incense are performed, and the priest beginsto dress the god for the day. He puts on him garmentsof various colours, red, white, and green, he anointshim with the seven holy oils, sprinkles perfume on him,smears his eyelids with eye-paint, puts anklets on h
. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. Horus presenting life and stability to , Abydos, Vol. I, Plate Thoth and Horus binding together the thrones of Osiris, Isis, and , Abydos, Vol. I, Plate 31. 252 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection day before. Further ceremonies of purification withwater and incense are performed, and the priest beginsto dress the god for the day. He puts on him garmentsof various colours, red, white, and green, he anointshim with the seven holy oils, sprinkles perfume on him,smears his eyelids with eye-paint, puts anklets on hisankles and bracelets on his wrists, places the sceptre,crook, and whip in his hands, arranges the crown withfeathers on his head, places a pectoral on his breast, andfastens a collar about his neck. The myrrh which hadbeen burning during the performance of these ceremonieshas filled the chapel with its pungent odour, and thespace in which the shrine stands is ceremonially priest draws the doors of the shrine together, tiesthe bolts with a cord, affixes a seal, and utters a magicalformula which shall keep all evil
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