. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. eople. Amen of Thebes,Horus of Edfu, Menthu of Hermonthis, Osiris ofAbydos, Heru-shefit of Herakleopolis, Ptah of Memphis,Temu of Heliopolis, the goddess Bast of Bubastis, thegoddess Neith of Sais, etc., were all worshipped as thespirits of ancestors were worshipped, and all were, Ibelieve, originally deified ancestors. We have seen that, during the Daily Divine Servicewhich was performed in the temple of Amen-Ra atThebes, offerings were presented in abundance. Howthese were procured, or by whom they were provided,need not concern us here, but it may be
. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. eople. Amen of Thebes,Horus of Edfu, Menthu of Hermonthis, Osiris ofAbydos, Heru-shefit of Herakleopolis, Ptah of Memphis,Temu of Heliopolis, the goddess Bast of Bubastis, thegoddess Neith of Sais, etc., were all worshipped as thespirits of ancestors were worshipped, and all were, Ibelieve, originally deified ancestors. We have seen that, during the Daily Divine Servicewhich was performed in the temple of Amen-Ra atThebes, offerings were presented in abundance. Howthese were procured, or by whom they were provided,need not concern us here, but it may be mentioned inpassing that all temple endowments were supposed to bepious gifts made by the king. We may gain some ideaof the vastness of the temple endowments from the infor-mation furnished by the famous Papyrus of Rameses to this wonderful document the offerings to the Osiris and Sacrifice and Offerings 255 temple of Amen-Ra during the reign of this king includedin one year 34 jars of incense, honey, and oil, 819 jars of. Seti I offering incense to , Abydos, Vol. I, p. 68.
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