. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. Amen-eru-hat III smashing the heads of prisoners of war. Xllth ^^ ^ IIIIII III ii«(a:^^«se?Mi[iA? 0( I i Thothmes IV smashing the head of a prisoner of war. XVIIIth dynasty. VOL. I. 210 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection in a modified form, but it is quite clear that it meansskems, servant, minister, etc. Hanging to the curvedpart of each hieroglyph is a human head, and in frontis, I believe, the block of slaughter over which eachpresides. The accompanying text leaves no doubt asto the duties of these servants, for it reads : Their work i
. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. Amen-eru-hat III smashing the heads of prisoners of war. Xllth ^^ ^ IIIIII III ii«(a:^^«se?Mi[iA? 0( I i Thothmes IV smashing the head of a prisoner of war. XVIIIth dynasty. VOL. I. 210 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection in a modified form, but it is quite clear that it meansskems, servant, minister, etc. Hanging to the curvedpart of each hieroglyph is a human head, and in frontis, I believe, the block of slaughter over which eachpresides. The accompanying text leaves no doubt asto the duties of these servants, for it reads : Their work is [to seize] the enemies of Ra everywhere in this district (the Eighth Division of the Tuat), and to make their heads to pass under their swords after this god hath passed them by. From what has been said above, it will be seen thatthere is abundant proof for the statement that theEgyptians offered up sacrifices of human beings, andthat, in common with many African tribes at the presentday, their customs in dealing with vanquished enemieswere bloodthirsty and savage. Now the men sacrificedto the gods after
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