. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. s set by the side ota lake of water, out of which grows a lotus plant; onthe flower stand the four children of Horus. Thecoffer, which has a row of uraei above the cornice, restson a low pylon-shaped building, as in the Papyrus otAni, and is approached by a flight of steps. On thesarcophagus of Seti I we have a most interesting figureof Osiris, seated on his throne, which is here in the formof a chair, in his Hall of Judgment. He wears thedouble crown of the South and North and holds life •¥• and a sceptre | in his hands. The throne has nine steps, simi
. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. s set by the side ota lake of water, out of which grows a lotus plant; onthe flower stand the four children of Horus. Thecoffer, which has a row of uraei above the cornice, restson a low pylon-shaped building, as in the Papyrus otAni, and is approached by a flight of steps. On thesarcophagus of Seti I we have a most interesting figureof Osiris, seated on his throne, which is here in the formof a chair, in his Hall of Judgment. He wears thedouble crown of the South and North and holds life •¥• and a sceptre | in his hands. The throne has nine steps, similar to the throne represented on the mace ofNar-mer, and on each is one of the nine gods whoformed the Company of Osiris. Osiris is not hereseated within a funeral coffer, but in a sort of chamber,and he is dispensing judgment after the manner of anAfrican king.^ During the XXth, XX 1st, and XXIInd dynasties the Osiris. From the Papyrus of luau, Plate XXII. ^ See Budge, Book of Gates, p. 159. 42 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection. OSIRIS SEATED ON HIS the Papyrus of Nesi-ta-neb-ashru.
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