Nectanebo II Offers to Osiris Hemag, Late Period, Dynasty 30, 360–343 , From Egypt, Central Delta, Behbeit el-Hagar (Hebyt

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Nectanebo II Offers to Osiris Hemag, Late Period, Dynasty 30, 360–343 , From Egypt, Central Delta, Behbeit el-Hagar (Hebyt, Iseum), Granodiorite, H. × W. cm (36 11/16 × 67 1/4 in.), The Iseum, or temple of Isis, at Behbeit el Hagar in the central Delta was built as a great cult center for Isis, who was worshipped there as almost a primordial principle: thanks to her actions, the resurrections and transformations of her husband Osiris were assured, and hence the birth and potency of their son Horus, the divine prototype of the king

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