. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. ble that in very early times he was represented by this object alone, and that hehad no other form. As his cult extended, Osirisassumed the forms of the gods of the dead of thedistricts through which it passed, and this is why he isfound associated so closely with Ptah and Seker ofMemphis, and with Khenti-Amenti of Abydos. Theshrine of Pa-suten-sa in the British Museum^ suppliesproof of this. On the monument we have, in sunkrelief, a figure of Osiris in mummied form, holding the crook r, or sceptre, in his right hand, and the whip /\in the left. He wear
. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. ble that in very early times he was represented by this object alone, and that hehad no other form. As his cult extended, Osirisassumed the forms of the gods of the dead of thedistricts through which it passed, and this is why he isfound associated so closely with Ptah and Seker ofMemphis, and with Khenti-Amenti of Abydos. Theshrine of Pa-suten-sa in the British Museum^ suppliesproof of this. On the monument we have, in sunkrelief, a figure of Osiris in mummied form, holding the crook r, or sceptre, in his right hand, and the whip /\in the left. He wears the White Crown, with a feather 1 cr~zi --I r1 ^^^^^ If u ■11 1111 Jr ® - Northern Egyptian Gallery, No. 174. 38 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection on each side of it, and above his forehead is the uraeus,or symbol of sovereignty ; on the top of the shrinestands the figure of a hawk. In the inscriptions thedeceased prays to Osiris Khenti-Amenti and to Ptah-Seker for sepulchral offerings. This monument dates. Osiris seated in a shrine from the roof of which hang bunches of the Papyrus of Nebseni. from the reign of Amen-em-hat III, a king of theXllth dynasty. With the rise to power of the XVIIIth dynasty, therepresentations of Osiris become numerous, and as weshould expect, the best authorities for them are papyriof the Book of the Dead. One of the oldest of theseis the Papyrus of Nebseni, which was written about The Name and Iconography of Osiris 39 1550 ^ The large figure of Osiris which orna-ments the beginning is mutilated, but enough remainsof it to show us the god seated on his throne ; he holdsthe sceptre and whip, and wears the White Crown with-out plumes. He has a long, plaited beard and sits undera canopy made in the form of a funeral coffer, fromwhich the side has been removed. The roof issupported by two pillars with lotus capitals, and from ithang many clusters of grapes. This fact is interesting asproving the connection of the god with the vin
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