. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. The Funeral Coffer of Osiris and the Erica tree. At the head stands Nephthys and at the foot a bas-relief at Denderah. heads, and at the same time transferred to them thewonderful odour of her own body. When the maidensreturned to the palace the queen perceived the odourwhich emanated from their hair and bodies, and learningfrom them that it was due to their contact with Isis, shesent to her and invited her to come to the palace. After,a conversation with her she appointed her to be the nurseof one of her children. The name of the king of Bybl
. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. The Funeral Coffer of Osiris and the Erica tree. At the head stands Nephthys and at the foot a bas-relief at Denderah. heads, and at the same time transferred to them thewonderful odour of her own body. When the maidensreturned to the palace the queen perceived the odourwhich emanated from their hair and bodies, and learningfrom them that it was due to their contact with Isis, shesent to her and invited her to come to the palace. After,a conversation with her she appointed her to be the nurseof one of her children. The name of the king of Bybloswas Melkarth\ and that of his wife Astarte (Ishtar,Ashtoreth). Isis gave the child her finger instead of herbreast to suck, and at night she burned away in fire hismortal parts, whilst she herself, in the form of a swallow, ^ Plutarch calls him Malkandros, but this seems to be a mistake for Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection. y^nf
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