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Loaves, beds, plants and Osiris: Considerations about the emergence of the Cult of Osiris (Paperback)
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Loaves, beds, plants and Osiris: Considerations about the emergence of the Cult of Osiris (Paperback)
Series: Archaeopress Egyptology
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The emergence of the cult of Osiris is, in most cases, dated to the
end of the 5th dynasty, the period in which the name of Osiris
appears in writing, and it is commonly held that before this period
not a trace of the cult can be discerned. This study is intended to
investigate whether this emergence was really so sudden, or if
there is evidence to suggest this appearance was preceded by a
period of development of the theology and mythology of the cult.
One of the most important aspects of the mythology of the cult is
the rebirth of Osiris. In the theology of the cult this rebirth was
projected on mortal men, and led to the postulation that every
human being, whether royal or non-royal, had the possibility to
attain eternal life after death. What made this cult even more
attractive is that this eternal life was not confined to the tomb,
as it used to be for non-royalty. The study is concerned with the
rebirth possibilities of non-royal persons and aims to determine
the chronological development of the rebirth connotations of the
various decoration themes that were used in the chapel of Old
Kingdom tombs. The decoration themes that are the subject of the
determinations are the group of bed-scenes consisting of the
bed-making scene and the marital bed-scene, the development in form
and length of the bread loaves on the offering table, the different
aspects of the scenes in which the "lotus" flower is depicted, and
the marsh scenes.
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