RIP.
Posted on 01/03/2015 11:59:48 AM PST by SunkenCiv
...in the necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt...
According to the Spanish news agency EFE, the tomb embodies all the features of the tomb of Osiris, as told in ancient Egyptian legends, and is a smaller version of the design of the Osireion, built under Egyptian pharaoh Seti I in the city of Abydos, Luxor. Researchers believe the tomb complex dates back to the 25th dynasty (760-656 BC) or 26th dynasty (672-525 BC), based on a comparison to similar tombs that contain Osirian elements.
The complex consists of a large hall supported by five pillars. RTVE describes the structure as having a staircase from the north wall of the main room, leading down to the funerary complex, where there is a carving of Osiris, god of the dead, in the middle of a central vaulted temple.
To the west of the central temple is a funerary room with the reliefs of demons holding knives. The leader of the Spanish-Italian team that uncovered the tomb, Dr. MarÃa Milagros Ãlvarez Sosa, told EFE that the demons are there to protect the body of the deceased.
Opposite the statue of Osiris is a staircase with a 29.5 foot (9 meter) shaft leading to another chamber. Inside this chamber is a second shaft that descends 19.6 feet (6 meters) into two more rooms, which are currently full of debris...
Part of the tomb was initially discovered by archaeologist Philippe Virey in the 1880s and some attempts were made to sketch out the main structure in the 20th century. However, it was not until recently that the full extent of the structure was discovered through excavations. The funerary complex will continue to be explored and the chambers cleared of debris in the Autumn of this year.
(Excerpt) Read more at ancient-origins.net ...
RIP.
Why’s Osiris?
Wise Isis! ;’)
Hey, that’s not what Edgar Cayce said. :’)
“How do you discover a myth?”
Ayahuasca...
Don’t get the mummy wet. Wrong movie, but better safe than sorry.
Where’s the body?
LOL, excellent response!
There was probably a real Osiris at one point. The pantheon of gods in all cultures were probably real people at one point.
It is not unlikely that there was really a man Osiris who was an early conqueror and credited in mythification with commencing the Egyptian civilization.
After Set tore Osiris’ body into pieces, Isis collected all the pieces and bandaged the body together. This form of Osiris traveled to the underworld in a boat and became god of the dead.
The only body part Isis could not locate was the phallus, as it had been eaten by catfish. Isis created a golden phallus and briefly brought Osiris back to life with a spell, which gave her enough time to become pregnant by Osiris before he returned to death.
My guess is that if Isis looked like that, she’d deserve a golden phallus.
Egypt Ping.
King Tut, Totally Intact — King Tut’s Penis Rediscovered
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1626471/posts
King Tut’s Mummified Erect Penis May Point to Ancient Religious Struggle
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3109094/posts
The very first dirty joke I ever heard was in elementary school and was about the petrified penis of King Tut.
Now I find out it’s no joke??
Okay, you have to email it to me. Even if it kinda sucks.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1626471/posts?page=23#23
The joke, not, uh...
They mythed it.
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