Legends Of The Gods
by E. A. Wallis Budge | 1912 | 61,462 words
Contains legends of Egyptian Gods, the death of Horus and the history of Isis and Osiris. The Egyptian texts, whether the originals be written in hieroglyphic or hieratic characters, are here printed in hieroglyphic type, and are arranged with English translations, page for page....
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Section XXI
XXI. Eudoxus indeed asserts that, although there {GL_PAGE:232}are many pretended sepulchres of Osiris in Egypt, the, place where his body actually lies is Busiris, [1] where likewise he was born. [2] As to Taphosiris, there is no need to mention it particularly, for its very name indicates its claim to be the tomb of Osiris.
There are likewise other circumstances in the Egyptian ritual which hint to us the reality upon which this history is grounded, such as their cleaving the trunk of a tree, their wrapping it up in linen which they tear in pieces for that purpose, and the libations of oil which they afterwards pour upon it; but these I do not insist on, because they are intermixed with such of their mysteries as may not be revealed.
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[1]:
In Egyptian, Pa-Asar-neb-Tetu, "the house of Osiris, the lord of Tetu." In the temple of Neb-Sekert, the backbone of the god was preserved, according to one text, but another says it was his jaws(?) and interior.
[2]:
This view represents a late tradition, or at all events one which sprang up after the decay of Abydos.
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