God whose world is Duat the Egyptian Underworld. He is shown in human form, as in his earliest coming into court yet old on a block from the reign of King Djedkara Izezi (Dynasty V) which points the head and office of the upper torso of a deity, above whom are the hieroglyphical symbols of Osiris's name. In fuller iconography his body is represented as wrapped in mummy binds from which his arms issue to hold the wands of kingship the curve and the flail. His distinctive crown experienced as the Atef comprises a rams horns at its base, and a tall conical centrepiece sporting a hook on each side.
The composition of his name has appealed much attending from scholars trusting to discover an etymology down it which could lead to conclusive proof concerning Osiriss origins. Few possibilities have met with even a quorum of acceptation and most remain unconvincing. From the symbolizations of the eye and the pot, Osiris has been given sources both east and west of the Nile, e.g. in Mesopotamia as the god Marduk, and in Libya as an suspect corn-god bearing a Berber name which implies the old one. His name has been broken by others to close he who interests the throne or he who pairs with Isis. It has even been proposed that behind Osiris there lurks an new mother-goddess whose name might be interpreted as she who belongs the uterus. However, the most likely account seems to be the simplest: Osiriss name is linked with the word woser which would give the smell of the Mighty One.
Other features of Osiris:
Osiris in Greco-Roman Time
Osiris as a Father of Horus
Temple of Philae as a cult place of Osiris
Osiris and the Pharaohs
The Gardens of Osiris
Osiris Ceremonies
Temple of Osiris at Abydos
The composition of his name has appealed much attending from scholars trusting to discover an etymology down it which could lead to conclusive proof concerning Osiriss origins. Few possibilities have met with even a quorum of acceptation and most remain unconvincing. From the symbolizations of the eye and the pot, Osiris has been given sources both east and west of the Nile, e.g. in Mesopotamia as the god Marduk, and in Libya as an suspect corn-god bearing a Berber name which implies the old one. His name has been broken by others to close he who interests the throne or he who pairs with Isis. It has even been proposed that behind Osiris there lurks an new mother-goddess whose name might be interpreted as she who belongs the uterus. However, the most likely account seems to be the simplest: Osiriss name is linked with the word woser which would give the smell of the Mighty One.
Other features of Osiris:
Osiris in Greco-Roman Time
Osiris as a Father of Horus
Temple of Philae as a cult place of Osiris
Osiris and the Pharaohs
The Gardens of Osiris
Osiris Ceremonies
Temple of Osiris at Abydos