Who was Osiris ?

Till now we still have a debate on the nature of Osiris, was it a superstitious character or a real one. The ancient Egyptian mythology and the funeral texts all refer to Osiris as one of the kings that ruled the northern kingdom before the unification period. The legend of Osiris describes Osiris as a demi god that ruled Egypt north kingdom while rivaled by Seth who was also described to be a demi god equally to Osiris .Also it mentions Horus as a king ruled Egypt all after Osiris death as he was introduced as the legal son of Osiris and his successor, so it is possible that the two couples that ruled Egypt were real characters. Some of the Egyptologists believe Osiris to be one of the early rulers to Egypt in its Archaic history and some had done some digs at Abydos as one the main and the oldest cenotaphs or memorials of Osiris. The ancients believed that Abydos had the birth of Osiris and at least his head due to that the voyage of Abydos or the pilgrimage to Osiris holy land was launched by ancients of Egypt pilgrims since the old kingdom about 2878 BC where they left their own votive stelae.Only Osiris and Horus we could find their names framed in the royal frames "cartouche" .Osiris name in his cartouche is read" Wennefer " while Horus is named "Hersmatawi "as I could see these names repeated in several temples so I belong to the group that believe in Osiris to be one our antique kings , the same for Horus.

Osiris Cartouch

Osiris Wennefer

Wennefer


Osiris main name

Osiris the black represents death Osiris the white, represents life, Osiris the green represents the rebirth and the germination.

Osiris the germinating is reborn as dry barley can germinate.

The royal names of Horus


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