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Title: Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection; Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 Subjects: Osiris (Egyptian deity) Eschatology, Egyptian Publisher: London, P. L. Warner New York, G. P. Putnam's sons Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Text Appearing Before Image: d firmly, and then prisonerscan be tied to it f with the arms tied in this position tothe stick the pain is said to be almost unendurable.The hieroglyphs also cast light on the use of the stick. In M we see a captive with his arms tied behind him to the stick. In yh we see a captive tied to the stick by the neck, and his arms tied behind his back ; in thisattitude his head was cut off, as we see from the hiero- glyph r^ . Another form of torture which was applied to the enemies of Osiris is also given in the Book ofGates (Division VIII). Here we see a group of captiveswho are called Kheftiu Asar butchiu,^ i.e., the enemiesof Osiris who are to be burnt. Their arms are tiedacross their bodies and behind their backs in positionswhich cause intense pain, and they are doomed to standand receive in their faces the fire which the serpent Kheti 1 Lepsius, Letters, p. 200. 2 The sculptor has made the top of the stick in the form of thehead of Anubis. \°^J^^11^f| Osiris and Human Sacrifice 207

Text Appearing After Image: King Ten smashing the head of a prisoner of war.1st dynasty.

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