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Two Sides of the Same Coffin!

Dedication to Osiris on a coffin at the Brooklyn Museum

In the picture above, you can see a dedication to Osiris – π“‡“π“π“Š΅π“™ π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­ π“ŽŸπ“Š½π“‚§π“…±π“Š– – β€œAn offering the king gives Osiris, Lord of Djedu”

Djedu π“Š½π“‚§π“…±π“Š– refers to the birthplace of Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­. The eyes 𓁹𓏏𓏦 on this side of the sarcophagus would allow the mummy 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾 to see outside of it!

Dedication to Anubis on a coffin at the Brooklyn Museum

In the picture above, you can see a dedication to Anubis – π“‡“π“π“Š΅π“™ π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 π“Άπ“Ίπ“ˆ‹ 𓆑 – β€œAn offering the king gives Anubis, upon his hill…”

β€œUpon his hill” is in reference to Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 being the god π“ŠΉ of cemeteries, and looking over cemeteries from the cliff or hill above it!

Why dedications to Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­ and Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣?! They are the gods π“ŠΉπ“ŠΉπ“ŠΉ most commonly associated with death!