Osiris and the Four Sons of Horus

This photo 𓏏𓅱𓏏 shows some of the details (Osiris and the Four Sons of Horus) on the mummiform coffin 𓅱𓇋𓀾 of a man named Kharrushere who lived during the Third Intermediate Period/22nd Dynasty (c. 825–712 B.C.E.). These elaborately decorated coffins 𓅱𓇋𓀾𓏪 are very typical of this time period, and they’re some of my favorite things to just sit and look at because the art is just exquisite! 

In this image 𓏏𓅱𓏏, we can see the god 𓊹 Osiris 𓁹𓊨𓀭 sitting in a shrine 𓐍𓊃𓅓𓂜𓉐. If you look closely, the pillars that are holding up the shrine 𓐍𓊃𓅓𓂜𓉐 are actually “Djed Pillars 𓊽𓊽𓊽” which is significant because not only does “Djed 𓊽” mean “stability” in Middle Egyptian, but the Djed Pillar is also thought to represent the spine of Osiris 𓁹𓊨𓀭!

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

While Osiris 𓁹𓊨𓀭 is not explicitly labeled with his name 𓂋𓈖 in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪, we know it’s him for a couple of reasons! He is depicted holding the crook 𓋾 and flail 𓌅, which is very typical! In the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 thought, we can see the title “Lord of Eternity 𓎟𓎛𓇳𓎛” which is always associated with Osiris 𓁹𓊨𓀭! It’s basically his nickname!

𓎟 – Lord 

𓎛𓇳𓎛 – Eternity

In front 𓏃 of Osiris 𓁹𓊨𓀭 on the table, we can see the Four Sons of Horus! Not only are they usually shown together like this, but each one of them is labeled with their name 𓂋𓈖! However, due to spacing, the names 𓂋𓈖𓏦 are a little abbreviated/shortened from their usual forms! 

Let’s start reading from the right since that’s the way the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 in this section point: 

𓇋𓐝𓋴𓍿 – Imseti (not shortened)

𓎛𓐍𓐑- Hapi (𓎛𓐑𓊪𓇌) 

𓇼𓅐𓆑 – Duamutef (𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑)

𓏁𓌢 – Qebehsenuef (𓏁𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑)

Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑 and Qebehsenuef 𓏁𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑 seem to be switched because Duamutef’s 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑 name 𓂋𓈖 appears before Qebehsenuef’s 𓏁𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑 in the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 but after him in the lineup! 

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