While this may seem like a simple sketch of Osiris πΉπ¨π on limestone ππππ, I actually find it very interesting! This is easily recognizable as the god πΉ Osiris πΉπ¨π because the lord π of the underworld πΌπΏππ is always depicted in the same way – as a mummy ππΉπ ±πΎ, holding the crook πΎ and flail π , and wearing the Atef crown π. The Atef crown is the White Crown of Upper Egypt πππ with two π» feathers ππππ of Maβat ππ΄π£ππ¦ adorning the sides.
The hieroglyphs πΉππͺ are as follows:
π¨πΉπΌπΌπΉ
It simply says βOsiris, the great god.β In this caption, Osiris is written βbackwardsβ and without the determinative π hieroglyph πΉπ. This was probably due to the fact that the hieroglyphs πΉππͺ would appear neater when written like this βπ¨πΉβ instead of like this βπΉπ¨.β
Also, βgreat godβ is written like this βπΌπΌπΉβ instead of this βπΌπΉ.β It was either done to take up the appropriate amount of space (aesthetics were everything, and was much more important than proper spelling/grammar π) or to emphasize Osirisβ greatness. It couldβve even been for both reasons!