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51. Osiris in the Hall of Truth of the Lord of the
Two Lands, Ba-en-Ra mer-Neteru, i.e. Merenptah.
M. Maspero says that the Hall or Place of Truth
was the name of the Theban necropolis {Catalogue
du Musce egyptien de Marseille, pp. 4 and 24), where
the great ancestress of the XVIIIth Dynasty, Aahmes
Nefertari, was buried. In that instance however the
name, Hall of Truth, stands alone, here it is specially
called the Hall of Truth of King Merenptah which
makes it appear that the reference is to the
Judgment Hall either of the King, or of Osiris.
15. Register III. 1. Osiris, Lord of Eternity.
2. Osiris Aty. Another form of the name Anzety
(q.v.). Mr. Griffith (P.S.B.A. xxi, 278) says, " This
word Aty (spelt with two crocodiles) may indicate
that the god was sometimes in crocodile form, or at
least connected with crocodiles." In quite late and
Ptolemaic times, this title is applied to Osiris of the
Fayum (Petrie, Hazvara, pi. ii, Kahun, pi. xxv).
3. Osiris Thetaty.
4. Osiris, Lord of the Tomb (see II, 14). Re-
stau is literally the Mouth of the Passages, an
appropriate name for pyramids and rock-tombs
whose passages extend to so great a distance.
5. Osiris upon the Sand. It is very tempting to
translate this as Osiris of the Bedawin {Heriu Ska)
instead of Upon the Sand {Her S/iau), but other
texts give Her-shau-ef (Upon his Sand) as a well-
known title of both Osiris and Sokar.
6. Osiris in Thanent. Probably the same as
II, 9. Brugsch supposes it to be near Memphis.
In chapter xvii of the " Book of the Dead," we find
that " he to whom saffron cakes are brought in
Tanent is Osiris."
7. Osiris in the hall of the [sacred] cows. Cattle
of every kind were largely included in the cult of
both Isis and Osiris; the cows being specially
sacred to Isis, the bulls, particularly the bull Apis,
to Osiris. The Serapeum of the Libyan Nome was
called The House of the Cow.
8. Osiris in Nezyt, or Nedbyt in other texts.
9. Osiris in Sati (?). The word is partially
obliterated.
10. Osiris in Bedesht.
11. Osiris in Depu. The sanctuary which, with
Pe, is in the town of Buto.
12. Osiris in Upper Sais (see II, 23). A relic of
Osiris was preserved in this town.
13. Osiris in Nept. An unknown place, generally
written Nepert.
14. Osiris in Shennut.
15. Osiris in Henket. The Town of Offerings is
not known except in this chapter of the " Book of
the Dead."
16. Osiris in the Land of Sokar.
17. Osiris in Shau.
18. Osiris in the Town of Fat-Hor. This
curious name, which means The Carrying of Horus,
is probably given to some town where the carrying
of the god formed part of the ritual.
19. Osiris in the Two Places of Truth. The
duality of Maat or Truth is always insisted on in
Egyptian religious literature. The Hall of Judg-
ment, where the heart of the deceased was weighed
before Osiris, is named the Hall of the Two Truths,
or the Double Hall of Truth.
20. Osiris in Han.
21. Osiris in the Town of the Soul of his Father.
22. Osiris in the Mehent house.
23. Osiris, Lord of Eternity.
24. Osiris, in the Town of a Great Wind (Nif-ur).
A name for Abydos. Osiris is always connected
with the North wind, one of the usual funerary
formulae is that he may grant to the deceased " the
sweet breezes of the North wind," and in chapter clxi.
of the " Book of the Dead," which speaks of the four
entrances to heaven, that of the North wind is said
to belong to Osiris. The name of the town, how-
ever, is probably due to its position, which is exposed
to every breath of air from the North. Dr. Walker
has suggested that the sail-sign should be read Ta
unless it is actually spelt out as Nif, and that it
interchanges with the sign for land. Therefore he
would read this name Ta-ur instead of Nif-ur. This
view is borne out by the spelling of Ta-ur in the
inscription on the north wall of the great Hall
(Pl. XI).
25. Osiris in the Town of Tena. The word Tena,
with the same determinative, is the name of two
moondays. One, or perhaps both, are sacred to
Osiris, and were specially observed at Abydos.
26. Osiris in the Town of Asheru. A place at
Karnak, of which Mut was the great goddess.
27. Osiris in all Lands.
28. Osiris in the House of the Pyramidion. One
of the holiest places in the temple of Ra at Helio-
polis, to whose honour all obelisks, and particularly
the pyramidion on the top, were dedicated.
29. Osiris in the Great House. Another name for
the great temple at Heliopolis.
30. Osiris, Lord of DadJu, Upuaut of the North.
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51. Osiris in the Hall of Truth of the Lord of the
Two Lands, Ba-en-Ra mer-Neteru, i.e. Merenptah.
M. Maspero says that the Hall or Place of Truth
was the name of the Theban necropolis {Catalogue
du Musce egyptien de Marseille, pp. 4 and 24), where
the great ancestress of the XVIIIth Dynasty, Aahmes
Nefertari, was buried. In that instance however the
name, Hall of Truth, stands alone, here it is specially
called the Hall of Truth of King Merenptah which
makes it appear that the reference is to the
Judgment Hall either of the King, or of Osiris.
15. Register III. 1. Osiris, Lord of Eternity.
2. Osiris Aty. Another form of the name Anzety
(q.v.). Mr. Griffith (P.S.B.A. xxi, 278) says, " This
word Aty (spelt with two crocodiles) may indicate
that the god was sometimes in crocodile form, or at
least connected with crocodiles." In quite late and
Ptolemaic times, this title is applied to Osiris of the
Fayum (Petrie, Hazvara, pi. ii, Kahun, pi. xxv).
3. Osiris Thetaty.
4. Osiris, Lord of the Tomb (see II, 14). Re-
stau is literally the Mouth of the Passages, an
appropriate name for pyramids and rock-tombs
whose passages extend to so great a distance.
5. Osiris upon the Sand. It is very tempting to
translate this as Osiris of the Bedawin {Heriu Ska)
instead of Upon the Sand {Her S/iau), but other
texts give Her-shau-ef (Upon his Sand) as a well-
known title of both Osiris and Sokar.
6. Osiris in Thanent. Probably the same as
II, 9. Brugsch supposes it to be near Memphis.
In chapter xvii of the " Book of the Dead," we find
that " he to whom saffron cakes are brought in
Tanent is Osiris."
7. Osiris in the hall of the [sacred] cows. Cattle
of every kind were largely included in the cult of
both Isis and Osiris; the cows being specially
sacred to Isis, the bulls, particularly the bull Apis,
to Osiris. The Serapeum of the Libyan Nome was
called The House of the Cow.
8. Osiris in Nezyt, or Nedbyt in other texts.
9. Osiris in Sati (?). The word is partially
obliterated.
10. Osiris in Bedesht.
11. Osiris in Depu. The sanctuary which, with
Pe, is in the town of Buto.
12. Osiris in Upper Sais (see II, 23). A relic of
Osiris was preserved in this town.
13. Osiris in Nept. An unknown place, generally
written Nepert.
14. Osiris in Shennut.
15. Osiris in Henket. The Town of Offerings is
not known except in this chapter of the " Book of
the Dead."
16. Osiris in the Land of Sokar.
17. Osiris in Shau.
18. Osiris in the Town of Fat-Hor. This
curious name, which means The Carrying of Horus,
is probably given to some town where the carrying
of the god formed part of the ritual.
19. Osiris in the Two Places of Truth. The
duality of Maat or Truth is always insisted on in
Egyptian religious literature. The Hall of Judg-
ment, where the heart of the deceased was weighed
before Osiris, is named the Hall of the Two Truths,
or the Double Hall of Truth.
20. Osiris in Han.
21. Osiris in the Town of the Soul of his Father.
22. Osiris in the Mehent house.
23. Osiris, Lord of Eternity.
24. Osiris, in the Town of a Great Wind (Nif-ur).
A name for Abydos. Osiris is always connected
with the North wind, one of the usual funerary
formulae is that he may grant to the deceased " the
sweet breezes of the North wind," and in chapter clxi.
of the " Book of the Dead," which speaks of the four
entrances to heaven, that of the North wind is said
to belong to Osiris. The name of the town, how-
ever, is probably due to its position, which is exposed
to every breath of air from the North. Dr. Walker
has suggested that the sail-sign should be read Ta
unless it is actually spelt out as Nif, and that it
interchanges with the sign for land. Therefore he
would read this name Ta-ur instead of Nif-ur. This
view is borne out by the spelling of Ta-ur in the
inscription on the north wall of the great Hall
(Pl. XI).
25. Osiris in the Town of Tena. The word Tena,
with the same determinative, is the name of two
moondays. One, or perhaps both, are sacred to
Osiris, and were specially observed at Abydos.
26. Osiris in the Town of Asheru. A place at
Karnak, of which Mut was the great goddess.
27. Osiris in all Lands.
28. Osiris in the House of the Pyramidion. One
of the holiest places in the temple of Ra at Helio-
polis, to whose honour all obelisks, and particularly
the pyramidion on the top, were dedicated.
29. Osiris in the Great House. Another name for
the great temple at Heliopolis.
30. Osiris, Lord of DadJu, Upuaut of the North.
fc but wa
M
iving
,Pr
Favum
(see
mig
>* Tordof
\& c larfrel
; * ^nres f ns
> "TheSe
b* bath a
.. lecoriing to Dr.
conquered ti
^hichisseenatMe
,:derthy [sandals] I
.OJiisHershefiinH
the Greek f<
theXIIthDyn
b generally figured <
:;; k head-dress of (
Mature that th
:; Homed One. Th
; The Place wh
■Mm and Pakeri
itations of the nam<
:a itself appears to r
Henensi, ii
MAssurbanipal. I
Henes; and
before the
split form of Ehm
4e Rull in
ntification of
' ^hich is m,
:i¥s. Osiris
Hie. the:
*nofUv
;;»* the BulU
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