TY - BOOK ID - 85774421 TI - Loaves, beds, plants and Osiris : considerations about the emergence of the Cult of Osiris PY - 2018 SN - 1784919675 1784919667 9781784919672 PB - Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, DB - UniCat KW - Reincarnation. KW - Cults KW - Antiquities. KW - Archaeological specimens KW - Artefacts (Antiquities) KW - Artifacts (Antiquities) KW - Specimens, Archaeological KW - Material culture KW - Archaeology KW - Past-lives regression KW - Rebirth KW - Regression, Past-lives KW - Pre-existence KW - Soul KW - Theosophy KW - Transmigration KW - Osiris KW - Usiris KW - Wsjr KW - Asar KW - Asari KW - Aser KW - Ausar KW - Ausir KW - Wesir KW - Usir KW - Usire KW - Ausare KW - أوزيريس KW - Ūzīrīs KW - Асірыс KW - Азірыс KW - Asirys KW - Azirys KW - Озирис KW - Узирис KW - Oziris KW - Usirev KW - Οσιρις KW - Ούζιρις KW - Oyziris KW - Αζάρ KW - Azar KW - Οζιρις KW - Ουζάρ KW - Oyzar KW - Ουεζίρ KW - Oyezir KW - Ουζαρέ KW - Oyzare KW - Oziriso KW - 오시리스 KW - Osirisŭ KW - Osiride KW - Usiride KW - Osiri KW - אוסיריס KW - Ozīriss KW - Ozyris KW - Usiri KW - Ozirisz KW - オシリス KW - Oshirisu KW - Isir KW - Iszir KW - Осирис KW - Осіріс KW - Озіріс KW - 2686-2181 B.C. KW - Egypt KW - Egypt. KW - Social life and customs KW - History KW - A.R.E. KW - Ägypten KW - Ancient Egypt KW - Arab Republic of Egypt KW - ARE KW - Egipat KW - Egipet KW - Egipt KW - Egiptos KW - Egitto KW - Égypte KW - Egypten KW - Egypti KW - Ejiputo KW - Gouvernement royal égyptien KW - Ijiptʻ KW - Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah KW - Khēmi KW - Maṣr KW - Miṣr KW - Misri KW - Mitsrayim KW - United Arab Republic UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85774421 AB - The emergence of the cult of Osiris is, in most cases, dated to the end of the 5th dynasty, the period in which the name of Osiris appears in writing, and it is commonly held that before this period not a trace of the cult can be discerned. This study is intended to investigate whether this emergence was really so sudden, or if there is evidence to suggest this appearance was preceded by a period of development of the theology and mythology of the cult. One of the most important aspects of the mythology of the cult is the rebirth of Osiris. In the theology of the cult this rebirth was projected on mortal men, and led to the postulation that every human being, whether royal or non-royal, had the possibility to attain eternal life after death. What made this cult even more attractive is that this eternal life was not confined to the tomb, as it used to be for non-royalty. The study is concerned with the rebirth possibilities of non-royal persons and aims to determine the chronological development of the rebirth connotations of the various decoration themes that were used in the chapel of Old Kingdom tombs. The decoration themes that are the subject of the determinations are the group of bed-scenes consisting of the bed-making scene and the marital bed-scene, the development in form and length of the bread loaves on the offering table, the different aspects of the scenes in which the "lotus" flower is depicted, and the marsh scenes. ER -