Sécrétions osiriennes, l’Œil d’Horus et la Crue du Nil. À propos de l’Osiris-djed d’Ânkhemmaât

M.-C. BRUWIER, "Sécrétions osiriennes, l’Œil d’Horus et la Crue du Nil. À propos de l’Osiris-djed d’Ânkhemmaât", in L. PLEUGER (ed.), « Du Nil à la mer. L'Égypte au fil de l'eau – From the Nile to the Sea. Egypt along the Water » (CEA, 24), Brussels, 2024.

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The study of canopic chests in use in Greco-Roman Egypt sheds light on the evolution of funeral practices and a new approach to the osirianization of the deceased. Inspired by the funerary texts, their iconography and the inscriptions they bear, present common themes with variants according to their provenance.Those that appear on the casket of Ankhemmaat, high priest of Herishef, translate into images and magic formulas the will to link the durability of the deceased to the annual renewal of the Nile. It features an unusual representation of an Osiris-djed. Under the armpits, the icon emits two flows of ânkh-ouas , these invigorating visceral humors that can be linked to the flood of the Nile.

 

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