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A Group of Osiris-Cloths of the Twenty-First Dynasty in the Cairo Museum

1988; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 74; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/030751338807400112

2514-0582

Aly Abdalla,

Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

Publication of a group of twelve decorated and inscribed linen cloths from the second cache of Deir El-Bahari (Bab El-Gassus), found by Daressy and Grébaut in 1891. They belong to the lower ranks of priests and priestesses connected with the cult of Amon at Thebes during the Twenty-first Dynasty. Termed here Osiris-cloths they are of three main types: the most common type shows a standing figure of Osiris, while the second depicts a standing figure of the deceased before Osiris. The third is simply a vertical line of text. The cloths are usually made of coarse, thick linen, with figures and texts drawn in black or red. The texts usually give some of the titles of Osiris, an offering or religious formula, and the name and titles of the deceased. The group is discussed in relation to earlier and later practices.