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Ankheri's History of Busiris
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"Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of Eternity, King of the Gods, whose names are manifold, whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in the temples, whose Ka is holy.
Thou art the governor of Tattu (Busiris), and also the mighty one in Sekhem (Letopolis)."(ctn'd) Hymn to Osiris, The Papyrus Of Ani (240 BC)  Osiris, Lord of Busiris  The small city dates back to the predynastic times when the Delta was composed of two kingdoms. Djedu was the capital city of the eastern part while Behdet was the capital city of the West. According to Ancient Egyptian mythology, the two kingdoms were united by Osiris in 3700 AD.  During the 11th dynasty, Andjety became assimilated to Osiris, at the time a local god responsible for fertility and the success of crops.  As a result, the city’s name changed from "Djedu" to Per-Wsjr-Neb-Djedu , meaning "The House of Osiris - the Lord of Djedu". Per-Wsjr-Neb-Djedu became a main Osirian cult centre in Lower Egypt, along with Abydos in Upper Egypt.  The latter are represented by the Tet or the Djed pillar: four vertebrae pictured with or without ribs attached and supported by a stand. The Djed is the oldest symbol of Osiris and was closely associated with Djedu. Some of the titles of Osiris were Asar-Neb-Djedu: "Osiris - Lord of Djedu", and Asar-em-Het-Djedet: "Osiris in the House of the Djed pillar", hence the two djeds in the Djedu hieroglyph.  One of the most sacred of all Osirian festivals was the Raising or Setting up of the Djed pillar and it was taking place every year in Djedu! In the Ptolemaic period, the city's name changed again and became Busiris, after the shortened title Per-Asar, or Per-Wsar, meaning "The House of Osiris". This "-is" ending doesn't appear in the Egyptian spelling because it is a Greek case-ending, added to the Egyptian name as heard in the last part of the first millennium BC. There is nothing left today of this very ancient city except for a few foundation stones?! and a cemetary that dates back to the Middle Kingdom. Note: since the ruins of Busiris lie close to modern Abu Sir Bana, it is often mistaken with the pyramid field named Abusir near Saqqara, and/or Abusir on the coast 30 miles west of Alexandria and which includes the ancient Taposiris Magna, an important city of the Ptolemaic period.
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Thessalonike The Tragic Queen Icelandic History The Althingi Byzantium before Constantine: The Greco-Roman City, 658 BCE - 330 CE Odin's lament A FATEFUL CHARIOT RACE: The STORY of PELOPS and OENOMAUS Mastabas in the Vicinity of Unas Pyramid Horemheb and His Contemporaries Pepi I and His Consorts Pepi II - an Unusually Long Reign The Unas Pyramid and Surroundings. The Last Royal Tombs of the Old Kingdom The Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara Northern Saqqara - The Pyramids of Teti and Queens Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep - Royal Manicurists and Prophets of Re. Benu of Iunu - The Prototype Phoenix Northern Saqqara - The Mastaba of Mereruka, His Wife & Son Northern Saqqara - The Mastaba of Kagemni Northern Saqqara III: The Tomb of Ankhmahor Northern Saqqara IV: The Tomb of Akhethotep & Ptahotep Northern Saqqara V: The Mastaba of Ti Northern Saqqara VI: Early Dynastic & 3rd Dynastic Tombs Northern Saqqara VII: The Serapeum History of Devon Styles of Houses in Ancient Egypt I Styles of House in Ancient Egypt II Styles of Houses in Ancient Egypt III Northern Saqqara VII: Other Animal Burials Calendar of Festivals of Aset Aset Through History Places of Worship Aset in the Ancient Texts Lady of Philae, Lady of Abaton An Aretalogy of Aset |
