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Title: Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection; Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 Subjects: Osiris (Egyptian deity) Eschatology, Egyptian Publisher: London, P. L. Warner New York, G. P. Putnam's sons Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Text Appearing Before Image: ear tall hats made of basket-work, and the Imbangala of the Middle Kwango used towear striking head-dresses made of black and whiteColobus monkey skin, as did also the Lomami, Lulongo-Maringo, Bangala, and Northern Ngombe.^ Anothercrown often worn by Osiris in the Judgment scene is the Atef, ^^^ ^ ^S which is the ordinary crown of the god with the addition of a pair of horns. Thiscalls to mind the head-gear of the Alunda men, withtheir excrescent tufts and horns.^ The picture ofKing Munza given opposite, after Schweinfurth, suppliesa good typical example of the crowns which greatAfrican kinofs wore. The feathers on the crown of Osiris are from ^ Johnston, George Grenfell, Vol. 11, p. 598.2 Ibid., p. 599. Osiris as Judge of the Dead 321 the ostrich/ presumably those of a male bird, but ofwhich of the three great types, East African, SouthAfrican, or North African, is not clear. Formerlythe last-named type was found right across the Saharafrom the Sudan and Nigeria to Tunis and Algeria,

Text Appearing After Image: King Munza. and from Senegal eastwards to Syria and Arabia.^One or more feathers were worn by many Africanpeoples of the South with whom the Egyptians camein contact, and among the Egyptians bearer of thefeather was a title of honour. Head-dresses made 1 The Masai warriors wear ostrich feathers fastened to a frame ofbamboo when they go to war. See HolHs, The Masai, pp. 320, 340. 2 Johnston, Uganda Protectorate, Vol. II, p. 405. VOL. I. Y 322 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection of feathers are frequently worn by the peoples of theforest region between the west coast of Tanganyikaand the Lualaba Congo at the present day.^ A fineexample of them, presented by Sir Harry Johnston,may be seen in the British Museum.^ On the face of the god are short side-whiskers,and from his chin hangs a long, plaited beard. Theplaited beard is characteristic of several Central Africanpeoples, among others of the Makarakas, many ofwhom have a well-developed beard, which is largeenough to be arranged in plai

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