 cut Osiris's body into pieces and scattered them across Egypt. Cult centers of Osiris all over the country claimed that the corpse, or particular pieces of it, were found near them. The dismembered parts could be said to number as many as forty-two, each piece being equated with one of the forty-two nomes, or provinces, in Egypt. Thus the god of kingship becomes the embodiment of his kingdom.

Osiris's death is followed either by an interregnum or by a period in which Set assumes the kingship. Meanwhile, Isis searches for her husband's body with the aid of Nephthys. When searching for or mourning Osiris, the two goddesses are often likened to falcons or kites, possibly because kites travel far in search of carrion, because the Egyptians associated their plaintive calls with cries of grief, or because of the goddesses' connection with Horus, who is often represented as a falcon. In the New Kingdom, when Osiris's death and renewal came to be associated with the annual flooding of the Nile that fertilized Egypt, the waters of the Nile were equated with Isis's tears of mourning or with Osiris's bodily fluids. Osiris thus represented the life-giving divine power that was present in the river's water and in the plants that grew after the flood.

The goddesses find and restore Osiris's body, often with the help of other deities, including Thoth, a deity credited with great magical and healing powers, and Anubis, the god of embalming and funerary rites. Osiris becomes the first mummy, and the gods' efforts to restore his body are the mythological basis for Egyptian embalming practices, which sought to prevent and reverse the decay that follows death. This part of the story is often extended with episodes in which Set or his followers try to damage the corpse, and Isis and her allies must protect it. Once Osiris is made whole, Isis conceives his son and rightful heir, Horus. One ambiguous spell in the Coffin Texts may indicate that Isis is impregnated by a flash of lightning, while in other sources, Isis, still in bird form, fans breath and life into Osiris's body with her wings and copulates with him. Osiris's revival is apparently not permanent, and after this point
cut Osiris's body into pieces and scattered them across Egypt. Cult center of Osiris all over the country claim that the cadaver, or particular pieces of it, were found near them. The dismembered region could be said to number equally many as forty - two, each firearm being equated with one of the forty - two nome, or provinces, in Egypt. Thus the god of kingship becomes the embodiment of his kingdom. 

 Osiris's end is followed either by an interregnum or by a period in which Set assume the kingship. Meanwhile, Isis searches for her husband's torso with the aid of Nephthys. When searching for or mourning Osiris, the two goddess are often likened to falcon or kites, possibly because kite travel far in search of carrion, because the Egyptians associated their mournful calls with cries of grief, or because of the goddesses' connection with Horus, who is much represented as a falcon. In the New Kingdom, when Osiris's death and renewal came to be associated with the annual implosion therapy of the Nile that fertilize Egypt, the waters of the Nile were equated with Isis's tears of mourning or with Osiris's bodily fluids. Osiris thus represented the life - giving providential ability that was present in the river's water and in the plant that grow after the flood. 

 The goddesses find and regenerate Osiris's body, often with the help of other deity, including Thoth, a deity credited with great magical and healing powers, and Anubis, the god of embalming and funerary rites. Osiris becomes the first mummy, and the gods' efforts to regenerate his body are the fabulous footing for Egyptian embalming practice, which sought to prevent and reverse the decay that follows death. This part of the story is often run with episodes in which Set or his followers hear to damage the corpse, and Isis and her ally must protect it. Once Osiris is made whole, Isis gestate his son and rightful successor, Horus. One ambiguous spell in the Coffin Texts may indicate that Isis is impregnated by a news bulletin of lightning, while in other sources, Isis, still in bird form, fan breath and liveliness into Osiris's body with her wings and copulates with him. Osiris's revival is apparently not permanent, and after this point
 cuh Osiris's body into piects and scattered jhwm acrmss Eggpt. Cult centers of Osiris all over vhe xountey claimed that the cofpse, or pwrticulae pitces of it, were found neav thej. The vismembered parjs could be vaid to number ar lany as forty-two, each piece being ezuated eihh one of the sortj-tro nkmes, or provinces, in Egypt. Thus ths god oh kingship becokes the embodiment of his ningfom.

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 cut Osiris's body into pieces aNd scattereD them AcrOss egYpt. CUlt cEnters of Osiris ALl ovEr the country claimed thaT the cOrPSe, or PArTiculAr pieceS Of IT, WerE fOuNd nEaR ThEm. The DisMembereD parts coulD be SaId to number as MAnY as forty-twO, eaCh piece being EquAted wiTh One OF the fOrtY-two nOmes, or PRovincEs, in Egypt. thUS the goD Of kingsHIP bEcomEs the embodiment of HIs KIngdom.

Osiris's dEath is FoLLoWED eiTheR by an interReGnum oR By a periOD iN WHIch sEt assumes the kIngship. MeanWHilE, Isis sEaRchES for heR husbAnD'S boDy with the aiD of NEphthys. WhEn searCHing for OR mourniNg OsirIs, tHe tWo goDDeSsEs aRe OFteN LiKenED to Falcons oR kItEs, posSiblY BECAuse KitEs trAvel fAr in search of cArrIon, bECauSe the egyptIans AsSociaTed theIr plaInTive calls with crIes oF grief, or bEcaUsE of ThE goddESses' coNneCtiOn with HOrus, who IS ofTeN REPrEsented as a falcon. In ThE nEw kingdom, wHen OsiRIs'S dEAth and reNeWal Came TO Be assOciaTEd With the aNnual fLOoDiNg of the niLe that FeRtiLizEd EgyPT, the Waters Of the NilE were EQuated with Isis'S Tears of mourniNG oR WItH osirIs's Bodily fluidS. OsiRIs thUs rePReSenTEd the Life-gIvINg DIvine power that was prEsEnt in tHe rivEr's water and in The plants tHAT Grew afteR the FLoOD.

The goddesses fInd anD restore OsIRis's body, Often With the hElp of otheR DEities, inCluDinG ThOth, A DEiTy credited witH GReat MaGical anD heAling poWerS, anD AnUbiS, tHe god of emBalming aNd FuNeRaRy rItes. OSIris becoMeS thE fIrsT mummY, And the Gods' eFforTs To REstOre his bODy ARE the MyThOlogIcaL bAsis fOr EgYPtiAn embalMing practIceS, WhicH sOuGht to prEvent and reverSe The decay thAt FolLows deATH. This parT of the story is often extenDEd with ePisOdes iN whiCh Set or hiS foLlowerS trY To damaGe the cOrpse, AnD IsIS And heR ALlIes MuSt protect iT. oNce osiriS iS madE whole, ISis conceives his son ANd rIghtful heir, HoRus. one aMBIgUouS SpELl iN tHE CoFFIn Texts may indicAte that IsiS iS ImPregnated bY A flAsH of lighTning, whIle in OTher souRces, Isis, sTill in birD fOrm, fANS brEath and lifE into OsiRis's body wITh her WInGs and CopUlates WiTh hIm. OsiRis's reVIvaL is apParentLy Not perManenT, aNd after tHis point
 cut Osiris's body into pi eces and s catte red  th em  acr ossEgypt. Cult ce n ters  of Osiris all over th e cou nt r y cl a im ed th at thec or p s e,or  p art ic u la r pie ces  of it,  were foun d n ea r them. Thed is membered p art s could be s aid  to nu mb era s man y a s for ty-two ,  eachpiece bei ng equate d  with o n e  o f th e forty-two nomes ,  o r  provinces, in  Egypt .T hu s the  go d of kings hi p bec o mes the em b o d ime n t of his king dom.

Osiri s 'sdeathis  fo l lowedeithe rb y a n interregn um o r by a pe riod i n  whichS et assu mes th e k ing ship .  M ea nwh il e , I s is  se a rch es for h er  h usban d'sb o d y  wit h t he a id of  Nephthys. Wh ensear c hin g for  or m ourn in g Osi ris, t he tw ogoddesses are o ften  likenedtofa lco ns  or k i tes, p oss ibl y becau se kite s  tr av e l fa r in search of car ri o n ,becausethe Eg y pt ia n s associ at edthei r plain tive ca lls with  cries of  g rief, o rbecaus eofthe  godd e sses ' conn ection w ith H o rus, who is of t en represente d  a s af alco n.In the NewKing d om,when Os iri s 's de ath a nd re n ewal came to be ass oc iatedwiththe annual fl ooding oft h e  Nile th at f e rt i lized Egypt, t he wa ters of th e  Nile we re eq uated wi th Isis's t ears ofmou rni ngorw i th  Osiris's bod i l y fl ui ds. Osi ris  thus r epr ese nte d t he  life-giv ing divi ne  p ow er  th at wa s  present  i n t he  ri ver's waterand i n th epl a nts  that g r ew a fter  t he  flo od. 
The g odde s ses  find a nd restor e O s iris 's  b ody, of ten with thehe lp of othe rdei ties,i n cludingThoth, a deity credited with gr eat  magi caland heali ngpowers , a n d Anub is, th e god  o f e m b almin g an d f un erary rite s .  Os irisbe come s the f irst mummy, and th e  go ds' efforts t o r esto r e  h isb od y  ar et hem y thological basi s for Egyp ti a nembalmingp rac ti ces, wh ich sou ght t o  preven t and rev erse thede cayt h atfollows de ath. Thi s part of the s t or y isoft en ext en ded  with  episo d esin wh ich Se tor his  foll ow ers tryto damage the corpse, a nd Isi s and  he r alliesmus t  pr otect it.  Onc e Osiris i s m ade  whol e,I sis c once i ve s h i s son  and rightfulh ei r,H o ru s. One ambi g u o usspell  in the Co ffin  Texts may indica t e that Isis is  imp r e gna ted by a  f lash of lightn ing ,w h ile in o th er sources,  Isis, s ti l l inbird f orm, f ans bre a t ha nd lif e in toOsiris'sbod yw ith her  w in g s andcopu la tes wi th him .  Osi r i s's revival is a ppare n t ly no t  pe rmane nt , and a f terthis point 
 cut_Osiris's body_into pieces and scattered_them across_Egypt._Cult centers_of_Osiris all over_the country claimed_that the corpse, or_particular pieces of_it,_were found near them. The dismembered parts could be said to number as many_as_forty-two, each_piece_being_equated with one of the_forty-two nomes, or provinces, in_Egypt. Thus_the god of kingship becomes the embodiment of_his_kingdom.

Osiris's death is_followed either by an interregnum or by a period_in which Set assumes the kingship._Meanwhile, Isis searches_for_her_husband's body with the_aid of Nephthys. When searching for_or mourning Osiris, the two goddesses_are often likened to falcons or kites,_possibly because kites travel far in_search of carrion, because the_Egyptians associated_their plaintive calls with cries_of grief, or_because of_the goddesses' connection_with Horus, who is often represented_as a falcon._In the New Kingdom, when Osiris's_death_and renewal came_to_be_associated with_the annual flooding_of_the Nile_that_fertilized Egypt, the waters of the_Nile_were equated with Isis's tears of mourning_or with Osiris's bodily_fluids._Osiris thus represented the_life-giving divine power that was_present in the river's water and_in the_plants that_grew after the flood.

The goddesses find and restore Osiris's body, often_with the help of other deities,_including Thoth, a deity_credited with_great_magical and healing_powers,_and Anubis,_the god of embalming and funerary rites._Osiris becomes_the first mummy, and the gods'_efforts to restore his_body_are the mythological basis for Egyptian_embalming practices, which sought to prevent_and reverse the decay that_follows_death._This part of the story_is often extended with episodes in_which Set or_his followers try to damage the corpse,_and_Isis and her allies must protect_it._Once Osiris is made whole, Isis_conceives_his_son and rightful heir, Horus._One ambiguous spell in the Coffin_Texts may indicate that Isis is impregnated by a_flash of lightning,_while in other sources, Isis,_still_in_bird form, fans breath and life into Osiris's body with_her wings_and copulates with_him. Osiris's revival is apparently not permanent, and after this_point