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Throne of Osiris
The throne of Osiris as king of the dead and ruler of the West, the goal of the justified dead in the Egyptian afterlife texts, and in cult associated above all with Abydos.
About Throne of Osiris
The western king
Osiris sits as king of the dead, often at Abydos in cult and in the Hall of Judgment in books of the afterlife. Pyramid Texts already identify the dead king with Osiris. Later the throne is the end of the justified path: green skin, crook and flail, Isis beside him. There is no rival "palace tour" text. The throne is an office. Abydos supplies the earthly house; the Duat supplies the courtroom.
On the map
Throne of Osiris among other places of the Egyptian Pantheon.
Sources and further reading
Source notes
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- Pyramid Texts (Osirian identification spells)
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By Elizabeth Stein for Mythos Atlas. About the author. Editorial notes are grounded in the site's cited sources and can be challenged through the contact page.
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