CLA160H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ereshkigal, Strange Behaviour, Khepri
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Focus should be on resurrection and not on death & betrayal. Great hymn to osiris 18th dynasty (~1500 bc) Geb and nut created osiris, seth, isis, & nephthys. Seth was always a troublemaker but was very smart. Isis and osiris ruled egypt and seth was very jealous. With the help of 72 conspirators he devised a plan. He set up a party and got everyone drunk. Seth brought out a decorated chest and offered it to anyone who could fit. Seth closed the lid and locked the chest. She heard a rumor that the chest was in byblos. The chest became buried in the trunk of the tree. King of babylos cut the tree to make pillars for his palace. Isis became the nursemaid to the baby prince. She grew fond of him and decided to make him immortal. The queen heard of this strange behaviour and went to see. When she witnessed the immortality process she screamed.
