The First Mummy  

The Battle of Horus and Set
Photo taken at Edfu

The Battle of Horus and Set

Photo courtesy and ©1996 Richard Deurer, 
Ancient Gallery Directory
Used with permission.

 One day Set decided he wanted to rule Egypt. He made a plan to get rid of his brother Osiris who was the pharaoh. Set held a party. At the party he brought out a beautiful box. Everyone at the party wanted the box. Set said that the person who fit in the box could keep it. Everyone tried, but only Osiris fit. When Osiris got in the box Set closed the box and took Osiris off.

 

He dropped him in the Nile River. Isis, Osiris's wife, went looking all over Egypt for Osiris. When she found him he had drown. Isis took Osiris's body home. Set became afraid that Osiris would come back to life so he chopped up his body and spread the pieces all over Egypt.
 
 
 

Photo taken in the Tomb of Ramesses I

Gods Osiris and Khepri


 Gods Osiris and Khepri

Photo courtesy and ©1996 Richard Deurer,  Ancient Gallery Directory
Used with permission.

Osiris

Isis went all over Egypt and collected the body parts. She had them put back together and wrapped them with linen. People performed a magic spell over Osiris's body. He came back to life. Osiris now rules the Underworld. Set became the ruler of Egypt for about 20 years. At that time Osiris's and Isis's son fought Set and won. Osiris's son then became the next pharaoh of Egypt.

Isis

Photos courtesy and © 1992 Steven Beikirch, Ancient Egypt

Temple of Isis at Aswan