h***@googlemail.com
2007-06-05 15:33:52 UTC
Hello,
I am trying to check some assertions made by Alvin Boyd Kuhn in his
book "The Lost Light".
Quoting Kuhn (page 12, The Lost Light):
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According to [E. A. Wallis Budge - English Egyptologist] and other
eminent Egyptologists the ancient designation of Osiris was ASAR. But
the Egyptians invariably expressed reverence for deity by prefixing
the definite article "the" to the names of their Gods. Just as
Christians say, or should say, the Christ, they said: the Osiris.
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Is it true that the ancient Egyptians always expressed reverence by
referring to "the Osiris" rather than just "Osiris"?
I understand that Budge has been somewhat discredited and his work is
generally not cited by scholars nowadays.
Also, I understand that the "ancient designation of Osiris" has a
number of variations, including Asar, Aser, Azar, Ausar, Wesir, Ausere
and wsjr (and probably others, too). So is it not rather glib of Kuhn
and/or his sources to simply assert that "the ancient designation of
Osiris was ASAR"?
Regards,
Harold,
England.
I am trying to check some assertions made by Alvin Boyd Kuhn in his
book "The Lost Light".
Quoting Kuhn (page 12, The Lost Light):
-------------------------------------------
According to [E. A. Wallis Budge - English Egyptologist] and other
eminent Egyptologists the ancient designation of Osiris was ASAR. But
the Egyptians invariably expressed reverence for deity by prefixing
the definite article "the" to the names of their Gods. Just as
Christians say, or should say, the Christ, they said: the Osiris.
-------------------------------------------
Is it true that the ancient Egyptians always expressed reverence by
referring to "the Osiris" rather than just "Osiris"?
I understand that Budge has been somewhat discredited and his work is
generally not cited by scholars nowadays.
Also, I understand that the "ancient designation of Osiris" has a
number of variations, including Asar, Aser, Azar, Ausar, Wesir, Ausere
and wsjr (and probably others, too). So is it not rather glib of Kuhn
and/or his sources to simply assert that "the ancient designation of
Osiris was ASAR"?
Regards,
Harold,
England.