The subject of death carried a lot of
mystery and respect for the ancient Egyptians. Their belief in rebirth after death provided them
with the motivation to perform specific funeral practices. The elite were often
mummified and buried with precious heirlooms they could bring with them to the
afterlife. Mummification involved removing the internal organs and wrapping the body in
linen. According to the Ancient Egyptians, death only served as a temporary
interruption. In order to ensure eternal life, they had to honor the gods,
preserve their physical form through mummification and utilize the appropriate
funeral equipment. The dead were buried in a rectangular stone sarcophagus or a wooden coffin.
Seth, under the pretense
of meeting Osiris’ needs regarding his future burial, hired an artisan to build
a sarcophagus for Osiris. The sarcophagus was being presented as a gift to
Osiris from his devoted subjects. Osiris was touched by the thoughtfulness.
Osiris and Seth possessed many god-like
qualities and were known to have come from the planet Nibiru, the 12th
Planet. They were equally matched in abilities and strength. Seth, ruthless with his dangerous schemes,
led Osiris to fear his brother. His
attacks were continuous and occurred when Osiris would least expect them. These
two highly advanced and intelligent beings served as an ominous threat to any
of their adversaries. They performed various feats of magic to impress their
followers such as levitating, disappearing into thin air and altering their
size to giant size or minute beings at the snap of their fingers, whatever the
situation called for. Seth had his eye on the prize, the throne. Osiris, a fair
and kind ruler, was favored by his subjects.
Many of Osiris’ subjects helped protect him from his brother and his
brother’s allies. Most of the
inhabitants in Egypt did not want Seth to become their ruler.
Amil, the artisan asked
Osiris to climb into the sarcophagus to see if it fit.
“I will be more than
happy to try out this wonderful gift,” replied Osiris.
The minute he was
inside, the top was placed on it and it was latched. The sarcophagus was lined
with copper and silver to prevent Osiris from using his magic to release
himself from his prison. The sarcophagus was delivered to the deepest part of
the Red Sea. Without air, food and other necessities, Osiris eventually died a
long and agonizing death.
Isis, Osiris’ wife, and
her sister Nepthys, who happened to be married to Seth, searched high and low
and finally located Osiris. They brought Osiris to the bank of the sea and
opened the sarcophagus. One of Isis’ gifts included bringing beings back to
life. Isis performed her magic and Osiris was brought back to life.
Seth was furious and
began scheming again on how he was going to kill Osiris. Seth transformed himself into a vicious monster and attacked
Osiris, killing him. Seth then cut Osiris into 14 pieces and distributed them all
over Egypt. With Osiris dead, Seth became king of Egypt again. Nepthys felt
sorry for her sister Isis, who wept endlessly over her lost husband. She
decided to accompany Isis in her search for Osiris.
Seven scorpions, provided by the
goddess Selket, escorted Isis during her flight in search of her husband. She
was weary and wanted to rest one evening and stopped at the home of a peasant
woman and her children. The woman did not want to let Isis into her home. One
of the scorpions, Tefen, decided to slip under the door and he stung one of the
woman’s children. Isis heard the woman crying over the loss of her child so she
forgave the woman for turning her away. She entered the home and laid a hand on
the child and brought him back to life.
“You can stay at my home since you
saved my child,” said the grateful woman.
“Thank you. I am very tired after my
long journey and need to get a good night’s sleep.”
Isis, who possessed great magical
powers, continued to look for her husband so she could bring him back to life
long enough so that they could have a child. Together with Nepthys, Isis roamed
the country, collecting the pieces of her husband’s body and reassembling them.
Nephthys was known as a protective goddess. She was seen with her sister Isis
more than with her spouse Seth. They found the pieces of Osiris body and they
put him back together. Once they completed this task, Isis breathed the breath
of life into Osiris’ body and resurrected him. They were together again, and
Isis became pregnant soon after. Osiris descended into the underworld, where he
became the lord of that domain.
Isis gave birth to their son after a
long labor alone in the swamps of the Delta. The child born to Isis was named
Horus, the hawk-god. Seth learned about the birth of Horus and knew Horus would
eventually cause problems for him so Seth and his legions of demons searched high
and low to no avail. Isis could only seek food at night while accompanied by
her bodyguards, the seven scorpions,
Isis and Selket nurtured and educated Horus to prepare him for adulthood.
Finally, Horus became strong enough to challenge his uncle for his father’s
kingdom.
Horus
decided to make a case before the court of gods that he, not Seth, was the
rightful king of Egypt.
“My
father, who was killed by Seth, was the rightful ruler. I am Osiris’ son. I
should be the king of Egypt.”
Seth
countered Horus and said, “I have been the lawful ruler for years and have
brought Egypt much prosperity.”
The
gods agreed with Seth.
Seth
remained the ruler because of his experience. The court considered Horus too
young and he lacked experience to become the ruler.
Seth
may have had a dark side but he was also known for his association with the
thunder god, Baal. Many rulers took his name associating themselves with his
strength. Seth served alongside Ra the sun god when he was on his journey
through the night. He defended Ra from the serpent Apophis. Seth represented
the balance in the universe concerning the concept of duality, good and evil.
Seth would appear as a hippopotamus on occasion. The hippopotamus was regarded
as a symbol of positive feminine morality.
A long period of argument followed,
and Seth challenged Horus to a contest. The winner would become king. Seth,
however, did not play fair. After several matches in which Seth cheated and was
the victor, Horus’ mother, Isis, decided to help her son set a trap for Seth.
She snared him, but Seth begged for his life, and Isis let him go. When he
found out that she had let his enemy live, Horus became angry with his mother,
and raged against her, earning him the contempt of the other gods. Isis was
referred to as the “Universal Mother” to the Egyptian people. The goddess
served as a representation of the devoted wife and mother. She not only used
her powers to restore life, she also helped mothers and children in many ways.
They decided that there would be one
more match, and Seth would get to choose what it would be. Seth decided that
the final round of the contest would be a boat race. However, in order to make
the contest a challenge, Seth decided that he and Horus should race boats made
of stone. Horus was tricky and built a boat made of wood, covered with
limestone plaster, which looked like stone. As the gods assembled for the race,
Seth cut the top off of a mountain to serve as his boat and set it in the
water. His boat sank right away, and all the other gods laughed at him.
Angry, Seth transformed himself into
a hippopotamus and attacked Horus’ boat. Horus fought off Seth, but the other
gods stopped him before he killed Seth. The officiating gods decided that the
match was a tie. Many of the gods were sympathetic to Horus, but remembered his
anger toward his mother for being lenient to Seth, and were unwilling to
support him completely. The gods who formed the court decided to write a letter
to Osiris and ask for his advice. Osiris responded with a definite answer: his
son is the rightful king, and should be placed upon the throne. No one, said
Osiris, should take the throne of Egypt through an act of murder, as Seth had
done. Seth had killed Osiris, but Horus did not kill anyone, and was the better
candidate. The sun and the stars, who were Osiris’ allies, descended into the
underworld, leaving the world in darkness.
Finally, the gods agreed that Horus
should claim his birthright as king of Egypt. Light was returned to Earth. He
assumed the Atef crown and took over the thrown of his father, Osiris. Horus
was known as the “King of men” and his father was granted the kingdom of the
dead and known as the “King of eternity.” The family has died. Osiris died in
truth and served as a star in the sky. Isis is the dog-star. Horus is Orion
(Erman, 1971).
Horus eventually forgave his mother
after much prompting by the gods.
Horus was known to bring unity in
the lands of Egypt. He brought a kingdom out of the depths of chaos and
returned it back to harmony. Horus was worshipped by many future rulers
including Ramesses II. Temples were built in honor of Horus, Isis and Osiris. The
ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses fought to maintain control of Egypt for
centuries. These superior beings were written about in the cuneiform tablets
and described as part of the overnight development of the Egyptian kingdom. A
link existed between the aliens from Nibiru, the Annunaki, and the ancient
Egyptian gods and goddesses. Ra/Marduk was the firstborn son of Enki and the
ancient Egyptians worshipped Ra, as their sun god.
Enki
and Enlil were born to Anu, the king of Nibiru. Enki’s mother was not of royal
lineage. Even though Enki was Anu’s firstborn, he was not given command of
Africa and Sumer, Enlil was because Enlil’s mother was of royal lineage. The
story of Enlil and Enki is like the story of Lucifer and Archangel Michael or
Cain and Abel. Enlil ruled with an iron fist and did not have the best
interests of his subjects in mind when he ruled. While Enki was more fair and
kind hearted.
Astronomy, physics
and engineering, Enki’s areas of expertise, led to the building of the
spaceport at the Senai Peninsula. Enki was placed in charge of the spaceport
and his other engineering marvels. He studied the humans and used his expertise
to create more intelligent humans. Hard feelings rose as a result of Enki
listening to the complaints of the Annunaki who rebelled against the hard toil
of excavating the gold from the mines. As a result of their complaints, Enki
decided to create a more capable and intelligent working class of humans to do
the work for the Annunaki. Enlil was furious when Enki succeeded at this task
and had the backing of their father, Anu. Enlil despised the humans and wanted
them eliminated. Enlil and his armed
forces took over the properties that were under Enki’s command.
Seth, who was on Enki’s team,
decided to invade Canaan and take over the all space related properties such as
Giza, the Sinai Peninsula and Jerusalem which put these areas under the rule of
the Enki gods. The Enlilites were beside themselves and decided this problem
needed to be resolved. 300 years went by before a war was launched, the second
Pyramid war. The Enkiites fought hard against the Enlilites. The Enlilites
forces were led by Ninurta, his fighting abilities were formidable. The
Enkiites lost the war. The rule of Giza, the Senai Peninsula and Jerusalem
returned to Enlil.
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