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osirishenandeadedoverthedeadgodateveryburialthereysteryedofoldoverosiris；angledreinsandsuuy；atedandfuishedeansofenteringonaneuyofthedetheddlekingdonself；andtoaddthestandingepithettrueofspeeysteryoftheresurrethedead；soallnhopedtoariselikehiroeathtolifeeteal
thusaasadeadking；suy；butthebandages；akinglyseryoneofthedtopossesshisbaefroheendoftheoldkingdoheholiestspotinegypt；histotheretohavebeentotheegyptiansistothestofatointhesauiesfroreatdistanortalreinstoabydos；theretotarryforashortti；andthentobebroughtbaintheiativelandothershaderialtabletsereselvesnearthetooftheirdeadandrisenlord；thattheyghtsharetheblissofajoyfulresurrection
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ausefulptionthatthedeitythushonouredeitheristheonoratleasthaslunaraffinitiesifthefestivalisheldatthersolstieinaryagain；ifthefestivalinentoftheearthorofthethesepresutionsorinferenedbyotherindiayberegardedasfairlystrong
unfortunately；indealingeasurepreakinguseofthisployntofacalendaryearherrrespondedexactlytothesolaryeaoredbyintercalation
iftheegyptianfarroftheoldentiuldgetnohelp；exusthavebeenpelledtoobserveforhielfthosenaturalsignalsarkedthetisforthevariousoperationsofhusbandryinallagesofhol；linnaeus；thedooraofthedefellaheenthenasnoostrainless；andonsefertilityentirelytotheannualinundationofthenile；ofdaandountainsofabyssiniaheninearetheinevitablensequenbertheinundationisatitsgreatestheighttheuntryisnoerged；andpresentstheappearanainsnearlystationary；thensinksreandrerapidly；tillbydeerthelevelofthethesaharafoydays；seearentinuationofthedesertthetreesareediateneighbourhoodofthevillagessoappearanceofverdurelingersbesidethecanalsandinthehollooisturehasnotedtheplainappearstopantinthep
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itilesssunshine；bare；dusty；ashloured；iddleofjuhelandofegyptisbuthalfalive；ingforthenewnile
foruntlessagesthisinedtheannuallaboursoftheegyptianhusbandnthefirstsfloodingtheber；aresoeofharvestvariesonthlaterinthenorththaninthesouthinupperorsoutheegyptbarleyisreapedatthebeginningofronth
itisnaturaltosupposethatthevariouseventsoftheagrioniesheyearafteryearatthesaseason；nfestivalsofthepriestsntinuedtoshift；suerthroughspringtontosuertheritesofthehusbandnanyofthepriestlyfestivalsyhavebeennothingbuttheoldruralfestivalsdisguisedintheurseofagesbythepoofsaandsevered；bytheerrorofthecalendar；froheirrootsinthenaturalcycleoftheseasons
thesenjeouedatdsuerforbythattitheharvestedtobesuspended；thegodontpeopleighttothetearsshedbythegoddessatthedeathofthebeneficentgodherhusband
andthesignoftherisingpaniedbyasigninheavenforintheearlydaysofegyptianhistory；sothreeorfourthousandyearsbeforethebeginningofourera；thesplendidstarofsirius；thebrightestofallthefixedstars；appearedatdaeofthesuersolstiinaryintheingskyseedthegoddessoflifeandloveetouherdepartedloverorspouseandtofrohedeadhenarkedthebeginningofthesacredegyptianyear；andedbyafestivalshifththeshiftingofficialyear
thesandtheadssionoftheoniesantiquityananerlypassedthroughthenativetoofearth；verybroadatthebottonddinishinginbreadthup；onthesideoftheriver；aizeorlletnlytraditionrunsthattheoldalepoonytoensurethegroodetisneyusedtobethrotohavebeenanphilae；thepriestsusedtocastneyandofferingsofgoldintotheriveratafestivallytookplaceattherisingoftheer
thenextgreatoperationoftheagriittingoftheseedtotheearthassudthenandufulriteonthissubjeoufulsanyritesblethoseoftheegyptiansandareobservedaboutthesatithusatthefestivalofthethesphoriainathensensitonthegroundandfastandtheboeotiansopenthevaultsofthesorroingthatfestivalsorroeterissorroonthisthenthofsoonthofdeterforiteofyeareofthefruitsvanishingandfailingfrohetrees；etoturitythustheydidinnyrespectslikethoseoutheirdead
theegyptianharvest；asnbutinspring；inthenthsofranthetiofharvest；atleastinagoodyear；stnecessarilybeas
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easonofjoy：inbringinghohissheavesheisrequitedforhislongandanxiouslaboursyetiftheoldegyptianfarrfeltaseentoverthefirstsheafstohavetakentheforfalananerossilarplaintivestrainsentationsforthegodkilledbythesianeros；appliedtothedirge；appearstobederivedfroertaineaningetothyhouse；entationsforthedeadgod
esorthavebeenobservedbyotherpeoples；probablyforthesapurposethusongallvegetables；byeantize；holdsthefirstplayandtheyththatitsprangfrohebloodofanoldankilledbyherdisobedientsonsafterthelastanbringingtheintothefieldaeandnotgoony；oferyisnoostforgotten；anentationsandtheinvobletheanentingoverthefirstthefieldtothehousereselestheegyptianinvitationtoosiris；etothyhousesointheeastindiestothisdaypeopleobserveelaboratethefieldstothebathenandiofeastafriaberanakesabonfireofthebraneoftheeleusine；andeaputsonegraininheecklace；cheenfolkonthisoccasion；andtheysorroeandplaceinthelofttodry
thenbodiedinaoaballerofthefieldreinstobereaped；theoofagrave；andtofthegrave；andthesheikhpronouncestheseanisdeadearthisafterayallahbringusbacktheofthedead
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theforegoingsurveyofthethandritualofosirisysuffipandglauresthepriestshadinvestedhisasthegodesonthofathyrthatfestivalappearstohavebeenessentiallyafestivalofsoeanaouldedofearthand；ightetolifeagainonytoensurethegropathetibyeveryegyptianfarronhisfieldslongbeforeitpleinthede；butdoubtlessanan；naly；asheafofayretufrohedead；outofhehegodosiriswasprobablydeveloped
thedetailsofhisthfitinoreappropriateparentageuldbeinventedforthethegroundthathasbeenfertilisedbytheusthaveknoentheuseofostnaturallytoldofthegodhielffurther；thestorythathisngledreinsaybeathioreprobablythelegendybearenisofslayingahunviindeeuropethefigureofdeathissotistoinpieakethesaretreatedinthesahreg
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ardtotheanself；eered；andburiedintheirpersonsthatheghtquickentheseedintheearth
possiblyinprehistoriberedinthatelengthaulus；thefirstkingofro；entsofhintheground；andthetraditionaldayofhisdeath；theseventhofjuly；piousnarofsaanypointsandtohavebeentolifroienedeathastheirgod；itisreasonabletosupposethattheypersonatedhithestorythatthethrabfroibythebacchanalsseetoindicatethathetooperishedinthecharacterofthegodightregainitsfertility
further；forthesakeofensuringthefruitfulnessoftheearthheissaidtohavebeendroostprosperousliterally；blessede