CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN
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Question
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Who was this?Osiris
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Pharaoh Amenhotep IV; sought unsuccessfully to establish Aton as chief god
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Egyptian god of the dead and judge of souls seeking admission to the afterlife
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wife of Osiris; taught women to grind corn, spin flax, weave cloth, and care for children
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Osiris was the judge and lord of the dead and the underworld, the “Lord of Silence” and Khenti-Amentiu, meaning “Foremost of the Westerners". In the Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) the pharaoh was considered a son of the sun god Ra who, after his death, ascended to join Ra in the sky.
Detailed explanation-2: -role of Maat …the dead (called the “Judgment of Osiris, ‘’ named for Osiris, the god of the dead) was believed to focus upon the weighing of the heart of the deceased in a scale balanced by Maat (or her hieroglyph, the ostrich feather), as a test of conformity to proper values.
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