In Ancient Egypt, virility was an essential faculty for granting the dead’s resurrection.
Mourners over the corpse. Detail of the stele of Akbaou. XI Dynasty. Musée du Louvre
All along my work I have been showing that, among the many practices in Ancient Egypt for reviving the corpse, there was one made by the professional mourners in the role of Isis and Nephthys. These two women shook their hair forwards the mummy for symbolising the mythical moment, in which Isis stimulated her husband Osiris and gave him back his virility.
Mummy of Tutankhamun. Photo:The History Blog
In this sphere I would like to remind an aspect of the Tutankhamun’s mummy: his penis. This pharaoh was mummified with his erect penis, although it was broken from the body after the discovery. Obviously to embalm the corpse of this ancient Egyptian king with an erection was not unjustified. According to Salima Ikram, “it was a deliberate attempt to make the king appear as Osiris in as literal a way as possible. The erect penis evokes Osiris’ regenerative powers”. Yes, it evokes the regenerative power, but first of all it is the best proof of a male living body.
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Your blog about the penis of Tutankhamun is interesting
Thank you very much Van Haver!!!!