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God of the afterlife, death, and resurrection — a murdered king, restored to life by Isis, who became the eternal judge and ruler of the dead.إله الحياة الآخرة والموت والبعث — ملكٌ قُتل، أعادته إيزيس إلى الحياة، فصار القاضي الأبدي وحاكم الموتى.
Osiris was one of the most beloved and important gods of ancient Egypt — the lord of the afterlife and the symbol of death conquered. His famous myth, a story of murder, devoted love, and resurrection, lay at the very heart of Egyptian religion. As the god who died and rose again, Osiris promised every Egyptian the hope of eternal life beyond the grave, and as judge of the dead, he weighed the deeds of all who hoped to join him in his blessed kingdom.
كان أوزوريس من أحبّ آلهة مصر القديمة وأهمّها — ربّ الحياة الآخرة ورمز الموت المقهور. وأسطورته الشهيرة، قصّةُ قتلٍ وحبٍّ مخلص وبعث، كانت في صميم الديانة المصرية. وبوصفه الإله الذي مات ثم قام، وعد أوزوريس كل مصري بأمل الحياة الأبدية بعد الموت، وبوصفه قاضي الموتى، وزن أعمال كل من رجا أن ينضمّ إليه في مملكته المباركة.
King and Victim · ملكٌ وضحيّة
A tale of betrayal at the dawn of time.حكايةُ خيانةٍ في فجر الزمان.
In myth, Osiris was once a wise and beloved king of Egypt, who taught his people farming, law, and civilisation. But his jealous brother Seth, god of chaos, plotted against him — murdering Osiris and, in the most famous version, scattering his body across the land. This act of betrayal plunged the world into mourning and set in motion the most important story in Egyptian religion: the struggle to restore Osiris and avenge his death.
Resurrection by Isis · بعثٌ بيد إيزيس
The devotion that conquered death.الإخلاص الذي قهر الموت.
Osiris's devoted wife, the goddess Isis, refused to let him be lost. Through her great magic and unwavering love, she gathered and restored his body and briefly revived him — long enough to conceive their son, Horus. Osiris did not return to rule the living, but instead became king of the afterlife, lord of the realm of the dead. His resurrection made him the eternal symbol of rebirth and renewal — echoed each year in the sprouting of the grain and the flooding of the Nile.
Judge of the Dead · قاضي الموتى
The hope of every Egyptian soul.أملُ كل روحٍ مصرية.
As ruler of the underworld, Osiris presided over the judgement of the dead. In the famous scene, a person's heart was weighed against the feather of Ma'at, truth itself. If the heart was light and pure, the soul was welcomed into Osiris's eternal paradise; if heavy with wrongdoing, a fearsome creature devoured it. So central was this hope that Egyptians wished to become "an Osiris" themselves in death — sharing in his triumph over the grave and his promise of everlasting life.
Quick Facts · حقائق سريعة
Sources include standard works on ancient Egyptian religion and mythology.