The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-24
BY HELEN ROBERTS,
(Cosmopolitan News service.)

BY HELEN ROBERTS,
Cosmopolitan News service.)
OAKLAND, Calf, Feb. 24.--Al
though Tut-Ankh-Amen is believed
to have been childless, ample pro
vision had been made for the com
fort of his ''Tka" or soul in its jour
ney through the underworld. as evi
denced by the collection of wondei
full objects being unearthed toda.
in the Valley OF the Kings, Egypt
by the Carnarvor expedition.
Three magnificent boats, supple,
with oars, have been discovered il
the inner chambers Of the tomb, &C
cording to press dispatches.
While Prof. Lutz Is OF the opinion
that many of the articles of furni
ture, fabrics. gold encrusted an;
jewel-studded chariots and chests
were stored there for safekeeping
in the turbulent times Of Tut-Ankh-
Amen, there can be no doubt that
the boats unearthed after $500
years in that sealed sepulchre were
placed there for the journey of
Tut-Ankh-Amen through that mys.
FERROUS underground route of the
dead.
Beat Doyle to 1t.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sir
Oliver Lodge may flaunt their
newly discovered, or re-discovered
theory OF spirit communication to
the world and proclaim evidence
Of the astral body Of the de.
parted. But Prof. Lutz smiles as
he reminds us that there Is moth.
ing new under the sun" and that
the Egyptians believed in the astral
ages ago. They too, believed that
the astral could be seen escaping
from the body through the mouth
as mist, sometimes, or as man.
headed birds. These beliefs are
recorded in the toTnbs Of the kings
which have been opened centuries
afterward.
And what Of this Journey, which
the soul must undertake before 1t
reaches THE land of The Blessed
Dead?" What of the resurrection
and the great judge who will admit
the weary, wandering soul to this
happy land or cast 1t into outer
darkness? a<
According to. Professor Lutz.
Osiris ruled over the region OF the
departed.
1T Is well to know the origin Of
this god" Professor Lutz said, as he
pointed to the many images of this
great god who was both feared and
loved by the Egyptians.
"Osiris was originally a local god
OF the city of Dedet In the Delta Of
the Nile
'At a rather early date he be-
came a cosmic diety. and after o.
cillating between symbolizing either
the sun or the sky, he finally de-
nature in the widest sense.
Thus he would become the di-
vinity of the most important
change-death-and could evolve
into the patron of the souls of the
departed king of the lower world,
being at the same time the lord of
resurrection and guardian of the
dead.
This explains his great popular
ity among the Egyptians.
LAS changing nature, Osiris may
be seen In the daily and yearly
course of the sun which dies every
evening and revives every morning,
becomes old and weak in the win
ter and strong again in the spring.
THE stars were believed to be
fragments scattered by the dead sun
"a dispersion Of the gods mem
bers.-
"As ruler of the sky, Osiris can
sit in the celestial tree Of the
Egyptians, or can be the tree itself.
When he goes forth from the tree
he shows his solar nature. AS a
bull he also is celestial.
"Three hundred and sixty-five
lights were burned in his honor;
IS trees were said to be planted
around certain temples.
"Osris was the master Of the
year, so that he frequently assumed
the features Of the moon, that
regulator Of the sky. The morning
star was brought into connection
with him, or rather with his double
'horus'
Master of Underworld.
by laying emphasis upon the
death of Osiris he becomes the mas
ter of the underworld and ruler of
the dead.
From his throne In the depths
of the earth, the Egyptians believe
he directs the occupation of the
dead. He supervises the work in
the fields of Earu.
Under, or near his throne he
guards the water and the plant of
life.
"Since ne decides the fate of the
dead in their second life, this king
of the departed becomes a stern
judge of their past moral life.
'"The dead are introduced to
Osiris by Isis. associated with him
at an early period as his wife. AS
consort of the dying god the sink.
ing of the sun into the west, she
is called Goddess of the Vest"
After this brief introduction to
Osiris, who fills many pages Of
Egyptian mythology, we will get
back to the Valley Of thas Kings.
The Valley of the Kings, where
Tut-Ankh-Amen sleeps, belongs to
the Eighteenth and Twentieth dy-
nasties of Egypt.
Mark New Empire.
THE tombs of the kings DR..
Lutz tells us, "are a sharp con-
trast to the pyramids that mark
the graves of the kings of Egypt
up to the beginning of the new
empire.
"They consist Of a series Of pas.
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