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Osirian

  • a word derived from Osiris.
    Osiris
    noun
    the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.

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In later deposits, for example, some individuals were buried with both arms crossed over the chest in what Egyptologists call the Osirian position.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Gold lay upon the world, and the face of Egypt wore her great Osirian look.

From The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath by Algernon Blackwood

The Book of the Dead was the Bible or Prayer-book of the Osirian creed.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

Even in the oldest texts these beliefs are blended inextricably with the Osirian doctrines.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

The fact is a striking illustration of the influence which the Osirian teaching must have possessed.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

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