By Jacqueline Engel
The inscription on Horudja’s sarcophagus describes it as a mother embracing her son:
Your mother Nut has spread herself over you in her name of “tomb”, your mother Nut may not be far from you in her name of “sky”.
Since the first appearance of this spell in the 5th Dynasty pyramid of Unas (2350 BC), the idea of the mother goddess giving birth to the deceased remained popular.
The twin manifestation of Nut (as mother and sky) transforms the sarcophagus simultaneously into a womb-like space and the entire universe.
As the sun sets at night and rises again in the morning, so will Nut give birth to Horudja, every day for eternity.
According to the The Manchester Museum, Horudja was a priest of the goddess Neith during the 30th Dynasty (380-343 BC)
Text and location: Egyptian Museum Cairo
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