Ancient Egypt The First Mummy

One day Set decided he wanted to rule Egypt. He made a plan to get rid of his brother Osiris who was the pharaoh. Set held a party. At the party he brought out a beautiful box. Everyone at the party wanted the box. Set said that the person who fit in the box could keep it. Everyone tried, but only Osiris fit. When Osiris got in the box Set closed the box and took Osiris off.

He dropped him in the Nile River. Isis, Osiris's wife, went looking all over Egypt for Osiris. When she found him he had drown. Isis took Osiris's body home. Set became afraid that Osiris would come back to life so he chopped up his body and spread the pieces all over Egypt.

Isis went all over Egypt and collected the body parts. She had them put back together and wrapped them with linen. People performed a magic spell over Osiris's body. He came back to life. Osiris now rules the Underworld. Set became the ruler of Egypt for about 20 years. At that time Osiris's and Isis's son fought Set and won. Osiris's son then became the next pharaoh of Egypt.

Temple of Isis at Aswan

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