[Kimeoffessyr]

The Osirion, tomb of the mythical god Osiris, can be found at the rear of the Temple of Seti at Abydos in Egypt. The tomb is built from carefully squared granite blocks of enormous size and is, like the tomb described by Mike, built below the water table. Imagine a central, closed sarcophagus placed on an island surrounded by water. The tomb is near to the Nile River, which flooded annually. This was before man-made dams regulated its flow. The sarcophagus would be totally submerged by the rising water table, then, as the flood subsided, the sarcophagus would slowly emerge as if rising from the watery realm below. This was a replay of the Egyptian myth of creation where the land rose out of the waters. In another parallel belief of the watery nature of the realm of the dead, the sun god Ra is depicted making his way from the west (where he set) back to the east (where he would rise) on a boat or barque through the watery Duat or netherworld. So there is significant support for a watery realm through which the dead must pass to get to the afterlife. Parallels of course with normal birth from a watery womb through a corridor to the new birth.