Funeral Bed of Osiris
Osiris on his funeral bed inscribed with the name of king Djedkheperew. The sculpture was tentatively attributed to another 13th Dynasty king, Khendjer, but examinations of the inscriptions proved that it originally bore the name of Djedkheperew.
Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, reign of Djedkheperew ca. 1772-1770 BC. Black basalt, found in the tomb of the 1st Dynasty king Djer at Abydos. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 32090
On this day, 23 March 1918, a trial of 101 Wobblies (members of the radical Industrial Workers of the World union) began in Chicago. They were charged with violating the espionage act for their opposition to World War I. It was part of a concerted effort by the state to break the union. More info in our podcast: https://ift.tt/2KQOB1r
Pictured: some of the wobblies late on their way to prison https://ift.tt/2U4R0Ok





