Horus inherited the Crook and Flail from Osiris after the divine tribunal awarded him the throne, the regalia passing from the dead king to his living successor.
Osiris clasps the crook and flail crossed over his chest as the first king of Egypt, the regalia inseparable from his image as lord of the dead and archetype of all pharaonic authority.
Set seized the crook and flail of kingship after murdering Osiris, claiming the royal regalia for himself until the divine tribunal awarded them to Horus.
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