Sokar, the ancient falcon god of the Memphite necropolis, merged with Osiris as both came to embody dominion over the dead — Sokar's mastery of the tomb joining with Osiris's promise of resurrection.
Ptah, Sokar, and Osiris merged into the composite deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, uniting creation, death, and resurrection — figurines of this triune god were among the most common Egyptian burial objects.
Sokar, the ancient falcon-headed necropolis god, held the title Lord of Rostau long before Osiris claimed the underworld, his authority over the gateway persisting as the two gods syncretized into Ptah-Sokar-Osiris.
Sokar's mysterious region occupied the deepest passages of the Duat, corresponding to the fourth and fifth hours of the night through which Ra's sun barque passed in its most perilous stretch of the underworld journey.
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