Editing Scourge (section)

===Symbol of Osiris===
The scourge, or [[flail (agriculture)#Flail and crook|flail]], and the [[shepherd's crook|crook]] are the two symbols of power and domination depicted in the hands of [[Osiris]] in Egyptian monuments.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Crook and Flail in Ancient Egypt|url=http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/crooksandflails.htm|publisher=touregypt|access-date=25 July 2013}}</ref> The shape of the flail or scourge is unchanged throughout history.<ref name="EB1911">{{1911|inline=1|wstitle=scourge}}</ref> However, when a scourge is described as a 'flail' as depicted in Egyptian mythology, it may be referring to use as an agricultural instrument. A flail's intended use was to [[threshing|thresh]] [[wheat]], not to implement corporal punishment.<ref>{{cite book| last=Budge| first=Wallis| author-link=E. A. Wallis Budge| title=Egyptian Magic| publisher=Dover| year=1971| page=[https://archive.org/details/egyptianmagic00budg/page/72 72]| isbn=0486226816| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/egyptianmagic00budg/page/72}}</ref>