Editing Djed (section)

==Parallels in other cultures==
Parallels have also been drawn between the ''djed'' pillar and various items in other cultures. Sidney Smith in 1922, first suggested a parallel with the Assyrian "sacred tree" when he drew attention to the presence of the upper four bands of the djed pillar and the bands that are present in the center of the vertical portion of the tree. He also proposed a common origin between Osiris and the Assyrian god [[Ashur (god)|Assur]] with whom he said, the sacred tree might be associated. Cohen and Kangas suggest that the tree is probably associated with the Sumerian god of male fertility, [[Enki]] and that for both Osiris and Enki, an erect pole or polelike symbol stands beneath a celestial symbol. They also point out that the Assyrian king is depicted in proximity to the sacred tree, which is similar to the depiction of the pharaoh in the raising of the ''djed'' ceremony. Additionally, the sacred tree and the Assyrian winged disk, which are generally depicted separately, are combined in certain designs, similar to the ''djed'' pillar which is sometimes surmounted with a solar disk.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kangas |first=Ada |editor-first=Steven E. |editor-last=Cohen |title=Assyrian reliefs from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II : a cultural biography |year=2010 |publisher=Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College |location=Hanover, N.H. |isbn=978-1-58465-817-7 |page=169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uRKU0YXBWtgC&pg=PA169 |access-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> Katherine Harper and Robert Brown also discuss a possible strong link between the ''djed'' column and the concept of [[Kundalini energy|kundalini]] in [[yoga]].<ref name="HarperBrown2002">{{cite book |first1=Katherine Anne |last1=Harper |first2=Robert L. |last2=Brown |title=The Roots of Tantra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7Fbj5hrmQoC&pg=PA97 |access-date=2 July 2012 |year=2002 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-7914-5305-6 |page=97}}</ref>