Into how many pieces did Set dismember Osiris?

The story behind the answer

Set murdered Osiris and cut him into 14 pieces, scattering them across Egypt. Isis, aided by Nephthys and Anubis, found and reassembled the parts, creating the first mummy; only the phallus was missing (said to have been eaten by fish), so Isis fashioned a magical replacement to conceive Horus.

The number 14 likely echoes the 14 days of the waxing or waning moon, linking Osiris to cycles of death and rebirth. Many towns claimed a recovered piece, explaining multiple “tombs of Osiris” across Egypt. Memory tip: think “two sevens” (a lunar fortnight) — Osiris split into 14, then restored for renewal.