ɪt wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə bˈɜːθpleɪsᵻz ʌvðə ɡˈɑːd ʌvðɪ ˈʌndɚwˌɜːld oʊsˈaɪɹɪs, hˌuː wʌz kˈɑːmənli ɡˈɪvən ðɪ ˈɛpɪθɪt lˈɔːɹd ʌv dʒˈɛduː ˌɛnbˈiː lˌɛɾɚwˌʌnˌiːzˈiəɹoʊˌɛfdˌiːdˈʌbəljˌuː ænd ɪts nˈeɪm mˈeɪbiː ˌɛɾɪməlˈɑːdʒɪkli lˈɪŋkt.
It was regarded as one of the birthplaces of the god of the underworld Osiris, who was commonly given the epithet lord of Djedu (nb ḏdw) and its name maybe etymologically linked.