Hi Andrew,

Just a few quick thoughts.


AC: "My colleague Rodney Hale has now reviewed various maps of Giza in relation to the stars of both Cygnus and Orion, and when I work out how to put pictures up here, I will show you the results. What they show pretty conclusively is, redshift or not, the stars of Cygnus work better than those of Orion."


For reasons that should be obvious, I hope he is not using photos of the 3-star asterism in Orion and the 'centre' 3 stars in Cygnus. As I have already pointed out, neither give a "precise" match, and it would be strange if they did. However, both star patterns 'match' the Giza layout reasonably well.

According to J.P. Allen, Sokar (zkrw, 'Speeder'), known as 'Sokar of Rasetjau' (r-sTAw, 'Mouth of the Ramp' - designation of the necropolis of Giza), was a god of meteors and comets, represented as a falcon; associated with metalworking and worshipped primarily at Memphis.

'Long Wings' (dwn-anwi), was Horus as predator and protector of the eastern desert. The Egyptian name is vocalized as Dewenanui.

'Long-Wings' in the PTs:

Thoth is Pepi's brother, Long-Wings [is Pepi's] sibling........ P342

Meryre is Long-Wings.... P 460

Wash your face, Osiris, and your second, Long-Wings...... N 70

It would be interesting to see the compelling evidence for zkrw as dwn-anwi, as this seems to be crucial to your idea.

CT