This is going to be a long post and in light of the storms in this area I intend to build it gradually through edits. I apologize in advance if this causes any inconvenience.



The story of the Giza Plateu and the area to the Fayoum Depression starts
millions of years ago when the Mediteranean Sea became cut off from the
oceans and dropped hundreds of feet. The proto-Nile fell into this and began
wearing a deep chasm back toward its source. This would have been one of the
largest canyons to have ever been on the surface of the Earth. It would have
worn back relatively rapidly through the sandstones which overlaid a series of
deep basins. By the time that the canyon was worn back to Aswan an ice age
ended and this canyon became a massive fiord. It filled in from Aswan toward
the sea as the proto-Nile continually brought huge amounts of silt and stone
to fill it. As it progressed caves formed just below water level throughout
the limestones through which it wended. Satellite imagery suggests this canyon
was just to the WEST of Giza and that when it was full and a delta was forming
the river shifted just north of the Fayoum and began flowing just to the east
side of Giza. This area is at or near a transform plate boundary so it's entir-
ely possible that the whole region dropped in altitude contributing to the tend-
ency of the river to change direction.

The series of underground basins extend all the way to the headwaters of the Nile.
There are vast amounts of water in these basins and they are covered primarily in
sandstones. There are also a couple of vulcanos in north central Sudan near the
river. The more prominent of these is Jebel Umm Arafeib at 18/ 10 N, 33/ 50 E.
It is my supposition that this erupted in prehistory and great amounts of carbon
dioxide was absorbed by the water in the basin. The basins have been said to con-
tain as much water as the Nile produces in 600 years. Flow would appear to not be
great if the rise in groundwater since the construction of the Aswan High Dam is any
indication.

Fast forward to 40,000 years ago. The mutation of a larger speech center in mans'
ancestor had just occurred and the first true humans arose. These people had a com-
plicated language which conferred a new way (and new means) of thinking. For the first time even the most complicated ideas could be conveyed to others and there was a way to pass learning on to new generations. For the first time it was possible for man to do more than just work to keep body and soul together. He became more efficient in all activities and began to devote time to other, more human, pursuits.

People came to the Egypt very early because it was near where the first humans arose and because this area was lush with vegetation and wildlife. Even after the ice age 12,000 years ago it was still a lush region.

As years went by farming began to take hold in more and more places. This required a sea change in human behavior since it was necessary that people own land or at least have a right to its produce. Farming was likely practiced even from the earliest times but only on a small scale because it had to be a community project. By 5000BC much of this area was being cultivated.

On the Giza Plateau itself there were some very remarkable phenomena. Water would come up out of the Earth itself. This was water which contained large amounts of carbon dioxide and would "fizz" up. By about 3500BC they learned that if they dug a hole to one of the caverns containing water that it would creat a geyser. Osiris and Isis were the first couple of geysers. Isis means "stone seat" and was a reference to the stone already deposited by the water flow. Osiris was placed in a box which was filled with lead by Set probably in an attempt to control the water which failed. Osiris had to be reassembled. The eye of Horus was the actual opening through which the water flowed. The two "plumes" were represented in Min's and Atum's crowns and while Atum holds a flail, it is a pyramid which Min raises. Min may be Narmer's ka or someone elses but he is the builder of the Great Pyramid. It was built with water pressure from the water. This was so important to the ancients and their economy that they named their years after it as soon as writing was invented. The cubits/ palms/ fingers measurements were probably the height it rose on a measuring rod as seen from a specific vantage.

Usually Khufu is given credit for the Great Pyramid but all I can find to support this is that he built his pyramid by the Temple of Isis. There are (were) at least five pyramids here and no certainty that the Great Pyramid wasn't already standing and of as a great an age as radio carbon dating would imply.

If you suspend your disbelief for a moment and read this utterance you'll be in for a surprise. I believe these "poems" were warnings to the Gods to take the new god seriously. This was the dearly departed pharoah who would have to storm his way into heaven. This specific "poem" believe was written for Min:

Utterance 317.

>507a. To say: N. is come forth to-day at the head of the inundation of the flood.

He's will be "launched" at the pyramid during an eruption.

>507b. N. is a crocodile god, with green feather, with vigilant countenance, with forehead erect;

It's not difficult to imagine how the ancients would see such a marvel.

>507c. effervescent, proceeding from leg and tail of the Great (One) who is in splendour.

Little need be said here.

>508a. N. is come to his watercourses, which are in the land of the flood, in Mḥ.t-wr.t,

The pyramids were surrounded by walls and means to distribute this water. These "winding watercourses probably included "Lake Senezemib" which was a 1200 cubit lake built for a highly regarded scribe.

>508b. to the places of satisfaction, with green fields, which are in the horizon,

It was to the west that the ancients went when they died. It was in the land of the horizon since there was no horizon down in the valley.

>509a. that N. may make green the herbs in both lands of the horizon,

Both lands? ...probably to the south.

Quite possibly the crops grown "on the horizon" were the most valuable crops. These were the medicinal herbs and spices.

>509b. (and) that N. may bring the green to the great eye which is in the midst of the field.

Horus. This is an incantation to assure that the water continues to flow (or return if seasonal)

>509c. N. takes his throne which is in the horizon;

Min "lives" on the horizon.

510a. N. appears as Sebek, son of Neit;



510b. N. eats with his mouth, N. urinates, N. cohabits with his phallus;

510c. N. is lord of semen, which women receive from their husband.

510d. wherever N. wishes, according to the desire of his heart,



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Man fears the pyramid, time fears man.



Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2007 08:09PM by cladking.