Chris Tedder Wrote:
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>This means the top of the south shaft was facing an
> area of the sky where the distinctive 3-star asterism
> in the centre of Orion (sAH) crossed every 24 hours
> c.2570 BC, and the top of the north shaft was facing
> an area of the sky where the North or Pole Star Thuban
> crossed every 24 hours when it reached its highest
> point in the sky due north, also c.2570 BC.


Where is your evidence that the Egyptians ever saw the stars as crossing the sky during daylight hours? Without such evidence, there are times of the year when the stars never cross the path of the shafts for months at a time.


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>
> The disparity between Petrie's and Goyon's exit
> heights does not affect Khufu's ascent to the sky,
> emerging from his Akhet (the superstructure of his
> pyramid) heading in his preferred direction - as
> the 'Dual King' (nswt bit) over the 'Two Lands'
> (tAwi) he still had all the bases in his celestial
> realm covered.
>


Where is your evidence that this was Khufu's intention?

Anthony

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/17/2007 06:12AM by Anthony.