Hi Ken,


I'll have to own up I suppose - I borrowed the phrase from Dr. I.R.S. Edwards who in his revised edition of 'The Pyramids of Egypt' (1985), he added information about the stellar theme suggested by Badawy in 1954: ".....Once every 24 hours the three stars in Orion's belt passed at culmination over the shaft. We learn from the Pyramid Texts that Orion and Sirius occupied almost as important positions in the king's plans for his after-life as the circumpolar stars. In Spell 821 the king is addressed in these words: 'Thou wilt regularly ascend with with Orion from the eastern region of the sky, thou wilt regularly descend with Orion into the western region of the sky.' In Spell 882 the king is identified with Sirius: 'O King, thou art this great star, the companion of Orion, who traverses the sky with Orion.' The Great Pyramid was unique in making provision for the king to associate himself with both the circumpolar stars and the constellation of Orion and Sirius."


His statement is factual - the 3-star asterism in the centre of Orion does cross the sky every 24 hours regardless of whether its day or night.

I addressed some of these issues here: [www.hallofmaat.com]

CT