August 15, 2021 02:06AM
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I see a problem with these shafts pointing to a specific destination. The Egyptians saw the king's journey in the afterlife as a journey through the heavens/underworld, not to just one spot, or four, simultaneously or in sequence?. While this journey of the king is not explicitly stated in the 4th Dynasty, the presence of the boats makes it implicit I think. That these shafts only appear in G1 also points to them not having a discernable fundamental role in their afterlife beliefs as otherwise where are similar shafts in other tombs. If they were some sort of "celestial elevator", did only Khufu get a ticket and all the other kings are sitting around in the lobby twidling their thumbs. However, clearly they were of significance for G1 otherwise they would not have been built, and with some difficulty, but what they are I don't know, but am obvioiusly not content with the "celestial elevator" hypothesis.
For technical drawings of the shafts with measurements, this link will be useful. It's in German, but that will not prevent understanding of the drawings and measurents.
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www.academia.edu]
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/15/2021 02:16AM by Corvidius.
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