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> Byrd Wrote:
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> > It also points to a lot of other things.
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> I’m not excluding that, but haven’t seen any
> precise pointing yet within 1 degree. Do you have
> an example?

Nope. Frankly, I don't find the idea very convincing except in the cases of solar temples with definite paths of sunlight or in the case of the temple of Ramesses, where the rising sun illuminates his face on his birthdate. I'm a lot more convinced about alignments with Babylonian temples since they were famed for their astronomy.

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> > In order to support your idea, you have to show
> > other material that proves that the architect
> > "intentionally" wanted Sirius instead of
> something
> > else.
>
> The rectangular Zodiac shows right at the
> beginning near the sun a resting cow with the
> Sirius 5 pointed star symbol between her horns.
> That’s a subtle decipher hint for the initiated to
> connect Sirius with the cow Hathor.

Sirius is sometimes depicted as a cow with a star. There's an inscription over the cow's head. It doesn't mention Hathor at all nor does it have Hathor's solar disc.

> > You haven't eliminated alternative scenarios.
>
> Indeed, why should I?

Because that's how science works. You prove your idea is the better explanation.

> > You haven't disproven mine. The temple area is
> > dedicated to Hathor and to birthing.
>
> I’m not excluding that. It’s just a secondary
> connection as most symbols have multiple layers of
> understanding.

You have to prove that secondary connection: Not "multiple layers of understanding." You have to show that for that time and for that symbol that your interpretation is correct, and why that one relatively obscure image in a whole compound full of images and writing is somehow more important than it appears to be.


> > the temple is actually oriented toward the
> > position of the Nile during that time period
>
> How can such a large river be aligned by 1 degree
> to the temple rotation?

I don't know how they determined this (but it's something I've read before.) It seems easy enough to align a temple to a river. And rivers, unlike stars and planets, change their orientation over time rather drastically.

-- Byrd
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