October 23, 2023 07:30AM
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Hi Graham,
Your demonstration of the 9-to-11 split in the Great pyramid is impressive.
I have checked the positions of Mizar and Kochab in 2485 BC. Indeed, they were located at a distance of 9 (Kochab; 20° 27.5') to 11 (Mizar; 41° 38') from the pole (29° 59' [Giza]).
But about 100 years earlier during the reign of Khasekhemwy, the division of 9 to 11 is not accurate (Kohab = 16° 27.5'; Mizar = 37° 26'; pole = 26° 11' [Abydos]; so approximately 9.5 to 11).
Therefore, the same question may arise as with Spence's hypothesis: why was the 9-to-11 split used long before it became accurate?
Setting aside celestial alignments, it is interesting to explore possible religious reasons for this division - two Enneads, as you suggest. While the Great Ennead of Nine gods is attested in the PT, as far as I know the same cannot be said about Little Ennead of the Eleven gods. Where can we see references to the Little Ennead during the Old Kingdom?
Alex.
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