kborissov Wrote:
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> I am not aware of inscriptions in the Giza tombs,
> specifically mentioning rain or Nile flooding.

Sspecifically: a connection between rain or Nile flooding and a major construction.

> However, the heb-sed festival which is connected
> to pyramids is associated with rainfall and the
> flooding of the Nile.
> Petrie provides an in-depth discussion on the
> heb-sed festival and its connection with rain and
> Nile flooding in Ancient Egypt, vol. 10. pp.
> 65-70. See the reference below:
>
> [archive.org]

Petrie says (68, 70) that, in the 18th Dynasty, a new sign appears: a long tank of water upheld on the arms of the djed pillar - "an imitation of the inundation."

But that's the 18th Dynasty: not the 4th.

And it doesn't say anything about pyramids.

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