February 09, 2009 08:36AM
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The pyramid of Userkaf Pharaoh Userkaf, 1st king of the 5th dynasty
Height 49 m
Base 73.3 x 73.3 m
Volume 87,906
Slope 53° 07' 48"
Dynasty 5
Satellite Pyramids (1)
Queens Pyramids (1)
Pure are the [cult] Places of Userkaf
Perhaps someone might be able to tell me why Egyptology refuses to print the logical correct angles and sizes for some of these pyramids.
The slope angle is shown at 53° 07' 48" (53.13 degrees) when simple geometry suggests quite clearly that the logical sizes and angles for this pyramid would be in the ratio of a 3, 4 and 5 triangle.
Thus if the base was indeed 73.3 meters then the height in all likelihood would be 48.8667 and if the height is correct at 49 then the base in all likihood would be 73.5
As I have suggested all Egyptologists should be made to take basic Geometry 101 !
From the images supplied by Jon [
egyptphoto.ncf.ca] it would be near impossible to get an accurate read on the height let alone the base. They have included the correct slope angle for a 3, 4 and 5 unit triangle (
53° 07' 48" ) but for some reason refuse to make the base and height correspond. Can anyone tell me why this is so ?
And just for those who are keeping track 73.5 meters = 140.373 cubits
WHILE ....
140 cubits which is 1/2 height of The Great Pyramid is, yes you guessed it, 73.305
I would think from the emerging data that all the pyramids seem to be inter-related and all are trying to tell us the same story, whatever that may be.
Cheers and protractors all around .... on me !
Best regards
Don Barone
" If everything is simply a coincidence what then is the point of studying or measuring or analyzing anything in the ancient world ?" db
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