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Just a thought. If the mantle has slipped,(and the evidence suggests that it has by a small amount) how much smaller would this make the Bent pyramid when it was originally designed?
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Don Barone Wrote:
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> ..... and The Bent lower portion was 43 degrees
> 22 minutes......
Do you mean the UPPER portion?
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David Johnson
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Alternative Geometry and Numerology
IMO it is because it is the north-east corner. The east because of the rising sun and the north because of the circumpolar stars.
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Hi Graham
To what pre-dynastic monument are you refering?
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
fmetrol Wrote:
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> Hi David
>
> It's difficult for any survey to pinpoint the
> correct base, the correct height, hence the
> correct slope of a pyramid if the outer casing has
> gone walkabouts. You could also argue that
> regardless of the debris around the base Petrie
> sighted correctly.
>
>
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Errors - 16 years ago
Clive Wrote:
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> David:
>
> Yours: "... In your diagram, to prove your point,
> you give a value of 8.92 inches..."
>
> Please note David...that is cubits...not inches.
My mistake. I meant cubits as you probably worked out.
> Also...
> It is the Niche I refer to...not the height of the
>
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
fmetrol Wrote:
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> Use Cole for the base, Lehner for the height,
> Zivie for the slope and Petrie if any of the
> former don't cut it
>
> Frankly I give up too.
>
> Selectivity never solved problems.
No, using most recent measures. Cole is used for the base as no-one seems to have done better according t
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Clive Wrote:
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> David:
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> Checked the 27th of December reference.
>
> From Petrie’s inner measures the height of the
> antechamber ceiling from the base of the structure
> is (1692 + 147) = 1839 inches.
> From Petrie's Gallery ceiling measures total
> length is 1838.6 inches...you are correct...a h
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Clive Wrote:
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> David:
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> Please do me a favor...
> Post your complete calculations of Cole's base
> width measures divided by his gallery ceiling
> measures, then we can compare what type of apples
> and oranges we both eat.
What's the point? Cole didn't do the ceiling measures. I informed yo
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Clive Wrote:
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> David:
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> Yours: "...
> Third assumption using out-of-date data.(See
> Cole's data, not Petrie's) ..."
>
> Mine: Please...don't do this to me...!
>
> Plain and simple fact:
> G1...Calculated height/Gallery ceiling = ratio of
> a circle's circumferen
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Don Barone Wrote:
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> I am afraid you are the one in error Wayne. He
> took an average of the deflection angle of Pyramid
> 1 and 2.
>
> If you know otherwise please post your source.
Source Petrie's 'The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh'. Methodology explained!
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Don Barone Wrote:
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> Okay Wayne I will try again to make it clear.
>
> Pyramid 3 ------- x = 0, and y = 0 (on this we can
> agree)
>
> Pyramid 1) According to Petrie it is x = 1096.80
> and y = 1411.35
>
> However using these co-ordinates and going west
> 100.75 (1/2 Pyramid 3) and also east to 220
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Clive Wrote:
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> David:
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> Let me try and explain what error you have
> posted...it's called double assumption.
>
> First:
> You present a height as quoted/calculated by an
> “Egyptologist of renown”...!
>
> Second...you use his measure and explain that the
> pi ratio that I present is inco
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Thanks.
Hadn't come across this digit before. It produces yet another Royal Cubit, this time of 0.5175 metres +/- 0.0005.
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Hi Graham
Am I missing a measure With a Petrie Rcu of 20.62 inches one has a 0.736 inch digit.
Why multiply by 11?
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Clive Wrote:
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> Take our first lesson from Petrie:
>
> His book states:
> 25. “……On the whole, we probably cannot do better
> than take 51º 52' ± 2' as the nearest
> approximation to the mean angle of the
> Pyramid, allowing some weight to the South side.
> The mean base being 9068.8 ± .5 inches, th
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Hi Clive
The Egyptian measures are based upon two versions (at least) of a foot which has nothing to do with the Roman ones.
I am not proposing a division of a cubit into 30. I was just giving this as an example as 30 appears as the number of days in an Egyptian month and some posters have been using the lunar month as the reason for 28 days. Hope that clears up this matter.
As to why
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Clive
A better question might be "why is a cubit not 30 fingers in length"?
The reasoning for this question derives from a "foot" of 16 fingers which will give you the answers you require.
The AEs had a number of measures to produce the answers you require based upon measures that you are aware of, such as Petrie's cubits of .525 metres and .52375 metres.
Rega
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
A few questions for those who know something about hieroglyphs.
As I understand it, hierglyphs could be read from right to left or from left to right depending upon which way the hierglyphs were facing. The main direction of reading was from right to left? When it comes to numbers, these appear to have been written from left to right. Is there any evidence of them being written from right to
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Hi Jammer
I don't disagree with you take on the "sundial" idea. What I disagree with is your total lack of understanding of the AEs view of co-incidence.
Unlike others, who have not responded to my posts (why should they. They probably haven't read my posts) you are ignoring the evidence. What to you is a "hard fact"? (Your requirement). You can't get m
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Perhaps one should look at the "real" measures. West wall by Cole = 230.357 metres. Height by Lehner = 146.59 metres. Neither of these measures is "exact" (there is no such man-made thing).
Using cubits. Petre gave "cubit" measures of .52375 metres for the 4th dynasty and .535 metres for the 5th dynasty. Doh. Perhaps both these measures were used?
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Jammer Wrote:
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> the Egyptians drew from.... no one.
>
> They had to go fall down the staircase to learn
> the stairs were too steep.
>
>
> They don't get enough credit for that from many...
>
>
> Jammer
>
Do you really think that the AEs were operating in complete isolation in the anc
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Break the "code" and you have an understanding of some of the answers.
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Co-incidence! Ever considered that the AE's were using both co-incidence and pseudo-science? No? Perhaps you should. Our science of today may be considered as the pseudo-science tomorrow.
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote:
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> MJ Thomas Wrote:
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> >
> >
> > I can now state that my hypothesis on how
> Khufu's
> > pyramid was designed does not involve
> geomancy or
> > numerology
>
>
> Yes, but if your hypothesis s
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
El Kawamil Qibli in the Wadi al Jadid governate, has the remains of a Greco Roman temple. The site dates back to the Middle Kingdom. Does anyone have more information about this place (e.g. is it on an ancient route between the Nile and an oasis in the Western Desert) and about the temple (which deity is it dedicated to)?
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Just a thought a few conflicting thoughts (internal conflict and not with other posters ). When mining, the roof span is kept as narrow as possible. Wide columns of stone are left when the rock is fairly soft, such as limestone. In the case of the GP which is made of blocks of limestone,one would not want to tunnel alongside a passage. 30 feet does seem a bit excessive though and may be because
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
Hi Ronald
I wonder if they had got rid of all but one of the relieving chambers keeping the gable roof, if this would from an engineering point of view, have made any difference to relieving pressure on the chamber.
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David Johnson
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Ancient Egypt
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