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Anthony, I wrote, "Now, if Verner was to read Anthony's "Abyss" hypothesis and disagree with it (which I am inclined to think he would)," You reply, "Odd. In another post today you claimed you weren't a mind reader. Change of profession?" Not at all. I have read Verner's book many times, and I have the gist of your "Abyss" hypotby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
cladking Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Pyramid Texts do not post-date the > construction of > the Great Pyramid. The surviving "copies" do post > date > it but the PT were obviously written over an > extended > period of time which included the beginning of the > pyra- > mid age. > > It appears thby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
CORRECTION I wrote, "The width of the Chamber’s doorway is one-tenth the width of the Chamber and one-twentieth the length of the Chamber." This should read: "The width of the Chamber’s doorway is one-fifth the width of the Chamber and one-tenth the length of the Chamber." MJby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Warwick L Nixon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "A major fault with Anthony's "Abyss" hypothesis > is its failure to address the geometry of the > shafts - in particular why their openings in the > chambers' walls are located (E-W) where they are > (a point raised by Don). > I suggest that Anthony needs to spend moby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: > Until you have done the recommended research on > the subject (tomb layouts from the Old Kingdom), > your ideas simply aren't worth considering. It's > like me asking you to accept my new design for a > flying machine, and the only requisite to > understanding it is that I have to just forget > about gravity. Ummm.... no. I am well awareby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pistol Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > There's no way to determine if the Khafra > 'shaft > > marks' were attempted by the builders of the > > pyramid or someone trying to find hidden > shafts > > like the ones in the GP.by MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm not sure what colored lenses you had on when > you read my post, but you've taken most of it the > wrong way. I find your response disappointing but not unexpected. You have - once again - neatly side-stepped every question I put to you. The question of whether or not Khufu was actually inteby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
I wrote, “What I cannot agree with (as yet) is the view that the so-called King’s Chamber was Khufu’s actual burial chamber.” Anthony wrote, “I suggest you read more on burial customs, especially with regard to the use of space. It leaves virtually no room for doubt on this part either.” There is no doubting that the King’s Chamber with its coffer looks every inch like a burial chamber, buby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > MJ Thomas 2 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > Anthony, > > > > I was about to argue that Sneferu could have > > chosen Giza for his Great Pyramid because it > was > > the only place that could adequately support >by MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
"Recent work at Edinburgh University tried to quantify how many intelligent civilisations might be out there. The research suggested there could be thousands of them." On the other hand (and as pointed out by Carl Sagan), there could be only one - us. MJby MJ Thomas 2 - Laboratory
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I will agree that many of the same designers (I > hesitate to label them "architects", as the > primary function of the pyramid was magical, not > structural) worked for both Khufu and his father, > but the move to Giza, and the subsequent lack of > mastabas belongng to Sneferu's nobleby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Martin Stower Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Grinsell and Goyon noted crew names of Khufu on > the first five or six courses of exposed core > blocks (although only Goyon provides an > illustration: 4th course, west face, 71st stone on > leaving the north angle). Thanks for this information, Martin. For me it swings the pendulum back toby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
RLH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good point! Hello RLH, Likewise with your observation about the DP/AP junction. Not so sure about the fourth granite plug, though. It would be hellishly difficult to do. >Glad to see you back MJ. Thank you. MJby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nut's involvement parallels the employment and > development of the sarcophagus. Since the sarc is > undeveloped, so is the involvement. Anthony, Suffice to say that I look forward to reading your response to Pistol’s post re Hetepheres’ alabaster coffer (quote: “You obviously don't want to mentioby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > MJ Thomas 2 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > I disagree with Anthony's closing line. > > The graffiti that includes Khufu's cartouche > > appears in the so-called Relieving Chambers > above > > the King's Chamber.by MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > MJ Thomas 2 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > I think I am right in saying that the > sarcophagus > > was just as important as the burial chamber > in > > which it stood; > > > Nut was not yet fully identified wiby MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pistol Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > No doubt the sarcophagus in the chamber is or > was > > a sarcophagus, however it is questionable as > to > > whether it belonged to Khufu. > > > > 1. There are no markings with his name. &by MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
I wrote, "... (the coffer’s required width being greater than the required widths of the Chamber’s doorway)" This is incorrect (a confused memory on my part). As Anthony has pointed out elsewhere in this thread, the coffer is fractionally smaller in both width and height than the Chamber's doorway and the passages leading to it. However, it is worth noting that at its start (by MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt
Hello all, Compared to the standard of finish seen in the walls and ceiling of the chamber (the King’s Chamber) housing it, this sarcophagus is both poorly finished and somewhat irregular in size. It is suggested by some that this difference in standard of finish and exactitude is the result of the chamber’s ceiling blocks being put in place before work on the sarcophagus had been completed,by MJ Thomas 2 - Ancient Egypt