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Originally posted by Hanslune
Interesting and I had not heard of it before. I see its been around since 2002. Proton you might want to take this over to Hall of Ma'at they just love new ways to look at the pyramids!.
Originally posted by letthereaderunderstand
A possible answer to the riddle of the shafts?...
Originally posted by Byrd
As to the "relation of the chambers" to Osiris/etc, I am not convinced there's more to it than coincidence.
There are over 100 pyramids and the position of the chambers isn't in the same place on all of them. If there was a connection, it would be seen on each one.
Originally posted by PhotonEffect
Hi Byrd-
Originally posted by Byrd
As to the "relation of the chambers" to Osiris/etc, I am not convinced there's more to it than coincidence.
Why are you dismissing this as coincidence so quickly? Is there something wrong with the evidence presented on the site?
And since the GP represents the culmination of Egyptian excellence in precision of masonry and architecture then we wouldn't expect any other pyramid to be laid out in the same fashion necessarily.
I think we can all agree that there were things executed in the GP that had never been done before and since...
Originally posted by Byrd
Becuse it uses one pyramid.
Here's the cross section of the Red Pyramid:
www.guardians.net...
The pyramid of Menukare at Giza, next to that of Khufu:
www.guardians.net...
The pyramid of Khafre ... the third one at Giza:
www.guardians.net...
The Bent pyramid:
www.guardians.net...
Amenhat's pyramid:
www.touregypt.net...
(and so on and so forth, with all the minor pyramids ("queens pyramids") that everyone seems to ignore and all the rest.)
If the Djed was a factor, it would show up in the precise proportions and exact same position in almost every pyramid.
Originally posted by Byrd
Originally posted by PhotonEffect
And since the GP represents the culmination of Egyptian excellence in precision of masonry and architecture then we wouldn't expect any other pyramid to be laid out in the same fashion necessarily.
It doesn't represent the very finest of Egyptian architecture. It represents the hugest building project they'd done, yes, but architecturally it's surpassed by the temples of Hatshepsut and the temples of Ramesess and possibly the Osirion.
Response posted by Byrd
Originally posted by PhotonEffect
I think we can all agree that there were things executed in the GP that had never been done before and since...
It takes no great feat of engineering to stack up a pyramid. Just time and labor.
Compare that to the Temple of Abu Simbel, with its gigantic monuments and the intricate carvings inside:
witcombe.sbc.edu...
The huge temple built by Hatshepsut at Deir-el-Bahri, with its hundreds of columns supporting roof stones that weighed a ton or more:
www.bediz.com...
(another view of it... consider how vast it is!)
www.touregypt.net...
(just one more... it's a fabulous place: ib205.tripod.com... )
And everything at Abydos..
No, I think they did far better than stack stones into a pyramid (which a four year old could do.)
Originally posted by PhotonEffect
Why must that be the case though Byrd? This is what I'm not understanding. Yes, there are clear connections between many of the pyramids and much of what can be seen in one can be seen, in some variation, in another. But no 2 interiors are exactly alike.
Isn't the GP the only pyramid to have ever used raised chambers? Before and after that one, the "burial chambers" were found below ground were they not? We haven't seen a chamber system that resembles it anywhere else, not even a little.
I guess what I'm trying to ask is, why should it (i.e the appearance of a djed, or crowned human form) have occurred elsewhere for it to be the case in the GP? IOW, why couldn't they have just been found in the GP and not in any other Egyptian pyramid?
Response posted by Byrd
Originally posted by PhotonEffect
I think we can all agree that there were things executed in the GP that had never been done before and since...
It takes no great feat of engineering to stack up a pyramid. Just time and labor.
No, I think they did far better than stack stones into a pyramid (which a four year old could do.)
And why do we feel the need to downplay such an incredible feat such as the Great Pyramid? I see this alot, especially from those who are considered scholars in the field, and it seems a little irresponsible to me.
Check out #5.