Great info...Even though The Book Of The Dead is a little old....it still is very much relevant. Thats where I began learning the translations of the Metu Neter. A definite read if interested in actual factuals about ancient Egyptian culture. Helps put other things in to perspective.As far as the light source, at least when they were building the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, they used a lamp with a pre-measured wick that would last as long as thier work day. When the wick was gone they stopped for the day. At least thats what I've read. I can't comment on the soot though as I have no idea.
As far as the post about not having hieroglyphs on the walls of the tombs about the pyramid/tomb building, that is because it didn't have anything to do with the way to afterlife or the status of the person that would be buried. It was the eygyptians belief that many prayers and actions were necessary to reach the afterlife. It would have been detremental to the dead if the rituals and prayers were not done. It seems they believed by writing these things on the walls and on the sargophygus (<-spelling) it would make sure the dead could remember and recite correctly through each stage of the afterlife. As the eygyptians progressed thier religious beliefs did also, as a result different type of burial chambers were imposed and different prayers were needed, etc. The book "The Book of the Dead" explains alot of the meanings on this subject and tries to shed light on what thier beliefs were. But it was originally written in the early 1900's and alot of the speculation could have changed some, but it was an interesting read none the less.
For how the pyramids were built is definitely amazing, however there is alot of theories in that regard, most of which have already been posted here so I don't need to get into that.
The people in charge of protecting Egyptian Antiquities wont allow any excavation that close to the Sphinx. They fear digging in or near it could weaken its foundation.Makes sense. I'd like to know what's in there. how come they haven't dug it up?
Its a buried room or chamber. I think they have taken images showing its there....but they cant show us whats inside it unless they access the room.
im sure somewhere in someone's head is the awnser's to all the questions we have...god....prymids...atlantis so on an so forth i believe these people to be the ones who work inside of the vatican(catholic church headquaters)the oldest city in the world...i think the knowldge in there could change the world...for better or worse..
Wow I didn't know that. I guess I could be wrong thenEven stuff that has NOTHING to do with Christianity were taken....and continue to be held.
I totally agree with you. Some one knows something.I agree that somewhere...someplace....someone has SOME of the answers everybody seems to seek.
As far as the Vatican being the world's oldest city....its not even close. Places like Damascus (Syria), Jerusalem etc. are way older than the Vatican. But I do agree that the Vatican holds alot of info.
There were periods when people were sanctioned by the church to bring back whatever knowledge, relic etc. they could find. Even stuff that had NOTHING to do with Christianity were taken....and continue to be held.
I remember when Pope John Paul II got shot....Soon after, there was a photo of him in the vaults of the Vatican in Time Magazine. He was praying in front of a picture of Madonna/Jesus. That painting originated in Ethiopia. But its been in the basement there for decades. And thats more of a recent thing.
Correction: The photo looks more like a church than a vault. So I was wrong. But that still makes you wonder how they came about it and why they still have it.
I totally agree with you. Some one knows something.
The Catholic church is very wary of anything that could jeopordize the 'faith', regardless of what it is or how it connects to christianity. In 100-150 BC (not sure on dates) when the christian bible was put together they choose which texts should be allowed and which shouldn't. Anything that was not choosen was considered heretic or gnostic and was to be burned or be gotten rid of. In recent times more texts have been found (besides The Dead Sea Scrolls) that some believe were buried by Gnostic Priests during that time. I find this rather interesting however I haven't researched this enough to form an opinion either way, but I wouldn't be surprised if something like that happened.