Thanos5150 Wrote:
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> Assuming the drawing below is correct, it is
> interesting to note the 1st Dynasty stepped
> pyramid mastaba 3038 is also oriented the
> Mesopotamian way with the corners aligned to the
> cardinal points:





The 1st Dynasty tombs at Saqqara:


Dynasty 0/1 tombs at Shunet ez-Zebib (Abydos):



"2nd Dynasty" Khasekhemwy fortress as seen directly above:


All oriented the "Mesopotamian way".

3rd Dynasty complex at Saqqara:


The norm from thereafter.

Obviously things changed in which they oriented the faces to the cardinal points instead of the corners. Considering the rest of the monumental changes that abruptly occurred at the very beginning of the 3rd Dynasty following the unrest of the 2nd Dynasty, I find this quite interesting.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02-Feb-17 21:10 by Thanos5150.