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eyeofhorus33 Wrote:
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> And you obviously missed the part of my post where
> I stated that, for those who can actually read the
> language, the inscription states: “Osiris is the
> moon.”
Yes, and the (nearly) contemporaneous writing clearly states "this pyramid is osiris/N.".
Protest all you like but it's no more legitimate to insert the book of the dead into the great pyramid than Coptic legends.
There's a lot of writing in the PT and NONE of it says osiris is the moon. Yes, I know, a few lines can easily be interpreted to associate osiris with the moon but the fact remains this is considered to be merely book of incantation and magic.
It seems it is just being interpreted to suit Egyptological needs. How a book of incantation interpreted in terms of later work can form the basis of Egyptological belief about the great pyramids eludes me.
Later beliefs, later religion, later language, later magic are all reasonably well understood but you have NO WAY of showing any of this later belief, practices, and methods apply to the great pyramids, their builders, or their beliefs. But this doesn't stop the continual speculation and obfuscation by those who believe in superstition that builds pyramids.
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> And you obviously missed the part of my post where
> I stated that, for those who can actually read the
> language, the inscription states: “Osiris is the
> moon.”
Yes, and the (nearly) contemporaneous writing clearly states "this pyramid is osiris/N.".
Protest all you like but it's no more legitimate to insert the book of the dead into the great pyramid than Coptic legends.
There's a lot of writing in the PT and NONE of it says osiris is the moon. Yes, I know, a few lines can easily be interpreted to associate osiris with the moon but the fact remains this is considered to be merely book of incantation and magic.
It seems it is just being interpreted to suit Egyptological needs. How a book of incantation interpreted in terms of later work can form the basis of Egyptological belief about the great pyramids eludes me.
Later beliefs, later religion, later language, later magic are all reasonably well understood but you have NO WAY of showing any of this later belief, practices, and methods apply to the great pyramids, their builders, or their beliefs. But this doesn't stop the continual speculation and obfuscation by those who believe in superstition that builds pyramids.
Man fears the pyramid, time fears man.
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