cladking Wrote:
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> The
> building on the east side was probably the mason's
> shop that they called the "Great Saw Palace" and
> stones went straight into it and then straight up
> the middle of the side but this was a small
> percentage of total work. Only about 1.4% of the
> weight was casing and the granite was much less
> (probably).
>
> 627a. Carry thou (him who is) greater than thou,
> said they to him, in thy name of "He of the Great
> Saw Palace."
>
> Set drove the saw palace.

In this passage (the only reference in the PT of the "Great Saw Palace"?), there is no context whatsoever relating this place to stone working though there are several references to boats. This is not to say the DE did not cut stone with saws, as they clearly did, and it stands to reason they almost certainly had a central location at the quarries and on site devoted to this work, but there is also no reason whatsoever to believe what the PT refers to involved stone working. It is more likely, particualrly given the context of the passage and the PT as a whole, that this "Saw Palace" was the place where they cut the wood to make boats.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04-Mar-20 02:04 by Thanos5150.