A 4,200 year old Egyptian temple with breathtaking frescoes!

Scattered throughout modern Egypt are many ancient temples, renowned for their grandeur and historical significance.

A perfect example with breathtaking beauty is the temple of the goddess Hathor. Built around 2,250 BC, it includes works of art that cover the building and are remarkably well-preserved, despite the fact that thousands of years have passed since they were created. The main temple is known as one of the best preserved monuments in all of Egypt.

The Illachus papyrus proves the use of a lunar calendar with 12 months of 29 or 30 days, since the service of the priests in the temple alternated every 29 or 30 days. However, there are calendar tables, in which the lunar dates are reduced to solar dates. Similar double dating is seen in many Egyptian texts.

This fact does not mean that the people also used the lunar calendar. Presumably the priests kept a lunar calendar alongside the solar one for the ritual of their religion. The ancient Egyptians also associated the length of their year with two nearly coincident natural phenomena.

The annual floods of the Nile and the appearance of Sirius just before sunrise. The phenomenon of the near-simultaneous rising of the Sun and Sirius is called the “Eothine Epitoli” of Sirius and at the time of the compilation of the Egyptian calendar it occurred around July 19, according to the supposed Julian calendar. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. It belongs to the constellation Canis Major and is located in the southern hemisphere of the sky. It is 23 times brighter than the Sun and is 8.58 e.f. away from us.

However, the calendar date of Sirius changed over the years and increasingly deviated from the real one, due to the fact that the Egyptians used an approximate solar year of 365 days and not 365.25 days. Thus, the newer astrologers calculated that the simultaneous rising of the Sun – Sirius occurs on July 19 every 1460 tropical years (365 X 4=1460 years).

According to confirmed historical accounts, this phenomenon occurred in Egypt in 2781 BC, in 1321 BC. and in 139 AD However, since the Egyptian calendar, according to archaeological findings, is said to have been known and established since 2781 BC, the Egyptian astronomers must have observed the “Eothian edict” of Sirius at least before 2781 BC. time, namely the year 4241 BC.

The Resurfacing of a Rosy Granite Shrine in the Enigmatic Depths of Abu Qir Bay

Underwater archaeologists from the Naos of Amun-Gereb team unveiled the discovery of a rosy granite shrine submerged in the depths of Abu Qir Bay, located 32km northeast of Alexandria, Egypt.

This sacred Naos, dating back to the 4th-2nd Century BC during the Ptolemaic period (between Ptolemy III and VIII), once adorned the temple of Amun-Gereb on the central island of Thonis-Heracleion. Now resting 10m beneath the Mediterranean Sea, this submerged port city was home to the colossal statue of the deity Amun-Gereb within the confines of the shrine. The statue, standing at an impressive 174cm in height, 93cm in width, and 100cm in depth, weighed nearly three tonnes.

Fragmented inscriptions on the shrine offer insights into the divine connection between the king of Thonis-Heracleion and Amun, granting the monarch divine authority to rule over Egypt. As described in the book “Sunken Cities, Egypt’s Lost Worlds,” edited by Franck Goddio and Aurelia Masson-Berghoff, this aligns with the pharaonic ideology where the god’s selection of the royal heir legitimized each king’s reign—a particularly crucial aspect for rulers of foreign origin like the Ptolemies.

The Enduring Mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Constructed more than 4,500 years ago, Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza stands as the sole remaining structure of the Ancient World’s Wonders, as chronicled by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. Despite being extensively explored over time, the pyramid continues to unveil new secrets and mysteries.

In March 2023, an international team of researchers garnered attention for uncovering an undiscovered chamber within the Cheops pyramid. This revelation holds particular excitement as it has the potential to provide fresh insights into the ancient Egyptians’ building techniques and religious practices.

As early as 2016, measurements had hinted at the existence of a concealed hollow space near the chevron blocks close to the entrance. By 2023, scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) significantly contributed to verifying this assumption using ultrasound and endoscopy. The pyramid’s status as one of the most thoroughly studied structures globally amplifies the significance of this find.

Situated on the northern side of the Pyramid of Khufu, the corridor, measuring 9 meters (almost 30 feet) in length and 2 meters (over 6 feet) in width, was detected by the “ScanPyramids” research team employing advanced scanning technology.