Ancient Egypt Descriptive Photopages


   



Dendera Temple dedicated to Hathor


 

   

     

Dendera is one of the most magnificent temples in Egypt. Located quite a distance from the Nile, access to the temple is available via private caravans only. Many structures have been built inside the walled complex (Sections of original wall remain such as the entrance as shown in the left photo.)

 

The temple is dedicated to Hathor, Goddess of love, joy and lesser known, healing. And just as Isis dedicated a small temple to Hathor at Philae, Hathor also has a small temple dedicated to Isis. The middle photo shows the main temple building showing 6 of the 18 columns in the first expansive space. The right photo is taken from the roof of the main structure. Perhaps this is the first roof deck party area for Hathor to celebrate.

 


  

Dendera’s most notable and striking feature is the exquisite hieroglyphs, and their content. In addition to almost every inch of every wall and column containing hieroglyphs, the ceilings are covered with countless depictions; some even containing the original colors (left photo). Each is amazing, describing stories to be passed down through the ages by the Ancients. One such story is the journey of the soul as shown in the middle photo. And the right picture depicts the first known zodiac (Taurus, the bull and Gemini, the twins are seen). Other depictions of the zodiac exist along with the story of creation (see Nile Photo page).


  

Like many of the ancient temples and structures in Egypt, Dendera has been reconstructed many times to include building on top of sacred spaces. One of these “Holy of Holy” spaces is called the “crypt.” Seen in the left photo, this small hallway contains some of the most exquisite carved hieroglyphics and pictorials in Egypt. Several controversies exist concerning what these pictorials represent, such as in the two right photos. One uncontested theory is that it is showing that the Ancients had a form of energy. This would make sense when you consider that no “known or recognizable” light source has been revealed to comprehend how the hieroglyphics were put on the walls from the back to the front of temples. Or in the case of the crypt, a confined and totally black space. This and the lack of fire, smoke or lamp oil (other than recent history dwellers) is compelling evidence that the Ancients had a type of energy source unknown today. More evidence exists for this theory by comparing these panels to today’s electrical energy. (See below)


Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4

  

As described above, the crypt contains unusual pictorials such as the photo on the left of what looks like a form of energy. Comparing it to “modern” day electrical systems, we can see a filament bulb (photo 2), and the tower-like object shown could be a our version of a capacitor (symbol – photo 3), and/or the method by which the energy was stored and transported (photo 4) Often people are hesitant to think that those that came before us may have actually had better, cleaner and more advanced technology. Consider the quote by Robert Heinlein, “Today’s magic is tomorrow’s technology.” This implies two things. One is that no technology could exceed ours today. And two, that which we question and call “magic”, once understood becomes our every day technology, e.g., only a few decades ago, a cell phone would have been considered magic.


   

Dendera’s has other unusual controversies to include the panel in the crypt that most assuredly shows an ape-reptilian-like Being assisting “humans” with this energy (left photo)  In its hands are two unusual shaped devices that are yet to be understood. Amazingly, a friend spotted a similar drawing on a pillow I own (right photo). The drawing is of a petroglyph found at China Lake Naval Weapons Station, CA in a ravine with approximately 5000 other images. In addition to the remarkable similarity to the stance of the Being behind the famous Kokopelli, the shape of the head of both Beings is noticeable different from a human scull. After seeing this comparison, we began to question if that is really a flute the Kokopelli is playing, especially knowing how much the Native Americans revered the Kokopelli. Would a common flute player be revered? Or was the Kokopelli someone and doing something we do not yet understand?


   

Still more surprising panels reveal that the Ancients knew about DNA. Difficult to see in the photo on the left, but the image shows two men holding a sealed glass container that has the double helix (DNA). And just like the photo on the left, the two men pictured on the right won a Nobel Prize for their work “discovering” DNA just a few short decades ago. I am reminded of the biblical verse Ecclesiastes 1:2-11, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.”


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