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Uploads from pyramidtextsonline https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:22:10 -0700 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:22:10 -0700 https://www.flickr.com/ https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7829/buddyicons/21236485@N04.jpg?1555662149#21236485@N04 Uploads from pyramidtextsonline https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/ Neglected Sphinx https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52792249189/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52792249189/" title="Neglected Sphinx"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52792249189_54db0e2921_m.jpg" width="240" height="187" alt="Neglected Sphinx" /></a></p> <p>Around the First Intermediate Period c. 2181 BC–c. 2055 BC, the Giza Necropolis was abandoned and drifting sand buried the Sphinx up to its shoulders. It would remain buried until Thutmose IV removed the sand c. 1400 BC.<br /> <br /> CC-By NC ND. Félix Bonfils Collection D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C.</p> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:22:10 -0700 2023-04-04T13:51:11-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52792249189 Neglected Sphinx <p>Around the First Intermediate Period c. 2181 BC–c. 2055 BC, the Giza Necropolis was abandoned and drifting sand buried the Sphinx up to its shoulders. It would remain buried until Thutmose IV removed the sand c. 1400 BC.<br /> <br /> CC-By NC ND. Félix Bonfils Collection D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C.</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx thutmose https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en Head First? https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52791452317/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52791452317/" title="Head First?"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52791452317_570754d3e6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Head First?" /></a></p> <p>Egyptian geologist Farouk El-Baz suggested that the head of the Sphinx may have been carved before the rest of the body from a natural yardang, i.e. a ridge of bedrock that had been sculpted by the wind. Such outcrops can sometimes achieve shapes resembling animals.</p> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:20:22 -0700 2023-04-04T13:49:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52791452317 Head First? <p>Egyptian geologist Farouk El-Baz suggested that the head of the Sphinx may have been carved before the rest of the body from a natural yardang, i.e. a ridge of bedrock that had been sculpted by the wind. Such outcrops can sometimes achieve shapes resembling animals.</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx history https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Sphinx and Khufu https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52789455733/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52789455733/" title="Sphinx and Khufu"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52789455733_a71a631d0f_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Sphinx and Khufu" /></a></p> <p>Rainer Stadelmann examined the distinct iconography of the nemes (headdress) and the now-detached beard of the Sphinx and concluded the style is more indicative of the pharaoh Khufu (2589–2566 BC).</p> Sun, 02 Apr 2023 17:52:32 -0700 2023-04-03T10:21:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52789455733 Sphinx and Khufu <p>Rainer Stadelmann examined the distinct iconography of the nemes (headdress) and the now-detached beard of the Sphinx and concluded the style is more indicative of the pharaoh Khufu (2589–2566 BC).</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx khufu https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Dream Stela and Khafre https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52789001246/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52789001246/" title="Dream Stela and Khafre"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52789001246_3d7612d388_m.jpg" width="183" height="240" alt="Dream Stela and Khafre" /></a></p> <p>Because the Dream Stela shows the cartouche of Khafre in line 13, Gaston Maspero suggested Khafre was responsible for the excavation and therefore the Sphinx must predate Khafre and his predecessors.<br /> <br /> Maspero believed the Sphinx to be "the most ancient monument in Egypt".<br /> <br /> Félix Bonfils Collection D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C.</p> Sun, 02 Apr 2023 17:50:07 -0700 2023-04-03T10:19:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52789001246 Dream Stela and Khafre <p>Because the Dream Stela shows the cartouche of Khafre in line 13, Gaston Maspero suggested Khafre was responsible for the excavation and therefore the Sphinx must predate Khafre and his predecessors.<br /> <br /> Maspero believed the Sphinx to be "the most ancient monument in Egypt".<br /> <br /> Félix Bonfils Collection D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C.</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx khafre https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en Old Sphinx https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52769332640/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52769332640/" title="Old Sphinx"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52769332640_ae389aa8a3_m.jpg" width="240" height="186" alt="Old Sphinx" /></a></p> <p><i>"This marvelous object was in existence in the days of Khafre, or Khephren, and it is probable that it is a very great deal older than his reign and that it dates from the end of the archaic period."</i> - E. A. Wallis Budge.<br /> <br /> Félix Bonfils Collection D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C.</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:17:21 -0700 2023-03-25T08:46:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52769332640 Old Sphinx <p><i>"This marvelous object was in existence in the days of Khafre, or Khephren, and it is probable that it is a very great deal older than his reign and that it dates from the end of the archaic period."</i> - E. A. Wallis Budge.<br /> <br /> Félix Bonfils Collection D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C.</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en Colour of the Sphinx https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52761572745/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52761572745/" title="Colour of the Sphinx"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52761572745_cffe43daf2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Colour of the Sphinx" /></a></p> <p>Residues of red pigment are visible on areas of the Sphinx's face and traces of yellow and blue pigment have also been found elsewhere on the Sphinx, leading Mark Lehner to suggest that the monument "was once decked out in gaudy comic book colours"</p> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:14:54 -0700 2023-03-21T15:44:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52761572745 Colour of the Sphinx <p>Residues of red pigment are visible on areas of the Sphinx's face and traces of yellow and blue pigment have also been found elsewhere on the Sphinx, leading Mark Lehner to suggest that the monument "was once decked out in gaudy comic book colours"</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Great Pyramid in Antiquity https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52743404526/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52743404526/" title="Great Pyramid in Antiquity"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52743404526_7e8e547c4e_m.jpg" width="183" height="240" alt="Great Pyramid in Antiquity" /></a></p> <p>In an account of a Coptic legend given by Al-Masudi (896–956) in his Akbar al-zaman', he tells of the story of a man who fell three hours down the pyramid's well and the tale of an expedition that discovered bizarre finds in the structure's inner chambers.<br /> <br /> Félix Bonfils Collection D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C.</p> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:05:43 -0700 2023-03-13T08:34:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52743404526 Great Pyramid in Antiquity <p>In an account of a Coptic legend given by Al-Masudi (896–956) in his Akbar al-zaman', he tells of the story of a man who fell three hours down the pyramid's well and the tale of an expedition that discovered bizarre finds in the structure's inner chambers.<br /> <br /> Félix Bonfils Collection D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C.</p> pyramidtextsonline khufu history https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en Khafre's Corner https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52731060973/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52731060973/" title="Khafre's Corner"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52731060973_a1c6962a60_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Khafre's Corner" /></a></p> <p>The northwestern corner of the pyramid of Khafre sits 10 m (33 ft) below the original bedrock surface, compensating for the natural 3-6º slope of the area.</p> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:55:50 -0800 2023-03-07T07:24:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52731060973 Khafre's Corner <p>The northwestern corner of the pyramid of Khafre sits 10 m (33 ft) below the original bedrock surface, compensating for the natural 3-6º slope of the area.</p> pyramidtextsonline khafre https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Sphinx Profile https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52704840467/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52704840467/" title="Sphinx Profile"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52704840467_d29b3f9284_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Sphinx Profile" /></a></p> <p>Egyptologist Mark Lehner performed an archaeological study on the Sphinx and concluded that the one-meter-wide nose was intentionally broken off with rods or chisels at an unknown time between the 3rd and 10th centuries AD.</p> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:28:03 -0800 2023-02-23T10:57:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52704840467 Sphinx Profile <p>Egyptologist Mark Lehner performed an archaeological study on the Sphinx and concluded that the one-meter-wide nose was intentionally broken off with rods or chisels at an unknown time between the 3rd and 10th centuries AD.</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Head of the Sphinx https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52701225339/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52701225339/" title="Head of the Sphinx"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52701225339_0327a286a8_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Head of the Sphinx" /></a></p> <p>In 1931, engineers of the Egyptian government repaired the head of the Sphinx. Part of its headdress had fallen off in 1926 due to erosion, which had also cut deeply into its neck.</p> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:20:07 -0800 2023-02-21T06:49:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52701225339 Head of the Sphinx <p>In 1931, engineers of the Egyptian government repaired the head of the Sphinx. Part of its headdress had fallen off in 1926 due to erosion, which had also cut deeply into its neck.</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Khufu's North-West Corner https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52697049484/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52697049484/" title="Khufu's North-West Corner"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52697049484_37c1744f9f_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Khufu's North-West Corner" /></a></p> <p>The north-west corner of Khufu's pyramid. The pyramid was built by quarrying about 2.3 million large blocks weighing 6 million tonnes in total. Most of the stones are not uniform in size or shape and are only roughly dressed. The outside layers were bound together by mortar. Primarily local limestone from the Giza Plateau was used. Other blocks were imported by boat down the Nile: White limestone from Tura for the casing, and granite blocks from Aswan, weighing up to 80 tonnes, for the King's Chamber structure.</p> Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:07:19 -0800 2023-02-19T08:36:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52697049484 Khufu's North-West Corner <p>The north-west corner of Khufu's pyramid. The pyramid was built by quarrying about 2.3 million large blocks weighing 6 million tonnes in total. Most of the stones are not uniform in size or shape and are only roughly dressed. The outside layers were bound together by mortar. Primarily local limestone from the Giza Plateau was used. Other blocks were imported by boat down the Nile: White limestone from Tura for the casing, and granite blocks from Aswan, weighing up to 80 tonnes, for the King's Chamber structure.</p> pyramidtextsonline https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Menkaure's Mortuary Temple https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52695422225/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52695422225/" title="Menkaure's Mortuary Temple"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52695422225_fdf9946b2b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Menkaure's Mortuary Temple" /></a></p> <p>Mortuary Temple of Menkaure. George Reisner estimated that some of the blocks of local stone in the walls of the mortuary temple weighed as much as 220 tons, while the heaviest granite ashlars imported from Aswan weighed more than 30 tons.</p> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:26:18 -0800 2023-02-18T08:55:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52695422225 Menkaure's Mortuary Temple <p>Mortuary Temple of Menkaure. George Reisner estimated that some of the blocks of local stone in the walls of the mortuary temple weighed as much as 220 tons, while the heaviest granite ashlars imported from Aswan weighed more than 30 tons.</p> pyramidtextsonline menkaure mortuary https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Sphinx & Khafre https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52691701601/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52691701601/" title="Sphinx & Khafre"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52691701601_207c24f885_m.jpg" width="240" height="147" alt="Sphinx & Khafre" /></a></p> <p>Head of the Sphinx in front of the pyramid of Khafre. In the New Kingdom, the Sphinx was associated with the sun-god Hor-em-akhet or "Horus-at-the-Horizon".</p> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:17:55 -0800 2023-02-16T13:46:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52691701601 Sphinx & Khafre <p>Head of the Sphinx in front of the pyramid of Khafre. In the New Kingdom, the Sphinx was associated with the sun-god Hor-em-akhet or "Horus-at-the-Horizon".</p> pyramidtextsonline sphinx https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Pyramid Stones https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52679613219/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52679613219/" title="Pyramid Stones"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52679613219_d25c8921f9_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Pyramid Stones" /></a></p> <p>The plateau is covered in all sorts of stones. How many of these are remnants from the construction of the pyramids?</p> Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:54:26 -0800 2023-02-10T09:20:37-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52679613219 Pyramid Stones <p>The plateau is covered in all sorts of stones. How many of these are remnants from the construction of the pyramids?</p> pyramidtextsonline stones https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Khafre's Pyramid https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52677604589/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52677604589/" title="Khafre's Pyramid"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52677604589_909f4a9c92_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Khafre's Pyramid" /></a></p> <p>The pyramid of Khafre has a base length of 215.5 metres (706 ft), a height of 136.4 metres (448 ft), and a slope angle of 53° 13'.</p> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:17:19 -0800 2023-02-09T07:47:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52677604589 Khafre's Pyramid <p>The pyramid of Khafre has a base length of 215.5 metres (706 ft), a height of 136.4 metres (448 ft), and a slope angle of 53° 13'.</p> pyramidtextsonline Camels & Menkaure https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52673802260/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52673802260/" title="Camels & Menkaure"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52673802260_266a6413a2_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Camels & Menkaure" /></a></p> <p>South-east corner of the Pyramid of Menkaure...with camels.</p> Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:21:14 -0800 2023-02-07T07:50:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52673802260 Camels & Menkaure <p>South-east corner of the Pyramid of Menkaure...with camels.</p> pyramidtextsonline menkaure https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Djoser Pyramid https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52671388009/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52671388009/" title="Djoser Pyramid"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52671388009_55f774082c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Djoser Pyramid" /></a></p> Sun, 05 Feb 2023 13:12:14 -0800 2020-01-01T23:51:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52671388009 Djoser Pyramid pyramidtextsonline Pyramid of Djoser https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52671388134/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52671388134/" title="Pyramid of Djoser"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52671388134_b861c039e4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pyramid of Djoser" /></a></p> Sun, 05 Feb 2023 13:12:13 -0800 2006-04-15T10:49:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52671388134 Pyramid of Djoser pyramidtextsonline https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Pyramid of Queen Meritites https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52671591753/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52671591753/" title="Pyramid of Queen Meritites"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52671591753_55b41d5a6b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Pyramid of Queen Meritites" /></a></p> <p>Pyramid of queen Meritites I, AKA G1-b, is located on the East side of the pyramid of Khufu, in the middle of the three pyramids of the queens, and located ten meters south of Pyramid G1-a. It has a base of 50 meters and originally had a height of 30 meters.</p> Sun, 05 Feb 2023 13:10:16 -0800 2017-10-21T14:15:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52671591753 Pyramid of Queen Meritites <p>Pyramid of queen Meritites I, AKA G1-b, is located on the East side of the pyramid of Khufu, in the middle of the three pyramids of the queens, and located ten meters south of Pyramid G1-a. It has a base of 50 meters and originally had a height of 30 meters.</p> pyramidtextsonline https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Pyramid of Sneferu https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52117724457/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pyramidtexts/">pyramidtextsonline</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyramidtexts/52117724457/" title="Pyramid of Sneferu"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52117724457_930f2e4e88_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="Pyramid of Sneferu" /></a></p> <p>The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur has a base length of 188 m (617 ft) and a height of 105 m (345 ft).<br /> <br /> It's name refers to its appearance due to it having started off with a slope angle of 54° but was then reduced the angle to 43° at around 47 m (154 ft) from the top.</p> Thu, 02 Jun 2022 23:28:04 -0700 2022-06-03T15:56:55-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (pyramidtextsonline) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/52117724457 Pyramid of Sneferu <p>The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur has a base length of 188 m (617 ft) and a height of 105 m (345 ft).<br /> <br /> It's name refers to its appearance due to it having started off with a slope angle of 54° but was then reduced the angle to 43° at around 47 m (154 ft) from the top.</p> pyramidtextsonline bent sneferu https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en