Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Dendera Zodiac - Stargate
The Stargate Is a zodiac map of the stars showing the 12 constellations of the Zodiac and the planets.
Based on the Ancient Egyptian calendar which was based on lunar cycles of around 30 days and on the rising of the star Sothis (Sirius).
The celestial arch is represented by a disc held up by four pillars of the sky in the form of women, between which are inserted falcon-headed spirits. On the first ring, 36 spirits symbolize the 360 days of the Egyptian year.
On an inner circle, the constellations, showing the signs of the zodiac. Some of these are represented in the same Greco-Roman iconographic forms as their familiar counterparts (e.g. the Aries, Taurus, Scorpio, and Capricorn. Aquarius is represented as the flood god Hapy, holding two vases which have water pouring out - It is exactly the same as the Mesopotamian zodiac.
Below is the original carved map now shown @ the Louvre after being taken by Napoleons Troops
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The outline below shows in greater detail the Stargate
Temple of Hathor - Dendera
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Temple of Komombo - Sobek
The god Sobek, which was depicted as a crocodile or a man with the head of a crocodile was a powerful and frightening deity & Komombo Temple is dedicated to him - Crocodiles were kept here.
Sobek - Crocodile headed god
The wall below shows surgical instruments & women giving birth
Man its really, really hot!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The Sun sets & the Moon rises
I was on a boat going on the Nile going north up towards Cairo & suddenly realised to the East (Right) I could see the Moon & to the West (Left) the Sun.
The Sun to rule the day & the Moon to light the night - I was amazed I have never seen this before.
The Sun to rule the day & the Moon to light the night - I was amazed I have never seen this before.
Location:El Khatar - Aswan,,Egypt
Abu Simble - Nefertari Temple
This Temple was built in honour of Nethertari Rameses favourite wife.
It's in Abu Simbel & has wonderful motifs all about love.
This is my favourite pic I have seen so far - it's Rameses giving Lotus flowers to Isis.
As above expanded
3,000 years ago & they were able to do 3D look @ they way the arm seems to come out.
Ooohh that sun is hot!!
St George & the Reggae boys from Europe to Africa
It's in Abu Simbel & has wonderful motifs all about love.
This is my favourite pic I have seen so far - it's Rameses giving Lotus flowers to Isis.
As above expanded
3,000 years ago & they were able to do 3D look @ they way the arm seems to come out.
Ooohh that sun is hot!!
St George & the Reggae boys from Europe to Africa
Abu Simbel the Temple
I had arrived in Aswan with the sole intention of seeing the Daddy of Colossal monuments Rameses II Temple in Abu Simble. I had stayed in Aswan a few days trying to get used to the heat before I went off hurdling thru the Desert.
After a 2 hour drive thru the desert spying nothing but sand & camels we arrived @ Abu Simbel
I had seen many photos of it before but they just didn't get the scale of monumental across!
It was built on Egypts southern border with motifs & pictures showing the victorious Battle of Kadesh with the Hittites (Syrians) so as to warn Rameses enemies if ur gonna trouble us you better be big & bad
Colossal doesn't describe it
This statue is huge I reach it's
knees & the detail is just awesome
Check the Birkenstocks!
The Pharoah Ramses II in his chariot.
There are 6 of these huge statues as you walk thru to the Inner sanctum to be faced by 4 seated statues -
Ramses II, Horus Ra, Isis & Hathor
The sun shines twice a year on the faces of the statues
Yours truly with a big fat huge enormous smile on my face
George & the Reggae boys
from Europe to Africa
After a 2 hour drive thru the desert spying nothing but sand & camels we arrived @ Abu Simbel
I had seen many photos of it before but they just didn't get the scale of monumental across!
It was built on Egypts southern border with motifs & pictures showing the victorious Battle of Kadesh with the Hittites (Syrians) so as to warn Rameses enemies if ur gonna trouble us you better be big & bad
Colossal doesn't describe it
This statue is huge I reach it's
knees & the detail is just awesome
Check the Birkenstocks!
The Pharoah Ramses II in his chariot.
There are 6 of these huge statues as you walk thru to the Inner sanctum to be faced by 4 seated statues -
Ramses II, Horus Ra, Isis & Hathor
The sun shines twice a year on the faces of the statues
Yours truly with a big fat huge enormous smile on my face
George & the Reggae boys
from Europe to Africa
The Nubian Desert
The Desert nothing but sand! Well & a few camels, maybe. Even though it's nothing but sand & it's truly hot - I've never felt heat like that before! And apparently it gets as hot as 55 degrees it still has a sort of vibe about it - when I 1st saw it I had this feeling of awe & respect.
These 3 mounds are man built & they are used as markers or guides to show the way thru the desert. I saw these throughout south east Turkey/Mesopotamia they were used as guides for the silk trade route
Sand, sand & more sand & then all of a sudden this huge canal running for miles.
St George & the Reggae boys from Europe to Africa
These 3 mounds are man built & they are used as markers or guides to show the way thru the desert. I saw these throughout south east Turkey/Mesopotamia they were used as guides for the silk trade route
Sand, sand & more sand & then all of a sudden this huge canal running for miles.
St George & the Reggae boys from Europe to Africa
Felluca - chilling on the Nile
Spent a lovely relaxing day on a Fellucca - the design is the same from 5,000 years ago.
This is the Captain getting ready to pray. Felluca boatmen spend their life on the boat so that means going to the front of the boat @ prayertime & doing your thing. He was also drinking straight from the Nile!!!! & explained he's been doing it since he was young.
Captain Kiwi
Rower bringing lunch to the boats
The children from the villages along the riverbank often swim out to the boats & get pulled through the water.
The local ferry
Children playing along the riverbank
A Nubian village
For thousands of years the Nile has been a means of transport as well as providing irrigation for agriculture - you can see from the Nile the desert directly behind the trees.
St George & the Reggae boys from Europe to Africa
This is the Captain getting ready to pray. Felluca boatmen spend their life on the boat so that means going to the front of the boat @ prayertime & doing your thing. He was also drinking straight from the Nile!!!! & explained he's been doing it since he was young.
Captain Kiwi
Rower bringing lunch to the boats
The children from the villages along the riverbank often swim out to the boats & get pulled through the water.
The local ferry
Children playing along the riverbank
A Nubian village
For thousands of years the Nile has been a means of transport as well as providing irrigation for agriculture - you can see from the Nile the desert directly behind the trees.
St George & the Reggae boys from Europe to Africa
Location:El Khatar - Aswan,,Egypt
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- Just passing through and enjoying life. I use this blog to keep hold of my thoughts & opinions. In general anything that interest me.