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Egypt
The Origin of Civilization
  • By
  • Dr. Louis G. Salib
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Topics
  • Egypt before Christianity
  • Heiroglyphic, the origin of languages
  • The trip of the Holy Family to Egypt
  • Egypt in two millenniums
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Egypt before Christianity
  • The Nile Valley is where the earliest beginnings of:
    • Agriculture
    • Architecture
    • Engineering and Science
    • Language and writing
    • Religion
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The Nile Valley
  • It extends over 4000 miles, from the high lands on the east coast of central Africa to the delta region in the extreme north.
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The Nile Valley
  • The famous inscription, found in the temple of Horus at Edfu mentions that the Egyptian civilization was brought by invaders from the south under King Horus
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The Major Rivers of the World
  • The Nile is the Longest River in the world. (4145 miles).
  • The Mississippi-Missouri river is 3710 miles.
  • The Amazon is 4000 miles.
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The Idea of a Pharaoh
  • May have come down the Nile from Nubia to Egypt
  • That would make Nubian Civilization the ancestor of Egypt’s
  • Ethios = burnt, ops = face. So Ethiopian = Burnt face
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The Name of Egypt
  • Before the Greeks, Egypt’s name was Kemet to indicate blackness or Chemi indicating its black inhabitants.
  • The name Egypt was offered by the Greeks in 700 B.C.
  • They were impressed by the temple of Ptah, so they named Chemi Hekaptah “The Land of the Temple of Ptah ”.
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The Name of Egypt
  • In the Greek Language, Hekaptah became  Aiguptos.
  • Then, the Romans Latinized it into “ Aegyptus ”.
  •  The capital of Egypt, “Memphis” is a Greek corruption of “Men-nefer” “Established in Beauty”.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Pre-Dynastic Kemet (4236 – 3150 B.C.E.):
    • 4236 Kemetic people using 1460-year-old astronomical calendar.
    • 3800 Emergence of earliest Nubian civilization.
    • 3400 Nubian Kingdom of Ta-Seti
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 1-2 (3150 - 2649 B.C.E.); Old Kingdom:
    • 3150 King Narmer (Menes) unifies upper and lower Kemet and establishes Memphis as the state capital.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 3-6
  • (2649 – 2150
  • B.C.E.); Old
  • Kingdom: Pyramid
  • age:
    • 2630 Zocer builds step Pyramid and Saqqara complex.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 3-6
  • (2649 – 2150
  • B.C.E.); Old
  • Kingdom:
  • Pyramid age:
    • 2575 - 2465 Built of all the Pyramids of Dahshur and Giza.
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • ADAM was a Divine Universal Manifestation of God, setting up the Adamic cycle of six thousand years, beginning with himself and his establisher, Enoch, and ending with Baha'u'llah and His establisher, the return of Jesus the High Priest after the order of Melchizedec, Dr. Leland Jensen.
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • Adam's establisher was Enoch who was the architect of the Great Pyramid at Gizeh in Egypt. This Pyramid gives in graphic details the dates for the advent of the Divine Manifestations as found in the Kabbalah Tree, including the Ancient Root and the Land that the Tree of Life is planted in.
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • There are many books written on the Great Pyramid, but almost all of them are written either by Christians or by people in the Christian world who have limited their works to Christian concepts, making their writings limited to this narrow view with results that are but mediocre. However in spite of this, they have done a monumental job of supplying us with accurate measurements in the Pyramid.
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • The object of this writer is to give to the world the rest of the story, for the limited versions have served no real purpose nor given any real guidance to the world. Whereas this writer's purpose is to give this guidance that the world so sorely needs, as we are in the throes of transition from nationalism into internationalism.
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • The world has shrunk to where every man is his neighbor, and, as a result, the differences in nationalities, races, ideologies, religions, cultures and classes and the struggle to adjust have resulted in all kinds of disturbances, such as scrabbling fights, mayhem, carnage, pillage and small and great wars. We have had two world wars and are now on the verge of World War III and, according to prophecies, a third of mankind will be dead in one hour (Revelation 18:10, 17).
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • Revelation 18:10-17:
  • 10  Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is your judgment come.
  • 11  And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buys their merchandise any more:
  • 12  The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • Revelation 18:10-17:
  • 13  And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
  • 14  And the fruits that your soul lusted after are departed from you, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from you, and you shall find them no more at all.
  • 15  The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • Revelation 18:10-17:
  • 16  And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
  • 17  For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,


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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • The Date for the Advent of Adam
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The Bahaii’s Heresy

  • By extending a line downward from the top of the Ascending Passageway to where it meets with the outer slope of the north slope of the Pyramid, there are 3999.99844863 P"or January 1st, 4000 B.C.106 A.K., to when Adam began his ministry. (see Figure 7)
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The Bahaii’s Heresy
  • The Date for the Advent of Jesus, the Christ :
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The Bahaii’s Heresy

  • Measuring down in the Grand Gallery from the juncture of the Great Step to the start of the Grand Gallery at its juncture with the Ascending Passageway gives us the date of September 21st, 30 A.D., the exact same date given by Daniel for the beginning of Jesus' ministry when he was baptized. (see Figure 2).
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The Bahaii’s Heresy

  • This is 29.7178918677 P" from the Zero Point, which is the birth of Jesus. 3.5 P" before the opening of the Grand Gallery there is a seam in the rock face, giving us the date of the advent of John the Baptist when he began his mission on March 21st, 27 A.D. This is the exact date given by Daniel. By hanging a plum-line from the first Overlay just past the opening of the Grand Gallery, we have 3.5 Pyramid inches from the baptism of Jesus until his crucifixion on March 21st, 34 A.D.  This is 33.2178918677 P" up from the Zero Point. This is the exact same date as given by Daniel for the crucifixion of Jesus.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 3-6 (2649 – 2150 B.C.E.); Old Kingdom: Pyramid age:
    • 2465 built of Great sun temples and mortuary complexes.
    • 2323 Pyramid Texts inscribed in the tomb of King Unas.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • First Intermediate Period (2150-2040 B.C.E.)
    • Kemet experiences widespread political upheaval.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 11-12 (2040 – 1763 B.C.E.); Middle Kingdom: Literary age:
    • 2040 Mentuhotep II unifies Kemet and relocates the capital to Waset (Thebes/Luxor).
    •    Art, literature and religion all flourish  during this era as prosperity and stability are restored to the land.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 11-12 (2040 – 1763 B.C.E.); Middle Kingdom: Literary age:
    • 1897 Senwosret establishes a colony in Greece and founded the city of Athens.
    •   Construction of the great Kemetic Labyrinth by Amenemhat.


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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 13-17 (1783 – 1550 B.C.E.); Second Intermediate Period:
    • First Asian invasion of Egypt by Hyksos  “rulers of foreign lands“ ; invasion begins period of widespread destruction.


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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 18-20 (1550 – 1170 B.C.E.); New Kingdom: Temple and Imperial age:
    • 1550 King Ahmos defeats the Hyksos and reunifies Kemet.
    • 1504 Thutmos I expands the Imperial rulership from the Upper Nile to the Upper Euphrates (Persia/ Iraq).
    • 1473 Hatshipsut rules Kemet as first female pharaoh.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 18-20 (1550 – 1170 B.C.E.); New Kingdom: Temple and Imperial age:
    • 1391 Amenhotep III rules Kemet at the height of its military power. Queen Tiye rules by his side.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 18-20 (1550 – 1170 B.C.E.); New Kingdom: Temple and Imperial age:
    • 1353 Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton) introduces concept of the Aton as the sole God to be worshiped in Kemet. Queen Nefertiti rules by his side.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 18-20 (1550 – 1170 B.C.E.); New Kingdom: Temple and Imperial age:
    • 1333 Tutankhamen ascends the throne of Kemet.
    • 1306 Seti I, the father of Ramses II builds a magnificent tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 18-20 (1550 – 1170 B.C.E.); New Kingdom: Temple and Imperial age:
    • 1290 Ramses II ( Ramses the Great) rules Kemet for 67 years.
    •    Nefertari, the Nubian queen reigns as Ramses II chief wife.
    •    During this period, Kemet experiences enormous prosperity and a phenomenal resurgence in temple construction, literature and art.


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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasties 21-24 (1070 – 750 B.C.E.); Second Intermediate Period:
    • Deterioration of political authority and a general period of social, political and religious decline.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasty 25 (750 – 675 B.C.E.); Late Kingdom:
    • 750 Piye (Piankhi), Nubian king conquers Upper and Lower Kemet and reestablishes central authority in Kush.
    • 712 Shabaka reunifies all of Kemet and rules from Waset (Thebes/ Luxor).
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasty 25 (750 – 675 B.C.E.); Late Kingdom:
    • 690 Taharqa leads military invasion of Spain and Palestine.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasty 25 (750 – 675 B.C.E.); Late Kingdom:
    • 667 Assyrians conquer Lower Kemet.
    • 664 Assyrians conquer Upper Egypt. Nubian kings reestablish central government in Upper Kemet until they are conquered by Assyrian forces.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasty 27 (525 – 404 B.C.E.); First Persian Invasion:
    • 525: Kemet invaded by Cambyses and becomes a part of the Persian Empire; capital is moved to Babylon.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasty 28 (404 - 399 B.C.E.); First Persian Invasion:
    • 404 - 399: Persians are expelled from Kemet; capital is moved to Sais in the Western Delta.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Dynasty 30 (380 - 343 B.C.E.):
    • 380 - 343 : Last period of rulership by native-borne Kemetic kings.
    • 343 - 332: Second Persian Invasion.


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  • Greek Period (332 – 30 B.C.E.):
    • 332 Alexander of Macedonia (Alexander the Great) defeats the Persian Army and conquers Kemet.
    • 323 Ptolemy I establishes the Ptolemic Dynasty of Egypt.
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  • Greek Period (332 – 30 B.C.E.):
    • 285 Ptolemy II commissions Menatho to write History of Egypt, hereby establishing the only surviving record of Dynastic rulership.
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The Peopling of Kemet or Chemi or Egypt
  • Greek Period (332 – 30 B.C.E.):
    • 69 – 30:
    •  Cleopatra VII born, rules Egypt until her death.
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  • Roman Period (30 B.C.E. – 323 A.C.E.)
    • 30 B.C.E.: Augustus Caesar claims Egypt as a province of Rome. Degenerate elements of the ancient Kemetic religion are popularized in Rome.
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  • Byzantine Period (323 - 642 A.C.E.)
    • 323: Constantine becomes the first Christian Emperor of Rome, convenes the first Nicaean council in Nicaea, Turkey , in 325 and declares Christianity the official state religion in 333.
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  • Byzantine Period (323 - 642 A.C.E.)
    • 391: Christian Emperor Theodosius bans the ancient religious systems of Egypt and orders the closing of all Egyptian temples.
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  • Byzantine Period (323 - 642 A.C.E.)
    • 394: Last recorded date of Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions.
    • 527: Christian Emperor Justinian finally succeeds in closing the last Egyptian temple at Philae.
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  • Islamic Period (651 A.C.E. - present)
    • 642: Conquest of Egypt by Arabs and the introduction of Islam.
    • 1250: The Mamelukes (former Turkish and Circassian slaves) conquer Egypt.


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  • Islamic Period (651 A.C.E. - present)
    • 1517: Egypt conquered by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire.
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  • Islamic Period (651 A.C.E. - present)
    • 1798: Egypt conquered by Napoleon of France (that helped the development of the science of Egyptology).
    • 1881: Egypt and Ottoman troops seize control of Egypt.
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Chemi or Egypt
  • Islamic Period (651 A.C.E. - present)
    • 1952: Egyptian officers force King Faruk to give up the throne.
    • 1953: General Muhammad Naguib, the first Nubian to rule Egypt since 343 B.C.E.
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  • Islamic Period (651 A.C.E. - present)
    • 1954: General Muhammad Naguib overthrown by General Gamal Abdel Nasser who forms the United Arab Republic in 1958.
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  • Islamic Period (651 A.C.E. - present)
    • 1970: Anwar El-sadat becomes President after death of Nasser.
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  • Islamic Period (651 A.C.E. - present)
    • 1981: Hosni Mubarak becomes president after assassination of Sadat.
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Influence of Egyptian Civilization on the World
1- Religion
  • Monotheism
    • 1353 Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton) introduces concept of the Aton as the sole God to be worshiped in Kemet. Queen Nefertiti rules by his side.
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1- Religion
  • Trinity
    • Osiris, Isis and their son Horus (Heru). The enemy is Seth
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1- Religion and Art
  • The Ankh (the ancient symbol of life).
    • It represents the unification of the feminine and masculine forces in the universe and the creation of new life.
    • It portrays both the physical and spiritual aspects of life.
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1- Religion and Art
  • The Ankh (the ancient symbol of life).
    • Symbolically, the oval represents the womb, the vertical shaft depicts the phallus and the horizontal bar expresses the coming into existence of a new life, resulting from the union of man and woman.
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1- Religion and Art
  • The use of the Ankh in Coptic Art:
    • The oval represents head of the Saint. It is drown as a round to symbolize infinity. The eyes are wide as a symbol of wisdom and the sign of cross is replaced by the body of the saint.
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1- Religion and Art
  • The use of Pharaonic burial music in Coptic music:
  • O only Begotten Son, O Holy. Who never dies. (Omonogenes)
  • Golgotha in Hebrew, kranion in Greek, the place where you were crucified. (The Golgotha Hymn)




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  • The sign of Memphis
    (a Greek corruption of Men-nefer “Established in Beauty”.):
  • It is a symbol of a mythical bird called Benu which represents the regeneration of the sole.
  • The long life of the benu, and later that of the Greek simulator “Phoenix” became symbols of immortality and spiritual rebirth.
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1- Religion and Art
  • The sign of Memphis
    In both myths, only one bird lived at a time, and it was always a male
  • According to the fable, the bird lived for 500 years and was burnt on a funeral pyre
  • Both birds represented the sun, which dies in its flames each evening and is resurrected each morning
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1- Religion and Art
  • The Sign of Memphis
    The phoenix became the symbol of Atlanta, Georgia after 1865 when the city was rebuilt following its burning during the Civil War.
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1- Religion and Art
  • The Sign of Memphis
    The phoenix became the symbol of Atlanta, Georgia after 1865 when the city was rebuilt following its burning during the Civil War.
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1- Religion and Art
  • The Sign of Memphis
    It is also used in the city seal of Phoenix, Arizona.
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1- Religion and Art
  • The Fight between Seth and Horus:
  • The icon of St. George is an example of contemporary personification of Horus.
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2- Astronomy and the calendar
  • Stellar, lunar and solar calendars:
  • After studying the heaven, the astronomer of Kemet developed the above calendars as a means of regulating agricultural, religious and civic activities.






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2- Astronomy and the calendar
  • Astronomy:
  • They predicted eclipses.
  • Plotted the movement of numerous stars.
  • Described the method of determining the phases of the moon.
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2- Astronomy and the calendar
  • Astronomy:
  • They identified five planets:
    • They called Mercury, Sebku.
    • Venus, Bennu-Asar.
    • Mars, Heru-Khuti
    • Saturn, Heru-ka-per
    • Jupiter, Heru-Ap-sheta-taui.
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2- Astronomy and the calendar
  • The lunar calendar:
  • The word month comes from the moon.
  • The length of the month is calculated as 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.7 seconds.
  • 12 lunar months is approximately 354 days which is shorter than the solar year by about 11 days.
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2- Astronomy and the calendar
  • The solar calendar:
  • The Egyptians calculated it as 365 days.
    • In year 4236 B.C.E., they added 6 hours every year.
  • They divided the year into 12 months of 30 days each.
  • 5-6 days were added to the end of the year, which corresponded to the birth of the Gods (Netcherw) Osiris, Isis, Horus, Seth and Nephthys, who were the progenitors of the human race.
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2- Astronomy and the calendar
  • The solar calendar:
  • The Egyptians divided the year into three seasons, each is 4 months which were called the inundation, the cultivation and the harvest.
  • Each 30 day month was divided into three weeks of 10 days each, and each day was then divided into 24 hours.
  • The term hour is derived from the name of the God Horus (Heru).
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2- Astronomy and the calendar
  • The solar calendar:
  • Otto Neugebauer, author of The Exact Sciences in Antiquity, referred to it as “the only intelligent calendar that has ever existed in human history”.
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3- Architecture
  • The Pyramids:
  • 1- The step Pyramid of Saqqara:
  • It was built around 2630 B.C.E. for King Zocer from the third dynasty
  • Its height is 197 feet, in six box like steps
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  • The Pyramids:
  • 2- The great Pyramids of Giza:
  • 10 miles west of Cairo
  • One mile square and 135 feet above the Nile Delta
  • The only remaining of the seven wonders of the world
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  • The Pyramids:
  • 2- The great Pyramids of Giza:
  • Originally, its height of 481 feet, in 201 stair stepped tiers
  • The Arabs tried to destroy it twice
  • In year 820, Abdullah El Mammon tried to dig into it about 100 feet, but he found only many rooms
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  • The Pyramids:
  • 2- The great Pyramids of Giza:
  • Second attack was in 1356 A.C.E. when there was an earthquake in Cairo and they used its polishing limestone to rebuild Cairo
  • Over several decades the Arabs used its limestone to construct a citadel and some mosques
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3- Architecture
  • The Pyramids:
  • 2- The great Pyramids of Giza:
  • Measurements:
    • Perimeter = 3023 feet = One half minute of a degree of latitude at the equator
    • Or, 1: 43,200 of the polar circumference of the earth.
    • 360 degrees in a circle x 60 minutes x 2 (half minutes) = 43200
    • That means that whoever built the pyramids had advanced knowledge about mathematics
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3- Architecture
  • The Pyramids:
  • 2- The great Pyramids of Giza:
  • Measurements:
    • The dimensions of the King’s Chamber (34.4” in length, 17.2” in width and 19.1” in height correlates with Pythagorean Triangles A2 +B2 = C2)
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  • The Pyramids:
  • 2- The great Pyramids of Giza:
  • They had hard time building similar design in Paris
  • The Lincoln’s Pyramid is another trial to simulate the pyramid
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3- Architecture
  • The Dollar:
  • 1- The Obverse:
  • It has similarity to the Emblem of Heru (Horus).
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3- Architecture
  • The Dollar:
  • 2- The Reverse side:
  • It shows a pyramid of 13 courses of stones which represent the Union, and it has the date of 1776 written in Roman numerals on its base.
  • 3- The Eye of
  • Providence:
  • It shows the motto “Annuit
  • coeptis”, meaning He (God)
  • Has favored our undertaking.
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3- Architecture
  • Measurements:
    • It is the largest and oldest monument ever sculpted from a single rock.
    • It is 240 feet long, 66 feet high, shoulder span of 38 feet, head almost 14 feet wide, and a smile 7 feet wide.
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3- Architecture
  • Measurements:
    • The head represents the intelligence which must be cultivated  to elevate the consciousness into a higher spiritual state.
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3- Architecture
  • Measurements:
    • The body represents the animal nature in man and the lion exemplifies the royalty.
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3- Architecture
  • The Pyramids:
  • Measurements: Of the setting of the sun.
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3- Architecture
  • 3- The Sphinx (Herm-Em-Akhet = Hero of the horizon):
  • Measurements: Of the setting of the sun.
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3- Architecture
  • 4- The Obelisks
  • The old Egyptian name is “Tekhen” associated with Osiris as a commemoration of his death in the Nile.
  • It is a Greek name which means “small spit”.
  • The Arabic name is “Messala” which means a large patching needle; which refers to its form.
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3- Architecture
  • The Boats:
    • In the fall of 1991, Egyptologists discovered a fleet of 12 royal ships, which were found in Abydos in an ancient burial ground 280 miles south of Cairo.
    • Each ship is 50 to 60 feet long and they are estimated to be 5000 years old.
    • They are believed to be the earliest boats found on Earth.
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3- Architecture
  • 5- The story of creation
  • Recorded in a papyrus and shows Netcher (god) Shu separating Nut (Earth) from Geb (Sky)
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4- Mathematics
  • It was included in a Papyrus purchased by the Scotsman Alexander Rhind and brought to London.
  • It was discovered in the mid nineteenth century and believed to be written during the Middle Kingdom (1900 B.C.E.).
  • It consisted of 80 problems and their solutions.
  • It discussed the surface of the sphere, the square root (Pythagorean theorem), how to calculate the surface of the circle, rectangle, trapezium and triangle.
  • It also, discussed the use of tangent, sine, cosine and co-tangent.
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4- Mathematics
  • Example is the relationship between the lunar eye, the moon and measurement in what is called the “eye of Djhuiti” where the symbols for the various fractions of the eye were called “hekat”.
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  • Another example is the problem #79, which deals with the geometric progression of a ratio of seven called “the inventory of goods contained in a house”.
  • It states:
    • There are seven houses.
    • In each house, there are seven cats.
    • Each cat kills seven mice.
    • Each mouse eats seven grains.
    • Each grain would have produced seven hekat.
    • What is the sum of all the enumerated elements.
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4- Mathematics
  • The concept of the Pythagorean Theorem:
    • The 3-4-5 rule has been used by Kemet as late as 1143 B.C.E.
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5- Languages