ANCIENT EGYPT EXPLAINED: The Pyramid Culture of the World

I always was interested in Egypt since we made the clay model of the sphinx in elementary school. I never could understand why it was so complicated and why no one could put it together. I went through each of the pharaohs and looked up all of their structures, monuments, artifacts, tombs. I compiled a collection of pictures from the Internet and turned them into a movie so I could finally understand what was going on in ancient Egypt. I hope you find this movie to be revealing that all the cultures in the world are very similar. https://youtu.be/oymz8Od29MQ?si=txLu1S7_xpjrS2Tn

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132ND PHARAOH RAMSES II — LUXOR OBELISK — PARIS, FRANCE

The text visible today is still the original Ramesses II inscription. A representative translation reads: “Horus: Mighty Bull, beloved of Ma’at.King of Upper and Lower Egypt Usermaatre-Setepenre, son of Ra Ramesses, beloved of Amun-Ra.He made this monument of red granite for his father Amun-Ra, lord of the thrones of the Two Lands, so that he may grant life, stability, and dominion forever.” French Text “L’OBÉLISQUE DE LOUQSORÉRIGÉ À THÈBES SOUS LE RÈGNEDE RAMESSÈS II ENVIRONTREIZE SIÈCLES AVANT L’ÈRE CHRÉTIENNEA ÉTÉ DONNÉ À LA FRANCEPAR MÉHÉMET ALIVICE-ROI D’ÉGYPTEET ÉLEVÉ SUR CETTE PLACELE 25 OCTOBRE 1836SOUS LE RÈGNEDE LOUIS-PHILIPPE ROI DES FRANÇAIS.” English Translation “The obelisk of Luxor,erected at Thebes under the reignof Ramesses II about thirteen centuriesbefore the Christian era,was given to Franceby Muhammad Ali,Viceroy of Egypt,and erected in this squareon 25 October 1836during the reign ofLouis-Philippe, King of the French.” Cloudy day at the place de la Concorde with the Obelisk and Eiffel tower, in Paris, France. Paris, France - July 6, 2013: Illuminated Louvre museum during sunset in Paris. The Pyramid is the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Salmon-red clouds hovering over l’Obélisque de Louxor at dusk.

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8 EGYPTIAN OBELISKS IN ROME

121ST PHARAOH THUTMOSE III -- #1 LATERAN OBELISK Side text summary: “The Horus Mighty Bull, beloved of Maat.The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Menkheperre (Thutmose III), son of Ra, Thutmose, beloved of Amun.He made this great obelisk of red granite for his father Amun-Ra, lord of the thrones of the Two Lands.May he grant life, stability, and dominion forever.” Later added lines from Thutmose IV say roughly: “The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Menkheperure (Thutmose IV), son of Ra, beloved of Amun.He restored and renewed the monuments of his father Amun and made his name flourish forever.” Latin SIXTVS V PONT MAXOBELISCVM HUNCA CONSTAN TII FILIOALEXANDRIA ROMAM ADVECTUMET IN CIRCO MAXIMO POSITUMEVERSUM AC DIU IACENTEMIN HANC BASILICAE LATERANENSISAREAM TRANSTULITANNO MDLXXXVII Translation “Pope Sixtus V, Supreme Pontiff, moved this obelisk, which the Emperor Constantius, son of Constantine, had brought from Alexandria to Rome and placed in the Circus Maximus.After it had fallen and lain there for a long time, he transferred it to the square of the Lateran Basilica in the year 1587.” UNKNOWN PHARAOH -- #2 VATICAN OBELISK What was originally written on it Nothing. The granite shaft is completely blank — it has no hieroglyphs at all. Because Egyptian obelisks normally include royal inscriptions, historians believe it was probably: made for a sun temple at Heliopolis, and intentionally left plain or never inscribed. This means no Egyptian text survives to translate. Latin inscription currently on the pedestal One of the principal inscriptions reads: Latin ECCE CRUX DOMINIFUGITE…

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Pharaoh 145 RAMSES IX – KV6 Tomb

Image ref 114632154. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632145. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632143. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632134. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632150. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632094. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. EGYPT - AUGUST 11: Egypt, Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979) - Luxor - Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Ramses IX (KV 6) - Third passage - Detail of the frescoed ceiling representing The Egyptian Amduat: The Book of the Hidden Chamber - (Dinasty XX, Ramses IX, 1125-1107 b.C.). (Photo by S. VANNINI/De Agostini/Getty Images) KV6 tomb of Ramses IX at the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the Nile river off of Egypt's southern city of Luxor, Egypt. Africa Hieroglyphs in the Tomb of Ramesses IX, KV6 at Valley of Kings,Luxor,Egypt Image ref 114632154. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632145. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632143. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632134. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more information. Image ref 114632150. Copyright Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. See www.shutterstock.com/license for more…

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Pharaoh 142 Ramesses VI — KV9 Tomb

Book of Caverns, fifth division, scene 9: cobras guarding decapitated enemies in a cauldron.; Wall painting and relief carving in the tomb of Rameses V and Rameses VI KV9 in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, Luxor Egypt. Book of Caverns, fifth division, scene 9: cobras guarding decapitated enemies in a cauldron.; Wall painting and relief carving in the tomb of Rameses V and Rameses VI KV9 in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, Luxor Egypt. xr:d:DAFu6Ozcn-8:2545,j:1790597668514114688,t:24012715 xr:d:DAFqdMNv1ow:1083,j:1109412157258778592,t:23082418 A detail of the painting of the 6th section of the Book of Caverns on the wall of the sarcophagus hall of the tomb of Ramses VI, Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 20th dynasty c 1143 1136 BC. Valley of Kings, West Thebes. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images) Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard ### FREE Community Edition ### on 2020-10-20 15:25:34Z | http://piczard.com | http://codecarvings.com

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Pharaoh 140 Ramses IV — KV2 Tomb

Luxor, Egypt - September 11, 2018: Tomb KV2 in the Valley of the Kings is the burial place of Ramesses IV Reliefs and Murals, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Reliefs and Murals, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Sarcophagus in Burial Chamber, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Creative Commons CC by 2.0 Creative Commons CC by 2.0 Creative Commons CC by 2.0 Tomb of Ramses IV - Egypt Tours Portal ?????????????????????????????????? Beautifully decorated ceiling and walls with hieroglyphics from Book of the Dead and Litany of Ra in the Tomb of Ramesses IV,KV2, in the Valley of Kings,Luxor,Egypt Reliefs and Murals, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Sarcophagus in Burial Chamber, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Tomb of Ramses IV - Egypt Tours Portal ??????????????????????????????????

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