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4300 YEARS OLD PYRAMID FOUND
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and a team discovered a pyramid of a queen at Saqqara. The pyramid, which dates to about 4,300 years ago, is 5 meters in height, although it originally reached about 14 meters. The base is square, each side having a length of 22 meters. The magical proportions of the Great Pyramid can be seen in the smaller pyramids.
The Egyptians never seemed to have anything built without exact proportions set out. The sides of the pyramid sloped at an angle of 51 degrees, and the entire monument was originally covered in a casing of fine white limestone. Something also see at Giza where the three most famous Pyramids are. The belief is that the pyramid belonged to a queen named Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, the first king of Dynasty 6.Her name is mentioned in a medical papyrus containing a recipe, supposedly created at her request, for a preparation to strengthen the hair. The hostorians now received evidence that they were wrong assuming she wasn't the first wife. This pyramid proved that she was.
The Egyptians also never did anything without a bigger plan. The surrounding area is very rich in history. A New Kingdom chapel (1550 BC) decorated with a scene of the deceased offering to Osiris. Other finds from the area include a group of coffins dating to around 300 B.C. a wooden statue of the god Anubis, amulets, and a symbolic vessel in the shape of a cartouche, which still contained the remains of some green substance.
The desert around Cairo is littered with treasure that will still be discovered. So much lies hidden that we could not foresee what else will reveal itself from below the sand. If only we could find things faster. If Anubis and Osiris are there, you can believe Horus and Isis is not far.
The desert might seem dry and worthless but it the perfect place to hide something. The dry air does assist in the preservation and the sand to cover the treasure from unwanted attention. Unfortunately the experts also need to work through the sand to get to the tombs and temples.
A last remark is that Egypt was so rich that it supplied food to the entire region and the Bible is one reference book we can use to see that this is true.
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