Friday 29 May 2020

The mysterious Benben stone: An obelisk-like stone that was symbolic of the primaeval mound of creation in Heliopolis.

Pyramidion, Cairo Museum Inscribed pyramidion, or pyramid cap, in black basalt, Cairo Museum, Egypt Charlie Phillips Member since 2007 Taken on August 2, 2007 Bab el Luk, Cairo, Al Qahirah, EG  Oggetto trovato in una necropoli vicino #Tebe  #MuseoEgizio #Torino  Sandstone pyramidion of Hornefer: each face of this pyramidion is divided into two sections by a horizontal line of text consisting of an invocation by the workman Hornefer to Ra and other gods. The lower parts of three sides are further divided by a column of text in the middle of each containing a prayer by Hornefer. All representations are carved in sunk relief and all texts are incised. On one face the barque of Ra is depicted in the upper section.PYRAMIDION OF BENNEBENSEKHAF, 21st DYNASTY 1069-945 B.CWhen the pyramid-shaped royal tomb was abandoned in the 18th Dynasty, mudbrick pyramids were used to mark tombs of private people. These structures were topped by a stone pyramidion. Whereas the mudbrick parts have mostly disappeared, the pyramidia have survived. They have been made out of limestone or sandstone, although examples of harder stone are also known. The largest number can be dated to the New Kingdom. Nieuwe Rijk ; 18e Dynastie (laat) ca. 1325 v. Chr. Bron: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.Pyramidion, Egypt (by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin) -- An Egyptian pyramidion. These formed the top of private tombs and were based on the "benen," the primeval mound of creation on which the son God was bÉThe Egyptian Museum: Floor 1 Hall 010 These Symbols Often We See But We Do not Know That Meaning, Is There a Mystery Behind?When the pyramid-shaped royal tomb was abandoned in the 18th Dynasty, mudbrick pyramids were used to mark tombs of private people. These structures were topped by a stone pyramidion. Whereas the mudbrick parts have mostly disappeared, the pyramidia have survived. They have been made out of limestone or sandstone, although examples of harder stone are also known. The largest number can be dated to the New Kingdom. Nieuwe Rijk ; 18e Dynastie (laat) ca. 1325 v. Chr. Bron: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.Limestone pyramidion of Wedjahor. 26th dynasty, c. 630 BCE. | The British MuseumGiclee Print: Rising Sun in Guise of Falcon God Ra-Harakhti : 24x18in Pyramidion, Iuf,  525–332 B.C. Egypt. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1921 (21.2.66)Queen Hatshepsut, dressed in the costume of a King and depicted as a man, is crowned by the god #Amun. The god Amun and the hieroglyphs denoting his name were defaced during the reign of Akhenaten and restored later.   New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of #Hatshepsut, ca. 1478-1458 BC. Detail of a relief on a fallen #obelisk of Hatshepsut, #Karnak Temple Complex.The pyramidion, originally placed on the top of the small pyramid over the tomb…Pyramidion de Pyay et Ipouy Adorant le dieu solaire Horakhty sous forme de scarabée ailé poussant le disque du soleil vers 1290-1070 av JC Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais -the-anunnaki-ancient-egyptPyramidion au nom de Kha : Kha agenouillé les bras levés en adoration du dieu solaire Cote cliché 02-002524 N° d’inventaire E13988 Fonds Antiquités égyptiennes Période règne de Aménophis III (1391-1353) Lieu de découverte Deir el-Medineh (site) (origine) Technique/Matière grès (pierre) , relief (sculpture) Dimensions Hauteur : 0.865 m Largeur : 0.48 m Profondeur : 0.52 m Localisation Paris, musée du Louvren RMNPyramidion of Nesnubhotep, top of a limestone chapel monument. A scarab and adoring baboons in relief. Dynasty XXVI, Abydos, Egypt. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)Pyramidion of Iufaa | Late Period | The MetFollow me; pinterest.com/MrCafer YouTube @Mr. Cafer mrcafer.blogspot.comPyramidion, Musée du LouvreLimestone pyramidion of Wedjahor. 26th dynasty, c. 630 BCE. | The British MuseumPyramidion of Amenhotep Huy. New Kingdom Tombs of MemphisPyramidion of Hori Egypt Abu Tig New Kingdom 18th Dynasty 1350 BCE Limestone | por mharrschFront side of pyramidion of Ptahemwia. The deceased is depicted in adoration. The hieroglyphic text is dedicated to Ra-Horakhte and Osiris. Above Ptahemwia, we see the jackal god Anubis. 1325 BCE.

Historic Cairo.


Cairo, the capital of Egypt, was founded in 969 AD by Jawhar al-Skali, the army chief during the reign of the Fatimid caliph al-Mu`izz, and with the expansion of the city over time, it included the ancient capitals that were established in the neighbourhood since the Arab conquest in AH 2064 / AD 641, such as Fustat, And modern Cairo contains within it many sites and monuments from different eras. The following monuments were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979: Al-Fustat, which includes the Nile Scale in Al-Rawda Island, Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque, the Hanging Church and the Temple of Ezra, the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, the Citadel and the Fatimid Constructions in Cairo and its tombs, the shrine of Imam Al-Shafi’i, the shrine of Sayyid Nafisa and the Qaitbay shrine.






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