Yeah it does say they were likely transporting cladding, which is also interesting. If, as I’m buying into, the pyramid pre-dated Khufu, work on it to ‘claim’ it would make sense, and “trimming” would be the perfect thing.
I don’t know of course, but in the current of speculations that’s one I prefer. The great pyramid is just different to the others in interesting ways.
The Great Pyramid differs in its internal arrangement from the other pyramids in the area. The greater number of passages and chambers, the high finish of parts of the work, and the accuracy of construction all distinguish it. The walls throughout the pyramid are totally bare and uninscribed, but there are inscriptions—to be more precise, graffiti—believed to have been made by the workers on the stones before they were assembled. The most famous inscription is one of the few that mentions the name of Khufu; it says “year 17 of Khufu’s reign.”
The results from the two ameteurs’ “research” cast doubt on the construction date of the great pyramid and consequently the pharaoh for which it was built. The results suggest that the pyramid was built in an era preceding Khufu’s reign.
“This is totally false and nonsensical,” said Ahmed Saeed, professor of ancient Egyptian civilisation at Cairo University. He explains that accurate scientific research dates the cartouche within an era after the reign of Khufu.
He elaborates on the writing of the king’s name in graffiti, maintaining it could have been written by the pyramid builders after construction, which might also explain why the king’s short name and not his official title is inscribed. Alternatively, he suggests the cartouche could have been written during the Middle Kingdom era, due to the style of writing used.
If it was the guy’s tomb, why isn’t his name anywhere? All the other tombs are positively lousy with art. But not this one. The one - graffiti, not official, not sanctioned - name is hidden in the equivalent of a closet and that is in shorthand even?
If it was the guy’s tomb, why isn’t his name anywhere? All the other tombs are positively lousy with art. But not this one. The one - graffiti, not official, not sanctioned - name is hidden in the equivalent of a closet and that is in shorthand even?
I don’t know a ton about Khufu, but us it possible that he just didn’t want as much iconography? I know it’s been common for several other cultures (some of Byzantine and Islamic) to not what to have icons or representations of people. Definitely odd, and I’m not sure why almost all of the other pyramids would be tombs and then his wouldn’t be.
I mean, just on the face of it he wanted The Great Pyramid to be his tomb but didn’t want his full name prominently displayed? I guess that’s possible, it just seems unlikely.
Yeah idk it certainly is confusing, I have multiple ideas from him wanting it to be more dedicated to the gods than just him, to the inscriptions not having the time to be finished before he died.
Just seems weird to me that we have a bunch of Tomb pyramids, and then one that isn’t so tomb like but still has a Pharoah inside.
Hopefully this is one of the things we’ll find an answer to.
Yeah it does say they were likely transporting cladding, which is also interesting. If, as I’m buying into, the pyramid pre-dated Khufu, work on it to ‘claim’ it would make sense, and “trimming” would be the perfect thing.
I don’t know of course, but in the current of speculations that’s one I prefer. The great pyramid is just different to the others in interesting ways.
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2013/11/27/penalties-imposed-on-two-amateur-german-archaeologists/
If it was the guy’s tomb, why isn’t his name anywhere? All the other tombs are positively lousy with art. But not this one. The one - graffiti, not official, not sanctioned - name is hidden in the equivalent of a closet and that is in shorthand even?
I don’t know a ton about Khufu, but us it possible that he just didn’t want as much iconography? I know it’s been common for several other cultures (some of Byzantine and Islamic) to not what to have icons or representations of people. Definitely odd, and I’m not sure why almost all of the other pyramids would be tombs and then his wouldn’t be.
I mean, just on the face of it he wanted The Great Pyramid to be his tomb but didn’t want his full name prominently displayed? I guess that’s possible, it just seems unlikely.
Yeah idk it certainly is confusing, I have multiple ideas from him wanting it to be more dedicated to the gods than just him, to the inscriptions not having the time to be finished before he died. Just seems weird to me that we have a bunch of Tomb pyramids, and then one that isn’t so tomb like but still has a Pharoah inside.
Hopefully this is one of the things we’ll find an answer to.