When you think of Egypt, what comes to mind first? Pyramid? Ancient paintings? Sphinx? Or the queen of Egypt? Of course, these are all masterpieces of mankind. But what secret lies in it?
There is a legend about the cat that lived in the pyramid for thousands of years that is widely circulated, although no one knows how true this is. Until in early 1990, Dr. Masu – an Egyptian archaeologist opened the door of an ancient tomb 27 meters from the “Valley of the Kings”, the owner of the tomb was Pharaoh Cheluboze IV, who lived a short distance away. 4,000 years ago.
What makes people shocked is that inside the ancient tomb there is a living cat, observing the uninvited guests but with murderous eyes…
1. 4,000-year-old lynx guarding Pharaoh’s tomb?
When the ancient tomb was opened, Dr. Masu and his assistants went in with a lantern and found a stone coffin, and everyone was surprised to discover next to it was a stone coffin. the cat is still alive, it stares at Dr. Masu with two big yellow-green eyes, moreover the cat looks very big and strange. According to the expedition, this is most likely a long-extinct cat breed.
The cat stares at Dr. Masu with two big eyes (Artwork: pixabay)
When the cat saw Dr. Masu’s group, the cat immediately arched its back, hissed and rushed in, biting his thigh with its sharp fangs. Dr. Masu’s assistants hurriedly grabbed it with a burlap and brought it to the laboratory. A few hours later, the cat was dead.
Of course, this story sounds so thrilling, that it becomes one of the most difficult mysteries related to the Pyramids. And if it is true, this cat is estimated to be 4,000 years old.
The ancient Egyptians were known to be particularly fond of cats, even creating the world’s first pet cemetery to set up graves for cats.
In the worldview of the ancient Egyptians, cats carry a higher meaning than we think. The gods in ancient Egyptian religion are often associated with images of animals such as falcons, scarabs, dogs… And cats are said to be the embodiment of goddess Mafdet and goddess Bastet in Egyptian religion.
Goddess Bastet is often depicted as a lion or a cat. The ancient Egyptians believed that the cat was their sacred object. Cats are so revered that harming or killing a cat would be considered harming a God. And the punishment for this action can only be death!
The ancient Egyptians believed that the cat was their holy object (Image: pixabay)
In ancient Egypt, people were not allowed to keep cats. Only Egyptian pharaohs – considered the embodiment of Gods on earth – could keep cats!
That said, the Pyramids contain the wisdom of ancient civilizations, and also leave people with many difficult-to-answer mysteries.
2. Strange mysteries behind the Egyptian pyramids
According to recorded documents, the ancient Egyptians had a strong belief in resurrection and immortality. They prepare very carefully for future death by building mausoleums. The pyramids are the tombs of the Pharaohs.
Pharaoh has the most noble position. They are said to be people chosen by the gods to mediate between humans and the higher world. Therefore, the pyramids contained everything needed, including gold and silver, food, furniture, even relatives, officials and priests. It can be said that the pyramid is where the Pharaohs continued their life after death.
A corner of the pharaoh’s tomb (Image: Flickr)
But after the pyramid was built, how to have light to transport the pharaoh’s mummies, is still an unsolved mystery. There is no sign of ash or smoke inside the pyramid, which indicates that the builders did not use torches at the time.
Up to now, with modern science and technology, humans have not been able to solve the mysteries related to the pyramids.
The book “History of World Civilization” said that people discovered other strange things. Like when bringing rusty coins inside the pyramid, after more than a month, those coins are shiny again.
They also tried to put a cup of fresh milk into the pyramid, after a month the cup of milk still did not change color and taste. Not only milk, fresh fruits are brought there for half a month to remain fresh, without dehydration or withering.
Scientists also found that, due to the extremely special construction method, the temperature in the pyramid is constant all year round, always keeping at 20 0 C.
Is it because of this inexplicable miraculous condition that the cat guarding the Pharaoh’s tomb can live up to 4,000 years?
3. Mummy and scary curse
The strangest are the mummies and curses inside the pyramids. Howard Carter was an English lord who, along with a team of royal archaeologists, discovered the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. When the coffin was opened, people noticed that the king’s left cheek had a red spot like a pimple.
Howard Carter next to Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s coffin (Image: Flickr)
After that contact, the very next afternoon, Howard Carter had a fever. People tried everything to cure, but exactly 2 days later, he died, on his cheeks also appeared red marks like the king.
After the lord, up to 6 members of the archaeological team also fell ill, then appeared similar red marks and died. In their delirium, they often called out Tutankhamun’s name.
4. Are there mummies in the pyramids?
When archaeologists first opened the coffin of Pharaoh Cheops, they found only a small statue, not a mummy. In the archaeological history of Egypt, only the mummy of the 18-year-old pharaoh, Tutankhamun, died young.
In addition, no one has ever found a mummy inside the pyramid. The Egyptians believed that the pharaohs went to Heaven after their death, while some speculate that the priests may have quietly moved the pharaoh’s body to another place.
So far, human understanding of the pyramids has remained speculative. But no matter what, the pyramids have really stood for thousands of years, that alone is a miracle.
5. The “zero” pyramid was built by the pharaohs?
Let’s first consider the manpower required to build the pyramid. Take Khufu’s pyramid as an example. It is 146.5 meters high, almost equal to a 50-story building with a side length of nearly 230 meters, assembled from 2.3 million megalithic blocks that form – the heaviest block is about 50 tons and the lightest is about 1.5 tons. , with a total weight of 6.5 million tons, equivalent to a small mountain. So how is it built?
The most influential theory today comes from the book “History” of Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian in the 5th century BC. Pharaoh Khufu only reigned for 23 years, so Herodotus believes that this great pyramid was completed with 100,000 labors and took 20 years to complete.
Ancient Egypt was only a small land, would there be enough labor to complete this great work? (Photo: pixabay)
So did Egypt at that time have that many workers? Egypt at that time had an area of about 24,000 square kilometers, it can be said that it was a small area, the total population could not exceed one million people, if it was necessary to mobilize up to 200,000 workers, it could be said that this was the most powerful force in the world. national labor.
Qin Shi Huang used 30,000 people to build the Great Wall in 10 years, this caused the people to complain and eventually lead to the destruction of the Qin Dynasty. Compared to the territory of the Qin Dynasty, ancient Egypt was very small, how could it mobilize up to 200,000 men – every day to transport large and heavy stones continuously for 20 years – just to repair the tomb? of an emperor?
And in the next 60 years, how could they build two more great pyramids of the same size, without the people complaining, and no one rebelling? Were these great pyramids really not built in that era?
6. Who created the pyramids?
In an interview with Express, historian Cannon said: “The Sphinx must have been carved when there was no sand there. You cannot carve a rock while it is buried in the sand. That was about 12,000 years ago, when the Egyptians couldn’t be here yet.”
On the other hand, the archaeologists also discovered that the layer of sediment up to 4.3m thick around the base of the pyramid contains many fossil shells, dating back to nearly 11,600 years old.
That said, the pyramids and Sphinx must have been built at least 12,000 years ago, and may have existed there before the beginning of the ice age.
According to GS. Cannon, this significant difference in time also means that the massive ‘tombs’ were not built by the ancient Egyptians.
Mr. Cannon believes these massive rock structures may have been built long ago, by an advanced ancient civilization that existed somewhere in the area – perhaps Atlantis – that was destroyed in the past. Battle of the Great Flood.
Professor Cannon said: “I did some research and found a connection between the pyramids to a submerged continent. It could be Atlantis, when Atlantis sunk they evacuated everywhere, maybe a group went to Egypt and of course they were completely qualified and technologically capable to build the pyramids as we have seen. . No one else can do this, it requires very high technology.”
Even with all of today’s modern equipment, humans cannot move them, so these pyramids must have been built by a civilization with a much higher level of science than humans. time.
7. Assumptions
The Pyramids are indeed full of challenges and mysteries. It is assumed that the great pyramids were indeed the masterpiece of a prehistoric civilization, but then that civilization was wiped out, leaving only the towers. The ancient Egyptians didn’t know what to use them for, so they didn’t touch them.
However, by the time of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptians, they had found a way to open an entrance, and after digging into their research, they discovered that the things placed inside the pyramid were not easy. damaged and metamorphosed, so they took advantage of these pyramids to make the pharaoh’s tomb.
The Pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty felt it was quite good, and thought of living in it, but the pyramids were not many. What should we do now? There was a quarry nearby, so they imitated construction. In this way, small pyramids also appear…
