Djedi the Magician.
Hypothesis:
The story of Djedi the Magician in the Westcar Papyrus is representative of astronomical phenomena. Djedi is not a real person but his story has been written to aid in memorialisation of important data as well as hide that same data unless you’re initiated with the knowledge to unlock it. This type of story generation process is described by Lynne Kelly in her book “The Memory Code”.
Evidence:
1. The story of Djedi the Magician centres around information, plans or secret chambers of the House of Thoth. Khufu wants this information to use within his Horizon. Thoth is known as the founder of astronomy.
2. Djed - Here I am referencing the Wikipedia entry for Djed which claims the Djed symbol is one of the most common symbols in ancient Egyptian religion. Djed is associated with Osiris and is commonly believed to mean his backbone. Djed is symbolised as a pillar with 4 platforms and is associated with stability. There is a strong correlation between Osiris and parts of the Orion constellation. Based on the story of Djed, I hypothesise that Died is the ancient name for a constellation that is near to or related in some way to Osiris. I don’t believe this is a novel hypothesis as a similar hypothesis is suggested previously by Sydney Smith through a link to the Assyrian god Assur as noted in the Wikipedia article.
3. Using the Hypothesis above that Djed is an ancient name for a constellation, a reading of the passage in the Westcar Papyrus “There's a commoner named Djedi, living in Djed-Sneferu.” may take on a different meaning referring to a single star within the constellation of Djed viewed from a place related to Sneferu.
4. The story tells us of Djedi’s fantastic age, appetite and capabilities. I will start with the capabilities, the first that is brought to bear is “He is also said to be able to make wild lions so obedient that the animal would follow him with a cord dragging on the ground.”. Here, I suggest that the wild lion in question is the Constellation of Leo. There is no evidence that the AE in the time of the 4th Dynasty observed Leo or a Lion and claimed it as a lion. The evidence of a Lion constellation comes later with Graeco-Roman influences, in the form of the Zodiac of Dendara. I will reserve this element as I build up circumstantial evidence around Djedi’s other capabilities.
5. Djedi’s other capabilities include “He is capable of resurrecting decapitated beings.” Djedi demonstrates this capability to Khufu by decapitating a Goose, an unspecified water bird and a Bull. I will start with the Bull which I identify as Taurus. This identification suffers the same issue as the identification of Leo. The Goose and unspecified water bird I suggest are also constellations. The Zodiac of Dendara has two potential candidates for a Goose. There is a Goose near the Sagitarius figure in the Zodiacal constellations and there is also a Decan star which is identified with a Goose and another bird. Collectively this supports the notion that the animals of the Djedi story could be constellations known to the AE.
6. Using the triangulation of Djed being associated with Osiris, Leo and Taurus, I identify a possible connection to a portion of Gemini. If we draw the constellation differently than the Graeco-Roman identification by drawing a line between Alhena and Propus, a line between Mebsuta and Mekbuda and a line between Castor and Pollux, we end up with a 4 tiered pillar similar to a Djed. The selection of these stars is somewhat arbritary but is used for illustration purposes that a Djed symbol could be identified to the Gemini constellation.
7. I suggest that the dates of travel and the date of prophecy of the birth of the third son of Redjeret are dates for viewing the sky to observe the desired phenomena but have not identified what that phenomena is.
8. There appears to be other information encoded within the story “He's a simple citizen, but 110 years old, eats 500 loaves of bread, a shoulder of beef and drinks 100 jars of beer every day.”. If we suggest that the shoulder of beef is indicative of one quarter of the beast, and then use the other numbers in this statement, we get some interesting results:
1. 110 x 4 = 440 = Base Length of Great Pyramid in Royal Cubits
2. 500 x 4 = 2000 = Proposed Height of the Great Pyramid in Palms - Divide by 7 to get to ~285 Royal Cubits
3. 100 x 4 = 400 palms - could be height of G1.
9. With the measurements outlined above would create a distance from apex to midpoint on the base of approximately 360 RC. Given the Egyptian Calendar system operated on 12 months x 30 days = 360 days with 5 days added to true up to a solar year, I would argue that 360 is more likely to be encoded in the Great Pyramid than Pi.
10. Where the identification of Gemini as Djed is correct, it could open up the statement to identify the Djedi star using the paragraph “He's a simple citizen, but 110 years old”. If the story is encoding astronomical detail, does this mean that the AE had the concept of a light year for describing distances? An investigation of the stars of Gemini shows that Alhena is considered by modern astronomers as 109 light years from the sun or 105 light years from Earth. Could there be a connection in these numbers? If so, this would imply an achievement in astronomy not previously ascribed to the AE
I have built up this case using circumstantial evidence which I believe is compelling enough to invest additional time in research. I seek some advice on sources for astronomical information from the AE.
Hypothesis:
The story of Djedi the Magician in the Westcar Papyrus is representative of astronomical phenomena. Djedi is not a real person but his story has been written to aid in memorialisation of important data as well as hide that same data unless you’re initiated with the knowledge to unlock it. This type of story generation process is described by Lynne Kelly in her book “The Memory Code”.
Evidence:
1. The story of Djedi the Magician centres around information, plans or secret chambers of the House of Thoth. Khufu wants this information to use within his Horizon. Thoth is known as the founder of astronomy.
2. Djed - Here I am referencing the Wikipedia entry for Djed which claims the Djed symbol is one of the most common symbols in ancient Egyptian religion. Djed is associated with Osiris and is commonly believed to mean his backbone. Djed is symbolised as a pillar with 4 platforms and is associated with stability. There is a strong correlation between Osiris and parts of the Orion constellation. Based on the story of Djed, I hypothesise that Died is the ancient name for a constellation that is near to or related in some way to Osiris. I don’t believe this is a novel hypothesis as a similar hypothesis is suggested previously by Sydney Smith through a link to the Assyrian god Assur as noted in the Wikipedia article.
3. Using the Hypothesis above that Djed is an ancient name for a constellation, a reading of the passage in the Westcar Papyrus “There's a commoner named Djedi, living in Djed-Sneferu.” may take on a different meaning referring to a single star within the constellation of Djed viewed from a place related to Sneferu.
4. The story tells us of Djedi’s fantastic age, appetite and capabilities. I will start with the capabilities, the first that is brought to bear is “He is also said to be able to make wild lions so obedient that the animal would follow him with a cord dragging on the ground.”. Here, I suggest that the wild lion in question is the Constellation of Leo. There is no evidence that the AE in the time of the 4th Dynasty observed Leo or a Lion and claimed it as a lion. The evidence of a Lion constellation comes later with Graeco-Roman influences, in the form of the Zodiac of Dendara. I will reserve this element as I build up circumstantial evidence around Djedi’s other capabilities.
5. Djedi’s other capabilities include “He is capable of resurrecting decapitated beings.” Djedi demonstrates this capability to Khufu by decapitating a Goose, an unspecified water bird and a Bull. I will start with the Bull which I identify as Taurus. This identification suffers the same issue as the identification of Leo. The Goose and unspecified water bird I suggest are also constellations. The Zodiac of Dendara has two potential candidates for a Goose. There is a Goose near the Sagitarius figure in the Zodiacal constellations and there is also a Decan star which is identified with a Goose and another bird. Collectively this supports the notion that the animals of the Djedi story could be constellations known to the AE.
6. Using the triangulation of Djed being associated with Osiris, Leo and Taurus, I identify a possible connection to a portion of Gemini. If we draw the constellation differently than the Graeco-Roman identification by drawing a line between Alhena and Propus, a line between Mebsuta and Mekbuda and a line between Castor and Pollux, we end up with a 4 tiered pillar similar to a Djed. The selection of these stars is somewhat arbritary but is used for illustration purposes that a Djed symbol could be identified to the Gemini constellation.
7. I suggest that the dates of travel and the date of prophecy of the birth of the third son of Redjeret are dates for viewing the sky to observe the desired phenomena but have not identified what that phenomena is.
8. There appears to be other information encoded within the story “He's a simple citizen, but 110 years old, eats 500 loaves of bread, a shoulder of beef and drinks 100 jars of beer every day.”. If we suggest that the shoulder of beef is indicative of one quarter of the beast, and then use the other numbers in this statement, we get some interesting results:
1. 110 x 4 = 440 = Base Length of Great Pyramid in Royal Cubits
2. 500 x 4 = 2000 = Proposed Height of the Great Pyramid in Palms - Divide by 7 to get to ~285 Royal Cubits
3. 100 x 4 = 400 palms - could be height of G1.
9. With the measurements outlined above would create a distance from apex to midpoint on the base of approximately 360 RC. Given the Egyptian Calendar system operated on 12 months x 30 days = 360 days with 5 days added to true up to a solar year, I would argue that 360 is more likely to be encoded in the Great Pyramid than Pi.
10. Where the identification of Gemini as Djed is correct, it could open up the statement to identify the Djedi star using the paragraph “He's a simple citizen, but 110 years old”. If the story is encoding astronomical detail, does this mean that the AE had the concept of a light year for describing distances? An investigation of the stars of Gemini shows that Alhena is considered by modern astronomers as 109 light years from the sun or 105 light years from Earth. Could there be a connection in these numbers? If so, this would imply an achievement in astronomy not previously ascribed to the AE
I have built up this case using circumstantial evidence which I believe is compelling enough to invest additional time in research. I seek some advice on sources for astronomical information from the AE.