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    Egyptian Pyramids Revisited
    Egyptian Pyramids Revisited
    Egyptian Pyramids Revisited
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    Egyptian Pyramids Revisited

    By Moustafa Gadalla

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    A complete handbook about the pyramids of Ancient Egypt during the Pyramid Age. It contains: the locations and dimensions of interiors and exteriors of the pyramids; the history and builders of the pyramids; theories of construction; theories on their purpose and function; the sacred geometry that was incorporated into the design of the pyramids; and much, much more.

    This Expanded Edition of the book consists of fully illustrated seven Parts with a total of 18 Chapters, as well as one Appendix.

    Part I: Overview consists of two chapters 1 and 2, as follows:
    Chapter 1: The Background provides a short opening statement about the common "theories" and the counterpoints based on actual facts.

    Chapter 2: The Genuine Masonry Pyramids provides a list of the Egyptian pyramids that were built during the Fourth dynasty about 4500 years ago.

    Part II: Pyramids versus Tombs consists of two chapters 3 and 4, as follows:
    Chapter 3: Stepped "Pyramid" of Zoser covers details of its super-structure and its underground chambers.

    Chapter 4: The Fictional Tombs covers the details of a typical Ancient Egyptian tomb and how totally different from the interiors of the Egyptian masonry pyramids of the Fourth Dynasty.

    Part III: Pyramids -- Functions & Forms consists of two chapters 5 and 6, as follows:
    Chapter 5: The Pyramid Complex shows how the Egyptian pyramid was a component of a complex that was connected to other temples; and the differences in functions and forms between a pyramid and a temple; as well as the energetic proportioning of such structures.

    Chapter 6: Pyramid Power covers the form variations of the Egyptian masonry pyramids; and how such forms attract, maintain and channel cosmic energies.

    Part IV: Pyramid Construction Techniques consists of two chapters 7 and 8, as follows:

    Chapter 7: The Flawed "Common Theory"covers the details of the Common 'Theory"; the unidentified "source" of quarried blocks ; the impossibilities of cutting and shaping the pyramid blocks; the impossible logistics of fabricated ramps' theory; the convenietly ignored three immense Pyramids of Snefru; and a summation refuting the western-made "Common Theory"

    Chapter 8: The Material Facts covers Herodotus accounts of pyramid construction; Egyptian molding techniques ; the differences between synthetic and natural blocks; the various types of synthetic concrete blocks; the unique qualities of the pyramids'casing stones; additional evidential facts of synthetic pyramid blocks; as well as bringing to light the even more outstanding details of the earlier incredible masonry works of Saqqara

    Part V:The Three Snefru Pyramids consists of three chapters 9 through 11, as follows:

    Chapter 9: Snefru's Meidum Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Chapter 10: Snefru's Bent Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Chapter 11: Snefru's Red Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Part VI: The Three Pyramids of Giza consists of four chapters 12 through 15, as follows:

    Chapter 12: The Giza Plateau provides an overall diagram of the main points of interest in the Giza Plateau

    Chapter 13: Khufu's Great Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Chapter 14: Khafra's Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Chapter 15: Menkaura's Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Part VII: After The Pyramids consists three chapters 16 through 18, as follows;
    Chapter 16: Mission Accomplished concludes the Egyptians' objectives of building the pyramids

    Chapter 17: "Pyramid" Texts covers the origin of such incorrectly western characterization of such texts.

    Chapter 18: The Greatest Pharaohs That Followed provides accounts of subsequent more powerful and great builders who never built a pyramid because th...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoustafa Gadalla
    Release dateApr 25, 2017
    ISBN9781931446808
    Author

    Moustafa Gadalla

    Moustafa Gadalla is an Egyptian-American independent Egyptologist who was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1944. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Cairo University. From his early childhood, Gadalla pursued his Ancient Egyptian roots with passion, through continuous study and research. Since 1990, he has dedicated and concentrated all his time to researching and writing. Gadalla is the author of twenty-two published internationally acclaimed books about the various aspects of the Ancient Egyptian history and civilization and its influences worldwide. In addition he operates a multimedia resource center for accurate, educative studies of Ancient Egypt, presented in an engaging, practical, and interesting manner that appeals to the general public. He was the Founder of Tehuti Research Foundation which was later incorporated into the multi-lingual Egyptian Wisdom Center (https://www.egyptianwisdomcenter.org) in more than ten languages. Another ongoing activity has been his creation and production of performing arts projects such as the Isis Rises Operetta and Horus The Initiate Operetta; to be followed soon by other productions. Check Egyptian Wisdom Center website regularly.

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    Egyptian Pyramids Revisited - Moustafa Gadalla

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    Egyptian Pyramid Revisited – Expanded Third Edition

    by Moustafa Gadalla

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo copying recorded or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.

    Copyright 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016 2018 and 2024 by Moustafa Gadalla, All rights reserved.

    CONTENTS

    Copyrights

    CONTENTS

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    PREFACE

    STANDARDS AND TERMINOLOGY

    MAP OF ANCIENT EGYPT

    PART I.

    OVERVIEW

    CHAPTER 1.

    THE BACKGROUND

    CHAPTER 2.

    THE GENUINE MASONRY PYRAMIDS

    PART II.

    PYRAMIDS VERSUS

    TOMBS

    CHAPTER 3

    STEPPED PYRAMID OF ZOSER

    3.1 THE SUPER-STRUCTURE

    3.2 UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS

    CHAPTER 4.

    THE FICTIONAL TOMBS

    PART III.

    PYRAMIDS—FUNCTIONS

    & FORMS

    CHAPTER 5.

    THE PYRAMID COMPLEX

    5.1 PYRAMIDS AND TEMPLES

    5.2 THE ENERGETIC PROPORTIONING OF THE

    PYRAMID TEMPLE

    CHAPTER 6.

    PYRAMID POWER

    6.1 FORM VARIATIONS OF PYRAMIDS

    PART IV.

    PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION

    TECHNIQUES

    CHAPTER 7.

    THE FLAWED COMMON THEORY

    7.1 THE COMMON ‘THEORY’

    7.2 THE FORGOTTEN THREE PYRAMIDS OF

    SNEFRU

    7.3 SUMMATION QUESTIONS REFUTING THE

    WESTERN-MADE COMMON THEORY

    CHAPTER 8.

    THE MATERIAL FACTS

    8.1 HERODOTUS AND PYRAMID

    CONSTRUCTION

    8.2 EGYPTIAN MOLDING TECHNIQUES

    8.3 KHNUM: THE DIVINE MOLDER

    8.4 SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL BLOCKS

    8.5 SYNTHETIC CONCRETE BLOCKS VARIOUS

    TYPES

    8.6 THE CASING STONES

    8.7 ADDITIONAL EVIDENTIAL FACTS OF

    SYNTHETIC PYRAMID BLOCKS

    8.8 THE EARLIER INCREDIBLE MASONRY

    WORKS OF SAQQARA

    PART V.

    THE THREE SNEFRU

    PYRAMIDS

    CHAPTER 9.

    SNEFRU’S MEIDUM PYRAMID

    9.1 THE EXTERIOR

    9.2 THE INTERIORS

    CHAPTER 10.

    SNEFRU’S BENT PYRAMID

    10.1 THE EXTERIOR

    10.2 THE INTERIORS

    CHAPTER 11.

    SNEFRU’S RED PYRAMID

    11.1 THE EXTERIOR

    11.2 THE INTERIORS

    PART VI.

    THE THREE PYRAMIDS

    OF GIZA

    CHAPTER 12.

    THE GIZA PLATEAU

    CHAPTER 13.

    KHUFU’S GREAT PYRAMID

    13.1 THE EXTERIOR

    13.2 KNUM-KHUFU

    13.3 THE INTERIORS

    13.3.A. ENTERING THE PYRAMID

    13.3.B. THE DESCENDING PASSAGE AND

    SUBTERRANEAN ROOM

    13.3.C. ASCENDING PASSAGE

    13.3.D. QUEEN’S ROOM CORRIDOR

    13.3.E. THE QUEEN’S ROOM

    13.3.F. THE GRAND GALLERY

    13.3.G. THE KING’S ROOM

    CHAPTER 14.

    KHAFRA’S PYRAMID

    14.1 THE EXTERIOR

    14.2 THE INTERIORS

    CHAPTER 15.

    MENKAURA’S PYRAMID

    15.1 THE EXTERIOR

    15.2 THE INTERIORS

    PART VII.

    AFTER THE PYRAMIDS

    CHAPTER 16.

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

    CHAPTER 17.

    PYRAMID TEXTS

    CHAPTER 18.

    THE GREATEST PHARAOHS THAT

    FOLLOWED

    GLOSSARY

    SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

    SOURCES AND NOTES

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    Moustafa Gadalla is an Egyptian-American independent Egyptologist who was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1944. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Cairo University.

    From his early childhood, Gadalla pursued his Ancient Egyptian roots with passion, through continuous study and research. Since 1990, he has dedicated and concentrated all his time to researching and writing.

    Gadalla is the author of twenty-two published internationally acclaimed books about the various aspects of the Ancient Egyptian history and civilization and its influences worldwide. In addition he operates a multimedia resource center for accurate, educative studies of Ancient Egypt, presented in an engaging, practical, and interesting manner that appeals to the general public.

    He was the Founder of Tehuti Research Foundation which was later incorporated into the multi-lingual Egyptian Wisdom Center (https://www.egyptianwisdomcenter.org) in more than ten languages. Another ongoing activity has been his creation and production of performing arts projects such as the Isis Rises Operetta; to be followed soon by Horus The Initiate Operetta; as well other productions.

    PREFACE

    From a distance, what we have learned about the pyramids may appear factual; but once we examine this information closer, it proves to be otherwise. This book is intended to undo many false perceptions about the Ancient Egyptians’ pyramids.

    This book provides a fresh look at the interiors and exteriors of Egypt’s masonry pyramids, theories of construction, their purpose and function, and the sacred geometry of their design.

    This book is a revised and enhanced third edition of the second edition (entitled Pyramid Handbook) which was an update of the first edition, Pyramid Illusions: A Journey to the Truth, by Moustafa Gadalla.

    It should be noted that the digital edition of this book as published in PDF and E-book formats have a substantial number of photographs that compliment the text materials throughout the book.

    This expanded edition of the book consists of seven fully illustrated parts, with a total of 18 chapters.

    Part I: Overview consists of two chapters—1 and 2, as follows:

    Chapter 1: The Background provides a short opening statement about the common theories and the counterpoints, based on actual facts.

    Chapter 2: The Genuine Masonry Pyramids provides a list of the Egyptian pyramids that were built during the Fourth dynasty about 4,500 years ago.

    Part II: Pyramids versus Tombs consists of two chapters—3 and 4—as follows:

    Chapter 3: Stepped Pyramid of Zoser covers details of its super-structure and its underground chambers.

    Chapter 4: The Fictional Tombs covers the details of a typical Ancient Egyptian tomb and how totally different it is from the interiors of the Egyptian masonry pyramids of the Fourth Dynasty.

    Part III: Pyramids—Functions & Forms consists of two chapters—5 and 6—as follows:

    Chapter 5: The Pyramid Complex shows how the Egyptian pyramid was a component of a complex that was connected to other temples; and the differences in functions and forms between a pyramid and a temple; as well as the energetic proportioning of such structures.

    Chapter 6: Pyramid Power covers the form variations of the Egyptian masonry pyramids; and how such forms attract, maintain and channel cos- mic energies.

    Part IV: Pyramid Construction Techniques consists of two chapters—7 and 8—as follows:

    Chapter 7: The Flawed Common Theory covers the details of the Common ‘Theory; the unidentified source of quarried blocks; the impossibilities of cutting and shaping the pyramid blocks; the impossible logistics of the fabricated ramps theory; the conveniently-ignored three immense Pyramids of Snefru; and a summation refuting the western-made Common Theory".

    Chapter 8: The Material Facts covers Herodotus’ accounts of pyramid construction; Egyptian molding techniques; the differences between synthetic and natural blocks; the various types of synthetic concrete blocks; the unique qualities of the pyramids’ casing stones; and additional evidential facts of synthetic pyramid blocks; as well as bringing to light the even more outstanding details of the earlier incredible masonry works of Saqqara.

    Part V: The Three Snefru Pyramids consists of three chapters—9 through 11—as follows:

    Chapter 9: Snefru’s Meidum Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Chapter 10: Snefru’s Bent Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Chapter 11: Snefru’s Red Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors.

    Part VI: The Three Pyramids of Giza consists of four chapters—12 through 15—as follows:

    Chapter 12: The Giza Plateau provides an overall diagram of the main points of interest in

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