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Chapter 24 The Bone of Seth

After saying that Thutmose III's sacrifice to the unknown god was iron ore, I was faced with a group of owls with their heads tilted.

I cleared my throat, not letting out any hesitation or uncertainty.

"Originally, I guessed that the plate of things that was delivered to the nameless god was sesame candy. If the gods were lined up with eyes, nose and mouth like humans, then depending on the position, they would have been delivered directly to the mouth.

In the stereotyped art of ancient Egypt, only food such as wine and bread are treated in this way.

This mural is right behind the altar. It must be something unusual in such an important position. It is probably specially prepared for this nameless god, his exclusive sacrifice. But the Bone of Seth mentioned in the inscription on the side is obviously not

It could be something as harmless as food.

According to legends from a certain period of ancient Egypt, the gods punished Seth for killing his brother and competing for the throne of his nephew Horus by draining all his blood. This is because the Egyptians believed that blood was the key to the resurrection of the gods. But in this legend

There is no mention of chewing bones. Not even Horus would want to eat Seth's bones, although he is watching from above."

After that, I pointed at the oppressive Eye of Horus behind me.

"But the inscription really talks about the bones of a certain god, and it also says that the god gave back to Thutmose III for stability. At first I thought I might have read it wrong, but it actually said it was the backbone of Osiris, because

His backbone represents stability. But I looked again and again, and the inscription said Seth.

Then I had a guess. That plate of sesame candy-like things was not edible at all. The ancient Egyptians believed that their gods’ hair was lapis lazuli and their bodies were gold. And the Bone of Seth was used in some documents

It refers to the metal in the underground. Because Seth is the god of the desert, and metal mines are mostly buried deep underground. But this kind of statement is rare, and I didn’t think about it at first, but now it seems that this explanation is more

It’s the most reasonable. Of course, the Bone of Set may also refer to other metals. I guess the iron ore is because it looks like sesame candy.”

Afraid of appearing unprofessional, I added: "It would be great if I could know who this god is. After all, it is the only one that uses metal raw materials as sacrifices as far as I know."

It is unheard of to sacrifice metal ore to the gods, and it is still unprocessed. It would not be so strange if there were a bronze chariot or a gold crown in the mural.

Li Yuan had been listening silently, and now he turned his attention from the mural to me.

After looking at each other, I knew that we wanted to go together. Metal mines and 279, weren't these the standard equipment when his grandfather followed the prospecting room to the Qilian Mountains? Yes, the experience of our ancestors is being repeated to us now.

Thinking of this, I quietly looked at the 279 people present.

Meng Weiqing's expression didn't change, as if he had his own calculations. This man likes to do things without showing off, but he doesn't seem to be pretending to be sophisticated, as if he should be a few more steps ahead of others.

I don’t know if it was my misunderstanding, but Meng Weiqing and Teacher Bai knew exactly what they were looking for in this temple. Therefore, even though there were some incomprehensible things on the murals, they seemed to have verified their ideas.

But no one has entered this temple since the French in the last century, and there is no information about this temple in the archaeological records of the French team at that time. Unless there is no record, it is just that the record is not in our hands, and 279 does not

I know by what means they got the news. If this is the case, then they may have other considerations when entering this temple.

In addition, Ali swore that this temple belonged to the god who came from the desert, and that he had seen miracles. A certain woman Ali knew had her blood turned into gold by the god.

Speaking of which.

"The altar also says "Your blood as a sacrifice"."

Meng Weiqing and others all looked over.

I thought about it and added: "Actually, I'm not sure whether the translation is correct. Many places in this temple are different from those I have seen, and they may not necessarily be interpreted in the traditional way. Furthermore, I am also very knowledgeable, and in the end I am not very knowledgeable.

It’s better to call the team leader and they’ll come take a look.”

Meng Weiqing said nothing and just nodded. Teacher Bai smiled and thanked me, saying that they had learned what they needed to know.

Sure enough, they came with a purpose. And my unknowing inference confirmed their suspicion.

Li Yuan and I exchanged glances.

The game of pretending to be a stranger out of anger has to come to an end. If there is any news from him, we have to communicate with each other, otherwise we will only be treated as fools by 279.

As I walked outside, I wondered if the Bone of Seth had any connection with the geological activities in the Qilian Mountains. That was the first time that Li Yuan's family had anything to do with 279, and it ended in a bitter end.

In addition to this, what did Meng Weiqing and the others hide? If I remember correctly, Teacher Bai's expression relaxed a little after I said the inscription "Sacrifice with your blood". Do they really believe this or something like Seth?

Bones and blood sacrifices to nameless gods?

While I was thinking about it, Lou Shiqi asked me in a low voice: "Hey Wang Yu, do you think the situation in this temple is a bit similar to the beasts that eat farm tools I saw when I was a child? Is this iron-eating pica still a thing?

Universal?"

When he suddenly mentioned it, I felt that there seemed to be some connection. Moreover, Ali also said that he had seen people who worshiped this god, and their blood turned into gold. Is this god responsible for turning stone into gold? What if Lou Shi

Qi's hometown has a gold mine, so those wild beasts might not run into the village.

But I didn't have time to think about it. Li Yuan gently touched my shoulder and whispered: "You also feel something is wrong?"

I glanced at him.

It's still the same face that shows no signs of age. The eyes full of false smiles and sharp lips outline a completely strange person.

I saw Yin Yuechen.

Doesn't it feel wrong? It's just fucking evil.

I didn't respond to him and walked out of the temple.

The team leader and others have analyzed the stratigraphy of the underground temple, and it is indeed earlier than the Ma'at Temple. The foundation of the Ma'at Temple was built in the 19th Dynasty, and can be leveled with the soil of the Nile River in the east. Therefore,

It can be judged that this unknown temple should be the Maat Temple built on top of the Nile River that was flooded in the late 19th or 18th Dynasties.

The stratigraphic relationship cannot be faked, and with the evidence from the murals in the temple, there is basically no doubt that the builder was Thutmose III. The next question is why it was built, and why there is no record of it.

?

Archeology is like deductive reasoning. We are faced with an established fact, that is, an archaeological site, and we need to use clues to find the carrier of civilization that no longer exists.

Putting aside the nameless temple below, the attitude of later pharaohs towards it was also very ambiguous.

The Nile River no longer passed through this place during the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. In other words, someone deliberately diverted water from the Nile River and flooded this land and the temple underneath. However, looking at the preservation condition of the temple, its purpose

It was not to destroy the temple, but rather to protect or hide the temple, and even built the Ma'at temple on it for safety reasons. In this way, when future generations of priests worshiped Ma'at,

It also means that they may worship the gods in the underground temple.

Since they went to great lengths to hide this temple instead of destroying it, it is enough to prove its importance. However, in the legends and historical documents of ancient Egypt, there is no record of the temple under our feet. It is not there

No one within the known framework of Egyptology has been able to answer or even ask questions about this temple.

But it's not like this temple is a secret itself.

On the wall that was stared at by the Eye of Horus, there was an inscription that had been erased. Perhaps the French archaeological team 80 years ago discovered some crucial information, but refused to let others know.

The bloody inscription on the altar, the absent idol, the god who Ali said could turn the blood of his worshipers into gold.

Mysteries follow one after another.

In addition, the role played by 279 in the archaeological operation is different from their official purpose, which is exactly the same as that in the Qilian Mountains decades ago.

At this time, an unknown old Egyptian man followed Menistavi.

This old man is also from the village of Gufti. When he was nine years old, he came here with his father to do odd jobs for the French archaeological team. The old technician said that he once heard his father say that the French mentioned "two temples" and an "underground palace".

, saying that he was going to find it in the desert.

We saw no records about other buildings in the temple, so it is likely that it was recorded in erased inscriptions.

One possibility is that the French knew that they could not stay in Egypt and did not want others to get the information, so they simply erased it. But in this way, only the French people knew about the "two temples" and the "underground palace"

"What is it? Where is it? And maybe they erased some clues about the [Nameless God].

But if the French said they wanted to find the home of the nameless god in the desert, then this would coincide with the legend of Ali and his friends. But why did these Arabs know about the ancient Egyptian gods who had disappeared before they came?

After Meng Weiqing listened to the old Egyptian man's words, he pondered for a while and went to say something to the team leader. The latter glanced at us and nodded to him.

An airplane flew across the sky, heading towards the Valley of the Kings against the sunlight. A dim half-moon lay on the silent mountain ridge.

I vaguely felt that the dusty temple beneath my feet seemed to be waiting for its readers.

And 279 may be the person holding the invitation letter.

(End of chapter)