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Chapter 52 The End of Ancient Egypt

The cruise ship arrived in Aswan before sunset and anchored at a small island near the First Falls of the Nile River.

This is not a regular port. But for a capital player like Rhea, the rules don't mean much.

Not far away is Philae, the southernmost territory of ancient Egypt.

According to legend, after Osiris was dismembered by his brother Seth, one of the corpses was thrown here. Later, Osiris's sister and wife Isis pieced his corpse together, and ancient Egypt had the god of the underworld.

.So this land is also considered by some to be the burial place of Osiris.

The 279 people were divided into two groups here.

Teacher Bai and Xia Shangzhou took Lou Shiqi, He Rongchuan, Jiang Can and Chang Xiao to Hierakonpolis, the oldest relic of Egyptian religion. Western archaeologists call Hierakonpoli the "City of Falcons".

Because this place is guarded by the falcon god. And Horus, the god of the sky in later generations, can probably be traced back to this place.

The rest stayed on Philae.

Thousands of years ago, there was a temple built on this island for the sun god Amon in the late ancient Egypt. During the rule of the Greeks and Romans, it was changed to a temple for the goddess Isis.

Now the Temple of Philae has been moved to the nearby island of Agilgia because it was washed away by the Nile over the years.

Although it was under the banner of an expedition team, 279 did not really want to go to any research institute. So before it was dark, the guide took us to Agilekia Island to visit the Philippines that had been transported there in one piece.

Rai temple.

In fact, the temples in ancient Egypt are all similar. They have majestic pharaoh statues, standing stone pillars and exquisite murals.

One of the special features of the Temple of Philae is a mural on the wall. Some Egyptologists interpret this as the execution scene of Seth after he killed his brother and competed with his nephew Horus for the throne.

Set, the god of deserts and storms, was placed on a stone bed. The gods gathered around him and used a tool to extract his blood. In ancient Egyptian mythology, blood was the key to the resurrection of the gods. In other words, even if

Seth was torn into pieces. As long as the blood returns to his body, the god will be resurrected.

However, the interpretation of the unknown is still a matter of opinion.

Meng Weiqing and Li Yuan left first after dinner. The rest of us wandered around again and returned to the boat at night.

There are no Lao Zhang and A Tian around today, and there is no busy Arno organizing the party. Everyone is either in their own rooms, or they are arranged to do something I don’t know about. On the contrary, the two energy inspection experts are taking a rest.

In the room, we chatted with the Egyptian who served as our guide. The cruise ship had all the functions, including song and dance performances. The three of them invited me to sit with them, but I really couldn’t muster any interest in watching the show.

I was sitting in my room wanting to look through Uncle Black's notebook, but then I remembered that Meng Weiqing had borrowed it as soon as I arrived in Aswan and said he would return it to me as soon as possible.

In fact, I know without looking at the notes that Li Yuan and the others must have gone to Philae Island tonight.

We have all seen the map Sir Black gave to Meng Weiqing.

Sixty years ago, when the Philae Temple had not been moved from Philae Island, Bruce Black visited here. Although the Philae Temple was originally built thousands of years after the death of Thutmose III, this ancient

There must be something unusual about the islands at the end of Egypt's territory.

It seems that tonight is the third night that the borrowed full moon has appeared. I wonder if the borrowed moon will have any chemical reaction with the ruins on Philae Island.

But those were not things I needed to worry about. There was nothing to do, so I went to bed early after washing.

The sleep was quite peaceful, but I was a little surprised when I opened my eyes and found that it was still late at night. The room was a bit stuffy, so I opened the window and looked outside and suddenly wanted to go for a walk on the deck.

Dots of lights are shining on the nearby Agilgia Island. Philae Island is very quiet, and the boat can better see the starry sky by leaning on it.

The moon is bright enough to show that I am not the only one watching the night view at night.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Li Yuan sat up from the recliner and spoke softly as if he was afraid of scaring me.

The Nile River was foggy, and the silver moonlight walked through the mist and spread over him like a blanket. However, what was wrapped under this seemingly soft moonlight was sharp fire.

"Get up and take a walk at night, then go back and go to bed later." I looked at his tired eyes. "What about you, why are you doing this so late at night?"

"Come and bask in the moon for a while." Li Yuan said and lay back again.

"Look, Sirius appears again."

I looked up.

Sure enough, that particularly bright star had returned to the sky. It seemed to be competing with the full moon that should not have appeared.

Sirius, as a tenth star, does disappear from the night sky for dozens of days every year.

Speaking of decan stars, this is a very interesting and ancient Egyptian concept. The ancient Egyptians selected thirty-six groups of stars near the celestial equator. Each group has one to several stars. When a group of stars appear exactly at dawn

When it rises above the horizon, it is ten days - that is, the beginning of ten days, hence the name.

In fact, this is equivalent to dividing the starry sky while also constraining time. It also determines the birth of day and night and the order of all things. It later evolved into predicting the future and the will of the gods, and this technology was controlled by priests.

Some special drawings were found in the Pyramid Valley of the Kings and some well-preserved tombs of nobles. They recorded the names of stars in an orderly manner and also marked the positions and directions of certain planets in the night sky during the year.

Sirius is one of them.

The ancient Egyptians also believed that Sirius created the sun and the moon. Because Sirius "rises with the sun" and climbs in the night sky for the first time in July, it happens to be the season when the Nile River floods. And the Nile River nourished the entire ancient Egyptian civilization. Looking at this from now on

It seems to be a closed cognitive loop with prejudice, but for the people at that time, this was God's will that cannot be defied.

This ancient Egyptian stargazing has some similarities with our country's Ziwei Dou number, celestial stems and earthly branches. They are all based on the observation of astronomical geography and other natural phenomena combined with social calculations. Mesopotamia, Maya

There are similar records to ancient Greek and other civilizations.

The ancient Egyptians, who had made great achievements in stargazing at that time, discovered that new stars would appear in the night sky on the horizon every ten days, and those that disappeared would appear in the sky again after seventy days. So they believed that there would be

The reborn ancient Egyptians made mummies so that the deceased could still find their bodies when they came back to life. When the deceased passed away, they would look at which star or stars disappeared in the night sky, and that was the star that represented the deceased.

Then when the ten-day star appears again, the deceased is sent to the tomb, as if entering reincarnation like the ten-day star, looking forward to walking in the world again.

But now is not the time for Sirius to disappear and reappear.

The night before yesterday in the Valley of the Kings, when the untimely full moon first appeared, Sirius was indeed not visible. But just two days later, the brightest star appeared again.

If the ten stars are still moving according to the rules, it can only be said that everything has accelerated now.

It is unknown how long the ancient Egyptians spent staring at the night sky. They were much closer to the stars than we are. But now the bright moon hangs unavoidably above our heads.

The moonlight is like the edge of a sword pointing directly at the fate of tiny humans.

I'm not stupid enough to ask Li Yuan what happened on Philae Island tonight. At least not now.

The breeze blew by, bringing with it the fishy smell of the Nile water. I shivered. The night in Egypt was still very cold.

I turned around and went back to the cabin.

Li Yuan listened to the roar of the river all night.

It was already dark when I woke up again.

Not long after breakfast, the ship docked again.

There were six Lexus with Cairo license plates parked on the shore, but the Business Gold Cup used by 279 did not appear. I, Lou Shilin and He Rongchuan all followed Xia Shangzhou and got into the car driven by Master Xie.

It was not yet noon when we arrived at the Abu Simbel Temple.

It seems that the boat started sailing again after I met Li Yuan last night, otherwise we would not have reached the upper reaches of the Nile so quickly. Just like at the Philae Temple, we took a tour like a tour group.

This is the glorious legacy of Ramses II.

Ramesses II and Thutmose III before him were both pharaohs who made great achievements in military affairs. Only on his birthday (February 21) and the day he became pharaoh (October 21), the sun will shine

The light shines into the depths of the temple through the main entrance and falls on his statue.

I have to say that the astronomical knowledge and architectural abilities of the ancients were really great. It is a pity that such wonders can never be seen again. Due to the construction of the Aswan Dam, this temple was moved from its old location to its current location.

And people can no longer accurately measure where the sun sets.

I don’t quite understand why 279 felt the need to visit all the ancient monuments or to deceive others. Later, when I looked at Old Blake’s notes, I discovered that 279’s trip was basically following his footsteps sixty years ago. And sixty years ago

Before, the Temple of Philae and the Temple of Abu Simbel were in their original locations.

It seems that this is why we must need his notes and magnetic field guide. When Sir Black gave us the pocket watch, he probably opened it specially before handing it over. In order to see clearly what he had done in order to find the magnetic field.

What would a raw pointer look like in Li Yuan's hands?

Sir Black also got what he wanted, so he gave us the notes the next day.

The Abu Simbel Temple is very close to Sudan. In ancient Egypt, it was considered the Nubia region. In today's terms, further south is Black Africa.

Although it is not the peak tourist season and it is located in a remote area, it is an important site of ancient Egyptian civilization and many tourists come here. However, like many tourist attractions in Egypt, the infrastructure here has not changed with the popularity.

improve.

Rhea naturally refused to give in. The restaurant that had been arranged early turned out to have some delicious food, so it was considered a good thing.

What follows is a long drive.

Going west from the Abu Simbel Temple, there are no more people. It is desert all the way, but it has entered the scope of the Sahara.

During the journey, Xia Shangzhou was afraid that Master Xie would have a hard time driving, so she changed shifts with him. Master Xie refused and sat in the passenger seat. The three of us were also eager to try, but we were so amazed by her driving skills that we didn't dare to make any mistakes.

I thought I would have to sleep in the desert today, but I didn't expect that what appeared in front of me was a very good hotel.

Perhaps the word "in place" is not enough to describe this place.

There are a lot of good cars lying around in the parking lot alone. Walking inside, the layout of the overall building doesn't look like the random style that can be seen everywhere in Egypt.

There are quite elegant townhouses scattered in front of you. They can still maintain their white color in the desert and are as dazzling as the newly built pyramids. The townhouses can surround the hotel. The house in the middle is bigger than the hotel.

The sides are a head taller, overlooking the desert.

I never knew there were desert hotels like this in Egypt. It was like a European holiday villa from the 19th century moved here. When I saw the various Indo-European signs inside, I realized that this was just another capital.

The gold-selling cave of communism.

It turns out that there are always foreigners coming to the desert looking for fun, so all kinds of equipment and items are available. Walking in, you can also see the kind of bubble house, bonfire and stage that are specially designed to watch the starry sky. Fortunately, there is no casino, otherwise it would really be impossible.

It's just a mini Las Vegas.

There are not many Egyptians coming to the desert to consume food, so it is not so halal. In other words, I finally ate pork ribs again after a long absence.

If Thutmose III's temple was really located in a place like this, people would be dancing on the tomb of his temple every day.

All this is really the end of ancient Egypt.

The desert resort is not used to criticize capitalism. It has a realistic reference.

(End of chapter)