Many years ago, namely 70 years have passed since Edgar Cayce predicted that one day a room would be found in Egypt that would be called the Hall of Evidence or the Hall of Chronicles, and it would be associated with the Sphinx. It is this room that will tell us about the existence of a Highly Developed Civilization on Earth millions of years ago, and the passage to the Hall of Evidence will come from the room located under the right paw of the Sphinx.

Already in 1989, using special equipment, a group of Japanese scientists from Waseda University, led by Professor Sakuji Yoshimura, discovered a narrow tunnel under the left paw of the Sphinx leading towards the Pyramid of Khafre. It began at a depth of two meters and went down obliquely. They also found a large cavity behind the northwestern wall of the Queen's Chamber, as well as a "tunnel" outside and south of the pyramid, extending underneath the monument.

They used modern technology"non-destructive testing" based on electromagnetic waves and radar equipment. But before they could conduct further research, Egyptian authorities intervened and stopped the project. Yoshimura and his expedition were unable to return to work in the Queen's Chamber. Likewise, in the same 1989, seismic exploration of the Sphinx was carried out by the American geophysicist Thomas Dobetsky. And it also led to the discovery of a large rectangular chamber under the front paws of the Sphinx.

Dobecki's research was part of a geological survey of the Sphinx led by Professor Robert Schoch of Boston University. But his work was suddenly stopped in 1993 by Dr. Zahi Hawass of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization. Moreover, the Egyptian government no longer allowed new geological or seismic research to be carried out around the Sphinx. And this despite the fact that Schoch’s research came close to solving the age of the Sphinx, which local authorities had previously been interested in.

Also in 1993, the film “The Secret of the Sphinx” was released, in which the emphasis was placed on the fact that the Sphinx and a number of other monuments in the Giza necropolis date back to at least the 11th millennium BC. Partial funding for The Secret of the Sphinx was provided by the Edgar Cayce Foundation and its affiliate Association for Research and Enlightenment, ECF/ARE, and their supporters. This one documentary was the first to report Thomas Dobecki's seismic survey around the Sphinx and his discovery of a large rectangular cavity deep in the bedrock beneath its front paws.

This prompted ECF/ARE to connect this fact with Cayce's Hall of Records and its prediction. Also in 1993, Zahi Hawass begins excavations of a newly discovered temple complex from the Old Kingdom with underground tunnels that were located on the southeastern side of the Sphinx. But the emphasis was still placed not on the Hall of Testimonies under the Sphinx, but on another discovery that distracted the public from the Hall of Testimonies. This discovery was information that a certain chamber was hidden in the depths of the Great Pyramid.

A German engineer from Munich, Rudolf Gantenbrink, examined the narrow shafts using a miniature robot with a television camera and at the very end of the southern shaft near the walls of the Queen's Chamber he discovered a small door with copper handles. With great problems, but he managed to remove the opening of this door. This was done by a film crew led by director Jochen Breitenstein and his assistant Dirk Brakebusch. And Gantenbrink’s problems arose due to the fact that the German Archaeological Institute did not receive in time the necessary permission to film the opening of the door from the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, which was nevertheless given orally by Zahi Hawass with the support of Gantenbrink by Dr. Stadslmann.

But already in 1995, the Egyptian Antiquities Organization warned German authorities not to attempt to continue studying the Great Pyramid.

And in December 1995, Zahi Hawass was asked to film a documentary for television, which was dedicated to the riddles of the Sphinx. And Hawass led the film crew into the tunnel, which was located directly under the Sphinx.

“Perhaps,” he said, “not even Indiana Jones dreamed of visiting here. Can you believe we are now inside the Sphinx! No one has opened this tunnel before, and no one knows what is inside it. We're going to open it first."
I can assume that this film crew was from the Paramount Studios film company, as mentioned in Drunvalo Melchizedek’s book “The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life,” Volume 2, Chapter 11, which was published in 2003. This is the passage in his book:

“In November 1996, a source in Egypt contacted me. He said: something has now been discovered that surpasses anything ever found in Egypt. A stone stele (a flat stone slab with inscriptions) emerged from the ground between the Sphinx's paws. The inscriptions on it spoke of the Hall of Testimonies and the room under the Sphinx. The Egyptian government ordered the immediate removal of the stele so that no one could read the hieroglyphs engraved on it.

Then they began to dig the ground between the Sphinx's paws and discovered the room that the Japanese discovered in 1989. It contained an earthenware jug and a coiled rope. According to my source, the authorities followed a tunnel from this room into a circular room from which three more tunnels led to the Great Pyramid. In one of them, two amazing phenomena were discovered.

First, the officials saw a light field, a veil of light blocking the entrance. When we tried to go through this field, nothing happened. Even a bullet couldn't penetrate it.

Additionally, if anyone attempted to physically approach the light field within approximately 9 m (30 ft), the person would become ill and begin to vomit. If he tried to forcefully move forward, he felt that he was dying. No one, as far as I know, could touch the mysterious field. When examined by instruments from the surface of the Earth, something completely unthinkable was discovered behind the light field. An underground twelve-story building—can you imagine, twelve floors going deep into the earth! The Egyptians realized that they could not cope with these problems on their own. The Egyptian government asked for foreign assistance.

It was decided that there is special person(I will not say his name) who will be able to turn off the light field and enter the tunnel. He will have two assistants. One of these people is a good friend of mine, so I closely followed the course of events, receiving information first hand. My friend brought with him representatives of the Paramount Studios film company, which had to obtain permission to shoot a film about the discovery of this unique tunnel.

By the way, it was Paramount that made the film about the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and therefore she had very good connections in Egypt. The researchers planned to enter, or at least attempt to enter, this tunnel on January 23, 1997. The government asked the film company for several million dollars, which it agreed to. However, the day before the group entered the tunnel, the Egyptians decided that they wanted more money, and asked for one and a half million “under the counter,” which infuriated the film company. Paramount said no, and that was the end of it. It was quiet for about three months.

Then I accidentally learned that another group of three people had entered the tunnel. They turned off the light field using the sounds of their voices and the holy names of God. The leader of the group, who is widely known and does not want his name mentioned, went to Australia and showed a video film of the penetration of a tunnel and a twelve-story building, and the latter turned out to be more than just a building. This structure extended underground for many miles and was actually the outskirts of the city. I have three in Australia good friends who have seen this film.

Then another person appeared, Larry Hunter, who devoted more than 20 years of his life to the archeology of Egypt. Mr. Hunter contacted me and gave me information almost identical to what I received from my sources in Egypt, except that it was more detailed. The city covers an area of ​​10.4 by 13 km (6.5 by 8 miles) and extends twelve floors deep into the earth, the perimeter of the city is outlined by unique Egyptian temples.

The following information echoes the work of Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval, Message of the Sphinx. Graham and Robert guessed that the three pyramids at Giza were placed on Earth in exact correspondence with the three stars of Orion's Belt. According to researchers, all the major stars of the Orion constellation can be found in the temple locations in Egypt, but they have never been able to conclusively prove this theory. Mr. Hunter did this, and I have seen for myself that his proof is correct.

Using his celestial navigation skills acquired during his time in the Navy, Mr. Hunter found temples at every single location corresponding to every major star in the Orion constellation. He used the Global Positioning System (GPS) to locate these locations on Earth with an accuracy of 15 m (50 ft) and physically visited each location where the temple would mark a star. This is how this hypothesis was tested.

Another thing is surprising: in every place there was a temple, and each temple was made of a unique material, not found in any other temple in all of Egypt. The same material is used to make the foundation blocks of the three pyramids at Giza, including the Great Pyramid. It's called a coin in stone. It's limestone that looks like it has coins mixed into it. It is unique and found only in temples located within the six and a half by eight mile area of ​​the underground city.

This is the hypothesis in brief, the correctness of which is disputed by official Egyptian authorities. The underground city that Thoth spoke about really exists, and it can accommodate 10 thousand people. According to Mr. Hunter, the boundaries of the city are marked by temples made of unique material, and the location of the temples themselves correspond to the location of the stars in the constellation Orion.

Based on what I've seen, I think it's true, although Egyptian officials consider the city a fantasy. I take an objective point of view. In the end, the truth will definitely become known. If this is true, then when the underground city is uncovered, this archaeological find will lead to the growth of human consciousness."

I can add to what Drunvalo Melchizedek said above only that this underground city is one of the cities of Shambhala. Information from Melchizedek's book “The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life” was known to everyone who was interested in Egypt more deeply than simple curiosity. Because some printed publications, at one time, wrote articles about this, but nothing more. As for the Sphinx and the Hall of Evidence below it, a local archaeological team has still been working there for many years under the leadership of Zaha Hawass.

His group works secretly, almost never going to the surface unnecessarily. And if someone has to go to the surface, it is done at night, when there are no tourists near the Pyramids and near the Sphinx. No one is against local archaeologists secretly or openly conducting their research on the territory of their country. It's their right. This is their country. These are their Pyramids and their Sphinx. But there is one important and very significant “BUT”, which gave me the right to intervene in the local affairs of Egypt.

But quite recently, this group of archaeologists, including their leader Zahi Hawass, made a Great Discovery, which the Egyptian Authorities decided to hide from the Humanity of the Earth. This discovery was a secret chamber where the only item belonging to Thoth is stored - his Rod of Energy, which is mentioned by him himself in his Tablets: “The Emerald Tablets of Thoth Atlante” - “Emerald Tablet I: The Story of Thoth Atlante”:

“We quickly rushed towards the morning sun, until the land beneath us became the land of the children of Khem. Furious, they met us with clubs and spears raised in anger, wanting to destroy and destroy every single Son of Atlantis. Then I raised my staff and directed a beam of vibration, striking them so that they became motionless, like fragments of mountain stones. Then I addressed them with calm and peaceful words, and told them about the power of Atlantis, saying that we are the children of the Sun and his messengers. I pacified them with my magical science until they fell prostrate at my feet, and then I freed them.”

There is a mention of this same Rod in Elizabeth Heich’s book “Initiation”, chapter 32. “Instructions of Ptahhotep”:
“Your father's rod, made of a type of copper, can transmit radiations of any plane. At the will of a person, they can transform or intensify. The rod can be a blessing or a curse, depending on who uses it. Initiates who possess all powers - from the highest divine to the lowest ultramaterial - can consciously transfer them into the rod. Human senses are able to perceive them, then they are experienced by people as emotional states.

Thus, the highest divine frequencies are experienced as universal love, and the lowest - ultramaterial - as hatred. The initiate always uses the wand to create something good, and the ultramaterial vibrations serve him only when necessary as an invisible, impenetrable protective wall. With the help of this rod, the initiate can control all the forces of nature, strengthening or neutralizing them.” And now I will tell you about the Storage Chamber of the Rod of Thoth and about the Rod of Energy itself: The Storage Chamber of the Rod itself is located behind the Hall of Evidence, just opposite the very passage and entrance to the Hall itself, the Light Barrier from which was removed in 1997.

The door to the Chamber was opened by pressing on the stone and pushing it deep into the wall. On this stone was engraved the Rod of Thoth Energy with rays. On the left stone, from the key stone, the goddess Maat was depicted. And on the stone to the right of it, Maat is also depicted, but with a Rod. After activating the key stone, part of the wall of the Hall of Evidence went inward, and the Door slid aside, ending up behind the wall of the Hall of Evidence. This revealed a large doorway that opened access to the Chamber of the Rod. The Chamber of the Rod is large and square in shape.

In the center of the Chamber there is a pedestal in the form of a pyramid with seven high steps. At the top of the pyramid in its center is the Rod of Thoth Energy itself. The Rod of Life has the appearance of a tall staff. It is approximately 1.5 meters high and 3 cm in diameter in the center. The rod narrows towards the bottom and widens towards the top. He's covered all over precious stones, from which the symbols are laid out. The top of the Rod is crowned with a crystal. It is the Energy Crystal on top of the Rod of Life that emits the Radiance of Life, illuminating everything around with its light. And this light, like the Light of Energy, spreads into the open doorway, illuminating the area directly in front of the Chamber in the Hall of Evidence itself.

The reaction of some people to this energy from the Rod of Life is the same as it was before to that Light Force Field that blocked the passage to the Hall of Evidence: People felt sick - they felt nauseous, and if a person stayed a little longer, he felt sick. The same reaction occurs to an overdose of drugs, and in this case, to an overdose of the human Soul with energies coming from the Rod of Life. Therefore, the further a person is from the Camera, the better he is, and the closer he gets to the Camera of the Rod, the worse he becomes.

This is the reaction of the human Soul to the energies of the Rod of Life. But not all people have the same reaction to the energies from the Rod of Life. There were also people who were able to approach the Chamber of the Rod and even enter it without consequences for their health. True, they were able to move forward only to a certain point, and then they felt bad and quickly left. I can assume that only the Heir of Thoth will be able to pick up the Rod of Life.

One of the people of the Earth, on whose Soul the Rod was encoded to merge their Energies as their Life Force. Compound Life Forces, as the energies of the Rod of Life and the Heir of Thoth will occur at the moment of their physical contact. And then we will be able to see the energy of the Soul of the one whom He chose to become the new owner for his Rod of Energy, for the Rod always radiates the energy that a person spent into it. This force has the same type of vibration as human energy, therefore it is safe for humans, but within reason.

But while the Chamber of the Rod and the Hall of Testimony itself will be closed to tourists, the Heir of Thoth will not be able to take his Heritage - the Rod of Life in his hands, and the Second Coming will not take place, although Time and Timing are approaching their climax, for the Change of Ages and the Judgment The day was appointed by the Gods for December 21, 2012. And the Egyptian authorities in anticipation of this important event for Humanity, the Earth hides this fact Greatest Discovery in the History of our planet from the public, pushing back the Second Coming for an indefinite period. And now, at this point in time, we have two options further development events:

1. Or wait until the Egyptian authorities wake up to their conscience and they make public the Discovery of the Century, showing the World what was filmed back then in 1997. Namely: the removal of the Light Force Field from the passage to the Hall of Evidence and the Hall of Evidence itself. And what they filmed now, when the Chamber of the Rod was Opened in Thoth’s own House.

2. Or ask the Egyptian Authorities to lift the Veil of Secrets and show the World the Hall of Testimonies and the Chamber of the Rod, thereby giving each of the people a chance to try their luck and try to pick up the Rod of Life and become the Heir of Thoth Atlas.

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On the western bank of the Nile, on the Giza plateau near Cairo, next to the Pyramid of Khafre, there is one of the most famous and, perhaps, the most mysterious historical monument Ancient Egypt- Great Sphinx.

What is the Great Sphinx

The Great, or Great, Sphinx is the oldest monumental sculpture on the planet and the largest of the sculptures of Egypt. The statue is carved from a monolithic rock and depicts a reclining lion with a human head. The length of the monument is 73 meters, the height is about 20.

The name of the statue is Greek and means “strangler,” reminiscent of the mythical Theban sphinx, who killed travelers who did not solve his riddle. The Arabs called the giant lion “Father of Terror,” and the Egyptians themselves called it “shepes ankh,” “image of the living.”

The Great Sphinx was highly revered in Egypt. A sanctuary was built between his front paws, on the altar of which the pharaohs laid their gifts. Some authors conveyed a legend about an unknown god who fell asleep in the “sands of oblivion” and remained forever in the desert.

The image of the sphinx is a traditional motif in ancient Egyptian art. The lion was considered a royal animal, dedicated to the sun god Ra, therefore only the pharaoh was always depicted as a sphinx.

Since ancient times, the Great Sphinx was considered an image of Pharaoh Khafre (Khefre), since it is located next to his pyramid and seems to be guarding it. Perhaps the giant was really called upon to keep the peace of the deceased monarchs, but the identification of the Sphinx with Khafre is erroneous. The main arguments in favor of the parallel with Khafre were the images of the pharaoh found at the statue, but there was a funeral temple of the pharaoh nearby, and the finds could be associated with it.

In addition, research by anthropologists has revealed the Negroid type of face of the stone giant. Numerous inscribed sculptural images available to scientists do not bear any African features.

Riddles of the Sphinx

Who created the legendary monument and when? For the first time, Herodotus raised doubts about the correctness of the generally accepted point of view. Having described the pyramids in detail, the historian did not mention a word about the Great Sphinx. Pliny the Elder brought clarity 500 years later, talking about the cleaning of the monument from sand deposits. Probably, in the era of Herodotus, the Sphinx was hidden under dunes. How many times during the history of its existence this could have happened, one can only guess.

In written documents there is not a single mention of the construction of such a grandiose sculpture, although we know many names of the authors of much less majestic structures. The first mention of the Sphinx dates back to the era of the New Kingdom. Thutmose IV (XIV century BC), not being the heir to the throne, allegedly fell asleep next to the stone giant and received in a dream a command from the god Horus to clear and repair the statue. In return, God promised to make him Pharaoh. Thutmose immediately ordered the liberation of the monument from sand to begin. The work was completed a year later. In honor of this event, a stele with an appropriate inscription was erected near the statue.

This was the first known restoration of the monument. Subsequently, the statue was freed from sand deposits more than once - under the Ptolemies, during the time of Roman and Arab rule.

Thus, historians cannot present a substantiated version of the origin of the Sphinx, which gives room for the creativity of other specialists. Thus, hydrologists noticed that the lower part of the statue shows signs of erosion from being in water for a long time. High humidity, at which the Nile could flood the base of the monument, characterized the climate of Egypt in the 4th millennium BC. e. There is no such destruction on the limestone from which the pyramids are built. This was considered proof that the Sphinx was older than the pyramids.

Romantic-minded researchers considered erosion to be the result of biblical Flood– the catastrophic flood of the Nile 12 thousand years ago. Some even started talking about the era ice age. The hypothesis, however, has been disputed. The destruction was explained by the effects of rain and the poor quality of the stone.

Astronomers contributed by putting forward the theory of a single ensemble of pyramids and the Sphinx. By building the complex, the Egyptians allegedly immortalized the time of their arrival in the country. The three pyramids reflect the alignment of the stars of Orion's Belt, which personified Osiris, and the Sphinx looks at the point of sunrise on the day of the vernal equinox that year. This combination of astronomical factors dates back to the 11th millennium BC.

There are other theories, including traditional aliens and representatives of proto-civilizations. The apologists of these theories, as always, do not provide clear evidence.

The Egyptian colossus is fraught with many other mysteries. For example, there are no assumptions about which of the rulers he depicts, why an underground passage was dug from the Sphinx towards the Pyramid of Cheops, etc.

Current state

The final clearing of sand was carried out in 1925. The statue has survived to this day in good condition. Perhaps the centuries-old sand cover saved the Sphinx from weathering and temperature changes.

Nature spared the monument, but not the people. The giant's face is badly damaged - his nose is broken off. At one time, the damage was attributed to Napoleon’s artillerymen, who shot the statue from cannons. However, the Arab historian al-Makrizi reported in the 14th century that the Sphinx had no nose. According to his story, the face was damaged by a crowd of fanatics at the instigation of a certain preacher, since Islam prohibits depicting a person. This statement is questionable, since the Sphinx was revered by the local population. It was believed that it caused the life-giving floods of the Nile.

There are other assumptions. The damage is explained by natural factors, as well as the revenge of one of the pharaohs, who wanted to destroy the memory of the monarch, whom the Sphinx portrays. According to the third version, the Arabs recaptured the nose when they conquered the country. Some Arabian tribes had a belief that if you knock off the nose of a hostile god, he will not be able to take revenge.

In ancient times, the Sphinx had a false beard, an attribute of the pharaohs, but now only fragments remain of it.

In 2014, after the restoration of the statue, tourists opened access to it, and now you can come up and take a close look at the legendary giant, whose history contains many more questions than answers.

Each civilization has its own symbols, which are considered integral parts of the people, their culture and history. The Sphinx of Ancient Egypt is an immortal proof of the power, strength and greatness of the country, a silent reminder of the divine origin of its rulers, who have sunk into the centuries, but left an image on earth eternal life. The national symbol of Egypt is considered one of the greatest architectural monuments of the past, which still inspires involuntary fear with its impressiveness, an aura of secrets, mystical legends and centuries-old history.

Monument in numbers

The Egyptian Sphinx is known to each and every inhabitant on earth. The monument is carved from a monolithic rock, has the body of a lion and the head of a man (according to some sources - a pharaoh). The length of the statue is 73 m, height - 20 m. The symbol of the power of royal power is located on the Giza plateau on the western coast of the Nile River and is surrounded by a wide and fairly deep ditch. The Sphinx's thoughtful gaze is directed to the east, towards the point in the heavens where the Sun rises. The monument was covered by sand many times and was restored more than once. The statue was completely cleared of sand only in 1925, striking the imagination of the inhabitants of the planet with its scale and size.

History of the statue: facts versus legends

In Egypt, the Sphinx is considered the most mysterious and mystical monument. Its history has aroused great interest for many years and Special attention historians, writers, directors and researchers. Everyone who has had the chance to touch eternity, which the statue represents, offers their own version of its origin. Local residents call the stone landmark the “father of horror” due to the fact that the Sphinx is the keeper of many mysterious legends and a favorite place for tourists - lovers of mysteries and fantasy. According to researchers, the history of the Sphinx goes back more than 13 centuries. Presumably, it was built in order to record an astronomical phenomenon - the reunion of three planets.

Origin myth

There is still no reliable information about what this statue symbolizes, why it was built and when. The lack of history is replaced by legends that are passed down orally and told to tourists. The fact that the Sphinx is the oldest and largest monument in Egypt gives rise to mysterious and absurd stories about it. There is an assumption that the statue guards the tombstones of the greatest pharaohs - the pyramids of Cheops, Mikerin and Khafre. Another legend says that the stone statue symbolizes the personality of Pharaoh Khafre, the third - that it is a statue of the god Horus (god of the sky, half-man, half-falcon), watching the ascent of his father, the Sun God Ra.

Legends

IN ancient Greek mythology The Sphinx is mentioned as an ugly monster. According to the Greeks, the legends of Ancient Egypt about this monster sound like this: a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man was born by Echidna and Typhon (a half-snake woman and a giant with a hundred dragon heads). It had the face and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a bird. The monster lived not far from Thebes, lay in wait for people and asked them a strange question: “Which living creature moves on four legs in the morning, on two in the afternoon, and on three in the evening?” None of the wanderers trembling with fear could give the Sphinx an intelligible answer. After which the monster sentenced them to death. However, the day came when the wise Oedipus was able to solve his riddle. “This is a person in childhood, maturity and old age,” he answered. After this, the crushed monster rushed from the top of the mountain and crashed against the rocks.

According to the second version of the legend, in Egypt the Sphinx was once a God. One day, the heavenly ruler fell into an insidious trap of the sands, called the “cage of oblivion,” and fell asleep in an eternal sleep.

Real facts

Despite the mysterious overtones of the legends, real story no less mystical and mysterious. According to the initial opinion of scientists, the Sphinx was built at the same time as the pyramids. However, in the ancient papyri, from which information about the construction of the pyramids was gleaned, there is not a single mention of a stone statue. The names of the architects and builders who created the grandiose tombs for the pharaohs are known, but the name of the person who gave the world the Sphinx of Egypt still remains unknown.

True, several centuries after the creation of the pyramids, the first facts about the statue appeared. The Egyptians call her “shepes ankh” - “living image”. Scientists were unable to give the world any more information or scientific explanation of these words.

But at the same time, the cult image of the mysterious Sphinx - a winged maiden-monster - is mentioned in Greek mythology, numerous fairy tales and legends. The hero of these tales, depending on the author, periodically changes his appearance, appearing in some versions as a half-man, half-lion, and in others as a winged lioness.

The story of the Sphinx

Another puzzle for scientists was the chronicle of Herodotus, who in 445 BC. described in great detail the process of building the pyramids. He told the world interesting stories about how the structures were erected, over what time and how many slaves were involved in their construction. The narrative of the “father of history” even touched upon such nuances as the feeding of slaves. But, oddly enough, Herodotus never mentioned the stone Sphinx in his work. The fact of the construction of the monument was also not discovered in any of the subsequent records.

Helped shed light on the work of the Roman writer Pliny the Elder to scientists. Natural history" In his notes, he talks about the next cleansing of sand from the monument. Based on this, it becomes clear why Herodotus did not leave a description of the Sphinx to the world - the monument at that time was buried under a layer of sand. So how many times has he found himself trapped in the sand?

First "restoration"

Judging by the inscription left on the stone stele between the monster’s paws, Pharaoh Thutmose I spent a year liberating the monument. Ancient writings say that, as a prince, Thutmose fell asleep at the foot of the Sphinx and had a dream in which the god Harmakis appeared to him. He predicted the prince's ascension to the throne of Egypt and ordered the release of the statue from the sand trap. After some time, Thutmose successfully became pharaoh and remembered his promise to the deity. He ordered not only to dig up the giant, but also to restore it. Thus, the first revival of the Egyptian legend occurred in the 15th century. BC. It was then that the world learned about the grandiose structure and unique cult monument of Egypt.

It is known for certain that after the revival of the Sphinx by Pharaoh Thutmose, it was once again dug up during the reign of the Ptolemaic dynasty, under the Roman emperors who captured Ancient Egypt, and the Arab rulers. In our time, it was again liberated from the sands in 1925. To this day, the statue has to be cleaned after sandstorms, as it is an important tourist site.

Why is the monument missing a nose?

Despite the antiquity of the sculpture, it has practically been preserved in its original form, embodying the Sphinx. Egypt (photo of the monument is presented above) managed to preserve its architectural masterpiece, but failed to protect it from the barbarity of people. The statue does not currently have a nose. Scientists suggest that one of the pharaohs, for a reason unknown to science, ordered the nose of the statue to be knocked off. According to other sources, the monument was damaged by Napoleon's army by firing a cannon at its face. The British chopped off the monster’s beard and transported it to their museum.

However, the later discovered notes of the historian Al-Makrizi dated 1378 say that the stone statue no longer had a nose. According to him, one of the Arabs, wanting to atone for religious sins (the Koran prohibited the depiction of human faces), broke off the giant’s nose. In response to such an atrocity and desecration of the Sphinx, the sands began to take revenge on the people, advancing on the lands of Giza.

As a result, scientists came to the conclusion that in Egypt the Sphinx lost its nose as a result of strong winds and floods. Although this assumption has not yet found real confirmation.

The Stunning Secrets of the Sphinx

In 1988, as a result of exposure to acrid factory smoke, a significant part of the stone block (350 kg) broke off from the monument. UNESCO, concerned appearance and the state of tourism and cultural site, resumed repairs, thereby opening the way for new research. As a result of a careful study of the stone blocks of the pyramid of Cheops and the Sphinx by Japanese archaeologists, a hypothesis was put forward that the monument was built much earlier than the great tomb of the pharaoh. The finding was a stunning discovery for historians, who had assumed that the pyramid, Sphinx and other funerary structures were contemporary. The second, no less surprising discovery was a long narrow tunnel discovered under the left paw of the predator, connected to the Cheops pyramid.

After Japanese archaeologists, hydrologists took up the most ancient monument. They found traces of erosion on his body from a large water flow that moved from north to south. After a series of studies, hydrologists came to the conclusion that the stone lion was a silent witness to the Nile flood - a biblical catastrophe that occurred about 8-12 thousand years ago. American researcher John Anthony West explained the signs of water erosion on the lion's body and their absence on the head as evidence that the Sphinx existed during the Ice Age and dates back to any period before 15 thousand BC. e. According to French archaeologists, the history of Ancient Egypt can boast of the oldest monument that existed even at the time of the destruction of Atlantis.

Thus, the stone statue tells us about the existence of the greatest civilization, which managed to erect such a majestic structure, which became an immortal image of the Past.

Ancient Egyptians' worship of the Sphinx

The pharaohs of Egypt regularly made pilgrimages to the foot of the giant, which symbolized the great past of their country. They made sacrifices on the altar, which was located between his paws, burned incense, receiving from the giant a silent blessing for the kingdom and throne. The Sphinx was for them not only the embodiment of the Sun god, but also in a sacred way, who granted them hereditary and legal power from their ancestors. He personified powerful Egypt, the history of the country was reflected in his majestic appearance, embodying each image of the new pharaoh and turning modernity into a component of eternity. Ancient writings glorified the Sphinx as a great creator god. His image reunited the past, present and future.

Astronomical explanation of the stone sculpture

By official version The Sphinx would have been built in 2500 BC. e. by order of Pharaoh Khafre during the reign of the Fourth Ruling Dynasty of Pharaohs. The huge lion is located among other majestic structures on the stone plateau of Giza - three pyramids.

Astronomical studies have shown that the location of the statue was chosen not by blind inspiration, but in accordance with the point of intersection of the path of the celestial bodies. It served as an equatorial point indicating the exact location on the horizon of the sunrise site on the day of the vernal equinox. According to astronomers, the Sphinx was built 10.5 thousand years ago.

It is noteworthy that the pyramids of Giza are located on the ground in exactly the same order as the three stars in the sky that year. According to legend, the Sphinx and the pyramids recorded the position of the stars, the astronomical time, which was called the first. Since the celestial personification of the ruler at that time was Orion, man-made structures were built to depict the stars of his belt in order to perpetuate and record the time of his power.

The Great Sphinx as a tourist attraction

Currently, a giant lion with a human head attracts millions of tourists eager to see with their own eyes the legendary stone sculpture, shrouded in the darkness of centuries-old history and many mystical legends. The interest of all mankind in it is due to the fact that the secret of the creation of the statue remained unsolved, buried under the sands. It's hard to imagine how many secrets the Sphinx holds. Egypt (photos of the monument and pyramids can be seen on any travel portal) can be proud of its great history, outstanding people, grandiose monuments, the truth about which their creators took with them to the kingdom of Anubis - the god of death.

The huge stone Sphinx is great and impressive, the history of which remains unsolved and full of secrets. The statue’s calm gaze is still directed into the distance and its appearance is still imperturbable. For how many centuries has he been a silent witness to human suffering, the vanity of rulers, the sorrows and troubles that befell the Egyptian land? How many secrets does the Great Sphinx keep? Unfortunately, no answers have been found to all these questions over the years.

Ancient Egyptian papyri and wall inscriptions contain intriguing data about certain hidden rooms - the Hall of Records and the Chamber of Archives. In this regard, scientists are of particular interest the secret of the Sphinx - a room discovered under the stone claws of a majestic monument.

Back in 1978, American researchers arrived in Giza and received permission to drill deep wells under the monument. In the process of work, they used drilling equipment, which was placed in the temple of the Sphinx directly in front of the sculpture. As a result, the first well drilled turned out to be empty; in the second, scientists saw only holes formed naturally during the dissolution of limestone. Alas, the measures taken were not enough, the secret of the Sphinx was not revealed, and research stopped.

Years later, luck smiled on a group of Japanese scientists who, in 1989, discovered a narrow tunnel under the left paw of the Sphinx leading to the Pyramid of Khafre. But first, the Japanese worked hard. Without keeping track of time, they searched persistently and carefully. Some even had their watches stopped. By the way, watch repair in Moscow, a service for quick repairs of all types of watch mechanisms, would be useful here.

So, the team still managed to make a discovery; they found signs outside that pointed to a tunnel located south of the pyramid, under the sculpture. In the same year, the secret of the Sphinx was partially revealed to geophysicist Thomas Dobecki, who organized seismic exploration. His findings also confirmed the fact that under the paws of the Sphinx there is a large rectangular chamber, 9 m wide and 10 m long. However, for unknown reasons, work on studying the underground room was abruptly stopped. The country's government has prohibited any research around the historical complex.

Why? One can only guess. It is quite possible that the secret of the Sphinx has already been revealed by influential people, but no one wants to share the secrets with scientists. All this further fuels the curiosity of researchers with different corners peace.

Some believe that this room contains evidence of existence on Earth ancient civilization who created the figure of the Sphinx. If this is so, then one can imagine what an excellent level of skill the ancient people possessed.

Riddle of the Sphinx

The riddle of the Sphinx is a mysterious expression in itself. Not everyone will immediately remember who the Sphinx is. Secondly, why is there some kind of mystery associated with this very creature?

In Greek mythology C finx is a monster with a woman's face, a lion's body and large bird wings. According to legend sphinx was located near the gates of the Greek city of Thebes and asked everyone passing by the same riddle - “Who walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?” Anyone who did not guess the riddle of the Sphinx would face a terrible death in the clutches of a monster.

The son of the mayor of Thebes, Oedipus, finally guessed the riddle of the Sphinx. “A small child crawls on all fours, an adult walks on two legs, and an old man also leans on a stick.”

Shocked that his riddle had been solved, the sphinx, in frustration, fell down the cliff and crashed to his death on the rocks.

By the way, the expression riddle of the sphinx has nothing to do with the Egyptian sphinx. whose image is familiar to everyone from history textbooks and tourist brochures about Egypt. Although Egyptian Sphinx such a mysterious expression on his face and a gaze directed into eternity that one might think that he is hiding some kind of universal mystery from humanity.

Riddles and secrets of history

The riddle of the Sphinx excites many people. the secret of the Sphinx about its age and mystical purpose about its connection with ancient civilizations. at all times people have wondered

the same questions as in the present time and even in ancient times. he guards the pyramids day and night, keeping their secret. This ancient monument preserved to this day, it stands and attracts people with its unknownness, although time has spared it a little, but due to the pollution of our planet and man himself, it is slowly being destroyed, the dry climate and sand saved it from complete destruction. Over the centuries, they have tried to reconstruct it many times. The first mention of him began in 1400 BC, when the pharaoh of the fourth dynasty Thutmose ruled. After a hunt, the pharaoh went to sleep in the shadow of the sphinx, and he told him in a dream that he was suffocating from the sand that had completely enveloped him, and if he would free him from the sands that swallowed him completely, then Thutmose will receive the crown of Lower and Upper Egypt, and between the paws of this huge megalith there is a granite stele in which it is written about the pharaoh’s dream. Although Thutmose cleared the statue, and the small mystery of the sphinx was revealed; its size, its majesty, how many centuries it slumbered in the sand, only the gods know, but soon the sand was enveloped and the mystery of the sphinx went down into the centuries. In 1798, when Napoleon was in Egypt, the Sphinx no longer had a nose, there is a legend that a cannonball hit the nose and it flew off and was also knocked down by a Sufi with a chisel, he believed that the statue was a pagan idol. The riddle of the Sphinx has not been solved, but generally most Egyptologists are of the opinion that this sculpture belongs to Khafre - Pharaoh fourth dynasty, a stone sculpture carved from limestone, the body of a lion, and the face of Pharaoh Khafre, at the same time the pyramid of Khafre was being built, but no inscription or mention was found that he built.

One detective from New York came to the unequivocal conclusion that the Great Sphinx is not like Khafre, but more like his older brother Djedefre. Edgard Cayce predicted that there is a secret place under the paws, it contains the secret library of Atlantis. It is interesting that the face, not proportional to the body of the lion, was most likely altered many times for each pharaoh, but initially the face looked like some kind of animal - a lion, a falcon, a ram - it is quite possible that this secret of history is not known. Interesting mystery the sphinx is its age, there is erosion on it, well, it could only have happened with extensive, massive rains, well, such a climate in Egypt was only 7,000-10,000 years ago, which means that it is at least 7,000 thousand years old, this theory was put forward by Robert Schoch. Another interesting theory is that the Sphinx and the pyramids represent something like a star map and it is associated with Orion’s belt, and for the time of 10,500 BC this map corresponded to this hypothesis regarding the location of the stars and was put forward by Robert Bauval. No matter how many theories, hypotheses, assumptions are put forward, well, the mystery of the Sphinx, everything in human understanding will personify some kind of unattainable secret, well, the riddle of the Sphinx, both in our times and in the future, will gain more and more momentum.

The Great Sphinx is a giant lion with human face, carved out of rock, reaches a height of 21 meters and a length of about 73 meters.

The Great Sphinx, like the Great Pyramids, was built by the Semitic tribes that conquered Egypt. The evidence for this is so simple and obvious that I don’t understand why scientists who have been studying the history of Egypt for hundreds of years have not yet paid attention to this.

Word " sphinx"in the Egyptian language is etymologically related to the word "seshep-ankh", which literally translated into Russian means "the image of the Being." Another well-known translation of this word is “image of the Living One.” Both of these expressions have the same semantic content - “the image of the living God.”

In Greek, the word "sphinx" is etymologically associated with the Greek verb "sphinga" - to strangle. The Egyptians call the Great Sphinx the "Father of Terror and Fear" and there are good reasons for this. Firstly. In Ancient Egypt, hollow statues of giant sphinxes served as the site of mass executions, torture and hangings, and possibly cruel ritual sacrifices.

Let's just make a small attempt to open the curtain ancient history Egypt. Official history teaches us this. The beginning of the history of Ancient Egypt is estimated at 4000-5000 thousand years BC. All the pyramids, the Sphinx, the Temple of Osiris, were built by the Egyptians themselves. Until now, no one has given an intelligible answer to the question: How was it possible, with only primitive tools, to build monuments weighing sometimes up to 1000 tons?

Sources: objective-news.ru, esperanto-plus.ru, istorii-x.ru, www.abc-people.com, batex2010.narod.ru

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Great Sphinx of Giza, Great Sphinx of Egypt (Great Sphinx) worldwide famous monument, carved from a monolithic rock with the body of a lion and the head of a man. The Great Sphinx is a unique statue 73 m long and 20 m high, 11.5 meters at the shoulders, face width 4.1 m, face height 5 m, carved from a limestone monolith that forms the rocky base of the Giza plateau. Along the perimeter, the body of the Sphinx is surrounded by a ditch 5.5 meters wide and 2.5 meters deep. Nearby there are 3 world famous Egyptian pyramids.

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Vanishing Sphinx

It is generally accepted that the Sphinx was erected during the construction of the Pyramid of Khafre. However, in the ancient papyri relating to the construction of the Great Pyramids there is no mention of it. Moreover, we know that the ancient Egyptians meticulously recorded all the expenses associated with the construction of religious buildings, but economic documents related to the construction of the Sphinx have never been found. In the 5th century BC. e. The pyramids of Giza were visited by Herodotus, who described in detail all the details of their construction. He wrote down “everything he saw and heard in Egypt,” but did not say a word about the Sphinx.

Before Herodotus, Hecataeus of Miletus visited Egypt, and after him Strabo. Their records are detailed, but there is no mention of the Sphinx there either. Could the Greeks have missed a sculpture 20 meters high and 57 meters wide? The answer to this riddle can be found in the work of the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder “Natural History”, who mentions that in his time (1st century AD) the Sphinx was once again cleared of sands brought from the western part of the desert. Indeed, the Sphinx was regularly “freed” from sand deposits until the 20th century.

Older than the pyramids

Restoration work, which began to be carried out in connection with the emergency condition of the Sphinx, began to lead scientists to believe that the Sphinx may be older than previously thought. To check this, Japanese archaeologists, led by Professor Sakuji Yoshimura, first illuminated the Cheops pyramid using an echolocator, and then examined the sculpture in a similar way. Their conclusion was striking - the stones of the Sphinx are older than those of the pyramid. It was not about the age of the breed itself, but about the time of its processing. Later, the Japanese were replaced by a team of hydrologists - their findings also became a sensation. On the sculpture they found traces of erosion caused by large flows of water.

The first assumption that appeared in the press was that in ancient times the Nile bed passed in a different place and washed the rock from which the Sphinx was hewn. The guesses of hydrologists are even bolder: “Erosion is rather a trace not of the Nile, but of a flood - a mighty flood of water.” Scientists came to the conclusion that the flow of water went from north to south, and the approximate date of the disaster was 8 thousand years BC. e. British scientists, repeating hydrological studies of the rock from which the Sphinx is made, pushed back the date of the flood to 12 thousand years BC. e. This is generally consistent with the dating of the Flood, which, according to most scientists, occurred around 8-10 thousand BC. e.

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What is sick with the Sphinx?

Arab sages, amazed by the majesty of the Sphinx, said that the giant is timeless. But over the past millennia, the monument has suffered a fair amount, and, first of all, man is to blame for this. At first, the Mamluks practiced shooting accuracy at the Sphinx; their initiative was supported by Napoleonic soldiers. One of the rulers of Egypt ordered the sculpture’s nose to be beaten off, and the British stole the giant’s stone beard and took it to British museum. In 1988, a huge block of stone broke off from the Sphinx and fell with a roar. They weighed her and were horrified - 350 kg. This fact has caused UNESCO the most serious concern. It was decided to gather a council of representatives from a variety of specialties to find out the reasons for the destruction of the ancient structure. As a result of a comprehensive examination, scientists discovered hidden and extremely dangerous cracks in the head of the Sphinx; in addition, they found that external cracks sealed with low-quality cement are also dangerous - this creates a threat of rapid erosion.

The Sphinx's paws were in no less deplorable condition. According to experts, the Sphinx is primarily harmed by human activity: exhaust gases from automobile engines and the acrid smoke of Cairo factories penetrate into the pores of the statue, which gradually destroys it. Scientists say that the Sphinx is seriously ill. For restoration ancient monument hundreds of millions of dollars are needed. There is no such money. In the meantime, the Egyptian authorities are restoring the sculpture on their own.

Mysterious face

Among most Egyptologists, there is a firm belief that the appearance of the Sphinx depicts the face of the IV dynasty pharaoh Khafre. This confidence cannot be shaken by anything - neither by the absence of any evidence of a connection between the sculpture and the pharaoh, nor by the fact that the head of the Sphinx was repeatedly altered. The well-known expert on Giza monuments, Dr. I. Edwards, is convinced that Pharaoh Khafre himself is visible in the face of the Sphinx. “Although the face of the Sphinx is somewhat mutilated, it still gives us a portrait of Khafre himself,” the scientist concludes. Interestingly, the body of Khafre himself was never discovered, and therefore statues are used to compare the Sphinx and the pharaoh.

First of all we're talking about about a sculpture carved from black diorite, which is kept in the Cairo Museum - it is from this that the appearance of the Sphinx is verified. To confirm or refute the identification of the Sphinx with Khafre, a group of independent researchers involved the famous New York police officer Frank Domingo, who created portraits to identify suspects. After several months of work, Domingo concluded: “These two works of art depict two different persons. The frontal proportions - and especially the angles and facial projections when viewed from the side - convince me that the Sphinx is not Khafre."

Mother of Fear

Egyptian archaeologist Rudwan Al-Shamaa believes that the Sphinx has a female couple and she is hidden under a layer of sand. The Great Sphinx is often called the "Father of Fear". According to the archaeologist, if there is a “Father of Fear,” then there must also be a “Mother of Fear.” In his reasoning, Ash-Shamaa relies on the way of thinking of the ancient Egyptians, who firmly followed the principle of symmetry. In his opinion, the lonely figure of the Sphinx looks very strange.

The surface of the place where, according to the scientist, the second sculpture should be located, rises several meters above the Sphinx. “It is logical to assume that the statue is simply hidden from our eyes under a layer of sand,” Al-Shamaa is convinced. The archaeologist gives several arguments in support of his theory. Ash-Shamaa recalls that between the front paws of the Sphinx there is a granite stele on which two statues are depicted; There is also a limestone tablet that says that one of the statues was struck by lightning and destroyed.

Chamber of Secrets

In one of the ancient Egyptian treatises, on behalf of the goddess Isis, it is reported that the god Thoth placed in secret place“sacred books” that contain “the secrets of Osiris”, and then placed a spell on this place so that the knowledge would remain “undiscovered until Heaven gives birth to creatures who will be worthy of this gift.” Some researchers are still confident in the existence of a “secret room”. They recall how Edgar Cayce predicted that one day in Egypt, under the right paw of the Sphinx, a room called the “Hall of Evidence” or “Hall of Chronicles” would be found. The information stored in the “secret room” will tell humanity about a highly developed civilization that existed millions of years ago.

In 1989, a group of Japanese scientists using a radar method discovered a narrow tunnel under the left paw of the Sphinx, extending towards the Pyramid of Khafre, and a cavity of impressive size was found northwest of the Queen’s Chamber. However, the Egyptian authorities did not allow the Japanese to conduct a more detailed study of the underground premises. Research by American geophysicist Thomas Dobecki showed that under the paws of the Sphinx there is a large rectangular chamber. But in 1993, its work was suddenly suspended by local authorities. Since that time, the Egyptian government has officially prohibited geological or seismological research around the Sphinx.

Sphinx and executions.

The word “sphinx” in the Egyptian language is etymologically related to the word “seshep-ankh”, which literally translated into Russian means “image of the Being”. Another well-known translation of this word is “image of the Living One.” Both of these expressions have the same semantic content - “the image of the living God.” In Greek, the word "sphinx" is etymologically associated with the Greek verb "sphinga" - to strangle.

Since 1952, five hollow sphinxes have been discovered in Egypt, each of which served as a place of execution and at the same time the grave of those executed. Having uncovered the secret of the sphinxes, archaeologists discovered with horror that the bone remains of many hundreds of corpses covered the floors of the sphinxes in a thick layer. Leather belts containing remains of human leg bones hung from the ceilings. It is believed that among these corpses there could be workers who built the pyramids and tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs, and were sacrificed to preserve their secrets.

The apparently hollow bodies of the sphinxes were deliberately scattered throughout the country, serving as places of execution and torture for an extended period of time. The death of those executed was long and painful, and the bodies of victims hanged by their feet were deliberately not removed. The screams of the dying were bound to inspire terror in the living.

The fear of winged sphinxes was so great that it persisted for centuries. When in 1845, during excavations in the ruins of Kalakh, a winged sphinx with a human head was found, all the local workers were seized with panic. They refused to continue the excavations, because the ancient legend was still alive that the winged sphinx would bring them misfortune and cause the death of everyone living on earth.

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This is a familiar look to everyone. It seems that the pyramids stand lost somewhere far in the desert, covered with sand, and to get to them, you need to make a long journey on camels.

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Giza is the modern name of the large Cairo necropolis, occupying approximately 2000 square meters. m.

The third largest city in terms of population after Cairo and Alexandria is occupied by this city, which is home to more than 900 thousand inhabitants. In fact, Giza merges with Cairo. The famous Egyptian pyramids are located here: Cheops, Khafre, Mikerene and the Great Sphinx.