Random egyptian fact of the day

[cornettracing80]

the birds and the bees?....

[jazz]

Tut !Tut!

[egyptluvr1]

nope I'll give everyone till the 19th

[egyptluvr1]

Ok gonna try to keep this as pg as possible since not everybpdy on this forum is over 18 ..... In truth, Osiris took a dirt nap and Isis (not the puzzle, the goddess ) manipulated Osiris' "machine" to "function solo" and then the machine's "product" went into Isis' "container" and the rest is... well you get the idea.

Man I gotta post rated G posts...someone act as my censor...cornett, jazz, or I need Karen perhaps

ok from now on rated G posts

3/19/09
In the pyramids what were the passageways from the burial chamber to the outside used for 2 answers and since I'm such a nice guy I'll give one to you guys (my 3 takers ) If you had a good knowledge of them they serve as excellent escape routes if you were ever trapped Mummy movies 1 and 2

[walther]

In the pyramids what were the passageways from the burial chamber to the outside used for 2 answers and since I'm such a nice guy I'll give one to you guys (my 3 takers ) If you had a good knowledge of them they serve as excellent escape routes if you were ever trapped Mummy movies 1 and 2

Well there's a theory that they aligned to specific stars during that time and the souls of the person buried would use them to travel from the body to the stars. Or then again maybe they were just air shafts so peole could breath in there

[egyptluvr1]

I couldn't have said it better interesting take on the starrs thing but the ascencion part was what I was looking for.

[egyptluvr1]

3/28/09

Ok a new question.....

during what time period did Nefertiti rule (her husband ruled but she was the neck that turned the head as all women do )

[cornettracing80]

There is evidence that Nefertiti may have ruled co-jointly with
her husband Akhenaton for some time before his death,when she ascended to the throne in her entirety.
Her regnal name was Ankhkhepherure Merwaenre Nefernneferuaton and the accepted dates for her rule as pharaoh are 1346-1343 BCE.
However there is also evidence emerging from recent excavations at the Armana site that she may have also ruled co-jointly with the mysterious Smenkhare,of who little is known,but he shared a very similar name with Nefertiti in that his regnal name was Ankhkheperure Smenkhare.
He ruled for only one year before his death in 1346 BCE and in most lists is recognised as Akhenaton's direct heir.
From the Amarna site has also emerged objects found in the North Palace bearing the name of Nefertiti in conjunction with the young Tutankamun who was still using the name of Tutankhaton, and his wife the princess Ankhenesenpaaton.
It may have been the queens fanatical belief in her husbands new monotheistic religion that kept the young couple faithful to the new religion until her death when all opposition to the new orthodoxy was removed.
While the accepted length of her rule as pharaoh is 3 years,it appears
she had great influence and some control in state affairs for a far longer period.

i like this answer

[egyptluvr1]

yea me too Cornett alot of bull and bad spelling though, I read this and it was like whoa this is definitely not cornett then I saw "I like this answer " and I laughed but correct!!! I'm gonna do a tally of who has how many points before I post the next question.

[jazz]

Nefertiti was Smenkhare

[egyptluvr1]

Notice:
Ok everyone here are the standings:

Jazz: 7

ljm2: 4

Cornettracing80: 2

Walther: 2

Steve: 1

Raxable: 1

Egyptluvr1 (me): 1

Shaka 4: 0

This is the list of my takers starting from day one that I created this post. I will close this post at the end of April. I feel like a moderator , actually can a moderator lock this post please and moderators even PUZZ himself feel free to join in for round 2. I am trying to close it to give me time to gather some more questions for round two; that and Jazz is kicking my a** and I can't have that so I am going to take some time to study on my Egypt knowledge because I found that I know a lot less than I thought. Sorry Jazz but I gotta give you some type of challenge

So far Jazz is owning this challenge/post. Questions can and will be posted up until the end of april where at that time the post will be closed (I hope)

[egyptluvr1]

Ok new question
First question 4/2/09 (special question) (easy)
who is the current curator of Egyptian antiquities

Second question
What did the following gods represent and what were they attributed to I want Egyptian Greek and Roman mythology

Ra (Re):

Hathor:

Set (Seth):

Osiris:

Isis:

Horus:

Sekhmet:

and

Mars (Roman god of war I want the rough Greek and Egyptian equivalent)

...........Well that should keep you all busy for a while

everybody will get 1 for each correct answer so in total 3 per god

[egyptluvr1]

Nothing...........No? come on people????

[jazz]

Dr Zahi Hawas

Ra/Appllo(g) =Creator
Hauthor/Demeter(g)/Ceres(r)= fertility
Seth/Eris(g)=Chaos
Osiris/Thawatos(g)= Death
Isis= Magic
Houros/Uranus(g)=Sky
Skehmet/Ares(g)/Mars(r)= war

true transalations are difficult here as some or all have different meanings and can represnt more than one thing, but these are my guesses.
04/04/09

[egyptluvr1]

Dr Zahi Hawas

Ra/Appllo(g) =Creator
Hauthor/Demeter(g)/Ceres(r)= fertility
Seth/Eris(g)=Chaos
Osiris/Thawatos(g)= Death
Isis= Magic
Houros/Uranus(g)=Sky
Skehmet/Ares(g)/Mars(r)= war

true transalations are difficult here as some or all have different meanings and can represnt more than one thing, but these are my guesses.
04/04/09

good enough for me... ok Jazz now has a sh*tload of points