As of this hour, I’ve gotten two blog posts off the ground about the granite box that I’m fairly well pleased with. I didn’t manage to touch on everything, though, so a bit of addendum might be in order if I can get organized. Going back to this diagram for a moment, we can addContinue reading “Granite Box at Lahun (Slight Return)”
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The Granite Box in the Pyramid at Lahun (Part 2)
From where we left off last time, much is still unexplored. (I recommend a look at some of DUNE’s calculations since he has started into the diagonal values projected from Petrie’s data). The meaning of 106.116 in = 8.843 ft here is somewhat uncertain. At face value it’s an unusual number, and the definition orContinue reading “The Granite Box in the Pyramid at Lahun (Part 2)”
The Granite Box in the Pyramid at Lahun (Part 1)
I am greatly indebted to DUNE at GHMB whose fascinating work on this object got me intrigued with it again. (I am referring to it herein as a “granite box” although the orthodox view is of course that it is a sarcophagus). For readers wanting more background on the pyramid of Sesostris II (Senusret II),Continue reading “The Granite Box in the Pyramid at Lahun (Part 1)”
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