The pyramid of Menkaure,
located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is
the smallest of the three pyramids of the Giza Necropolis. It was built to
serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure. Standing at
215 feet originally (less than half that of his grandfather, Khufu’s 481-foot
pyrmid), it was constructed of Tura limestone, though the first sixteen courses
are of granite.
Left: Menkaure, the grandson; Center: Khafre, the father; Right; Khufu, the
grandfather
Mankaure (Menkaura), known
under his Hellenized name as Mykerinos and Menkheres, was the son of Khafre
(Chephren), and succeeded him as king, and also the grandson of Khufu
(Khnum-Khufu—known better under his Hellenized name of Cheops). Khafre was
described as a cruel and heretic ruler, who kept the Egyptian temples closed
after his father Khufu, described as a cruel tyrant, had them sealed up.
The Greek historian Herodotus
(484 to 425 B.C.), called the “Father of History,” wrote of Menkaure, “This Prince disapproved of the conduct of his father,
reopened the temples and allowed the people, who were ground down to the lowest
point of misery, to return to their occupations and to resume the practice of
sacrifice. His justice in the decision of causes was beyond that of all the
former kings. The Egyptians praise him in this respect more highly than any
other monarchs, declaring that he not only gave his judgments with fairness,
but also, when anyone was dissatisfied with his sentence, made compensation to
him out of his own purse and thus pacified his anger."
The construction of these three
pyramids, known to everyone who has ever seen a pyramid, is of interest to a
possible location of the Nephite Land of Promise. First of all, Khufu (Cheops),
built the main and tallest pyramid at Giza, which he called the Necropolis of
Khufu. The second, also very tall, pyramid was built by his son, Khafre.
Mankaure’s pyramid, the smaller of the three, was built later, around the 26th
century B.C.
Necropolis
of Giza. The pyramid in the foreground is that of Menkaure (241 ft), the far
temple is that of Khufu, actually the tallest at 481 ft., though the middle
temple, that of Khafre (471 ft.), was built on higher ground and looks taller
If Lehi was familiar with the
Egyptian world, which he must have been in some way since he knew “the language
of the Egyptians” (1 Nephi 1:2), then perhaps he knew something about how the
pyramids were built. As an example, the large lower course granite stones on
the Mankaure pyramid had extensions, which may have been used for moving the
large stones.
Top: Left and Right: The protuberances on the stones of the pyramid of
Menkaure. Note the protuberances at the bottom and the top of the image; Bottom
Left: Another shot of the Menkaure pyramid—note the protuberances on many of
the large stones; Bottom Right: The same protuberances on the pyramid of Khufu
These
same rock protuberances found on the pyramids in Egypt are also found on the
large rock formations located in Peru. These protuberances, or extensions, on
the rocks are considered by many scholars to have been used in the movement of
the huge rocks and to put them in place in the walls and structures of Peru.
Such protuberances are found on the rocks at Sacsayhuaman above Cuzco, and
those found at the fortress of Ollantaytambo, both sites having been built long
before the Inca, though some uninformed historians and many tour guides like to
attribute that work to the Inca.
Left: The large boulders hoisted into
place on the walls in old Cuzco and up on the fortress of Sacsayhuaman showing
the protuberances; Right: The same extensions on the walls at Ollantaytambo in
Peru
In
addition, there are similar cuts made in the interlocking stones used inside
Khufu’s pyramid temple as those found within the stonework at numerous sites in
Andean Peru.
Top:
Three images of stonework in the Egyptian temple near the Sphynx. Note the
angled cuts; Bottom: Also angled cuts in the interlocking stones in various
Peruvian walls and buildings
In
addition, there are also matches between the unique construction of angled,
trapezoidal doorways in Egypt as well as those throughout Andean Peru. One of
the few other places that have shown such trapezoidal doorways is in the area
of Mesopotamia.
Left: One of the trapezoidal doorways
in the Egyptian pyramids at Giza; Right: Typical trapezoidal doorway found
throughout Peru
Another
interesting match between Egyptian construction and that found in Andean Peru
is the use of angled walls and corners. These are said by modern builders to
insure a sound construction in heavy earthquake areas, and are probably one of
the reason such structures in Peru have withstood the numerous earthquakes that
have struck the Andean area for millennia.
Top: Angles walls in a construction in Egypt; Bottom: Angled walls in an ancient construction in Cuzco
It is one thing for scholars and historians to write about there being no connection between Egypt and Andean Peru (the Americas), but clearly another for those who have traveled both areas. The similarities and even exact sameness of ancient construction in both areas is both remarkable and noteworthy. It is always interesting when men of letters make such unfounded claims in order to 1) Ignore an Old World-New World connection, and 2) Turn a blind eye toward matches in the Book of Mormon and Old World finds.
It is one thing for scholars and historians to write about there being no connection between Egypt and Andean Peru (the Americas), but clearly another for those who have traveled both areas. The similarities and even exact sameness of ancient construction in both areas is both remarkable and noteworthy. It is always interesting when men of letters make such unfounded claims in order to 1) Ignore an Old World-New World connection, and 2) Turn a blind eye toward matches in the Book of Mormon and Old World finds.
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteIf it was not for the people in the picture, you would not be able to tell how big they are. Thanks for the lessons Del.
ReplyDeleteWhat I learned was the tie between the descendants old Lehi and Egypt. My question would then be is there also a building type relationship between Egypt and Israel? I mean why would the Nephities build their buildings after the manner of the Egyptians rather than from their own country?
DeleteThis was included to show that even though the archaeologists, anthropologists, etc., claim there was no connection between Egypt and the New World, this info and pics show that there was. As for why Nephi would have built such similar buildings it would suggest that the Lord was involved in both societies. In addition, Nephi did build with stone which is how the Jews built for quite some time in Jerusalem, and a future post will show the connection between Egypt and Israel.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThere is evidence that the Mormon religion was founded by freemasonry. A deeper understanding of freemasonry can lead you to one conclusion. Freemasonry is luciferian.
ReplyDeleteKnobs ie protuberance on world wide structures, particularly Peru as a global language
ReplyDeletehttps://annetittensor.wordpress.com/2017/10/29/usoks-knobs-theory/
would like to see more photos of Egypt's knobs/protuberances like the Osireion in Abydos from NephiCode
ReplyDeleteyou are making a connection between the construction of the pyramids at Giza in 2500 BC to the construction of Cuzco in around 1200 AD....what is the connection you are alluding to? Did ancient Egyptians survive for a few thousand years in Peru and then emerged to construct Cuzco culture?
ReplyDelete