New thinking about Egypt

[cladking]

I wish I were familiar with Egyptian works. I have never studied them, so I don't have them cataloged in my head. I don't know what was found as a complete work in a scroll or what was found written on the east wall of the oldest step pyramid. Without that knowledge, there is no nomenclature for me. I would never be able to make any real sense of it. I see why Egyptology is a separate discipline.

I think the trick is to avoid later translations because each generation is working to turn this into something it isn't. Also avoid later versions like the coffin texts and book of the dead. Avoid learning Egyptological beliefs.

It's just a matter of reading it till it makes sense. If you assume the writers were ignorant superstitious savages before you start then you won't get it.

When you do read Egyptologists try to stick with older ones like Budge, Breasted, and Petrie. If something in the work doesn't make sense then you need to read it another time. Eventually it will. I read it every ten days and research as I go.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/pyt/

Never forget that translation is only approximate so look for patterns to identify translation problems. Believe it or not there are readily identifiable translation problems. The funniest is that these guys actually believe the builders made numerous grammatical errors while carving them into walls. They don't understand the concept of "sexuality" in the ancient language. Every concept has a sex. Most objects have numerous parts and both sexes. For instance the djed was a pipe so was obviously masculine but when speaking of the inside of the pipe one switched to using the feminine. Egyptologists thing they just used the wrong pronouns all the time. They think they carved the exact same errors into numerous pyramids over a century!!

Other such patterns become apparent. Understanding the Egyptians requires that you understand how they think.