Ancient Egyptian culture is brilliant and brilliant, is one of the ancient civilizations of mankind, but you may not know that in the totem of ancient Egyptian culture, there are the same creatures as the Chinese totem "phoenix", known as the "phoenix of ancient Egypt". What exactly was the ancient Egyptian phoenix? What kind of thoughts and emotions did it pin on the ancient Egyptians? If you want to know, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you:
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Located on the east bank of the Nile, the Egyptian Museum was designed and built in 1858 by the French archaeologist Mariet, and is a famous museum, one of the world's famous museums. At present, the Egyptian Museum has a total collection of more than 300,000 cultural relics, and 63,000 pieces are on display, accounting for about one-fifth of all cultural relics. The collections in the Egyptian Museum are mostly cultural relics from the pharaonic period, so it is also habitually called the "Pharaonic Museum" by the locals.
The numerous collections in the Egyptian Museum all show the glory and splendor of ancient Egyptian civilization, and at the same time, each cultural relic in the Ancient Egyptian Museum highlights its unique historical value. It is worth mentioning that in an inconspicuous corner of the museum, an interesting artifact is displayed under the display stand, and its label is marked "Ben Ben Stone at the top of the pyramid of Pharaoh Amenemhet III of Egypt". There is no doubt that the "Running Stone" is a treasure plucked from the top of the pyramid tower.
As we all know, the pyramids are the tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, and they stand majestically, showing the authority and glory of the pharaohs. Naturally, the treasure at the top of Pharaoh's pyramid would also appear supreme, or it could be called "sacred." The "Running Stone" is actually an alias for the original mound, which is the sacred stone of the Sun Temple of Heliopolis in ancient Egyptian mythology. In mythology, it is the sacred stone that receives the first rays of the sun, and as long as it is guarded day and night on the top of the pyramid, the pharaohs in the tower can be bathed in the sun all day long, no longer suffering from boundless darkness.
In fact, the Ben Ben stone is recognized as the capstone of the later obelisk and the Great Pyramid, and is an architectural stone based on myths and legends, and the reason why it can shine brilliantly is that it is likely to be plated with a layer of gold.
The "Running Stone" in the Egyptian Museum is so large and heavy that it is difficult for several adult men to lift. As a four-sided cone, all four sides of the Ben Ben stone are carved with the same pattern, and below the pattern there are the words "Ascender" and "Brilliant Resurrection" in Ancient Egypt. Archaeologists have conducted in-depth research on the Ben Ben stone and found that the pattern on it is unique and belongs to a special bird. The bird has a large curved neck, a slender beak and legs, a dark gray color, two feathers growing in parallel at the back of the head, and more interestingly, on the head of the bird, there is a crown that only pharaohs can wear, which shows the supremacy of this bird in the minds of the ancient Egyptians.
According to archaeologists, through studying the history of ancient Egyptian civilization and consulting a large number of documents, they found that this bird is a bird unique to the ancient Egyptian period, called "Bennu bird", and belongs to the same family of birds as the crested ibis. At this time, a question naturally arises, why were the Bennu birds so valued by the ancient Egyptians? In fact, the answer is very simple, because the Bennu bird is a sacred bird with special significance in ancient Egyptian mythology.
In the eyes of the ancient Egyptians, the Bennu bird is a kind of sacred bird, it was born in the fire of the sun god La, can control the rise and fall of the Nile, and is more related to the rise and fall of the sun. The Bennu bird is a product of the gods, it never falls into the mortal world, once tired, it will perch on the pillar to rest, is a symbol of resurrection and light. The Benu bird was born in the fire and is a sacred bird representing the resurrection, so it is also the same as the sacred bird phoenix in traditional Chinese culture, which can be reborn from the fire, so the Bennu bird is also known as the "phoenix of ancient Egypt".
There is convergence in the cultures of the ancient civilizations of the world, in the land of China, the immortal bird is the phoenix, and in the ancient Egyptian region is the Bennu bird, in a sense, explaining the unity of human culture. Therefore, we also believe that in the coming days, with the unremitting efforts of archaeologists, more mysterious secrets of ancient Egyptian culture will eventually be revealed.
References: Legends on the Banks of the Nile published by Shanghai Publishing House by Sbeyn
Wen xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, written by: Special history writer: Changshan Zhao Zi worm