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maatkara · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:19 am

this is better for you all!

http://www.guardians.net/hawass/Press_R ... _Luxor.htm

Unas · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:27 am

Awesome, Maatkara! It seems that the first few paragraphs spend half their space giving everyone their credit, what organization they belong to, and the acronyms that accompany them.

The picture, looking straight up the statue is awesome; almost awe inspiring! This is just overall, a nice thing.

Psusennes I · Joined:Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:00 am Posts:912 Location: England

Can you translate Maatkare? I would use Google, but it makes about as much sense as. . . . a sugar umbrella? A chocolate fireguard?

maatkara · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:25 pm

well, I love the sugar umbrella and the chocolate fireguard! :lol:

you don't need to translate....the article from the guardian is defitely more complete!...believe me!...also, yes Unas, thepictures are really cool!...

if somebody find something else about that, pls share it!

thanx!

Hatshepsut76 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:52 pm

here I am! :wink:

here there is a web address I found few mins ago:

http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/s/afp/200 ... MlJVRPUCUl

maatkara · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:29 am

Osiris II · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:36 am

A very interesting article! The statue is really grand--but it brings up a couple of questions. The article states that "the statue is wearing a Nemes head dress, and a mask". I looked very closely at the photo, and can see no evidence of a mask! I was also wondering about the double of the dyad. Is it his ka that he is shown holding hands with, or perhaps his ba?
As I've said, though, it is a great find. Just imagine how much is still uncovered in the most unlikely places! :roll:

maatkara · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:06 am

Osiris II,
I had the same doubt about the mask!...I could npt see anything that reminds me of a funerary mask...perhaps it is not easy to be seen through the pics, I don't know..
About the double statue, we know nothing! It is not possible to see if it is his Ka....
I hope they will take care of the Obelisk and won't make anythink to risk its stability....it's really huge! and heavy...and the statue seems to be too near its foundations...

there is one thing that is not clear at all that is the date on which the statue has been first uncovered....by the guardian site it seems to be at the beginning of may, but every agency is noticing it by june 5th... :roll:

Hatshepsut76 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:39 am

This sounds strange to me too, my friend! :wink: