Bird of Saqqara by MagikUnicorn

Bryce • Historical • posted on Mar 25, 2012

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Bird of Saqqara The Saqqara Bird is a bird-shaped artifact made of sycamore wood, discovered during the 1898 excavation of the Pa-di-Imen tomb in Saqqara, Egypt. It has been dated to approximately 200 BCE, and is now housed in the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo. The Saqqara Bird has a wingspan of 180 mm (7.1 in) and weighs 39.12 g (1.380 oz). Its function is not understood because of a lack of period documentation. Some who think the Saqqara Bird may be a ceremonial object because the falcon, the bird after which the Saqqara Bird is modeled, is the form most commonly used to represent several of the most important gods of Egyptian mythology, most notably Horus and Ra Horakhty. Others have posited it may have been a toy for an elite child, or that it could have functioned as a weather vane. Some have also speculated it may have been used as a sort of boomerang, as such technology was common and well-known in ancient Egypt in the form of a throwing stick used for hunting waterfowl. But the most likely hypothesis is that this bird was positioned on the masthead of sacred boats used during the Opet Festival. Reliefs showing those boats are found in the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak and date to the late New Kingdom. Thanks Magik _____________________________ L'oiseau de Saqqarah L'oiseau de Saqqarah, est un artéfact fait de bois de sycomore, découvert en Égypte dans la nécropole de Saqqarah. L'objet pèse 39 grammes et a une envergure de 18,30 centimètres1. Il représente un faucon. Daté de 200 av. J.-C., l'objet fait partie des collections permanente du musée égyptologique du Caire. Le peu de documentation contemporaine sur l'objet oblige les archéologues à spéculer quant à la finalité de l'oiseau de Saqqarah. Il aurait pu être utilisé à des fins rituelles. En effet il prend la forme d'un faucon, représentation commune de certains dieux les plus importants de la mythologie égyptienne dont le dieu Horus, un des symbole de la royauté. Il aurait pu aussi être un jouet, il a d'ailleurs été classé comme tel dans les collections du musée archéologique du Caire, ou une girouette. Le docteur Khalil Messih affirme que l'oiseau de Saqqarah est la preuve que les principes de bases de l'aviation étaient connues avant leurs découvertes officielles. Cette positon reste très contestée. Merci Magik

Comments (48)

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legolie

9:15AM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Cela fait 2 fois aujourd'hui que je laisse un commentaire en anglais au lieu d'écrire en français !! Le changement d'heure de dimanche m'a perturbée ;-) Une superbe image de cet "oiseau", merci pour cette histoire que je ne connaissais pas !

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bebopdlx

10:51AM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Cool work and thanks for the info.

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carlx

12:11PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Superb colors and mood!!!

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Umbetro38

12:56PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

I love your Gallery visit and your work are admirably well

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evielouise

12:59PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

amazing what we learn since computers and this is truly awesome!~

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soffy

1:10PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Excellent work,MU:)**

KnightWolverine

1:41PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Cool informal reading...Dig'n the space craft made in Bryce Buddy! Got your links...didn't work when attempting install but not to worry...I have windows movie maker that came with windows 7...(didn't even know i had this program)...anyway..stay tuned...working on one ...it's rather interesting that (after selecting the song)and after uploading the images to be used that you can plus or minus each individual frame in exposed time to when finally complete matches the song from first note to last note..learning something new always fascinates me...stay tuned buddy!

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drifterlee

2:41PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Very nice, Magik!

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emmecielle

3:07PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Great work! :)

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adrie

4:10PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Cool image and work Magik.

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sandra46

5:45PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

EXCELLENT IMAGE!

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Richardphotos

6:46PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

very cool modeling

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danapommet

9:07PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Lovely image and great information.

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1358

3:38PM | Tue, 27 March 2012

semi-elliptical wing (ala Sidney Camm), a lifting body hull.... makes me wonder...is time travel possible?.... time viewing?.... does time even flow.. thanks for bringing wonder back into my day!

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