Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Reveals Ancient Tech?

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Does the Tulli Papyrus offer proof of UFOs?

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Posted on Friday, September 23 @ 00:45:00 EDT by Thoth

 

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For those unfamiliar with the Tulli papyrus, this is reputedly an

ancient text dating back to the reign of Thutmose III that

disappeared after the death of its owner, Alberto Tulli, the former

director of the Egyptian section of the Vatican museum. A second

story which may be closer to the truth recounts how Tulli and his

brother, Monsignor Augusto Tulli, discovered the papyrus in a Cairo

antique shop in 1934.

 

Because of its high price tag, Professor Tulli could not afford to

purchase the papyrus, but the owner of the shop allowed him to copy

the text which was then transcribed from hieratic to hieroglyphics

with the help of the Director of the Cairo Museum, Abbot E. Drioton.

 

Since then it has established itself as the Holy Grail of Ufology.

The reason for the huge amount of interest in the text is that the

Tulli papyrus is often cited as evidence of UFOs appearing in Egypt

around 3,000 years ago.

 

 

A translation of the text was made by Boris de Rachewiltz, who is

probably best known as the author of `An Introduction to Egyptian

Art' and `Maxims of the Ancient Egyptians' - a collaborative effort

with Guy Davenport. Rachewiltz's translation has been widely

circulated for years and greeted with equal amounts of cynicism and

excitement. What can be said without a shadow of a doubt is that he

had the knowledge to undertake the translation, being not only a

respected translator of Egyptian texts, but an authority on Greek

texts and African Art as well.

 

Boris de Rachewiltz's credentials appear to be far more impressive

than some sceptics would have people believe. In fact, he authored

several specialised publications that are still used by universities

today. Without the actual Tulli papyrus itself being rediscovered,

it is impossible to verify the accuracy of the translation or the

claims made regarding the strange aerial phenomena it records. But

there is enough circumstantial evidence to keep the papyrus in the

public eye, as at least one person, author R. Cedric Leonard, claims

to have uncovered a copy of the original text.

 

When Egyptologists work on translating ancient texts, it is common

practice to copy the document by hand before they commence their

work to avoid unnecessary contact with the often fragile papyri.

There would be a good chance that any translator working on the

original would have taken a copy of the papyrus as standard practice

before undertaking the work. Of course, as we've already mentioned,

it is quite possible that Tulli himself only ever had a copy. It is

one such copy that Leonard claims to have found in a U.S. library.

 

According to many Egyptologists, judging by the style of the

language and grammar it uses, the papyrus is either genuine, or has

been forged by someone very knowledgeable in hieratic script and

vocabulary. The Tulli text also exhibits numerous parallels to other

documents of the Thutmoses III era. It would require a considerable

amount of skill on the part of the hoaxer to replicate the language

and writing style with such precision.

 

Whether it is a clever hoax or a genuine text, no one can say for

sure. Accusatory fingers have inevitably been pointed at Rachewiltz

but why would he risk his academic reputation in such a way? If the

working copy R.C. Leonard found is what it purports to be, then it

certainly lends a huge amount of credence to the authenticity of the

Tulli legend and de Racewiltz's translation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Tulli Papyrus

 

 

 

UFOs?

 

One of the reasons the Tulli papyrus is so controversial and what

makes it so remarkable is that it records a strange aerial phenomena

that occurred around 1000BC. Ufologists often cite this as

documented proof of a UFO sighting and the translations below

certainly make interesting reading.

 

"In the year 22, in the third month of winter, in the sixth hour of

the day, the scribes of the House of Life noticed a circle of fire

that was coming from the sky [...] From the mouth it emitted a foul

breath. It had no head. Its body was one rod long and one rod

wide.¹ It had no voice. And from that the hearts of the scribes

became confused and they threw themselves down on their bellies

[...] then they reported the thing to the Pharaoh [...] His Majesty

ordered [...] has been examined [...] and he was meditating on what

had happened, that it was recorded in the scrolls of the House of

the Life. Now after some days had passed, these things became more

and more numerous in the skies. Their splendour exceeded that of the

sun and extended to the limits of the four angles of the sky [...]

High and wide in the sky was the position from which these fire

circles came and went. The army of the Pharaoh looked on with him in

their midst. It was after supper. Then these fire circles ascended

higher into the sky and they headed toward the south. Fish and birds

then fell from the sky. A marvel never before known since the

foundation of their land [...] And Pharaoh caused incense to be

brought to make peace with Earth² [...] and what happened was

ordered to be written in the Annals of the House of Life so that it

be remembered for all time forward."

 

Notes:

1. One rod, or "rod of cord," equals 100 cubits. (or approximately

46 metres)

2. I.e., the altar sacred to Amon-Ra.

 

 

Or was it an unusual meteorological occurrence?

 

Even if authentic, it is possible that the text is describing a very

rare natural phenomenon. One alternative theory has suggested that

the papyrus could be recording a plasma discharge created by

electrical instability in the Earth's atmosphere. This hypothesis is

given some credence by the fact that the symbols that mean "circle

of fire", can also be translated as `circular object producing

heat'.

 

The symbol used for fire was often used for heat or even energy, and

the symbol that is used for circle is usually translated as circular

object.

 

According to Egyptologists, the rest of the translation is perfect

and could only be translated in the way it has been.

 

 

Secret History

 

Did something exceptional happen in the skies over Egypt at that

time? There are no supporting texts in the public domain to help us

reach an absolute conclusion as to what the Tulli papyrus relates

to. What the text does make clear is the fact that whatever it was,

it was quite out of the ordinary and left those that witnessed it

struck with both awe and fear.

 

If this enigmatic text is genuine, it certainly leaves many

unanswered questions

There are of course many thousands of texts that have never been

released into the public domain, and instead lie in the vaults of

various institutions around the world. If efforts were made, the

contents of these texts would be available to all and as a result,

the mystery of the Tulli papyrus might finally be answered once and

for all.

 

Without the original papyrus, we can never say with absolute

certainty what truth lies in the Tulli papyrus legend, but if the

copy unearthed by Leonard is genuine then its certainly time to stop

and think.

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