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reaction of the German Archacological Institute, which after all ty treasure chambers of coloured granite into the westem pyramid; had a part in the discovery and knew the truth? The Institute in they were filled with rich treasures, with instruments and picture Cairo denicd the announcement. “This is complete rubbish,” the columns of precious stones with equipment of fine iron, like speaker for the Institute, Christel Egorov, told the Reuters news weapons which do not rust, glass you can fold without breaking, agency.’ Further, "The tunnels found with strange charms, were merely air shafts and the miniro- [> ~ various kinds of sim- bot had only been used to measure |: ple and mixed medi- humidity. It was known that the Great |: cines and with dead- Pyramid did not contain any other ly poisons."* chambers."° And who should You not only think someone is | be responsible for the pulling your leg, you know they are building of the pyra- pulling your leg! The robot, during its mids according to the march through the pyramid's tunnel, Arabian records? In did not have any humidity gauges on |. Hitat it is reported, board at all! But it becomes even |: "The first Hermes more ludicrous. Prof. Dr Rainer | | was Called ‘Trinity’ Stadelmann, the great master of | because of his func- German Egyptology and Director of 4 tions as prophet, king the German Archaeological Institute and wise man. It is (DAJ) in Cairo, outright denied the he, called Henoch by possibility of a secret chamber. In cee eS the Hebrews, son of front of journalists he explained, "It is 4 view of the Gantenbrink Pyramid Robot. Photo: Rudolf Gantenbrink, Munich, Germany Jared, son of generally known that every treasure in Mahalalel, the son of the pyramid has long been plundered. Kenan, son of Enos, There is no chamber behind the door." son of Seth, the son of Adam and he is Idris. He read in the stars Stadelmann's colleague, Dr Gunter Dreyer, confirmed the views _ that the flood would come. In order to protect his belongings, he of his boss, “There is nothing behind the door. It is all imagina- _ had the pyramids built and hid treasures in them, learned writings tion."* Certainly the experts would be correct if they stated thatno —_and everything else he was concemed about that could get lost and one knew what was behind the metal-plated door. However, to disappear." vehemently claim that nothing was behind it is not only dogmatic The record that the Old Testament prophet Henoch (Enoch) and unscientific but, citing the word of the DAI itself, "rubbish"! might be the same person as, on the one hand, the son of the god Mr David Keys, correspondent for archaeology, noticed some- Hermes, and on the other hand the progenitor of the Arabs, Idris, thing curious.‘ The distance in height from the floor of the is very exciting. It could hardly be pure fantasy, otherwise Queen's Chamber to the floor of the King's Chamber above it is | Henoch would not have becn listed with all the names of his 21.5 metres, exactly the same distance that lies between the floor ancestors. In addition, Henoch (alias Idris, alias Hermes) is not of the King's Chamber and the assumed new chamber. Fora bet- named as having built the Great Pyramid in Hitat alone. The ter understanding: the robot started its adventure on the south wall Arabian explorer and writer Ibu Battuta (14th century) is assuring of the Queen's Chamber, then it rattled first 2 metres horizontally _us of the same: before starting its laborious climb at an angle of 45 degrees. After "Henoch erected the pyramid before the flood, in order to pre- about 40 metres it crossed a plate. It could be a floor plate or it _ serve in it books of science and knowledge, as well as other valu- could have fallen from the ceiling. Passages with sand and rough able items.” walls followed, which looked like coarse plasterwork. Finally, Exactly on target, however, is Muhammad ben Abdallah ben after about 65 metres, finely polished sides of sandstone or Abel al-Hakam, a 12th century scholar, who wrote: a alabaster were found, and beyond that, the mysterious door, If the " as : ‘ shaft would continue, it would reach the outer wall of the pyramid 4p, oa, toe ee after another 25 metres. infionra dl sigmttieen.” y 7 4 A ps = ry = bs —_ ‘——_ a 7 An excellent argument. Not refutable. But of course, we do not ear, 20 betel cee Sak See Vee ee know how much of the Arabian historians’ and writers’ descrip- that this could indicate organic material, like bones or linen’. We er : F devs kano vaha ic teens bond ee eae ee pos. ‘NS Wale Fabetcatious, and whethar bradiger bo os sible. I would like to refer to the eee cea epi f Arabic manuscripts cited in my “CHEOPS P RAMID oe rage on tus) anu: doar book, The Eyes of the Sphinx, at me iT : Q i tr led pages 254-2738, Inthe 4h [ESoEare fr Hic. soko Hieelsto tax centitry, old Arabic and Coptic séapeenieg is tog manuscripts were lying around : mid a ne oe rtd Cairo's libraries, which the geog- ; ¥ Se eee i Th fd th rapher and historian, Takiad-Din ie King’s Chamber = : ase om, set Ahmad ben ‘Ali ben ‘Abel al- even a child, could have Kadir ben Muhammad al- z 4 Makrizi (1364-1442) had com- ——— ames Lape piled into his work Hitat. In stone of the i i ! i . pyramid after it Hitat one can read things which was built—not to speak of strike us like fairy tales from the a 4 ‘one thousand and one nights’. ale hrs For example: 3 | « . ramid and was a fixed "Then the builder had put thir- Unfinished Chamber ot of its design. NEXUS¢51 A view of the Gantenbrink Pyramid Robot. Photo: Rudolf Gantenbrink, Munich, Germany FEBRUARY - MARCH 1994