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That information was inscribed in stone when Egypt "had gods and goddesses for its rulers, who dwelt on Earth with the indigenous, one god always being supreme above the rest" (The Histories). At the time of the desecration of the Great Pyramid (c. 1100s), it was recorded that there were: "... eighteen pyramids on the Gizeh Plateau ... each of the pyramids was consecrated to a star ... a few of them are in steps or stages, but most of them have an inclined continuous form, and a smooth surface ... they were originally erected in consequence of the stars foretelling the deluge ... they contained every sort of charm and talisman ... many of the pyramids were destroyed by Karakousch ... who built, with the materials, Kela Gebel [the Citadel], the walls of Cairo, and the causeway with arches near Gizeh ... those that remained contained dangerous passages, some of which communicated with the Fayoum" [south of Cairo, where once stood the famous 1,500-room marbled "Labyrinth" and a "huge pyramid with carved figures of animals upon its surfaces" (The Histories)]. (Makrizi [or Al-Maqrizi], an Egyptian historian [1364-1442], from Manuscript No. 671 in Uri's Catalogue; extracts passim from pp. 92-97 of Dr A. Sprenger's translation in Ouvaroff's Egyptian Mysteries, 1849 edition) The Great Pyramid was not the only inscribed structure on the Giza Plateau, for codicils attached to the Camoos of Firazabadi provide this intriguing information: "Below the south-east slant of the big Pyramid is a long Temple with a roaring lion-headed monster formed of stone sitting high up on its front ... its purpose is to fend off misfortune coming from the stars ... it is dreadful to behold, and everything connected to it is mysterious ... it excites the astonishment of all beholders ... it is called Balhouyah Balbit [Great Barabi] by the common people ... it steps squarely up in stages all around; it is inclined upwards and backwards ... its summit is flat, with space for ninety camels to rest [1,800 square feet?] ... it has a secret door that leads to chambers ... engraved on the upward [vertical] faces are inscriptions of stars, spheres and medical treatises." (Camoos of Firazabadi, passim) (Makrizi [or Al-Maqrizi], an Egyptian historian This is an ancient description of the Sphinx in its [1364-1442], from Manuscript No. 671 in Uri's original, lion-headed form, its name never being "Sphinx" Catalogue; extracts passim from pp. 92-97 of Dr A. until after the Greeks conquered Egypt in the fourth Sprenger's translation in Ouvaroff's Egyptian century BCE. At this ancient stage in its existence, its Mysteries, 1849 edition) appearance was so feared that the Arabs called the monument Abu al-Hol ("the Father of Terror") (The Makrizi's reference to "eighteen pyramids" in northern Manuscript of Abu al-Hol, Bibliotheca Alexandrina). Egypt in the 12th century reveals that nine were Renowned Russian author, researcher and painter demolished before Colonel Vyse arrived there in 1837, for | Nicholas K. Roerich (1874-1947) lived for many years in in his book, Operations Carried on at the Pyramids of Tibet, where he admitted to having "unearthed the hidden Gizeh in 1837, he provides detailed dimensions of nine treasures of Egypt in a Tibetan monastery" (archival pyramids then standing on the plateau. Today there are _ material used in the development of the Roerich Pact). In only three. 1939, he provided a rendition of his unique knowledge of what the Sphinx originally was, and for some reason he presented his painting mirror-reversed. In a subtle, fudged manner, he depicts the lion head looking upwards through ferocious eyes and a large, aggressive, open mouth with sharp, protruding teeth. Did Earth capture the Moon ina cosmic upheaval? It is now generally accepted that the original lion head was re-carved in pharaonic times, and the fundamental stepped format of the Sphinx was also reshaped later, maybe by water erosion from centuries of waves lapping against its surfaces by receding flood waters. Exactly when this great cataclysm occurred in world history is not known, but it is possible to provide an opinion by introducing This is Nicholas Roerich's painting of the damaged, inscribed, stepped temple now called the Sphinx. Roerich shows it devoid of its front legs and paws, possibly revealing that they were not original but built later (maybe during the Roman occupation of Egypt). © Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow the folklore of other ancient races. Makrizi's reference to "eighteen pyramids" in northern Egypt in the 12th century reveals that nine were demolished before Colonel Vyse arrived there in 1837, for in his book, Operations Carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837, he provides detailed dimensions of nine pyramids then standing on the plateau. Today there are only three. This is Nicholas Roerich's painting of the damaged, inscribed, stepped temple now called the Sphinx. Roerich shows it devoid of its front legs and paws, possibly revealing that they were not original but built later (maybe during the Roman occupation of Egypt). © Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow 50 ¢ NEXUS The strange temple on the Giza Plateau www.nexusmagazine.com OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2008