21-04-27
the programme I saw last night about Tutankhamon was interesting in so many ways. First of all how he was eradicated from history because of his father, Akenathon. He in a way had to suffer from his fathers sins. Akenathon tried to change the worship of the gods and it did not fall into good earth..and Tutankhamon had to pay for this even though he tried to revive the old traditions. So in Egypt history he was eradicated…like he never excisted. (and also his follower). He tried to do a good thing but suffered from his fathers ”sins”.
What absoloutely caught my attention is their religous worship of RA…the sun. That every night it sets…RA goes into the underworld..and fight enourmous battles to rise again in the morning. People believed that RA went through the underworld to fight these monsters in order to rise again. In one of the Pharohs graves it is clearly illustrated how these battles against these monsters took place and I think it was at the 6th hour the worst snake appeared and the worst battle occured…
Anyway when Tutankhamuns tomb was discovered in alllll its glories with everything inside…(his tomb was untouched because he was eradicated from ever excisting..so nobody looked for his grave to steal!)
Makes me crazy…there are so many parables….to this story…!!
Tutankhamun being ”forgotten” for thousands of years…and in a way his reputation has been restored..now in modern times. He sure had to wait for a long time to get credit for trying to pay for his fathers ”sins” . (Akenthon tried to implement a monastic God, which was his ”sin”).
Takes so long to get to my point! The background is so neccesary…but important.
Anyway what caught my attention and always do and that is that how the pharaohs always related to death. It seems like from the moment they were born..they prepared for death..look at the pyramids…It is like they say..my life is a passing story…It is in my death my ”life” beginns. They looked at life like a passing through..to get on with the real thing..what we call DEATH! Death was the real thing..life was just a station to get where the real action is. There are many reflections to give these thoughts words.
So Thutankamun when he was buried with allll these things..there was 2 items that kind of shocked the ones the discovered the tomb. 2 ”unborn” enbalmed fetus…2 girls that were buried with Tutankhamun…WHY? This story has so many depths…and I dont know if I can get allllll my thoughts down. Anyway when I went to sleep last night..it was with peace. One of many things that struck me was that a Pharaoh had 2 souls/spirits…one personel and one kingly/pharaoh, The personel soul went on his way without any problems or responsibilities…but the other one had to go into battle to fight for RA to get through the underworld in order to rise again. So this is why Thutankamun was buried with so many weapons to be able to fight all the demons. But the unborn girls??
In ancient Egypt women was more than just women…they were the protectors..the stronger sex….etc. So bringing these 2 unborn girls…he brought the strongest warriors…so amazing!
And he did not even turn 20…his father died at 35…no one got to be very old in thoose days…that is maybe why they thought of life…as a short passing by…and the real thing was to come…
Sometimes I whish that I could write down everything that is on my mind…but I write these short notes…hopefully to return to elaborate on them and each thought is a either a book or at least a chapter…