Section 398 Solar Boat
"Hu Jiaojiao, why are you here? Didn't you go up? Why did you suddenly and magically appear in front of us, and we didn't see you come in. We shouted in amazement, it turned out that not only Hu Jiaojiao, but also the three of them were standing not far away, looking at us proudly, Xiao Fei asked suspiciously: "Aren't you on it? Why did you run in front of us unconsciously?" Wang Gongzi said unhurriedly: " We also just helped her bandage the wound, and we were going to go to the saucer to rest for a while, but we didn't expect that there were potholes everywhere, and they were cleverly covered by yellow sand, so we didn't see that we accidentally fell into another hole, but fortunately it was full of sand, and everyone was not injured again, and then we saw that it was a very deep hole, and after Miss Hu bandaged the wound, it was much better, so we walked along, and I didn't expect these potholes to be connected, it was amazing, so we saw you at a glanceγ β
Hu Jiaojiao was ecstatic and said: "By the way, you see, there is still a remnant of the wall here, it seems that there must be something hidden in this wall, right? The two rectangular stone slabs in the west surprised us and were ecstatic, and the two were separated by 3 meters, and each array was lined with 41 chiseled and polished white limestone slabs, which were closed relatively tightly, but there was a small gap between the stone slabs, I looked down curiously through the gaps, and the black hole below was not clear, but what was this thing for, what was it used for? I was wondering in my heart, and suddenly a voice sounded in my ears:" I guarantee from my years of experience that this must be the cover of the cave, and we can work together to push them up and go down to see what is going on. Xiao Fei said categorically and affirmatively.
With our gentle movements, the first stone slab in the east pit was lifted, and we saw that the name of Dadav Ra was still clearly recognizable on the stone slab. Sure enough, there was a big black pit inside, and we jumped into the open pit with a slight leap, and although we didn't have time to turn on the light source, and we couldn't see anything, but we smelled a rich fragrance coming to our noses, and it felt very pleasant, with the aroma of wood, musk, and other unknown spices that were presumably used to prevent moths. The large pieces are mostly cedar wood, the longest reaching 23 meters, and the shortest being less than 10 centimeters. We couldn't wait to turn on the flashlight, let us be pleasantly surprised, what caught our eyes was a piece of size, uneven length of wooden blocks and some reed ropes, although they have gone through more than 4600 years, but still do not decay, it is really a magical preservation technology, feel the ancient Egyptian civilization of the gorgeous and colorful, Hu Jiaojiao said disappointedly:" I thought there was gold, silver and jewelry, but there was no broken copper and iron, it was actually a pile of broken wood, what is good, and it is still hidden here with a lot of painstaking work, but what are these woods for, and there are so many dense ones?"
Xiao Fei looked at it carefully for a while and said, "This is a burial ship, and because it is in a state without air, it is relatively well preserved. You see, the wood of these rules is the plank, and there are also cables, baskets, and mats, and six pairs of oars. Wow, I suddenly remembered that this must be the famous Khufu solar boat. According to research, this solar ship has a history of 4,500 years, and it is the burial goods of Pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. After Khufu's death, his third prince, Dadav Ra, succeeded to the throne and used this ship to transport Khufu's mummy from the then Egyptian capital of Mmphis to Giza, where he was buried in the Great Pyramid, and then dismantled the ship made of 1,224 pieces of wood into 650 parts, which were neatly placed in a stone pit until now. β
Xiao Fei continued to say to me triumphantly: "I didn't expect that we actually saw the Khufu Sun Boat, as another witness of the ancient civilization of Egypt, the Sun Boat is a dazzling pearl in the treasure house of human culture. Unearthed in the future, it is considered the greatest discovery of Egyptian archaeology in the mid-20th century, and the most complete and oldest vessel ever excavated, and is of great value for the study of ancient Egyptian shipbuilding, shipping, the life of Khufu, and the socio-economic life of the time. I didn't expect to find out now. As luck would have it, it seems that the Great Pyramid was used to bury Khufu. β
Zeng Lu, who had always been quiet and didn't like to speak, couldn't help it, she asked curiously: "Brother Xiaofei, may I ask why their pharaohs want to use the funeral boat as a funeral gift?" Xiao Fei sprinkled and said word by word: "Because the boat was the only means of transportation for the ancient Egyptians to communicate the north and south of the river valley. They believed that the sun was the creator and ruler of all things, and imagined that the sky was a vast ocean, and that they could build a solar ship that would allow the dead king to ascend to heaven to catch up with the sun god. The stern of the solar boat is tilted back, and there is a pergola in the bow. The boat is equipped with five oars on each side of the center and two oars at the stern for rudders. Some of the oars have arrows on them, and there is also a penny on the boat to measure the depth of the water. β
Quicksand also asked curiously: "Then why is it called the Sun Boat, and if it is not called another name, I think this Moon Boat is also quite good?"
Xiao Fei also continued: "The ancient Egyptians revered the sun as the god of Ra, who created all things and ruled everything. They lived on the banks of the Nile, flanked by vast deserts, and boats were the only means of transportation between the two sides of the valley. They saw the sun rising in the east and setting in the west every day, repeating itself, imagining the sky as a vast ocean, and the sun sailed twice a day by boat: once during the day, from east to west in the ship of day, Maanejet, and once at night, in the night ship Meseketite, from west to east, through Hades. This is where the solar boat came from. The ancient Egyptians also compared night to death, so they believed that the sun was resurrected and reincarnated every day. The pharaohs, who proclaimed themselves the sons of the god Ra, longed to enjoy the eternal life of the sun god, so they imitated the solar ship and placed it next to the pyramid so that their souls could sail through space like the sun god after their deaths. β
The careful prince said puzzledly: "But I looked, there are no nails in these boats at all, so how can they swim in the water? And you look here, there are still large and small holes here, won't they leak?" Xiao Fei said patiently: "According to records, Khufu's father once sent 40 ships to transport cedar wood from Lebanon, and the wooden blocks used for shipbuilding may be the cedar wood that was brought back that time. Although iron tools had appeared in the time of Pharaoh Khufu, it was true that not a single nail could be found on the entire ship. It turned out that the shipbuilders had carved 4,000 holes in the woodblock, tied the whole ship with 5,000 grams of brown rope like a sewing garment, and used the principle of expanding the cedar wood when launching into the water and the brown rope shrinking when it was cold water to plug the gaps. The appearance of this solar boat is like a streamlined jujube core, which is particularly magnificent, beautiful, unique and unique, and the unique shape cannot be found exactly the same in other countries. Its overall length is 43. 4 meters, 5 at the widest point. 9 meters, the bow of the ship is 6 meters high, standing upright like a wooden pillar, with a papyrus carved pattern; the stern is tilted back, first hooked inward, then straight outward, 7 high. 5 meters, in the center of the ship there are two cabins built up of wooden frames, 9 meters long and 4 meters wide, and there is a pergola in the bow, covered with reeds, which is the captain's command room. There are 5 oars on each side of the board, and the oars are 8 long. 5 meters, and two oars at the stern for rudder. Each oar has two sailors, and a total of 24 sailors are required for the voyage. The ship also has a wooden artemisia for measuring the depth of the water, a mallet and two wooden wedges for hanging cables when mooring. β
We didn't find anything else, so we quickly walked back along the same road, but Xiaofei and I became energetic, because we found the sun boat, which means that the pyramid is the tomb of the pharaoh, and the things left by Mr. Wang Dalong must also be there, we have strengthened our confidence, and we are confident and turn back to the big pyramid again.