Long-lost Egyptian Sun Temple Found After 4500 Years In Egypt

A mysterious ancient sun temple dating back 4,500 years
has been unearthed by archaeologists in an Egyptian cemetery
for the pharaohs.

Sun temples were built to honor the most powerful ancient Egyptian god, Ra,
the god of the sun, kings, and the sky.
Although six are believed to have been built,
only two have ever been discovered.

Now, a team of Polish and Italian archaeologists have discovered
a third while excavating the Abusir necropolis
near the famous ancient burial grounds of Saqqara.

It served as a final resting place for the ancient Egyptian elite
and includes 14 royal pyramids and numerous tombs.

Dr. Ayman Ashmawy, head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector
at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said in a statement
obtained from the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism,
how the temple was built using mud bricks
with a weighted limestone entrance.

The Egyptian Ministry also said in its statement:
"Preliminary findings indicate that the new discovery
may be one of the four lost sun temples that date back to the Fifth Dynasty."

The Fifth Dynasty ran between 2465 BC and 2323 BC.

The remains of a mud-brick building in Abu Gorab, Egypt.
Preliminary studies indicate that the building
may be one of the four lost temples of the sun from the Fifth Dynasty known through historical sources.
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Dr. Mustafa Waziri, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council
of Antiquities, said in the statement that the remains
of the discovered building are accessed through an entrance built
of limestone, leading to the area between the storehouses
in the north and the wide courtyard to the west,
where there is a paved floor of mud bricks
and containing huge blocks of quartz,
some of which have a weighted face
and are embedded in the floor below.

The archaeologists also found a number of what appear
to be ceramic vases, beer pots, and other containers
thought to have been used in temple rituals and ceremonies.

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There's been a lot of excitement at the site of Abu Ghurob
where they've found the third 'temple of the sun'
of what they believe were once six ancient temples dedicated to the sun.

"The building is accessible through an entrance built
into limestone rock, which opens onto an area
with a paved floor and containing large blocks of quartz.”

Excavations also uncovered pottery, beer pots,
and red-rimmed vessels, possibly used in temple rituals and ceremonies."

Were these temples recognizing the powerful
and significant connection between the cycles of the sun
with those here on earth?
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Long-Lost Egyptian Sun Temple Found After 4,500 Years (newsweek.com)
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