" The Eye of Ra took on several guises in Ancient Egypt: "
a)" As the "Ouadjit" it was a form of measurement. It is comprised of six hieroglyphs, each representing a different fraction. The sum of the hieroglyphs is 63/64. The absolute is unobtainable. This concept is related in the myth of Osiris. After he is cut up into fourteen pieces by his jealous brother Set, Osiris' sister/wife Isis can only find thirteen pieces of his dismembered body. The phallus remains lost for ever. Osiris was considered to be the Absolute, the First God. He was perfection. Others can only aim for the absolute, they will never achieve it. |
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- from: http://ancientegypt.hypermart.net/freemasonry/index.htm | |
What an interesting fact! While I know a bit about the story of Osiris thanks to my twin sister (who is a history major), I never knew that the Eye of Ra was made up of six hieroglyphs and that each hieroglyph in it held a deeper meaning!
ReplyDeleteAnicent Eygpt was such an interesting time and there are so much meaning behind all of their history
ReplyDeleteI may have made myself more confused but I recently watched an Ancient Aliens clip on Youtube. Ancient Egypt was an amazing time and they were so incredible to make the great pyramids along with taking the time to really create this language. Maybe aliens were involved (playing devil's advocate on this.)
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