DJOSER aka “COBRA KING” (15th PHARAOH) — STEP PYRAMID OF SAQQARA & LIMESTONE STATUES

~14 pharaohs ruled between Narmer and Djoser (1st + 2nd Dynasties).

Djoser’s reign marks the first major surviving monuments in stone, making him historically prominent.

The cobra statues near Djoser’s Step Pyramid are part of the ceremonial and symbolic architecture of his mortuary complex at Saqqara, and they represent the Uraeus, the sacred Egyptian cobra.

Step Pyramid of Saqqara, seated limestone statues, monumental reliefs; reign of Imhotep

Limestone Statue of Djoser
EGYPT – CIRCA 2003: The Pharaoh Djoser, painted limestone statue, from the Pyramid and Mortuary Complex of Djoser at Saqqara. Egyptian Civilisation, Old Kingdom, Dynasty III. Cairo, Egyptian Museum (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED – FEBRUARY 14: Pharaoh Djoser, painted limestone statue, from the mortuary complex of Djoser in Saqqara. Egyptian civilisation, Old Kingdom, Dynasty III. Detail. Cairo, Egyptian Museum (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
Saqqara (Egypt), Step pyramid of king Djoser, c. 2600 BC. – Court of Hebsed, reconstruction. Illustration from: Jean-Philippe Lauer, Fouilles à Sakkarah (Planche LVII) / La Pyramide à Degrés (Service des Antiquités de l’Egypte / Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale / Le Caire 1936). Credit: Album / akg-images / Gilles Mermet
Sakkara; The Step Pyramid of Djoser; Egypt
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Limestone Statue of Djoser
EGYPT – CIRCA 2003: The Pharaoh Djoser, painted limestone statue, from the Pyramid and Mortuary Complex of Djoser at Saqqara. Egyptian Civilisation, Old Kingdom, Dynasty III. Cairo, Egyptian Museum (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED – FEBRUARY 14: Pharaoh Djoser, painted limestone statue, from the mortuary complex of Djoser in Saqqara. Egyptian civilisation, Old Kingdom, Dynasty III. Detail. Cairo, Egyptian Museum (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
EGYPT – FEBRUARY 14: Pads cobra shape, Funerary Complex of Djoser with the step pyramid in the background, Saqqara, Memphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Egyptian civilisation, Old Kingdom, Dynasty III. Detail. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
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NARMER aka MENES aka “THE CATFISH KING” (1ST PHARAOH) — NARMER PALETTE & MACEHEAD

The “first pharaoh” of a unified Egypt is traditionally considered Narmer (sometimes also called Menes).

Unified Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom.

Narmer Palette: A famous ceremonial palette showing Narmer wearing the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, symbolizing unification.

Narmer Macehead — a carved ceremonial mace with his name, now in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

Narmer is sometimes called the “Catfish King” because of the symbols used in his name on early inscriptions, particularly the Narmer Palette and other ceremonial objects.

In some early inscriptions, his name is written with a catfish symbol (representing “nar”) and a chisel symbol (representing “mer”).

So Nar‑mer = catfish + chisel in hieroglyphs.

Narmer Palette – Egypt Tours Portal
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Narmer Macehead — a carved ceremonial mace with his name, now in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE

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THE CROWN JEWELS

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2D3944T The 15th-century crown of Margaret of York – sister of King Edward IV of England and wife of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy – returns to the Tower of London, May 27, 2002, for the first time since 1468. [The crown, one of only two English crowns from the medieval regalia to have survived being destroyed by Oliver Cromwell is currently housed in Aachen Cathedral, Germany and will form part of an exhibition to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, marking her 50th year on the throne.]
2GF1BBA Vintage illustrations of the Crown: Emblems of Sovereignty worn by British Monarchs since The Conquest.
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BANGALORE, INDIA: Executive Director of Jewels de Paragon (JDP) Pavana Kishore shows the “Koh-I-Noor” diamond on display with other famous diamonds at an exhibition intitled “100 World Famous Diamonds” in Bangalore 19 May 2002. The Koh-I-Noor diamond, which once belonged to Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan, weighs 105.60 Carats and is part of the British crown jewels, stored in the tower of London. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
BANGALORE, INDIA: Executive Director of Jewels de Paragon (JDP) Pavana Kishore shows the “Koh-I-Noor” diamond on display with other famous diamonds at an exhibition intitled “100 World Famous Diamonds” in Bangalore 19 May 2002. The Koh-I-Noor diamond, which once belonged to Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan, weighs 105.60 Carats and is part of the British crown jewels, stored in the tower of London. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 19: The Crown Of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1937) Made Of Platinum And Containing The Famous Koh-i-noor Diamond Along With Other Gems. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
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2D3944T The 15th-century crown of Margaret of York – sister of King Edward IV of England and wife of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy – returns to the Tower of London, May 27, 2002, for the first time since 1468. [The crown, one of only two English crowns from the medieval regalia to have survived being destroyed by Oliver Cromwell is currently housed in Aachen Cathedral, Germany and will form part of an exhibition to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, marking her 50th year on the throne.]
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THE WORLD’S FAIRS and other conspiracies: a film by KALKI

I made this movie for two reasons.

My dad didn’t understand my first movie ROMA which is a tour of Italy including the Vatican without ever setting foot in Italy.

This movie is about The World’s Fairs and the Idea of “Tartaria”

I became interested in the World’s Fairs when all the Tartaria conspiracies were going wild on x. I decided to look into where it was all coming from.

It seemed like the source were pictures from the World’s Fairs where the buildings we were told were “temporary structures” all looked very immense and sturdy. Some even still stand today like Field Museum in Chicago.

It didn’t make sense. We never saw these pictures in high school. Most of us who are interested in this topic probably graduated from high school in 2000 or before.

Anyways, after more research into how both San Francisco and Chicago were on maps before the 13 colonies, I discovered that that Kodak invented the commercial camera shortly before these World’s Fairs happened.

And then mysteriously everything was burned down. It made me wonder, was there a civilization here previously that left structures–perhaps even the French–like Louis XIV–who liked the type of architecture we see in the World’s Fairs. There were no cameras before The World’s Fairs.

There are a lot of reasons not to burn down such structures. But there is only one reason to. Politics. See for yourself, do these look like temporary structures made out paper mache?

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THE WORLD’S FAIRS

I made this movie for two reasons.

My dad didn’t understand my first movie ROMA which is a tour of Italy including the Vatican without ever setting foot in Italy.

This movie is about The World’s Fairs and the Idea of “Tartaria”

I became interested in the World’s Fairs when all the Tartaria conspiracies were going wild on x. I decided to look into where it was all coming from.

It seemed like the source were pictures from the World’s Fairs where the buildings we were told were “temporary structures” all looked very immense and sturdy. Some even still stand today like the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

It didn’t make sense. We never saw these pictures in high school. Most of us who are interested in this topic probably graduated from high school in 2000 or before.

Anyways, after more research into how both San Francisco and Chicago were on maps before the 13 colonies, I discovered that that Kodak invented the commercial camera shortly before these World’s Fairs happened.

And then mysteriously everything was burned down. It made me wonder, was there a civilization here previously that left structures–perhaps even the French–like Louis XIV–who liked the type of architecture we see in the World’s Fairs. There were no cameras before The World’s Fairs.

There are a lot of reasons not to burn down such structures. But there is only one reason to. Politics. See for yourself, do these look like temporary structures made out paper mache?

-Kalki

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Antique photograph of World’s famous sites: Fountain square, Cincinnati

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St. Jerome in the Wilderness

i became interested in this topic bc of davinci. it seems the paintings tell a story. he met an angel and then stood guard over a place for a long time. reminds me of that knight from indiana jones and the last crusade.

GR13132 St. Jerome in the Wilderness by Elsheimer, Adam (1578-1610); Galleria dell’ Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Italy; German, out of copyright
Saint Jerome in the wilderness, writing, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Edward Cooper, print maker: England, publisher: London, c. 1682 – 1725, paper, height 177 mm, width 133 mm, print. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
AMO100855 St. Jerome in the Wilderness (oil on canvas) by Sustris, Lambert (1515/20-68) (attr. to)
oil on canvas
95×112
© Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK
Netherlandish, out of copyright
Nicolo Boldrini (Italian, born ca. 1500, active Venice 1530–70) St. Jerome in the Wilderness, mid 16th century Italian, Woodcut; sheet: 15 1/8 x 21 1/4 in. (38.4 x 54 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1922 (22.73.3-119) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/358295
Campi, Bernardino; Saint Jerome in the Wilderness; National Trust, Hatchlands; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/saint-jerome-in-the-wilderness-217343
Veronese, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, Italian, 1528 – 1588, c. 1580, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection
GUERCINO
(b. 1591, Cento, d. 1666, Bologna)

St Jerome in the Wilderness
c. 1650
Oil on canvas, 307 x 332 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg






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Time-line: 1601-1650
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