That... my poor dyscalculic brain just about exploded when you started talking fractions. That is staggering to me, I'd never even considered that or even heard it mentioned
It was something I'd first encountered ages ago, and when I started writing this video I was worried that it was too outlandish to be something anyone really thought, and I was misremembering. Happily, people will think anything about ancient Egypt!
Great video and great channel (just discovered you) but respectfully I disagree with your supposition the Eye is not also a collection of fractions. The components from New Kingdom kingdom language do not evidence those symbols were wrong (absence of evidence...) but rather, as with many hieroglyph, probably did have a pre-eminent source from which they were developed (possibly the eye itself, as we may well be putting the cart before the horse). After all, this is the very basis of Ritter's thesis which I have also read and contrary to your assertion is far from convincing but imo was bias, over-complicated and even self contradictory in places. What we do know for sure is that the Ancient Egyptians were tremendous fans of instilling mathematical proportions in their ideograms and stone masonry. The fact the fractions would make up 63/64 is wholly suspicious as to an esoteric meaning and my view is actually, despite the populist stories that do indeed so often overwhelm the science (no frickin' aliens, please!), on this particular occasion the 'mental gymnastics' are very much fitting with the mystic teachings of the temple and probably right. After all, I'm sure you're familiar with the respective interpretations as when compared with Eye of Ra which is said to represent logic, whereas the Eye of Horus represents emotional intelligence; the fact that neither is 100% could be easily interpreted as saying "you cannot be completely one or the other, but should use both forms of intelligence in judgement of all things, even if it is just that tiny little 1%". I do believe Schwaller would agree. Sorry if my counter argument to Ritter's paper is a bit thin, haven't read it in years but if you would like to continue debate I will get a copy and we can try and debunk together. Thanks again for great video and channel
Damn man I’m not half as literate as you are but you got me very interested in the topic I’ll try and read something about it myself then maybe we could have a chat :)
@@ArmchairEgyptology❤ Amazing video and PLEASE continue to do much more with much more success for you. But I do agree with the gentleman's argue. Also on your diagram of the eye was not completely completed😂The ANCIENT EGYPTIANS did NOTHING without PURPOSE. And I hope that we can agree their mathematical skills is still by far confounding to us in many ways. So a symbol so IMPORTANT and POWERFUL would not add such details to look pretty. I know nothing....but I refuse to believe they also had no other meaning for such a specific picture. I ❤U don't hate me. I hit like and subscribed to your channel 😅😅I really did.
@@ETERNALLYBELOVEDOFAMUNRA I agree, we always need to try to find the intent behind such common and powerful symbols. Without a doubt there is much more to discover.
@@ArmchairEgyptology Thanks a lot. More fastinated with emphasis of the little horizontal bump. They did all they could to include, even though it was tertiary element.
@@ArmchairEgyptology @Rommel Marshall you guys just had a three word conversation that must have been exactly what the first two Egyptologists ever said to each other when they saw The Sphinx for the first time 😂
