Dendera light

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Dendera light, showing the single representation on the left wall of the right wing in one of the crypts
Dendera light, showing the single representation on the left wall of the right wing in one of the crypts

The Dendera light comprises three stone reliefs (one single and a double representation) in the Hathor temple at the Dendera Temple complex located in Egypt. The images are interpreted by traditional Egyptologists to depicting lotus flowers spawning a snake, representing aspects of Egyptian mythology:

The splendid but enigmatic reliefs of the crypt are cosmogonical and depict the serpent (dualizing principle underlying all creation: In Genesis the separation of heaven and earth) borne aloft by the lotus, the symbol of creation as a manifestation of consciousness.

Controversy arose when the main object in the relief was interpreted as an electric lamp, based on comparison to modern devices. These individuals believe that the object may be an electric lamp. Engineers have constructed a working model based on the reliefs and some authors (such as Peter Krassa and Reinhard Habeck) have produced a basic theory of the device's operation.

Double representation on the right wall.

Double representation on the right wall.

  • Krassa, P., and R. Habeck, "Das Licht der Pharaonen.". ISBN 3-548-35657-5 (Tr. The Light of the Pharaohs)

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