the lamp of Dendera

This picture  can be seen three times in the subterranean crypts and three times in an associated "cult room" . The "working" lamp is once shown in the crypt. Three times pictures like this, with the air god Heh carrying the "lamp" are shown (one in the crypt, two in the cult room
Lamp elements



1-Priest
2-ionised fumes
3-electric discharge (snake)
4-Lamp socket (Lotos)
5-Cable (Lotos stem)
6-Air god
7-Isolator (Djed-Pillar)
8-Light bringer Thot with knifes
9-Symbol for "current"
10-Inverse polarity (Haarpolarität +)
11-Energy storage (electrostatic Generator?)

One of the countless mysteries of ancient Egyptians is how they were able to create elaborate works of art in underground tombs and temples without any substantial evidence of the use of torches or lamps during their creation
"It's Not What it Looks Like"

 

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