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The Greatest Discovery Of The Past 50 Years Of Egyptian Archeology: The Temple Of The Sun Appeared

According to Acient Origins, according to legend during the 5th Dynasty, the Egyptian pharaohs built 6 sun temples to worship Ra and to grant themselves divine status.

Only recently, an international team of archeologists stumbled upon a beer urn filled with mud, an offering made by Egyptians at the holiest sites.

Unlike the pyramids, these 25th century BC Sun temples were all buried in the desert.

The ruins of the temple of the sun – Photo: National Geographic

It was not until the last century that the first two sun temples were brought to the real world. But during 50 years, no trace of the remaining 4 great temples was found, even though they scoured the desert area where the 5th Dynasty reigned.



If the pyramid was the final resting place and ensured the pharaoh was elevated to divine status after death, the pharaohs hoped the Sun Temple would guarantee them to become gods while they were still alive.

In fact, 50 years ago, when digging through the ancient temple of Nyuserre in Abu Gorah, archaeologists discovered an older floor of mud bricks, indicating the existence of another building. But because the temple of Nyuserre was a major archaeological find, the older foundation was not considered further, despite the discovery of an additional white limestone pillar.

The beer vase is the first evidence that makes people doubt the existence of the Sun Temple – Photo: National Geographic

Only recently, an international team of archeologists stumbled upon a beer urn filled with mud, an offering made by Egyptians at the holiest sites. Excavation continued and clear evidence of a Fifth Dynasty architecture was revealed. This dynasty lasted for about 150 years from the beginning of the 25th century to the middle of the 24th century BC, extremely brilliant.



The Temple of the Sun in its heyday – Graphic image from National Geographic

The ruins are identified as one of the six legendary Sun temples, with a large courtyard and a tower aligning with the East-West axis of the Sun, with separate entrances and exits, located on the banks of the Nile River. 

“We know that there’s something underneath the Nyuserre rock temple, in fact there’s a huge entrance that points to a new building,” said Associate Professor Dr. Massimiliano Nuzzolo, an Egyptologist at the Academy of Sciences. University of Warsaw (Poland), told the Telegraph.