Zep Tepi and the Djed Mystery: Backbone of Osiris - Part I
The Djed, by its very nature, is one of the highest mysteries in the Ancient Egypt history. It was built in the core of the so-called Cheops pyramid, just off the King Chamber, perfectly integrated in the monument symmetry.
Actually, scholars cannot yet explain what its original purpose was. There is a quantity of theories, which seem to have a great deal of reliability. Nevertheless, as is often the case, the official theory is the least convincing.
The Great Pyramid of Giza, or Cheops’ Pyramid (Nina Aldin Thune/CC BY-SA 3.0)
