Huge monkey god statue found

Straits Times ^ | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | AFP

[SunkenCiv]

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a colossal ancient statue of the pharaonic deity of wisdom, Thoth, in the shape of a baboon, the council of antiquities said in a statement on Tuesday.

The four-metre tall statue was discovered in four pieces along with two statues while workers were lowering ground waters beneath Luxor to help preserve the city's pharaonic temples, the statement said. It dates back to the 18th Dynasty, which ruled Egypt until 1292 BC.

'It is the first time that a statue of Thoth, depicting him as a monkey, of this magnitude has been discovered,' Mansur Boraik, head of pharaonic antiquities in Luxor, told AFP.

The statues were discovered near the temple of Amenhotep III, who ruled until 1372 BC.

Another statue, of which only the upper half was found, depicted the king and the sky god Horus, represented as a falcon, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said in the statement.

'The team also discovered an alabaster statue base that is expected to have been the base of one of Amenhotep III's statues,' he said.

A granite statue of the pharaoh Ramses III, who ruled about 3,000 years ago, was also found.

[Bellflower]

It's amazing how very stupid people can become when they leave off worshiping the true and living LORD. Worshiping the work of your own hands???!!!! Soon our oh so intelligent people of the world will worship the antiChrist. Then what will the atheists and agnostics do? Perish or bow. If they gain their senses they will bow to The Living LORD even if their heads are sliced off by the antiChrist.

[wally_bert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdFN6agkNnQ

[Jonah Hex]

They can keep the ape statue, let me know when they find this.

[Ro_Thunder]

I love it when an article about something unique, antique, and interesting artifact contains no picture of said artifact.

Journalism is dead.

[Constitution Day]

Are you even aware that this monkey god statue was created around 1300 years BEFORE CHRIST? Good grief.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Was that before or after Noah was feeding the triceratops on the ark?

[ShadowAce]

Are you even aware that this monkey god statue was created around 1300 years BEFORE CHRIST? Good grief.

Are you even aware that God made Himself known 6000 years before Christ?

[Constitution Day]

LOL!!

Maybe Noah had a bunch of dinosaurs on the Ark, but the T-Rex went on a feeding frenzy. Yeah, that’s it!

[Constitution Day]

She was talking about Christ. So shove off.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Raptor, rapture... what’s the diff?

[Constitution Day]

Very clever!

[ShadowAce]

Hmm—I saw the word LORD—not Christ.

[retrokitten]

Right turn Clyde...

[Constitution Day]

If you feel like preaching today, head over to the Religion Forum. Thanks, and have a blessed day.

[wxgesr]

OK, but does it have a long form BC?

[SoldierDad]

With a dipiction of Obozo’s head?

[colorado tanker]

Interesting news . . . .

[SunkenCiv]

You’re on FIRE today!

[SunkenCiv]

[cues an old Stones song]

[SunkenCiv]

I’m having a “Taylor!” flashback.