Hall of Records

From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)

Hall of Records is the, possibly, mythical library that is supposedly buried under the pyramid complex at Giza, Egypt. It is supposed to house the knowledge of the Ancient Egyptians in hundreds of papyrus scrolls, much as the Great Library of Alexandria was for the Greeks. There is debate as to whether the Hall actually exists or not, but all excavation in the area has so far yielded little or no results.

1 The Myth
2 History
3 Hall of Records in Fiction
4 References
5 External links

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The Myth

Though repeatedly denied by mainstream Egyptologists, the myth of the Hall of Records is a popular one among those who believe in other alternative theories of Ancient Egypt, such as those who believe the Great Sphinx of Giza was constructed at or before the time of Predynastic Egypt, which is before 3100 BC. According to some theologians, the Hall was not the work of Ancient Egyptians at all but a superior race of intelligent beings (much like the supposed inhabitants of Atlantis in the Hellenic Myth) that sealed the Hall away with scrolls of their accumulated knowledge at about 10,500 BC—the last period of time when the constellation of Leo was located between the Sphinx's paws when it rose in the night sky.

The study of and the search for the Hall often falls under the category of Pseudoarchaeology.

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History

The sources on which this myth is based are sketchy at best. The origins of the myth are totally unknown. Acclaimed psychic Edgar Cayce, who is most famous for his visions of Atlantis and may be the starter of the myth, claimed that in 1998 the Hall would be discovered and opened and humanity would move into a new era of prosperity. He also suggested that the opening would coincide with the Second Coming of Christ.

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