Ancient Semetic In Thetemple Of Unas Or Wenis

[nosmelone]

So I just read the Neal A Maxwell Instititute article entitled, "Out of the Dust: Ancient Semitic in Egyptian Pyramids?"

Paul Y. Hoskisson, and Michael D. Rhodes and it suggests a possibility that the Temple of Wenis (or Unas) which contains ancient pyramid texts once thought to be Egyptian text actually may be Semetic texts instead. Which would be interesting because it would show a Semetic influence in Egypt that dates back to 2375 B.C. This is very interesting and has some exciting implications if it is true. They presented this information as a work still in progress and highly disputed among Egyptologists. I was wanting to know if there has been any updates to this since the article was originally put out in 2007? Some of you with your work on the Book of Abraham may be more familiar with this so any information would be appreciated.

[Robert F. Smith]

So I just read the Neal A Maxwell Instititute article entitled, "Out of the Dust: Ancient Semitic in Egyptian Pyramids?"

Paul Y. Hoskisson, and Michael D. Rhodes and it suggests a possibility that the Temple of Wenis (or Unas) which contains ancient pyramid texts once thought to be Egyptian text actually may be Semetic texts instead. Which would be interesting because it would show a Semetic influence in Egypt that dates back to 2375 B.C. This is very interesting and has some exciting implications if it is true. They presented this information as a work still in progress and highly disputed among Egyptologists. I was wanting to know if there has been any updates to this since the article was originally put out in 2007? Some of you with your work on the Book of Abraham may be more familiar with this so any information would be appreciated.

Since that time Richard C. Steiner has published his Early Northwest Semitic Serpent Spells in the Pyramid Texts, Harvard Semitic Studies 61 (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2011), with a Foreword by Robert Ritner. Steiner believes that on the west gable of the burial chamber of King Unas (Dyn 5), and on the east wall of the antechamber, some very archaic Semitic serpent spells are to be found. Several experts with PhDs in Semitic and Egyptian languages carefully examined each translation offered by Steiner and found no justification for his claims, although Ritner's comments on the internal poetic structure of the pyramid texts there were very interesting and on point.