Ed Goble Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 http://alphabetorigins.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-origin-of-alphabet-from-egyptian.html Hello. Sort of related-to my research on the Book of Abraham (but sort of separate) is the theory that the Ancestral Semitic (Proto-Sinaitic) alphabet is a set of Egyptian Hieroglyphs that was specifically chosen and re-tooled as symbols to represent the constellations in the early Semitic Lunar Zodiac, which only survives today in the Chinese and Hindu versions of this Zodiac. I have found evidence that both the Hindu and Chinese versions originated from Semitic/Egyptian sources. And therefore, Iconotropy was employed to re-invent this set of Egyptian symbols to represent astronomical, calendrical symbols. This is a breakthrough not only related to the Book of Abraham by virtue that the Book of Abraham also employs a custom "Egyptian Alphabet" based on the Sensen symbols, but it also demonstrates that the priests that did this with the Sensen Papyrus were not the first to do this type of thing. It was actually the inventors of the Lunar Zodiac/Proto Sinaitic that did this Iconotropy first with Egyptian symbols, to represent astronomical figures. So it isn't surprising that in the Sensen Papyrus, regular old Egyptian "text" characters are assigned to represent things like Kolob, etc. 2
Duncan Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 3 hours ago, Ed Goble said: http://alphabetorigins.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-origin-of-alphabet-from-egyptian.html Hello. Sort of related-to my research on the Book of Abraham (but sort of separate) is the theory that the Ancestral Semitic (Proto-Sinaitic) alphabet is a set of Egyptian Hieroglyphs that was specifically chosen and re-tooled as symbols to represent the constellations in the early Semitic Lunar Zodiac, which only survives today in the Chinese and Hindu versions of this Zodiac. I have found evidence that both the Hindu and Chinese versions originated from Semitic/Egyptian sources. And therefore, Iconotropy was employed to re-invent this set of Egyptian symbols to represent astronomical, calendrical symbols. This is a breakthrough not only related to the Book of Abraham by virtue that the Book of Abraham also employs a custom "Egyptian Alphabet" based on the Sensen symbols, but it also demonstrates that the priests that did this with the Sensen Papyrus were not the first to do this type of thing. It was actually the inventors of the Lunar Zodiac/Proto Sinaitic that did this Iconotropy first with Egyptian symbols, to represent astronomical figures. So it isn't surprising that in the Sensen Papyrus, regular old Egyptian "text" characters are assigned to represent things like Kolob, etc. Once in school I had to read an article about Jewish fruit sellers in the 1890's operating out of a small town near here, I thought that was about as obscure a topic as you could possibly get but I am having second thoughts
Robert F. Smith Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 (edited) 17 hours ago, Ed Goble said: http://alphabetorigins.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-origin-of-alphabet-from-egyptian.html Hello. Sort of related-to my research on the Book of Abraham (but sort of separate) is the theory that the Ancestral Semitic (Proto-Sinaitic) alphabet is a set of Egyptian Hieroglyphs that was specifically chosen and re-tooled as symbols to represent the constellations in the early Semitic Lunar Zodiac, which only survives today in the Chinese and Hindu versions of this Zodiac. I have found evidence that both the Hindu and Chinese versions originated from Semitic/Egyptian sources. And therefore, Iconotropy was employed to re-invent this set of Egyptian symbols to represent astronomical, calendrical symbols. This is a breakthrough not only related to the Book of Abraham by virtue that the Book of Abraham also employs a custom "Egyptian Alphabet" based on the Sensen symbols, but it also demonstrates that the priests that did this with the Sensen Papyrus were not the first to do this type of thing. It was actually the inventors of the Lunar Zodiac/Proto Sinaitic that did this Iconotropy first with Egyptian symbols, to represent astronomical figures. So it isn't surprising that in the Sensen Papyrus, regular old Egyptian "text" characters are assigned to represent things like Kolob, etc. I note that you utilize Hugh A. Moran and David H. Kelley, The Alphabet and the Ancient Calendar Signs, 2nd ed. (Palo Alto: Daily Press, 1969). Kelley adds part 2 to the Moran 1st ed. (Palo Alto: Pacific Books, 1952). But you might also want to have a look at the following: Albright, William F., “The Early Alphabetic Inscriptions from Sinai and Their Decipherment,” BASOR, 110 (Apr 1948):6-22, online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/3218767?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents . Albright, William R., The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions and Their Deciphermen, HTS 22 (Harvard, 1966). Kelley, David H., “Calendar Animals and Deities,” Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, 16 (1960), 317-337. Kelley, David H., “The Nine Lords of the Night,” in J. A. Graham, ed., Studies in the Archaeology of Mexico and Guatemala, Univ. of Calif. Archaeological Research Facility Contribution 16 (Berkeley, 1972), 53-68. In an unpublished but extended piece, I have extended these observations to include ancient Egypt. Edited November 11, 2016 by Robert F. Smith
Ed Goble Posted November 11, 2016 Author Posted November 11, 2016 19 minutes ago, Robert F. Smith said: I note that you utilize Hugh A. Moran and David H. Kelley, The Alphabet and the Ancient Calendar Signs, 2nd ed. (Palo Alto: Daily Press, 1969). Kelley adds part 2 to the Moran 1st ed. (Palo Alto: Pacific Books, 1952). But you might also want to have a look at the following: Albright, William F., “The Early Alphabetic Inscriptions from Sinai and Their Decipherment,” BASOR, 110 (Apr 1948):6-22, online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/3218767?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents . Albright, William R., The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions and Their Deciphermen, HTS 22 (Harvard, 1966). Kelley, David H., “Calendar Animals and Deities,” Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, 16 (1960), 317-337. Kelley, David H., “The Nine Lords of the Night,” in J. A. Graham, ed., Studies in the Archaeology of Mexico and Guatemala, Univ. of Calif. Archaeological Research Facility Contribution 16 (Berkeley, 1972), 53-68. In an unpublished but extended piece, I have extended these observations to include ancient Egypt. Thanks. I will look at those for the next revision for sure. Can you supply me with this unpublished, extended version if it is not copyrighted?
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