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Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by TeMPOraL »

nsxwolf wrote: post #6
staycoolboy wrote: post #2

That's just bonkers. So much writing on the walls! I wish the navigation was a little more like a FPS and less like Myst III, but I had to keep reminding myself: this isn't some level designer from 2000's, this is an actual tomb designer vision from 5000 years ago. Just bizarre. I wonder what it would look like illuminated by torchlight.

The gamer in me is a little disappointed by the real thing. I'm imagining Lara Croft walking down this corridor, and then, turning around and walking right back out.

The sci-fi fan in me would counter that this is roughly what you'd expect from what was a crew corridor in a landing pad for a Goa'uld starship.

Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by cmdshiftf4 »

throwaway_pdp09 wrote: post #85
cmdshiftf4 wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed. A more direct, active way with the goal of not impacting those who abide by the rules.

Without saying which way is better, your claiming that fines are more 'direct' than putting physical barriers in the way is blatantly not true, barriers being the ultimate direct prevention.

I'm talking about direct retribution over prevention i.e. people visiting the sites without touching anything aren't directly impacted by those who do touch, however they're directly impacted by putting up glossy glass over those same sites.

Those visiting the sites who do touch that which they're told not to face direct retribution and serve as a warning to others not to do the same.

Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by stfurkan »

andybak wrote: post #87
stfurkan wrote: post #12

I have also posted this to the earlier discussion on the same topic. I am writing the same comment here too :) If you are interested, I am trying to build an open source database for places with virtual tour. Website: https://gez.la I am currently working on this alone. Anyone interested is welcome to help :) https://github.com/stfurkan/gez

You might find some interested people on the UK Museum Computer Group mailing list: https://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk/join/mcg-community-d...

Thank you. I'll share the project there.

Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by narag »

wl wrote: post #78
narag wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So all those headless guys with their arms tied to the back all around the caskets are some kind of boring groceries list?

Powerful rulers subdue their enemies. It's a common formula seen over and over in various royal tombs and elsewhere. Sometimes, like in the case of the Libyans in some periods, the enemies the king claims domination over haven't been seen or heard from in generations. These kinds of inscriptions can tell us interesting things about foreign relations sometimes, but it's not the type of thing that's easy to extract. As…

If you're still reading, thank you for the detailed explanation and references. I hadn't heard of Wenamun. Sinuhe rings a bell, maybe a novel? I have some digging to do :)
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