Post by Donnie on Nov 9, 2013 0:48:10 GMT -5
The following was posted to the Museum website this evening.
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Truth that there is no such urn, or disseminating contrary information?
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In response to your competition questions I give these answers:
1. Chi Pu Tei and his expedition found the disks of Baian-Kara-Ula in the mountain region of Baian-Kara-Ula which are on the border between Tibet and China.
2. The Baghdad battery, also known as the Parthian battery, were constructed from terracotta contained a copper cylinder (made up of rolled up copper sheets) which housed an iron rod.. The iron rod is isolated from the copper by bitumen plugs or stoppers. They were thought to be used to electroplate gold onto silver.
3. The Piri Reis map was discovered by theologian Gustav Adolf Deissmann on the 9th of October 1929. Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis created the map in 1513.
4. The Voynich manuscript fits the description. However, the general consensus is that it was written during the early 15th century not 14th century.
5. There seems to be no such urn as described in your question. The reasons for this are:
A. Queen Nefertari of Egypt’s date of burial is 1198BC, the urn was dated at 1410AC during the Ming Dynasty. Therefore the urn could not have been placed inside the tomb during the queen’s burial.
B. It is mentioned that the urn was placed in the tomb 200 years prior to its burial. I know this is a mystery, but save for time travel this is not possible.
C. Egyptian tombs are usually broken into and looted, not broken into in order to place further treasure.
D. Emperor Tuan-Yo has not turned up in any investigations. Indeed, there seems to be no such emperor during the Ming dynasty. The only possibility that this is another name given to an actual emperor.
E. Sources tell me that the Shanghai History Museum refuted that anything bearing the description of that urn was in the collection they had loaned you (in the case you were referring to an urn in your collection)
Having said all this, The emperor of 1410 had travelled to China. However, it is doubtful actual Ming dynasty urns were ever found in any Egyptian tomb. This is assuming that you refer to Ancient Egyptian tombs since tombs are still being constructed to this day.
Thanks for such an opportunity to participate in this competition. I look forward to visiting the museum together with my friends!
Regards,
Brandon Grech
1. Chi Pu Tei and his expedition found the disks of Baian-Kara-Ula in the mountain region of Baian-Kara-Ula which are on the border between Tibet and China.
2. The Baghdad battery, also known as the Parthian battery, were constructed from terracotta contained a copper cylinder (made up of rolled up copper sheets) which housed an iron rod.. The iron rod is isolated from the copper by bitumen plugs or stoppers. They were thought to be used to electroplate gold onto silver.
3. The Piri Reis map was discovered by theologian Gustav Adolf Deissmann on the 9th of October 1929. Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis created the map in 1513.
4. The Voynich manuscript fits the description. However, the general consensus is that it was written during the early 15th century not 14th century.
5. There seems to be no such urn as described in your question. The reasons for this are:
A. Queen Nefertari of Egypt’s date of burial is 1198BC, the urn was dated at 1410AC during the Ming Dynasty. Therefore the urn could not have been placed inside the tomb during the queen’s burial.
B. It is mentioned that the urn was placed in the tomb 200 years prior to its burial. I know this is a mystery, but save for time travel this is not possible.
C. Egyptian tombs are usually broken into and looted, not broken into in order to place further treasure.
D. Emperor Tuan-Yo has not turned up in any investigations. Indeed, there seems to be no such emperor during the Ming dynasty. The only possibility that this is another name given to an actual emperor.
E. Sources tell me that the Shanghai History Museum refuted that anything bearing the description of that urn was in the collection they had loaned you (in the case you were referring to an urn in your collection)
Having said all this, The emperor of 1410 had travelled to China. However, it is doubtful actual Ming dynasty urns were ever found in any Egyptian tomb. This is assuming that you refer to Ancient Egyptian tombs since tombs are still being constructed to this day.
Thanks for such an opportunity to participate in this competition. I look forward to visiting the museum together with my friends!
Regards,
Brandon Grech