
National Geographic: Egypt - Quest for Eternity
- Year:
- 1982
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One hundred and fifty years ago
the king of France had
this obelisk brought
from Egypt to grace
the heart of Paris
it had been dedicated to the
with these words
"so long as heaven exists
and your name shall endure
like the heaven."
Through the 30 centuries
the people of the Nile created
the most glorious monuments
the world has even seen
among them
in the ancient world
tributes to their gods and kings
They believed that man, like the sun
could die and be reborn
They constructed elaborate tombs
to protect the body
and house the soul
throughout eternity
the underworld
Books of the Dead
to insure immortality
And on their monuments
they left the testimony
of their faith
These inscriptions are keys with
which we unlock the secrets
of ancient Egypt
Ladies and gentlemen
now we are at the temple of
the queen Hatshepsut...
And, as they have since
the days of Herodotus
Antony and cleopatra
thousands journey here
to see these wonders
going down to the Green Valley
for the holy visit of Amun-Re
a year for 15 days...
But today, having endured
for 50 centuries
these seemingly imperishable
structures are threatened
Their fate may be determined
in our lifetime
so, people of science, soul
and conscience
travel here from all over the globe
to save
the priceless monuments
to decipher the meaning
of the messages
before they disappear forever
This is the story of
the land of Egypt
and the quest for eternity
The Nile
Flowing through the endless miles
of Egypt's desert sands
its precious waters gave birth
and breath
to one of the
greatest civilizations
that has ever taken hold on our planet
"Hail to you, Oh Nile!"
Went an ancient hymn
"sprung from earth
come to nourish Egypt
Food provider, bounty maker
who creates all that is good."
The river's annual flooding left
rich deposits of silt
utilizing it, farmers developed
a settled life
sustained by its abundant waters
the land and crops prospered
Even mud from the Nile's banks
provided the people
with material for everything
from clay pots to the bricks
with which they built their homes
The Nile itself was Egypt's highway...
boats sailed northward
with the currents
and south with the prevailing winds
To predict the time when the
river would overflow
the ancients developed a calendar
our own evolved from it
the Nile Valley
a way of life emerged
virtually unchanged from the furthest
reaches of recorded time
And in the time of the Nile's
annual flooding
when the farmers could not till
their fields
they built the pyramids-tombs
for their pharaohs
All that remains of the seven Wonders
of the Ancient World
they were stairways to heaven
For to all Egyptians
their religion promised an afterlife
The largest monument ever constructed
the Great Pyramid contains more than
two million immense limestone blocks
each weighing over two tons
One hundred thousand men toiled
for 20 years
without wheel, horse
join the sun god
and live in eternity
This dedication to gods and
kings was to sustain the Egypt
of the pharaohs for 3,000 years
From the beginning, the Nile was
the soul of the land
The lotus growing on the river
banks symbolized
the papyrus, shimmering in the
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