The archaeological Sphinx in Egypt has sparked widespread controversy since yesterday evening on social media, after users claimed that it had become blindfolded.
Some users claimed that closing the Sphinx's eyes is a source of pessimism, and results in disasters and curses, in a matter that was met with irony by the pioneers of social networking sites.
The eyes of the Sphinx raise controversy in Egypt.. What is the story of the "sleep picture"?
Despite the humorous situation that prevailed in this scene, some believed that the eyes of the Sphinx seemed to be closed, which is due to a reason, revealed by the chief archaeologist at the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Dr. Magdy Shaker.
The matter is not real
At the beginning of his speech, "Shaker" was keen to deny the rumors circulating about the Sphinx closing his eyes, saying: "He neither rose nor slept," noting that from a scientific point of view, such things could never happen.
"Shaker" attributed the reason for the appearance of the Sphinx as if asleep, to the angle from which the circulating picture was taken, in addition to the nature of the lighting of the sun on the statue: "The statue is more than 22 meters high, surely the one who photographed a tripod and sat in front of it means, photography differentiates with it lighting and vision. and angle."
"Shaker" mentions that the statue of the Sphinx, made of limestone, suffered during long periods of time, explaining that the groundwater affected him, as his beard fell, and he trained on his face with rifles Ottoman soldiers, and between this and that the birds prefer to stand on his face to turn his body, with the aim of Take advantage of the calcium that they need in their bodies, according to his indication.
"Shaker" considers that these rumors can be used in propaganda to visit this archaeological masterpiece, revealing that the Sphinx has always been used in the promotion, and he tells: "King Thutmose IV, this place during his reign, left a trail, took power and had no right, so he created political propaganda. He said He saw in a dream the Sphinx asking him to remove the sand from him as soon as he took power, which he wrote down in what is called the dream board.
It is worth noting that the pictures, which were spread on Twitter and Facebook on Saturday evening, sparked a controversy among thousands of Egyptians, who were accustomed to the trail with protruding eyes since he sat tall on the plateau of the Egyptian Giza Governorate, more than 2500 BC.
The story began with a post written by a person named Mustafa Mahmoud Hassan on Facebook, late on Saturday evening, in which he talks about a strange thing about the “Sphinx” effect.
He wrote: "A very strange need that is happening now... the Sphinx today in the morning, and without any intervention for restoration operations or human influence, many pictures were taken of him today from very many personalities and spread on the media that his eyes are closed, unlike usual."
Mustafa added: "I mean, what? I mean, as you see in the photos, eyes are closed and Pine seems to be sleeping. There are multiple photos from different sources and in videos that confirm that these photos are not photoshop. Some people say that it is a sign that something is about to happen."
