[The king of Assyria heard that it was said about Tahaka king of Cush, “He has come out to fight with you.”—Isaiah 37:9]
The Old Testament records that in the seventh century BC, the Assyrians were preparing to attack Jerusalem to level it and turn it into a desolate place. Taharaka, the Pharaoh of Nubia and Egypt, gathered a large army to the northern edge of his empire to
Defend Jerusalem from Assyrian attacks.
Tahaka sent people to tell the Assyrian king that he would fight with him.
Taharqa was the Kushite king who first conquered Egypt and established the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
There are two snakes in the crown of this pharaoh, which represents that he is the ruler of Nubia and Egypt.
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There are a large number of Nubian pyramids and they are widely distributed.
Because of Zhou Haorui's search record, the first joint team initially headed from Cairo, Egypt to Shendi, where the Meroe pyramids are located. This is a small town in northern Sudan. Meroe is about 45 kilometers southwest of Shendi.
Ancient city ruins.
However, the joint team seemed to be a few steps late again. Deng Ximei and Xiao Xu both had heavier and more chaotic strange feelings there, but found nothing.
Meroë is no longer the center of events, and perhaps never has been.
This consumed them for a day. At the same time, the global floods and petrochemical disease epidemics were out of control. Many areas lost their rescue capabilities. They could only watch the collapsed cities being submerged by floods, and countless lives were buried in stagnant water; many areas also lost their lives.
In order to have the ability to treat patients and count the confirmed diagnoses, before this, the number of confirmed petrochemical patients worldwide exceeded 10 million.
Ten million is not just a seemingly large number, it is ten million people and countless families.
The weight of these lives is greater than the pressure of the flood, but the frontline workers cannot allow themselves to stop and immerse themselves in grief, and can only continue to rush to the next place.
Karima is another small town in northern Sudan, and the ruins of the ancient city of Napata, another pyramid complex, are just northwest of Karima.
The distance between Karima and Shendi is about 400 kilometers, further north. Before Meroe became the capital of the Kushites, Napata was once the capital of the 25th Dynasty, and it was also the "Kushite" belief in
Nubia - the cult center of Amun.
If the ceremonial center of the Order of the Little Ram is not in Meroe, it probably can only be here in Napata.
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“The Little Ram Cult likes to quote content from the Bible, and I don’t know if it’s just a metaphor or if it has some other profound meaning.
But there is a mainstream hypothesis in the academic circles that "King Cush" refers to Taharqa - the founder of the 25th Dynasty, the Pharaoh of Nubia, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Because he sent troops to fight with the Assyrian King Sina
The decisive battle at Herib caused the Assyrian king to finally give up the siege, and the Assyrians could no longer advance towards Jerusalem.
Since the "Ten Plagues of Egypt", the Little Ram Cult has considered itself Jewish, referring to those of us who do not believe in the Little Ram God, the Black Goat, as Egyptians. Therefore, I think the founder of this sect is probably
Jewish people. But it’s not just that, because God can create descendants from stones. Little Ram believers are spread across all races around the world. They are experts and professors who study ancient Egyptology and ancient Kushite studies. They are a group of extremely
A mature and prudent old man.
These people have recognized the identity of the only God, Yahweh, as the god they believe in.
In this case, Tahaka, the Cushite king who conquered Egypt, was a divine messenger of the Little Ram, just like Moses. We are not just Egyptians, we are so-called 'pagans', so we are also Assyrians, especially
They are Assyrians. Aren't we frontline personnel just like the Assyrians who are about to attack Jerusalem? There is also that unknown force, those crows... they must be Assyrians too.
The king of Cush sent messengers to the king of Assyria, saying, "He has come out to fight with you."
And now, we came to the pyramid mausoleum of Tahaka, the ‘Protector of Jerusalem’, but after searching around, we didn’t find it.
In fact, I am not surprised at all, because archeology is also such a process. If you are looking for a legendary ruins, you will not just go to one place to find it. You often have to work hard for a long time, but in the end you will not find anything valuable.
Those Little Ram believer archaeologists are most familiar with this kind of thing, so they are also good at playing this kind of game. Although we have followed the clues to find King Cush, they will not be here so simply.
It’s just that they won’t be here, because if King Cush is really the messenger of God, then there is no way they can’t be here. Only here can there be such connection power to drive the entire ceremony. This is where the kings of Kush returned.
It is also the most suitable place for 'Nubian-Amon' to descend.
In the same space, 2,700 years ago, people here were calling Amon's name. But the time did not come, and the name of the god was lost. They did not succeed, but they left a special connection. Little Ram
Believers need that kind of power.
It must be here, the Napata Royal Cemetery founded by Taharka.
Things have a beginning and an end, and if it is not the first pyramid here - the tomb of Taharqa, then it is most likely the last pyramid here - the tomb of Nastassen.
When Nastasin was on the throne, it was already the fourth century BC. At that time, Egypt and Kush had long been divided again, and the Kingdom of Kush was in decline. After Nastasin, the capital would be moved to Meroe. This
It also meant that the most powerful period of the Kingdom of Kush was coming to an end.
Nastassen is a full stop, a watershed, an end.
Now, the Little Ram Cult wants to start over, and to make their god come, they start over from that ending point. This is a continuation.
For these reasons, I concluded that the place we are really looking for is the Pyramid of Nastassan here.
In addition, due to the rising groundwater level in Nubia, many of the tombs under these pyramids have been submerged by groundwater. Nastassen's tomb is one of them, and all three tombs under its pyramid have long been submerged.
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For many years, no archaeological team has tried underwater archeology in Sudan. They do not have the technology, and there are too many other sites in Nubia that can be studied, which are enough for them to keep busy, so they have not done so. But this
It’s just on the surface. I don’t know if any tomb robbers have touched it. On the surface, in 2018, Chrisman, an Egyptologist and underwater archaeologist from the University of Arizona, finally led a team to move it.
Stassen's Tomb.
They dug out stairs leading to the underground, and reinforced the narrow tomb with steel chutes in order to prevent the rocks from collapsing and trapping people underwater. After completing these tasks, they dived and explored three tomb chambers and went to the final
In the third tomb inside, you can see the sarcophagus of Nassen Tower.
They believe that groundwater has deterred tomb robbers. This tomb has not been vandalized, but it is also because of groundwater that many cultural relics inside have been dissolved. They have brought out some cultural relics, but they are in tatters.
I now suspect that Chrisman's team is a member of the Little Ram Cult, because a year ago, Chrisman died in a car accident in a mysterious car accident. Who knows if he really died? Professor Liu Jiecheng, Professor Zhang Zhang and others
They also died that year. There were also several other members of the team who disappeared before the disaster broke out. It was not such a coincidence. Among the things they unearthed at that time, there must be something that the Little Ram Order was looking for.
In addition, they are the only ones who have been to the three underground tombs, and no one else knows what arrangements they made inside. Because their cameras can be faked.
That place is undoubtedly very dangerous now. Even if there is no abnormal power, it is already very dangerous.
No one knows what the underwater environment is like, whether it will collapse or whether there are any weird things.
However, we will definitely send a death squad to explore in the end, because we can't blow up the place as soon as we get there. That may cause damage to the ceremony, but it may also lead to other consequences, and sacrificing a few lives on the front line is not good for the overall situation.
This is acceptable.
That’s my opinion.”
The scorching sun scorched this group of tombs, and the low and broken pyramid of Kush stood on the desert.
After Xiaoxu finished speaking, the young boy's face was still expressionless and he was not breathing, but this was probably the most and longest time he had spoken in his life.
Lou Xiaoning looked at the child and was stunned for a few seconds. His brain still needed time to digest so much information at once, "I remember you are not an archaeologist."
"Yes, I'm not." Xiaoxu said, "I'm good at mathematics, and archeology is just my spare time research."
Everyone around looked at each other in astonishment. Feng Peiqian really didn't know that there was such a powerful guy in the Tianji Bureau. She hesitated to say: "When it comes to archeology, of course Captain Yu is good at it...but Xiaoxu, you are also pretty good."
"Xiao Xu makes sense." Deng Ximei nodded in agreement.
Hubbard Scott of Citigroup FBM confirmed the information Xiaoxu said, saying that Chrisman's team had indeed been listed as a suspect.
"Let's go!" Lou Xiaoning waved his hand and glanced at the Taharka Pyramid, "Why are we still here? Let's go to Nastassen's Mausoleum immediately."
She felt that her IQ was not enough. When did this child sort out all this? Everyone obviously acted together. From Cairo to Meroe and back here, they stayed together almost all the time. No one got more than others.
There is so much information, how come Xiaoxu...
But when I think about it, Xiaoxu used his laptop to check some information and FBM’s shared information.
At that moment, the first joint team immediately rushed to the Nastassan Pyramid, which was not far away.
Since many tombs here are submerged by underground water, the logistics department has already made preparations for underwater archaeological equipment, as well as the most advanced underwater robots, underwater firearms, etc.
As for draining the groundwater, this cannot be done. The Nile River is right next to the town of Klima. The town was built next to the river bank and has a population of 14,000. These people have now been urgently evacuated and controlled.
People know if there are any Little Ram believers inside.
The existence of the Nile River has led to this seemingly counterintuitive fact - there is water under the pyramids in the desert.
Therefore, the groundwater in the Nastassen Mausoleum cannot be pumped out. Even if part of it is pumped out, it will take more time than the front line can wait for. The Nile River has begun to become turbulent, as if it is the eve of a storm.
When the joint team arrived at their destination, they looked at the huge and broken pile of earth and rocks, and the staircase that was excavated by the Chrisman expedition team and led to the tomb deep under the pyramid. The end of the staircase was soaked in khaki.
of underground water, and the water surface was silent and waveless at this time.
It's just that there is no need for people with super high gnosis such as Deng Ximei and Xiao Xu to make judgments. Anyone with rich frontline experience will notice that something is wrong.
That underground water surface seemed to have a faint black color flowing through it.
The special operations personnel in the joint team, Li Zhenjing, Zhang Jingjing and others also frowned.
"Vice Captain Li, you are responsible for reporting to Mr. Tong and conducting routine experiments on underwater robots."
Lou Xiaoning withdrew his gaze from the entrance to the increasingly dark underwater passage, looked around at the people around him, and said: "Get ready to go on an expedition. Regardless of everyone's wishes, the space inside is limited. A team of 12 people
Just a small team on the left and right will be enough.”
The base of the Nasta Pyramid is about 930 square meters. Although it is not large compared to the Egyptian pyramids, it was originally quite spacious. However, because part of it has collapsed, there are rocks, silt, etc., the terrain inside is both cramped and cramped.
complex.
And there is another fatal point. The underwater terrain information they have is all explored by Chrisman's team... What if this is not the case?
Therefore, this small team is a death squad among death squads. You may not necessarily die if you fight on the front line, but if you go down, you really have to be prepared to die.
"Captain Lou, let me go." At this time, a young voice suddenly emerged, but it was Chen Jiahua who stood up first excitedly.
He blushed a little because of his excitement, and he also knew that Gu Jun's tomb was desecrated by the enemy. "I want to give you some ideas. If it's wrong, I'll laugh. The uncertainty of this expedition is too great, and you should not directly leave it to Captain Lou."
Go, you are all capable and have a more important role. Generals are different from soldiers who are the first to die. People like me should be the ones to open the way. If it is just a trap, it will only be me who will die."
Everyone suddenly had different expressions. Uncle Dan was a little anxious: "You young man..."
Lin Shengbo, who was not far away, remained silent and didn't really want to go down.
"What kind of person are you?" Lou Xiaoning scolded Chen Jiahua, a little annoyed, but not because he was angry, "You are the first to be condemned to death... I am the first to be condemned to death. Chen Jiahua, if you have the guts, go and fight.
Give your family a phone call; there’s no need to argue with the others, I’ll just pick a few. He’s right, this team can’t include all the main players. Xiaoxu! I’m going down, and you will be the temporary captain.
Your boy is more suitable to be the captain than me."
Lou Xiaoning's words were rough and heavy, and a heavy weight fell on everyone's hearts. Xiaoxu said: "Okay."
At the same time, routine experiments are carried out one by one.
But as expected, the underwater robot disconnected the signal and lost contact before it could complete the underwater stairs.