The Dendera 'Lightbulb' Explained

By request. The Dendera "Lightbulb"...Do we listen to the Ancient Alien theorists or what the ancient Egyptians actually tell us?

[lucyjennings]

Sanctuary of the sun....

Still sounds like a light bulb...

[Thechallenger]

It's not a snake in those 'tubes'...it's an electric eel and these tubes were indeed light bulbs!...The tubes were not only filled with water but with phosphorous as well as an electric eel. The voltage from the eel charged the phosphorous (which naturally glows when submerged in water) and made it even brighter, thus the first example of artificial light was created approximatetly 5000 years ago.

[shuiqlazam]

i cant find any explanation of what the inscription says next to the dude with the two knifes... any input on that?

[JJ]

sure looks like a light bulb has all the elements in it.

[leftofyou]

Glad to see it kept grounded with other examples

[dinlobiscuit]

I tried making a bulb using a snake as a filament, it just frazzled up, it was hisssterical :), the ancient alien guys are who give conspiracy theorists a bad name. good video.

[dictare]

This is the most intelligent and well thought out commentary on the subject. Thank you!

[Dempdawg]

Really? Cause it looks like a light bulb.

[artfulalias]

There is a remarkable concurrence of imagery with "enlightenment" practices: Caduceus, Kundalini as a snake, a sun god rising out of a lotus which itself is purity rising out of muck, a glowing orb above the head of a god that can fly. Its experiences from advanced meditation and energy practices written as clearly as the illustrations in a children's book. Or its an immense coincidence, carved into stone, in a temple.

[wayneisanamerican]

thank you for common sense, I am so tired of EVERY thing explained by space aliens!

[anafreitas]

To be quite honest, no matter what ever showed up on the internet, I never thought it was a light bulb. The tendency humans have to see patterns in everything it's ridiculously high. And many sites, like VerseByVerseBT for example, have debunked this stuff in length.

[Gideondreyer]

update. I researched some more and came to the following
Creation of the cosmos from a relief in the temple at Dendera.
Homunculus pictured as a teardrop from Nefertem.
The lotus plant (Nefertem) rising from Nun is also the boat on which creation progresses.
Within the teardrop is a feminine undifferentiated snake principle (Hauhet).
Behind the drop, is Harsomptus (Horus the Uniter).
The Djed pillar (Osiris plus the four Sons of Horus) is the principle of resurrection and evolution and the stabilising of form. From the Djed, two arms of Nun, the precosmic watery abyss, lifts the creation towards the zenith of the sky, up to Nut in a gesture of the highest expression of celebration and spiritual joy, in a gesture of adoration.
The frog-headed baboon (Upu) is a demon in a protective gesture.
Heh, the masculine principle is here as the god of infinity and is kneeling on a high rectangular base of reed.
The larger female sitting is Nut as Hathor.
The two women facing each other represent the life force Ka. Here as Isis and Nepthys: resurrection and death.
From the later Ptolemaic period (first century BC).

[luketracey]

The Egyptian lightbulb represents Cable bacteria. Filamentous bacteria that conduct electricity. They can be present as a single filament or as an agglomeration of filaments. 🍀

[paulmartin]

Wow! You REALLY are knowledgeable about this - and entertaining, in an educational sense. Bravo!
Thank you.
-p

[EARTHLORE]

hey cfapps big fan of your vids here, Did you ever come across Albert Churchwards books?

[Gideondreyer]

this is what I have gleaned so far: Depiction of the Creation of the cosmos from a relief in the temple at Dendera.
Homunculus pictured as a lotus bulb- (Nefertem) on a boat; within it a feminine undifferentiated snake principle (Hauhet). It is born from a lotus emerging from the waters of Nun.
Behind the bulb is Harsomptus (Horus the Uniter).
The Djed pillar (Osiris) is the principle of evolution and stability of form, here in adoration.
(This is not the Ka - the whole representation is about the wonder of the beginning and the furthering - evolution (in a boat) of that which has been started .
The frog-headed baboon (Upu) is a male principle in a protective geture.
Heh, the masculine principle is here as the god of infinity and is kneeling on a square reed base.
The larger female sitting is Nut as Hathor.
The two women facing each other represent the life force- dying and resurrection (Isis and Nepthys).
from the later Ptolemaic period (first century BC).

[edwardsouth]

I’m curious where you found the smaller ‘sanctuary of the sun’ hieroglyph(s) (there were two side by side)?

[valiyapurakkalNarayanankutty]

Yes, if it was an ancient light bulb where's the actual thingy or burnt out ones, what is the power source for this apparently massive contraption and how was it distributed due to conspicuous absence of power lines and where is tooling was used to manufacture it? Is there any mention of it in hieroglyphics or foreign sources?

[Vicorcivius]

Why the hell would the light bulb be the size of a large tv? How do ancient alien whack jobs explain a huge light bulb being powered by some lemon juice or vinegar battery? wtf is wrong with these idiots?
I do believe the light bulb theory is incorrect. However this video's translation of the hieroglyph here is probably not correct either. It just does not seem to make sense with the actual depiction of the glyph. I would like to hear some more opinions on what this Hieroglyph is actually saying and have it compared with other Hieroglyph's that have been properly translated so as to back-up the translators claims with fact.

[drakedorosh]

Yay !!! Finally a truthful explanation. Thank you.