How old is the Sphinx in Egypt?
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a significant and enigmatic monument on the Giza Plateau, near the pyramids - a true symbol of ancient Egyptian culture. Egyptologists commonly attribute the Sphinx to the Old Kingdom, a period spanning the 4th to 6th dynasties. The Sphinx, positioned near the Pyramid of Pharaoh Khafre, was constructed approximately 4,500 years ago, between 2575 and 2465 BCE.
While mainstream Egyptology dates the Sphinx to the Old Kingdom, some fringe theories drawing from biblical chronology suggest alternative timelines, placing the construction of the Sphinx between 2238 and 2448 Anno Mundi in connection with biblical accounts of the Israelite presence in Egypt. These views are not recognized or supported by mainstream archaeology, and no archaeological evidence substantiates this proposed correlation.
Debate continues among scholars regarding the Sphinx’s exact age, with some proposing it may be older than traditionally believed. Some studies, particularly those led by researchers like Robert Schoch, claim that geological weathering patterns suggest the Sphinx could be over 7,000 years old. However, this geological weathering theory is not accepted by the majority of Egyptologists due to lack of corroborating archaeological evidence, and it remains a highly controversial hypothesis outside mainstream scholarship.
The term "sphinx" gained popularity later among Greek writers like Hesiod, but this referred to a different mythical creature than the Egyptian Sphinx. In Egyptian culture, the Great Sphinx predates Greek mythology and holds its own unique symbolic and religious meaning unrelated to the Greek "Phix" or "Sphinx." Later, Greeks adopted the term "sphinx," but the monument itself is deeply connected to ancient Egyptian culture. Mythology portrays sphinxes as sculptures combining the bodies of lions with the heads of humans, as described in traditions of both Greek and Egyptian writers.
Scholars and archaeologists alongside visitors remain captivated by the Sphinx’s unusual age despite ongoing arguments on its anniversary while its puzzling existence and impressive form continues to draw universal interest.
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