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Tomb of Ramesses IV

 Tomb of Ramesses IV The pharaoh Ramesses IV was buried in Tomb KV2, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The tombs of Ramesses II and VII are on either side. Ramesses died at the age of 27 in 1148 BC. He is connected to the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. Coordinates 25.741530,32.602080 Description  The tomb is of similar design to others in that it has a corridor to the burial chamber with side rooms. It is thought to be about 75 metres long and declines about 10 metres from the entrance. Chamber E, as the antechamber, has stars painted on the ceiling. Chamber K is built with side rooms, and the burial chamber J has a vaulted ceiling with astrological patterns along with the sarcophagus. Coptic monks were said to have lived in the tomb, and in the 19th century, explorers like Jean-François Champollion had camped there. Earlier, Romans were said to have left what is considered as graffiti in the tomb. Measurements Entrance A 14.01m by 3.66m (51.2766) Corridor B 15.17m by 3....
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Tomb of Cyrus the Great

Tomb of Cyrus the Great



The Tomb of Cyrus the Great is located in Fars Province, Iran. The tomb's original location was in the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Currently, it is one of the Iranian UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the archaeological site of Pasargadae.


Coordinates

30.193946,53.167188


Description

The tomb is angled at 37° toward the southeast with a 1,000-foot-long path leading away. Toward the northeast is the Mozaffari Caravanserai, and further north and along the same river bank are additional monuments in the same style as the tomb. This tomb is thought to have survived multiple earthquakes due to its foundations.

The tomb is built from stone were as the Great Ziggurat of Ur was built from brick. These two are in the same region.


Analysis

At an angle of 37°, a further monument, the Great Ziggurat of Ur, is located in modern-day Iraq. These share the same angle of 37°, possibly towards sunrise.

In the 20th century BC (2040 BC), the Seleucid Kingdom ruled the area which is currently Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. This area was part of Mesopotamia. This was part of the Bronze Age, connected to the decline of the Sumerian city-state of Ur.

Currently, this area is about 230 km from the coast of the Persian Gulf. Due to sea level rise and the overall depth of the gulf, this could have been further away in 2040 BC.


Conclusion

Mesopotamia is considered an area around the two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates.

Although the Tomb of Cyrus the Great and the Ziggurat of Ur are both in this area of Mesopotamia at 37°, they are of different construction, with the Ziggurat of Ur is potentially from 985 AD.

The Tomb of Cyrus the Great is towards the southeast of the two, so it could be towards sunrise. If 40° is sunrise, then there is a 3° tilt since construction. This is roughly during Roman times but outside of other eras.

3 ÷ 1.55 = 1.935

1.935 × 1,000 = 1,935

1,935 - 1,985 = 49 BC

The Romans were not considered to have traveled to this area of Mesopotamia, settled there, or built any structures. The stone is similar to that from other buildings in that region and may have been built using stone from other builds. This could be similar to the Pyramid of Hermel where stone was used from an older build which was probably from the 5th or 6th century BC.





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