Selected Bibliography
Aldred, Cyril. Egyptian Art. London, 1990.
Assmann, J. Agyptische Hymnen Und Gebete (Leiden Papyrus 312-321), Zürich/Münich, 1975.
Badawy, Alexander. Ancient Egyptian Architectural Design. Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1965.
Bleeker, C.J. Egyptian Festivals: Enactments of Religious Renewal. Leiden, 1967.
Breasted, James Henry. Ancient Records of Egypt, 3 Vols. Chicago, USA, 1927.
Budge, E.A. Wallis. Amulets and Superstitions. New York, 1978.
Budge, E.A. Wallis. Cleopatra’s Needles and Other Egyptian Obelisks. London, 1926.
Budge, E.A. Wallis. The Decrees of Memphis and Canopis, 3 Vols. London, 1904.
Budge, Sir E. A. Wallis. Egyptian Language: Easy Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphics. New York, 1983.
Budge, E.A. Wallis. Egyptian Magic. New York, 1971.
Budge, E.A. Wallis. Egyptian Religion: Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life. London, 1975.
Budge, E.A. Wallis. From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt. London, 1934.
Budge, E.A. Wallis. The Gods of the Egyptians, 2 volumes. New York, 1969.
Budge, Wallis. Osiris & The Egyptian Resurrection (2 volumes). New York, 1973.
Chace, Arnold Buffum. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. Ohio, USA, 1929.
Choisy, Auguste. Historie de L’Architecture, I. Paris, France, 1899.
DeCenival, Jean-Louis. Living Architecture. Tr. by K.M. Leake. New York, 1964.
Diodorus of Sicily. Books I, II, & IV, tr. By C.H. Oldfather. London, 1964.
Egyptian Book of the Dead (The Book of Going Forth by Day), The Papyrus of Ani. USA, 1991.
Erman, Adolf. Life in Ancient Egypt. New York, 1971.
Field, J.V. Kepler’s Geometrical Cosmology. London, 1988.
Gadalla, Moustafa:
– Ancient Egyptian Culture Revealed. USA, 2007.
– Egyptian Cosmology: The Animated Universe – 2nd edition. USA, 2001.
– Egyptian Divinities: The All Who Are THE ONE. USA, 2001.
– Egyptian Harmony: The Visual Music. USA, 2000.
– Egyptian Mystics: Seekers of the Way. USA, 2003.
– Historical Deception: The Untold Story of Ancient Egypt. USA, 1999.
– Egypt: A Practical Guide. USA, 1998.
– Pyramid Handbook. USA, 2000.
Hambidge, Jay. Dynamic Symmetry. NYC, USA, 1920.
Hambidge, Jay. Dynamic Symmetry in Composition. Mass., USA, 1923.
Herodotus. The Histories. Tr. By Aubrey DeSelincourt. London, 1996.
James, T.G.H. An Introduction to Ancient Egypt. London, 1979.
Kastor, Joseph. Wings of the Falcon, Life and Thought of Ancient Egypt. USA, 1968.
Kepler, Johannes. The Secret of the Universe. Tr. by A.M. Duncan. New York, 1981.
Maspero,Gaston. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology, London, 1902
Moessel, E. Die Proportion in Antike und Mittelalter. München, Germany, 1926.
Peet, T. Eric. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. London, 1923.
Pennick, Nigel. Sacred Geometry. New York, 1982.
Piankoff, Alexandre. The Litany of Re. NY, NY, 1964.
Plato. The Collected Dialogues of Plato including the Letters. Edited by Edith Hamilton & Huntington Cairns. New York, NY, USA, 1961.
Plutarch. Plutarch’s Moralia, Volume V. Tr. by Frank Cole Babbitt. London, 1927.
Pritchard, James B., Ed. Ancient Near Eastern Texts. Princeton, NJ, USA, 1955.
Siculus, Diodorus. Vol. 1. Tr. by C.H. Oldfather. London.
Wilkinson, J. Gardner. The Ancient Egyptians: Their Life and Customs. London, 1988.
Wilkinson, Richard H.
– Temples of Ancient Egypt, New York, 2000.
– Reading Egyptian Art. NY, NY, 1994.
– Symbol & Magic in Egyptian Art, New York, 1999.
Several Internet Sources.
Numerous references in Arabic language.
Sources and Notes
As a graduate civil engineer with over 40 years of experience, the author is more than qualified to comment on matters related to mathematics, geometry, building materials, and construction techniques. Academic Egyptologists are basically archaeologists whose views on technical issues are beyond their qualifications.
Almost all my sources are written by very biased authors who (consciously or sub-consciously) have pro-Western and/or Judeo-Christian paradigms. The vast majority of these references are condescending or show a disdain for Ancient Egyptians and their traditions.
Listed references in the previous section, Selected Bibliography, are only referred to for facts, events, and dates, not for their interpretations of such information.
The absence of several references in the Selected Bibliography does not mean that the author is unfamiliar with them. It only means that despite their popularity, they contain no valuable factual information.
It should be noted that if a reference is made to one of author Moustafa Gadalla’s books, that each of his book contains appendices for its own extensive bibliography as well as detailed Sources and Notes.
Chapter 1: The Architectural Canon – Badawy, Choisy, De Cenival, Moessel, Pennick, Gadalla [Harmony, Cosmology, Divinities]
Chapter 2: The Metaphysical Structure of The universe – Kastor, Gadalla [Cosmology, Mystics, Divinities], Budge [Osiris], Erman
Chapter 3: Visitation Sites of The Lower Heavenly Court – Maspero, Erman, Wilkinson [all], James, Gadalla [Pyramid, Mystics, Cosmology, Culture, Guide], Budge [Osiris, Religion], Erman
Chapter 4: The Sealed Pharaohs’ Tombs – Gadalla [Cosmology, Culture, Guide], Budge [Osiris I]
Chapter 5: Egyptian Temples of the Divine Forces
– The Function/Objective of the Temple – DeCenival, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture, Cosmology], Badawy, Choisy, Moessel, Pennick.
– Overall Conceptual Temple Layout – Gadalla [Culture, Harmony], Wilkinson RH [Temples]
– The Metaphysical Funnel Conduit Design – Gadalla [Culture, Harmony], Wilkinson RH [Temples]
– The Generative Significance of Jointing Patterns – DeCenival, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture, Cosmology], Badawy, Choisy, Moessel, Pennick, Gadalla [regular visits and being a civil/structural engineer]
– Outer Walls Physical/Metaphysical Protection – Gadalla [Culture, Harmony], Wilkinson RH [Temples]
– The Organic Foundation Roots of the Temple – Gadalla [Culture, Harmony], Wilkinson RH [Temples]
Chapter 6: Architectural Constituent Forms of Metaphysical Functions
– False doors – Aldred, James, Maspero, Wilkinson RH [Temples, Art], Wilkinson JG, Erman
– Recessed Walls – Gadalla [Pyramid, Historical], Wilkinson RH [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman
– Columns and Pillars – Gadalla [Pyramid, Historical], Wilkinson RH [Temples], Wilkinson JG, James, Wilkinson JG, Erman
– Capitals of Columns – Gadalla [Harmony, Historical], Wilkinson RH [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman
– Porticoes, and Peristyles– Gadalla [Harmony, Historical], Wilkinson [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman
– The Organic Colonnades – Gadalla [Harmony, Historical], Wilkinson [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG
–Obelisks – Gadalla [Historical], Wilkinson [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman
– Statuary Forms – Gadalla [Cosmology, Historical], Wilkinson [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman, Budge [Osiris]
–Roof Forms (flat, gable, corbelled, arch, & vaulted) – Badawy, DeCenival, Erman, James, J.G.Wilkinson, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture, Historical]
– Stylistic Architectural Details – Gadalla [Historical], Wilkinson [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman
– Stylistic Ornamentation and Decoration – Gadalla [Historical], Wilkinson [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman
Chapter 7: The Primary Geometrical Shapes/Forms
– Sacred Geometry of Divine Architecture – Herodotus, Plato, Badawy, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture], Pennick
– Th
e Egyptian Sacred Cord[Tool] – Badawy, Pennick, Gadalla [Harmony]
– General Layout of Sample Geometric Shapes – Badawy, Pennick, Gadalla [Harmony]
– The Sacred Circle of Re – Archetype of Creation
–The circle (as the archetype in Ancient Egyptian works) – Moessel [pgs. 4-5, 14-16, 19, 21-33], Gadalla [Harmony]
–Definition of the curve (of the roof by a system of coordinates) – DeCenival [pg. 146], Gadalla [Harmony]
–Re – Piankoff, Gadalla [Harmony]
– Squaring Circle – The Manifestation of Creation
–Thoth – Gadalla [Egyptian Cosmology], Kastor
–Squaring the Circle – Peet, Chace, Gadalla [Harmony], Erman, James, J.G. Wilkinson
– Triangles – Badawy, Gadalla [Harmony, Cosmology], Plutarch, Pennick, Choisy [pgs. 52-55], Erman, James, J.G.Wilkinson
– The Combined Square-Triangles 3-D Pyramids – Gadalla [Pyramid, Harmony]
Chapter 8: The Generative Square Root Rectangles
– The Root Rectangles—from circle to square to rectangles – Gadalla [Harmony], Hambidge [both references], Gadalla [Harmony]
–The Cosmic Solids– Gadalla [Harmony]
– The Generative 1:2 Rectangle—The Double Squares – Badawy, Gadalla [Pyramid, Harmony], Hambidge [both references]
– Generating Root Rectangles from the Double Square – Gadalla [Harmony]
– The Root Five Rectangle and the Golden Proportion – Badawy, Hambidge [both references], Gadalla [Harmony]
– Proportioning a Line According to the Golden Proportion – Gadalla [Harmony]
– Neb: The Golden Section/Segment – Gadalla [Harmony], Gadalla [as measured in the perfectly executed hieroglyphs in the open-air museum of the Karnak Temple]
– The [Whirling Squares] Spirals – Badawy, Hambidge [both references], Gadalla [Harmony], Gadalla being an engineer
– Dynamic Design Applications – Badawy, DeCenival, Hambidge [1920 ed.], Gadalla [Harmony]
–i, ii, iii – The Dynamic Walls (Bas-Reliefs) – Square root rectangles – Badawy, DeCenival, Hambidge [1920 ed.], Gadalla [Harmony]
–iv – Generative Rectangles in Karnak’s pylon – Gadalla [Harmony], R.Wilkinson, Gadalla [being an engineer]
–v – Typical Egyptian Temple Gate [Double Squares—Sacred Ratios] – Badawy/Hölscher, Moessel [pgs. 25-26], [verified by Gadalla on location], Erman, James, J.G.Wilkinson, Gadalla [Harmony]
–vi – Examples of Root Rect. In Luxor Triple Sanctuary – Gadalla [Harmony]
Chapter 9: The Arithmetic Generative Progression
– Number Mysticism – Assmann, Plutarch, Gadalla [Harmony, Cosmology]
– The Generative Numbers – Diodorus, Plutarch, Badawy, Pennick, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture, Cosmology]
– Progression of Growth and Proportion – Diodorus, Plutarch, Badawy, Pennick, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture, Cosmology]
– The Summation Series and the Golden Proportion – Badawy, Pennick, Gadalla [Harmony], Plato
– The Cosmic Proportion of the Human Figure – Badawy, Gadalla [Harmony]
Chapter 10: Combined—Arithmetic and Graphic Harmonic Design of Egyptian Buildings – Choisy [pgs. 50-57], Badawy, Moessel [pgs. 4-5, 21-33], Gadalla [Harmony]
Chapter 11: Harmonic Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Works
– Analysis of Pre-Dynastic Mastabas – Moessel [pgs. 21-22, 32] , Gadalla [Harmony]
– Giza Mastaba Tomb No. 6 – Reisner/Badawy
– Other tombs during Old Kingdom – Moessel [pgs. 22-23]
– Khufu’s Granite Room – Badawy, Gadalla [Pyramid]
– Pyramid Temple of Khafra – Badawy, Gadalla [Pyramid, Culture]
– Menkaura Pyramid – Gadalla [Pyramid], Badawy
– Peripteral Chapel of Sen-usert I at Karnak – Badawy/Lacan and Chevrier, 1946 [verified by Gadalla on location]
– Wahka Tomb – Badawy/Steckeweh, 1936
– Karnak Temple – Badawy/Chevrier, 1936, Gadalla [Harmony, Guide]
– Osiris Temple at Abydos – Badawy/Calverley, 1933 [verified by Gadalla on location]
– Tomb of Ramses IV – Pennick
– Nectanebo II Temples – Badawy/Ricke, 1960
– Miscellaneous items – Moessel [pgs 30-31]
– Applications of Canon to Everything – Moessel [pgs. 30-31]
– Capitals of columns – Badawy/Borchardt [1897/Hölscher, Morgan]
– Stelae – Badawy/Lange & Schäfer [1902, Hölscher]
– Pylons & Doorways – Badawy/Hölscher, Moessel [pgs. 25-26], [verified by Gadalla on location]
Chapter12: The Animated Metaphysical Images – Gadalla [Cosmology, Culture, Harmony, Historical], Wilkinson [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman, Budge [Osiris], Piankoff, Badaway
Chapter13: Human Activities – Gadalla [Cosmology, Mystics], Wilkinson [Temples], James, Wilkinson JG, Erman, Budge [Osiris], Bleeeker, Piankoff
Appendix A: General Plans of Sample Egyptian Temples – Gadalla [Guide, Pyramid], Wilkinson [Temples]
Appendix B: Practical Mathematics in Ancient Egypt – Peet, Chase, DeCenival, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture], Erman, James, J.G.Wilkinson
Appendix C: Fraction Mysticism – Peet, Chase, DeCenival, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture], Erman, James, J.G.Wilkinson
Appendix D:Intentional “Irregularities” In Egyptian Works – Peet, Chase, DeCenival, Badawy, Gadalla [Harmony, Culture]
Appendix E: Monument Appropriations Reconsidered – Gadalla [Historical], Aldred
Appendix F: Sample Egyptian Sculpture Works – Gadalla [Historical], Aldred, Maspero, Wilkinson [Temples], James
Appendix G: Concrete Blocks Various Types – Gadalla [Harmony, Pyramid, Culture], Gadalla being a civil engineer
Appendix H: The Masonic Egyptian Roots – Gadalla [Harmony, Culture, Historical]
Appendix I: Egyptian Influence on Modern Architecture – Gadalla [Historical, Harmony, Culture]
Appendix J:Types and Forms of Mortals’ Buildings – Wilkinson [all], Erman, Gadalla [Culture, Cosmology], James
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Egyptian Alphabetical Letters of Creation Cycle
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