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The coverstone is formed by thirteen pieces forming a ring and a central round piece with a [[giza cartouche|cartouche]] on it. Around the central stone is a warning written in Ancient Egyptian:
The coverstone is formed by thirteen pieces forming a ring and a central round piece with a [[giza cartouche|cartouche]] on it. Around the central stone is a warning written in Ancient Egyptian:
<blockquote><hiero>r:n:p-rnp-t:Z1*Z1*Z1-I8:V20-r:q-b-H-w-W15-N1:N25-p-w-r:a-C1-m-i-t:n-N8-!-m-x-m-t-S20-Aa18-n:f-q:r-s-T19-A24-Q6:A55-f:n-D&t-tA:r-G21-H-H-ra:N23-!-s-sbA-b-O32-n:Z1*Z1*Z1-s-b-A-sbA:ra-Z1*Z1*Z1:f</hiero></blockquote>
<blockquote><hiero>r:n:p-rnp-t:Z1*Z1*Z1-I8:V20-r:q-b-H-w-W15-N1:N25-p-w-r:a-C1-m-i-t:n-N8-!-m-x-m-t-S20-Aa18-n:f-q:r-s-T19-A24-Q6:A55-f:n-D&t-tA:r-G21-H-H-ra:N23-!-s-sbA-b-O32-n:Z1*Z1*Z1-s-b-A-sbA:ra-Z1*Z1*Z1:f</hiero></blockquote>
Dr. [[Gary Meyers]] translated the cartouche using [[Budge]]'s books:
<blockquote>''time million sky Ra sun god<br/>coffin forever to eternity<br/>door to heaven''</blockquote>
Yet in [[1995]], [[Daniel Jackson]] fixed the translation and found this:
<blockquote>''A million years into the sky is Ra, sun god,<br/>sealed and buried for all time<br/>his Stargate''</blockquote>
The cartouche is formed with six symbols inside it and a seventh one located at the bottom and part of it.
The cartouche is formed with six symbols inside it and a seventh one located at the bottom and part of it.



Revision as of 05:34, 27 April 2016

For other uses, see Giza (disambiguation).
Giza coverstone
The coverstone, as it was found in 1928 in the Giza archeological digging.
Type Artifact
Owner Stargate Command
Out of Universe information
First appearance Stargate

The Giza coverstone is an artifact who was located in Giza, Egypt found by Professor Lanfgord and his team in 1928. Along with the Stargate, the coverstone was transported in the United States and stored inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

Overview

The coverstone is formed by thirteen pieces forming a ring and a central round piece with a cartouche on it. Around the central stone is a warning written in Ancient Egyptian:

r
n
p
rnpt
Z1 Z1 Z1
I8
V20
r
q
bHwW15N1
N25
pwr
a
C1mit
n
N8
mxmtS20Aa18n
f
q
r
sT19A24Q6
A55
f
n
D&ttA
r
G21HHra
N23
ssbAbO32n
Z1 Z1 Z1
sbAsbA
ra
Z1 Z1 Z1
f

Dr. Gary Meyers translated the cartouche using Budge's books:

time million sky Ra sun god
coffin forever to eternity
door to heaven

Yet in 1995, Daniel Jackson fixed the translation and found this:

A million years into the sky is Ra, sun god,
sealed and buried for all time
his Stargate

The cartouche is formed with six symbols inside it and a seventh one located at the bottom and part of it.

History

Evolution

Stargate (1995)