The Shining Ones

The Introduction Of The Book Indicates The Necessity To Start With The Archaeology Of The Early Settlements Of The West Bank Of The Nile A Territory To Be Considered As The Mother Or Matrix Of All Egyptian Civilization. It Establishes The Pioneer Nature Of This Etymological Essay In The English Language As Most Of The Studies In Keeping With Its Findings Are To Be Found In The Scholarly Literature Of Europe And North Africa.1. Archaic Terminology: The Chapter Traces The Origins Of Early Settlements Of The Northwestern Region Of Egypt The Desert Oases The Fayum The Region Of The Lakes And The Western Portion Of The Delta Of The Nile By Saharan And Libyan Archaic People With Specific Emphasis On Archaic Topography Which Can Be Directly Related To Modern Amazigh Spoken Today In North Africa (Tamazirt.)2The Pillar People: The Review Of A Number Of Terms From The Mythology And Ceremonial Procedures Of Dynastic Egypt Shows The Influence Of Those Early Settlers Named The People Of The Pillars (Intui) On The Beliefs And Practices Perpetuated Through Centuries In Egypt And The Presence Of An All Pervasive Worship Of These Early Origins: (Cult Of Ancestors.)3.The Holy Rulers Of First Princes Of Egypt: An Intensive Comparative Review Of Ancient Egyptian And Modern Amazigh Terms Reveals That The First Noble Rulers Of The Area Were Of Amazigh Origin. A Series Of Families Of Terms Link Quite Clearly A Number Of Beliefs And Practices To The North African Cultural Complex.4.Tehuti Time And The Wisdom Of The Stars Is A Chapter Delving A Little More Deeply Into The Cosmogony And Cosmology Of The Early Egyptians And The Roots Of That Knowledge In Archaic Practices Which Have Parallel Indicators In North Africa.5. The Innermost Shrine From The Book Of The Dead: The Geography Of The Land Of The Beyond Tu-At (Du-Ament) And A Variety Of Important Indices Throughout The Book Of The Dead Indicate Quite Clearly That The Final Return Of The Defunct To The Blessed Land Of The Ancestors Was Also A Step By Step Description Of Their Claim Of Descent From These Original Beings. The Rule Of “Ma-Aa-At” The Organizing Principle Of An Entire Civilization For Centuries Or ‘Ntr” Originated In The Area Of The Sacred Lakes And The Ancient Settlements Of The Fayum And Oasis Complex. Linguistic Comparison With Modern Amazigh Continues To Indicate The Kinship Of Those People With North African Imazighen (Also Known As Berbers.)6. A Conclusion Notes And An Appendix Which Is The Reproduction Of An Article Published In The Amazigh Voice A Publication Of The Amazigh Cultural Association In America Indicate The Pioneer Aspect Of Such A Work And The Direction In Which Further Linguistic Studies Could Bring Increasing Light Into Areas Of Egyptian Scholarship Heretofore Deemed As Obscure And/Or Of Barbarous Origin. .