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The DENDERA LIGHT BULB - What did the Ancient Egyptians carve under the HATHOR TEMPLE Beneath the Temple of Hathor in Dendera lies a narrow, carved tunnel that few visitors ever see — a subterranean passage filled with cryptic reliefs and strange symbolism etched into the limestone walls. In this video, we descend into that tunnel to examine one of the most controversial carvings in ancient Egypt: the so-called Dendera Light Bulb. To some, it’s just a stylized depiction of a lotus flower and a m