Thoth’s Tangram
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For those familiar with Ancient Egypt and have some basic knowledge of Arithmetic and Geometry, the following twelve Tangram constructions yield additional questions. The enlightened reader may also find them to be something of a memory aid*.
The twelve constructions that follow are grouped in three groups of four with each Tangram piece (i.e. the triangle, square, and rhomboid) starting each group. They can be thought of as "3 by 5 cards" used as study aids by an Ancient Egyptian student preparing for exams to become a scribe or priest. Or from a different point of view, before the Square and Compass perhaps there was the Tangram.
The groupings have been arranged by thematic content with objects familiar during the life of Plato — circa 375 B.C. Also included are views of the Pyramids of Giza as seen from several vantage points — the connection to the Tangram is interesting. A proof of the Pythagorean formula for an isosceles triangle using two Tangrams appears afterwards. As something of a historical tangent, the playing boards of two ancient board games, Alquerque ( the forerunner to the modern board game Checkers ) and Nine Men's Morris, have been included for comparison. A board of Nine Men's Morris has been found at Troy, and both the boards of Alquerque and Nine Men's Morris have been found in an Ancient Egyptian temple (18th Dynasty — Kurna Temple). Solutions to the twelve follow. The booklet concludes with a brief look at the Sand Reckoner.
Many today may see this as something of a joke saying that "the Tangram is just a mere toy for the entertainment of children." Perhaps.
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Thoth’s Tangram - Jay Middleton
Ancient Egyptian text found in the Bible. Tune in tonight…
Turning down the radio, I tried to recollect. … "King Solomon, Proverbs, and those 30 verses that became 20," I finally remembered. Realizing that the used book store was in the mall next to the grocery, I thought I’d stop by. Along with a few restaurants, the store was open — a pleasant Sunday surprise. … I walked back to the section with Ancient texts and literature. A book on Asklepios was on display in front - an interesting photo of half a diptych was on its cover.
On the diptych panel stood a bare-chested man wearing a long cloak leaning on a knotted oak staff around which coiled a serpent, the tail of which rested on the ground. The serpent’s body bends - three on one side of the staff and four on the other. Extending from the top of the staff was the serpent’s head - a staff with eleven knots. Asklepios holds in his left hand a scroll, held closed by a gold band.