Haman Part 2
★ The belief of the Pharaoh’s ascension to heaven ★ Climbing a ladder or building with mud mortar and the belief in the supreme divinity of the pharaoh: The French Egyptologist Christian Jacques in his book (Egyptian Magic): C. Jacq (Trans. J. M. Davis), Egyptian Magic, 1985, Aris & Phillips Ltd. & Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers: Chicago, p. 11. The Pharaoh stands before the gods, displaying his authority . He orders them to build a staircase (covered with mud mortar). staircase ) so that he may ascend to heaven. If they do not obey his command, they will have no food or offerings. But the king takes one precaution. It is not he, as an individual, who speaks, but the divine power: “It is not I who tell you this, O gods, but magic that speaks. And when the pharaoh completes his ascension, with magic at his feet, “the heavens shake,” he asserts, “and the earth trembles before me, for I am a magician, ...