𝟼 ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴊᴇᴅ ᴘɪʟʟᴀʀ ᴡᴀs sᴏ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴇɢʏᴘᴛ

The experts ultimately concluded that the Djed Pillars were considered as pillars that held up the sky.

Various symbols were considered sacred in Egyptian culture. The people of A̳n̳c̳i̳e̳n̳t̳ Egypt constructed massive structures and incorporated their holy symbols in almost every single thing. The modern-day archaeologists and experts believe that religion was of utmost importance to them.

Hieroglyphics play a significant role in understanding A̳n̳c̳i̳e̳n̳t̳ Egyptian culture. One of the most commonly encountered and mysterious hieroglyphic symbols is known as the Djed symbol. The Djed Pillar represents a pillar and three crossbars. It was quite difficult for the experts to determine the meaning of this particular symbol even though it was engraved on multiple structures and monuments.

Hence, here are six important points you should know about the Djed Pillar:

1) The experts eventually discovered that the Djed Pillar depicts the Egyptian culture and their beliefs. According to experts, this particular symbol represents stability and permanence. Hence, you’d be able to spot this symbol in most of the temples of Egypt.

2) The Djed symbol or pillar has the appearance of a vertical shaft or pillar. It had four horizontal bars near the top, with multiple vertical lines between each bar. It also had four rings around the neck of the shaft, underneath the first of the horizontal bars.

3) The creation of mankind was widely discussed in the olden days, and it was explained by multiple Egyptian mythologies. Please understand that the concepts or beliefs were oftentimes limited to specific regions or times. Hence, it was difficult for the experts to determine the actual concept of the Djed pillar. However, the experts were able to figure out that it was introduced in the prehistoric period.

4) The Djed Pillar is a strange and mysterious symbol, and its roots seem to lie in the Predynastic era.

5) During the era of the fourth and fifth Egyptian dynasty, the pillar was incorporated in wall decorations at the Step Pyramid of Djose. The Djed Pillars were displayed in the royal palaces of pharaohs, where they formed columns supporting various windows. Also, when anyone peeked through the windows, the pillars gave the impression of holding up the sky beyond. The experts ultimately concluded that the Djed Pillars were considered as pillars that held up the sky.

6) Various A̳n̳c̳i̳e̳n̳t̳ people believed that the Djed is a symbol of Osiris, specifically, his spine. Egyptian mythology states that Osiris was the God of the hereafter. He once visited Set, the God of chaos, desert, storms, and destruction, and was tricked into imprisoning himself in a coffin. He died a quick de̳a̳t̳h̳ as he suffocated, and the coffin was thrown into River Nile. The coffin eventually washed up on the shores of Syria. Osiris somehow ended up in one of the palaces as a pillar. The symbol became sacred for the A̳n̳c̳i̳e̳n̳t̳ people as its story was infinitely associated with a God who died an innocent de̳a̳t̳h̳.

All in all, multiple stories surround this sacred symbol. The experts discovered various clues while going through A̳n̳c̳i̳e̳n̳t̳ Egyptian literature, but its origin and actual use remain a massive mystery.