Genesis of the God Kings
Year: 2026
Type: book
Abstract: This chapter presents a rigorous reconstruction of the cross pattée aliséeas a functional instrument of spherical geometry and horizon astronomy, arguing that its origins lie not in medieval heraldry but in the scientific practices of the ancient Near East. Through geometric analysis, archaeological correlation, and patented mechanical reconstruction, the study demonstrates that the flared‑limb cross encoded solstitial and equinoctial horizon points, the Earth’s axial tilt, and the wider precessional arc—knowledge central to Egyptian and Mesopotamian astronomer‑priests. Drawing on evidence ranging from the Dixon Relics of Khufu’s pyramid [Current page](citation-section://336505005/12) to Assyrian royal regalia [Current page](citation-section://336505005/5), the chapter traces the transmission of this geometric‑astronomical logic into the symbolic vocabulary of Edessa and ultimately the Knights Templar, revealing a continuous thread of scientific inheritance beneath later religious and martial uses. By integrating archaeology, iconography, and the author’s own sun‑cross instrument—a reconstruction capable of measuring spherical angles, declinations, and horizon arcs with remarkable precision [Current page](citation-section://336505005/22)—the chapter reframes the cross pattée alisée as a practical calendrical regulation rather than a purely emblematic motif. In the context of Montgomery’s wider thesis on Bronze Age elite knowledge networks, this contribution provides a concrete example of how ancient scientific instrumentation survived collapse, migrated through cultural strata, and re‑emerged in medieval chivalric orders. It stands as both a technical demonstration and a historical argument: that symbols long treated as decorative or mystical often conceal the operational geometry of an earlier scientific worldview.
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204048530