Most Ancient Aryan Society

Author(s): Ram Chandra Jain
Publisher: Institute of Bharatalogical Research Sriganganagar Rajasthan

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of papyrus plants and human head emerging from the same pool of water are depicted under the control of a peaceful animal, the falcon. The falcon is depicted serene who controls the tongue of the human head. Menes is flanked by a spiritual personage. All these are superimposed by the two bull heads. In the middle of the two bull heads, flame is burning in a protected house. This representation indicates that the spiritual power of the great personage, Vrsabha of Bhārata who achieved Final Attainment and who in art is represented by Bull, was held supreme. Burning flame is the spiritual light ever radiant. The Reverse shows a bull standing in peace with a naked individual lying in the lowest part of the monument. Then two animal bodies with two big serpent heads roped by two men are shown. Above it, Menes is depicted in full glory of success. Headless beings depict powerless opponents. The uppermost portion contains two bull heads with a bigger flame burning in a protected house in the middle. This artistic representation indicates that the people belonged to the Ahi race of Bhārata who brought spiritual light to the United land of lower and Upper Egypt.
These immigrant settlers of Egypt remember their original home as the land of Punt. Land of Punt has been
identified with Somaliland or South Arabia. The land of Punt
But none of them was so renowned for culture and civilization in that ancient past to have attained that high engineering skill and great spiritual tradition which distinguished these people. Sumerian influence on Egypt is visible during the times of Menes but no sign of contact of Sumer with Egypt has been found in later times. The Sumerian influence might have been carried to Egypt via southern Arabia or Somali coast. It appears that Egypt, in a period of intensive creativity, became acquainted with