Joe Rogan Experience #2558 - Tyler Engle · Aired Sep 24, 2026
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The Edfu building text is the oldest depiction of Atlantis.
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The Edfu temple and its inscriptions date from 237 to 57 BC, which is later than Plato's account of Atlantis from around 360 BC. What the inscriptions describe is an Egyptian creation myth about a primeval island. Linking them to Atlantis is a modern fringe reading, not something the texts say.
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Is it true that the Edfu building text is the oldest depiction of Atlantis?
No, not as stated. The Edfu temple and its inscriptions date from 237 to 57 BC, which is later than Plato's account of Atlantis from around 360 BC. What the inscriptions describe is an Egyptian creation myth about a primeval island. Tyler Engle said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2558 - Tyler Engle, aired Sep 24, 2026, at 1:59:34. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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