巴黎考古研究所的埃及古物学家瓦希尔·多布列夫博士日前宣布，他已成功破解了狮身人面像（斯芬克斯）所代表的具体人物以及它真正的建造者。瓦希尔认为斯芬克斯并非古埃及第四王朝法老哈夫拉所建，而是他的兄弟德杰德夫拉为了纪念其父胡夫建造的。外电报道如下：Archaeologists, who are able to tell us who built the pyramids of ancient Egypt, have puzzled over the riddle¹ of the Sphinx for generations.

The identity of the ruler who ordered the building of the 65-ft-high, 260-ft-long limestone² half-human statue that has guarded the Giza Plateau for 4,500 years has been lost in the sands of time.

Now, following a 20-year re-examination of historical records and uncovering new evidence, Vassil Dobrev, a French Egyptologist, claims to have proved that the largest single stone statue on Earth is the work of a forgotten pharaoh.

Pharaoh是古代埃及最高统治者的称谓“法老”，这个词的原意是“大房子”，直到新王国时期才成为国王的同义语。在古埃及，法老被视为伟大的太阳神之子，他不仅拥有至高无上的政治和军事权力，还是宗教上的神。因为法老是古代专制君主的典型代表，可以随意处置手下的臣民和奴隶，所以后来pharaoh有了“暴君”的引申义。