Eclipses, dating the middle kingdom and new kingdom in Egypt (Part 2)

Abstract: Part 2: Dating the New Kingdom: Sothic dates, lunar dates and solar eclipse ontroversy has raged ever since the so-called Sothic date on the Ebers medical papyrus was discovered. The difficulties have been many. 1) Is the reading authentic? 2) The era and thus the identity of the pharaoh? 3) The day date; was it day 3, 6, 9, 30 or the day of the new moon? 4) Is it a copy of the civil calendar in use and why does it not mention the epagomenal days or is it a lunar calendar? 5) Is it really a Sothic date? 6) What was the first month of the year when the script was written?

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Auteur principal: Lappin, David F.
Format: Artículo biblioteca
Langue:eng
Publié: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente 2020
Sujets:HISTORIA DE EGIPTO, ASTRONOMIA, HISTORIA ANTIGUA,
Accès en ligne:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/11438
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Résumé:Abstract: Part 2: Dating the New Kingdom: Sothic dates, lunar dates and solar eclipse ontroversy has raged ever since the so-called Sothic date on the Ebers medical papyrus was discovered. The difficulties have been many. 1) Is the reading authentic? 2) The era and thus the identity of the pharaoh? 3) The day date; was it day 3, 6, 9, 30 or the day of the new moon? 4) Is it a copy of the civil calendar in use and why does it not mention the epagomenal days or is it a lunar calendar? 5) Is it really a Sothic date? 6) What was the first month of the year when the script was written?