Publication: A new astronomically based chronological model for the egyptian old kingdom
A new astronomically based chronological model for the egyptian old kingdom
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Gautschy, R., Habicht, M. E., Galassi, F. M., Rutica, D., Hannig, R., & Rühli, F. J. (2017). A new astronomically based chronological model for the egyptian old kingdom. Journal of Egyptian History, 10(2), 69–108. https://doi.org/10.1163/18741665-12340035
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A recently discovered inscription on an ancient Egyptian ointment jar mentions the heliacal rising of Sirius. In the time of the early Pharaohs, this specific astronomical event marked the beginning of the Egyptian New Year and originally the annual return of the Nile flood, making it of great ritual importance. Since the Egyptian civil calendar of 365 days permanently shifted one day in four years in comparison to the stars due to the lack of intercalation, the connection of a date from the Egyptian civil calendar with the heliacal r
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- Gautschy, Rita
- Habicht, Michael E
- Galassi, Francesco M
- Rutica, Daniela
- Hannig, Rainer
- Rühli, Frank J
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Gautschy, R., Habicht, M. E., Galassi, F. M., Rutica, D., Hannig, R., & Rühli, F. J. (2017). A new astronomically based chronological model for the egyptian old kingdom. Journal of Egyptian History, 10(2), 69–108. https://doi.org/10.1163/18741665-12340035