The heliacal rising of Sirius.
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Sothic records describe the heliacal rising of Sirius, which marked the first day of the ancient Egyptian civil calendar.
“Amongst these, the most important are the so-called Sothic records, which describe the heliacal rising of the star Sirius (Egyptian Sopdet; Greek Sothis). This event marked the first day of the ancient Egyptian civil calendar [1,28].”
From Resolution of the High versus Low debate for Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt (2025) · cites this paper as [28]
One of the earliest Sothic records comes from the Illahun Papyrus assigned to Year 7 of king Senusret III of the Middle Kingdom.
“One of the earliest Sothic records comes from the Illahun Papyrus assigned to Year 7 of king Senusret III of the MK, a ruler known for military expeditions to Nubia and the Levant [1,25,27–32].”
From Resolution of the High versus Low debate for Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt (2025) · cites this paper as [28]
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- Authors
- de Jong, T.
- Venue
- Ancient Egyptian Chronology
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Published
- 2006-01-01
- Pages
- 432-438
- OpenAlex
- W2213094446
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2012: 1
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- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Historical and Architectural Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Keywords
- heliacal rising, Sirius, ancient Egyptian astronomy
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