Sothis — (Greek Σώθις) is the name of a star that the Egyptians considered unusually significant. The star is not explicitly identified, but there are enough clues for modern scholars to be almost unanimous in identifying Sothis as Sirius. *Plutarch… … Wikipedia
Manetho — (or Manethon, Greek: Μανέθων, Μανέθως) was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos (ancient Egyptian: Tjebnutjer) who lived during the Ptolemaic era, approximately during the 3rd century BC. Manetho wrote the Aegyptiaca (History of… … Wikipedia
Dating Creation — Cultures throughout history have attempted to date the beginning of the the world in the past, so methods of dating Creation have involved analysing scriptures or ancient texts. Contents 1 Ancient creation dates 1.1 Chinese 1.2 Greek and Roman … Wikipedia
List of pharaohs — This article contains a list of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, from the Early Dynastic Period before 3000 BC through to the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, when Egypt became a province of Rome under Augustus Caesar in 30 BC.Note that the dates… … Wikipedia
Mizraim — (Hebrew: מִצְרַיִם / מִצְרָיִם, Modern Mitzráyim Tiberian … Wikipedia
chronology — /kreuh nol euh jee/, n., pl. chronologies. 1. the sequential order in which past events occur. 2. a statement of this order. 3. the science of arranging time in periods and ascertaining the dates and historical order of past events. 4. a… … Universalium
calendar — calendrical /keuh len dri keuhl/, calendric, calendarial /kal euhn dair ee euhl/, calendarian, calendaric, adj. /kal euhn deuhr/, n. 1. a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar. 2. any … Universalium
Sirius — B redirects here. For other uses of Sirius, see Sirius (disambiguation). For other uses of Sirius B, see Sirius B (disambiguation). Sirius A / B … Wikipedia
Sothic cycle — The Sothic cycle or Canicular period is a period of 1461 ancient Egyptian years (of 365 days each) or 1460 Julian years (averaging 365.25 days each). During a Sothic cycle, the 365 day year loses enough time that the start of the year once again… … Wikipedia
Sirio — Para otros usos de este término, véase Sirio (desambiguación). Sirio … Wikipedia Español
