Although the ancient Egyptians had many gods, the deities they associated with the sun and moon were among their most
Tag: Second Millennium BCE
Common Sense and the Chronology of the Twelfth Dynasty and the SIP
Once The Six Pillars is published, Egyptologists will face a challenging problem. How will they reassess the chronology of the
Common Sense Versus the Traditional Concept of Egyptian Dynasties
Manetho’s list of Egyptian dynasties continues to confuse scholars to this day. In the eighteenth century CE, many people assumed
Common Sense and Assyrian Astronomical Stone Reliefs
A previous post explained why we can be confident that sculpted reliefs on Babylonian kudurrus (boundary stones) represent celestial events
Common Sense and the Mari Eponym Chronicle’s Eclipse
Anciently recorded astronomical events greatly aid in reconstructing historical timelines, but only if they are unambiguous enough to be positively
Common Sense and Divergent Chronological Records
One researcher wrote, ‘We should trust that ancient chronological record keepers were correct and accept the details in their documents
Common Sense and Astronomical Reliefs on Babylonian Boundary Stones
The incomplete illustration above contains some prominent astronomical symbols. It includes a scorpion, a representation of Scorpius constellation. The picture
Common Sense and the Assyrian Lunar Calendar without Intercalary Months
Would you believe a modern scholar’s interpretation of an ancient custom that seems utterly contrary to that ancient community’s benefit
How Common Sense Helps Determine How Many Years the Amarna Letters Corpus Encompasses
The Amarna letters are a unique collection of correspondence between Egyptian royalty and the pharaohs’ vassal “mayors” in the Levant
Common Sense, the Thera Eruption, and Related Middle Eastern Radiocarbon Dates
The date of the Thera eruption is one of several critical pieces of evidence in ancient Middle Eastern chronology, and