The exact date of the construction of the Giza pyramid?

According to a controversial new study, the Egyptians began building the Giza pyramid complex on August 23, 2470 BC.

A group of Egyptian researchers made the exact date based on calculations of the occurrences of Sothis, or Sirius, by its name today.

Every year, during the flood season of the Nil River, Sothis will exist in the early morning sky after a long period of disappearance.

According to Abdel-Halim Nur El-Din, who once headed the Egyptian Phenomenon Research Council, 'the appearance of this star is the beginning of the flooding period on the Nil.'

Historically, 'Egyptians . often began to build their own constructions, tombs and temples at the beginning of the flood season' - a period of time supposedly many budgets due to increased sediment flows fertility of the land.

In addition, the pharaohs always begin to build their tombs at the beginning of the rule. According to Nur El-Din and his colleagues, King Khufu, the Pharaoh had a corpse in the main pyramid, starting to take power in 2470 BC.

Since then, the researchers compared the modern calendar, the ancient Egyptian calendar and the star's paradise to find the exact date this star appeared in the year.

The team believes that the ancient Egyptians saw the star from July 17-19, and the flood began to appear on the Nil River 35 days later, on August 23.

Argumentative

According to Mark Hammergren, an astronomer not involved in the study, the annual monitoring of the Nil flood season is based on the appearance of how Thien Lang is reliable.

'It appears at a certain time of year, year after year, corresponding to a season, and therefore it tells the ancient people the exact date,' he said.

 

According to a controversial new study, the Egyptians began building the Giza pyramid complex on August 23, 2470 BC.(Photo: Kenneth Garrett / NGS)

Hammergren agrees with the date of the star Angel El-Din's calculations, based on previous researchers' estimates.

However, Hammergen noted that the star's appearance could also be affected by weather conditions - in some years, unfavorable weather could obscure this star in the sky in its early days. began to appear.

Mahmoud Afifi, director of the Giza monument, also wondered about the year of power of King Khufu.

The ancient Egyptian date is brought to zero at the beginning of each king's reign, making it difficult to calculate ancient Western European calendar events today.

Moreover, the list of specific time-based kings is not very reliable, since ancient Egyptians often had political motives to change historical data.

For example, some famous pharaohs may not be included in the list, and this will change the rule of the next king.

Many scholars argue over the exact year of King Khufu's succession to the throne, some claiming that he began to rule the country 139 years earlier than the day Nur El-Din's group made.

In addition, the design of the great pyramid may have taken a decent amount of preparation, Afifi said, which could make the start of construction not the first year of King Khufu. came to power.

Secret of the Giza pyramid

According to Afifi, many problems around the Giza pyramid remain in secret.'We don't even know why Khufu king chose Giza plateau as his tomb base, while King Dashur his father was 30 km away.'

'There are many different theories about the Giza pyramid complex, since it is the only ancient wonder that exists in the world today.'