Ancient Egyptian Chronology

There are exceptions, of course, for certain theories of history and certain individual historians, but in general, knowing when something happened is an important starting point for investigating what actually happened, why it happened, its consequences, and other matters of concern to historians. It turns out that the chronology of ancient Egypt is not as consensual as some might like, and scholars here--named but not otherwise identified--grapple with some problems and solution involved with creating such a consensus. They look at Egyptian chronological tradition and method of dating, relative chronology such as dynasties, and absolute chronology such as dendrology and the heliacal rising of Sirius. A conclusion is followed by chronological table for the dynastic period, 2900-323 BC. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Eric Hornung, Ph.D. (1965) in Egyptology, University of Tuebingen, is Professor Emeritus, University of Basel. He has written numerous publications on Ancient Egyptian religion, history, and chronology.Rolf Krauss, Ph.D. (1981) in Egyptology, Free University of Berlin, teaches at Humboldt University, Berlin. He has published extensively on Egyptian chronology and astronomy, most recently Astronomische Konzepte (Wiesbaden, 1997). David A. Warburton, Dr.Phil. (1996), Near Eastern Archaeology, University of Bern; teaches Egyptology and Near Eastern Archaeology at the Universities of Copenhagen, Aarhus, Bern and Lyon. Publications include articles and books on chronology, stratigraphy, economics and religion.