Remarks Concerning the Alleged Solar Eclipse of Muršili II

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Remarks Concerning the Alleged Solar Eclipse of Muršili II

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ID	4023567
Author(s)	Gautschy, Rita
Author(s) at UniBasel	Gautschy, Rita
Year	2017
Title	Remarks Concerning the Alleged Solar Eclipse of Muršili II
Journal	Altorientalische Forschungen
Volume	44
Number	1
Pages / Article-Number	23-29
Keywords	chronology, solar omen Muršili II, solar eclipse, eclipse 1308 BCE, synchronism with Egypt
Abstract	This article addresses the question whether the solar eclipse of April 13 th , 1308 BCE can be linked to the well known solar omen in regnal year 10 of Mur š ili II (KUB 14.4). Taking into account the local horizon at Ḫ attu š a and the methodological vagueries of applying modern astronomical calculations to ancient observations, this solar eclipse may well have been observed from the southern and south-eastern parts of the city. The correlation of this eclipse with the solar omen ties in nicely with historical dates provided by Pharaonic regnal years and Egyptian lunar data (Low Chronology).
Publisher	Akademie Verlag
ISSN/ISBN	0232-8461 ; 2196-6761
URL	https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/aofo.2017.44.issue-1/aofo-2017-0004/aofo-2017-0004.xml?format=INT
edoc-URL	http://edoc.unibas.ch/57214/
Full Text on edoc	No
Digital Object Identifier DOI	10.1515/aofo-2017-0004

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