3 papers
physics.hist-ph2025
Orientation of Entrance and Burial Chamber in the Pyramids of the Egyptian Fourth and Fifth Dynasties
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
In a recent work, arxiv:2412.20407, we have mentioned two Egyptian kings, Shepseskaf and Userkaf, of the IV and V Dynasties. Here we continue discussing their burial places, that i…
physics.hist-ph2025
Two Egyptian Kings, Shepseskaf and Userkaf, and a solar eclipse (2471 BC)
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
Recently, arXiv published a work by G. Magli about the eclipse of 1 April 2471 BC and a supposed influence of it on the end of the fourth Egyptian dynasty and the beginning of the…
physics.pop-ph2024
Timekeeping at Akhet Khufu, as shown by the Diary of Merer
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
The discovery of the Diary of Merer (papyri Wadi al-Jarf) allows us to see the Egyptian calendar applied in a logbook. The diary is dated to the 26th year of reign of Khufu and des…