The Pharaoh of the Exodus Fairy tale or real history? Outcome of the investigation by Gérard GERTOUX
As seen previously, lunar dates have not been translated into the Egyptian secular calendar, except sometimes lunar day 1 (psdntyw), because these dates had no practical value. There were some exceptions with the lunar days coinciding with a unique astronomical event such as a helical rising of Sirius. We find such an example with the dating: III Shemu 9 “Opening of the Year” dated year 9 of Amenhotep I (Ebers papyrus). It is indeed a lunar date because the Sothic rising at that time is dated July 11 and the date in the Egyptian secular calendar should have been III Shemu 14 (July 11)11.