Khafre (Khephren) (jan 2, 2448 BC – jan 1, 2415 BC)
Description:
EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOGY THROUGH ASTRONOMICALLY DATED SYNCHRONISMS by Gerard GertouxKhafre/ Khephren (4:4). The poorly known reign of 33 years comes solely from astronomy. According to Herodotus (c. 450 BCE), Kheops reigned for 50 years and Khephren for 56 (The Histories II:127- 129), which implies that Khafre reigned at least 6 years longer than Khufu. As the reigns calculated by
(= 24.5x1.6), which astronomy are almost identical to those of the Turin Canon (when there are no errors) to plus or minus
one year, the 33-year duration from astronomy is accurate to +/- 1 year.
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Date:
jan 2, 2448 BC
jan 1, 2415 BC
~ 33 years