Egyptologists have basically split as to dating the Egyptian dynasties
between what is called "early" and "late" dating. The timelines are
about
27 years apart, e.g. the 1st of Akhenaten is dated to 1378 or 1351 BCE,
specifically. The "late" dating has been connected with astronomical
matching of the Sothic information available and so is linked with Sothic
dating.
But RC14 dating from Rehov, which is specific to c. 871 BCE as the highest
"relative probable" dating based upon the mid-point of the 95.4% range,
would date the 1st of Akhenaten to 1386 BCE, which is preferenential to
the
early dating of 1378 BCE. In fact, the RC14 dating would tend to correct
the 1st of Akhenaten by 8 years. But also sup****ting this dating, if
even
indirectly, is the only other potential absolute dating reference we have
for the rule of Akhenaten, which is the KTU 1.78 text. This text is a
controversial text, thought to potentially date the 12th year of
Akhenaten.
The eclipse event it matches is 1375 BCE which likewise would date the 1st
of Akhenaten to 1386 BCE. Therefore, it would seem the late dating by
the
Sothic method is dated too late.
The dating comparison uses the the conventional dating for the Exodus
occurring 480 years from the 4th of Solomon. In this case, the RC14
dating
for ****shak's invasion is dated to year 39 of Solomon since Rehoboam was
still over the "princes of Israel" at the time of ****shak's invasion. (2
Chronicles 12:1,6). The 1st of Akhenaten is dated to the year of the
Exodus historically via Syncellus/Manetho who makes that reference. The
above suggests the dating based on Sothic alignment is incorrect.
Lars Wilson
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