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On the Reconstruction of an Ancient Egyptian Sundial from Archaeological Excavations in the Valley of the Kings
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On the Reconstruction of an Ancient Egyptian Sundial from Archaeological Excavations in the Valley of the Kings
Annotation
PII
S0205960625010045-1
DOI
10.31857/S0205960625010045
Publication type
Article
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Published
Authors
Larisa Vodolazhskaya 
Affiliation: V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Physico-Technical Institute
Edition
Volume 46 Issue number 1
Pages
61-74
Abstract
The article analyzes hour marking on the ancient Egyptian vertical sundial made of a carved limestone slab, discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 2013 by the University of Basel’s archaeological expedition. Calculations are given of the angles between hour lines and noon line for a vertical sundial with an inclined gnomon and it is concluded that the markings on the tiles correspond to the hour markings of the vertical sundial, with a half-hour shift after midday. A hypothesis is proposed and proved concerning simultaneous use of the vertical sundial with an inclined gnomon, similar to that discovered in the Valley of the Kings, and the ancient Egyptian L-shaped sundial.
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солнечные часы наклонный гномон часовая разметка L-образные солнечные часы папирус Древний Египет Долина Царей Абидос
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11.05.2025
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