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| | The Star Sothis and Egyptian Chronology |
 | | It is Egyptian chronology that provides the standard or rule according to which the kings and dynasties, with their law-giving and building programs, wars and peace treaties, are to be allocated to their respective centuries. |
 | | Thus, since Egyptian chronology is, by and large, the measuring rod for the histories of the other ancient nations, there may well be good reason for re-assessing its capacity to align with the other nations (Mesopotamia, for instance). |
 | | The system became known by the term, "short" chronology; referring chiefly to the fact that Meyer was prepared to ascribe a mere two centuries approximately to the Second Intermediate Period, based on his astronomical calculations. |
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