Talk:Sothic cycle

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[edit] Earliest date

An obvious disagreement exists regarding Meyer's earliest date. Grimal gives 4323 BC while Mackey gives 4241 BC. The original year in the article, 4121 BC, was obviously wrong. I find five hits for 4323 BC in a Google search while 4241 BC has 155 hits. Changing time of history indicates that 4323 BC is a modern Sothic date calculation, not that by Meyer himself. The article must make it clear which year was Meyer's and which year is a more modern calculation. Indeed, both years should be mentioned in the article. I have doubts about 4323 BC because there are 1550 years between 4323 and 2773, 90 years more than the traditional Sothic period of 1460 years. If 4323 BC remains in the article, then who calculated it must be cited and how he did so should also be mentioned. — Joe Kress 02:28, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

That bothered me too, but all I've got is Grimal, Kitchen, and a smattering of other work which isn't very helpful.Thanatosimii 03:08, 10 November 2006 (UTC)