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====Egyptian lunar observations====
There are thirteen Egyptian New Kingdom lunar observations which are used to pin the chronology in that period by locking down the accession year of Ramsesses II to 1279 BC. There are a number of issues with this including a) the regnal lengths for [[Neferneferuaten]], [[Seti I]], and [[Horemheb]] are actually not known with accuracy, b) where the observations occurred (Memphis is usually assumed), c) what day the observations were taken (two are known to be the 1st lunar day), and d) the Egyptian calendar for this period is not fully known, especially how intercalary months were handled.<ref>Gautschy, Rita. "A Reassessment of the Absolute Chronology of the Egyptian New Kingdom and its 'Brotherly' Countries" Ägypten Und Levante / Egypt and the Levant, vol. 24, pp. 141–58, 2014</ref> Since the Assyrian eponym list is accurate to
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