LOCATION OF PI-HAHIROTH OF MOSES'S EXODUS IN SUEZ GULF AND THE NEW KINGDOM'S SCENARIO: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Abstract

In modern literatures, the location of Pi-Hahiroth at which the Pharaoh of Moses sank is unknown; and

during the reign of which Pharaohs the Israelites have lived in Egypt is still unconfirmed. Besides, the histor

ic and chronological scenarios suggested by modern scholars regarding this period differ from those men

tioned by the Greek and medieval historians. Therefore, the paper shows the location of a mouth of an in

land lake, in the western coast of Sinai that ramifies from the Suez Gulf, which according to Al Maqrizi the

medieval Egyptian historian, Moses and the Israelites crossed it during the exodus. Regarding the dissimi

larity in chronological data from different sources, the paper shows that the Egyptians used diverse time

intervals, and four types of years, namely: the Earth‘s solar year of ~365 days, the pilgrimage year of 6

months, the administrative year of 3 months, and the lunar year of ~30 days. Besides, regarding the dissimi

larity in historic scenarios and names of pharaohs, the paper shows how to pronounce their names, similar

to that mentioned by Greek and medieval historians, using the proper phonetic values and color-codes of

signs, in addition to the rule of pronouncing the core and cover parts of the word in black texts. Finally, the

paper shows that the pharaohs of Abraham, Joseph, and Moses are the so-called Amenhotep-III, Seti-I, and

Ramesses-V, respectively.