Egyptian Kings, according to Herodotus. Menes. 18 Ethiopians and Queen Nitocris. (The Nitocris of Manetho is placed in the 6th Dynasty, and after Suphis the founder of the great pyramid.) Moris, built the Labyrinth and excavated the lake Mæris. Sesostris, the great conqueror. Pheron, his son. -341 Generations, (or Kings,) "equal to 11,340 (or 5115) years. Herod. ii. 142. 330 Sovereigns. Seven Kings of no note, from one of whom, Nileus, the river was called Nilus, having formerly borne the name of Ægyptus. The eighth was Chembes, or Chemmis the Memphite. He reigned 50 years, and built the great pyramid. Cephren, his brother, reigned 56 years; others say he was his son, and call him Chabryïs. Mycerinus, or Cherinus, son of the founder of the great pyramid. He began a third, and died before it was finished. Tnephachthus, the Technatis of Plutarch. Bocchoris the Wise, his son. After a long time, Sabacôn the Ethiopian. An interregnum of 2 years. It is singular that Diodorus does not introduce the name of Osymandyas in this list of kings, though he mentions him as a Theban monarch in his description of that city. + Some suppose him to have been Busiris II. The Dynasties of Egyptian Monarchs, according to Manetho (on the authority of Africanus and Eusebius), are as follows: 1st Dynasty of 8 Kings, either Thinites or Observations. Name. Thebans. Duration of Reign. yrs. 1. Menes, the Thinite, succeeded the Demigods, killed by a hippopotamus 62 2. Athôthis, his son, built the palace at Memphis, and wrote the anatomical books, being a physician 57 bius mentions 7 or 17 sons of Menes. 3. Cencenes (Kenkenes), his son 5. Usaphædus (Saphaidos or Usaphaes), 31 * The same division of Egypt into 12 provinces, or beyliks, was retained to the time of the Memlooks. 25 25 8. Sesôchris, who was 5 cubits (7 ft. Altogether This introduction of the worship of sa. cred animals is re markable. 30 3d Dynasty, of 9 Memphite Kings. 1. Necheróphes (Echerophes or Necherôchis). In his reign the Libyans revolted from the Egyptians; but alarmed by an unexpected increase of the moon submitted 2. Tosorthrus (or Sesorthus), called Asclepius by the Egyptians, from his medical skill. He introduced the mode of building with hewn stone, and patronised literature 28 29 Eusebius gives the total 197 years. 7. Aches 8. Sephuris 9. Cerpheres Altogether 4th Dynasty, of 8 Memphite Kings of a dif 1. Sôris ferent branch. 29 63 66 63 25 22 7 Eusebius omits the name of Soris, and considers Suphis the 3d of this Dynasty. 284 According to Eusebius 128 | 20 7 into this Dy- 20 ops 7. Mencheres (or Mercheres) 8. Tancheres (or Tacheres) 9. Obnus (Unus or Onnus) Altogether 448 years. 44 9 44 33 This is very contradictory. 7th Dynasty, of 70 Memphite Kings, who reigned 70 days; or, according to Eusebius, 5 Kings, who reigned 75 days or years. 8th Dynasty, of 27 reigned 156 years. and 106 years. Memphite Kings, who 9th Dynasty, of 19 Heracleopolite Kings, who reigned 409 years; or, according to Eusebius, 4, who ruled 100 years. 1. The first was Achthoes (Achthros, Ochthovis, or Ochitois). More cruel than all his predecessors; and, having perpetrated many crimes in Egypt, he was seized with madness, and afterwards killed by a crocodile. 10th Dynasty, of 19 Heracleopolite Kings, who reigned 185 years. * This name is either Neit-gori, or Neit-acri. The Queen of Psamaticus 3d was also called Neit-acri. |