* The various readings to this catalogue are given infra. See Manetho on

* Qy. Σέθως ὁ καὶ Ραμέσσης, who is Ramesses.

† The sum of the 17 kings of the 18th dynasty amounts only to 333 years. The reading 393 is however confirmed by the extracts in the following page. I am indebted to Mr. Cullimore for the observation that the deficiency of 60 years occurs in the 7th and 11th reigns which ought to have been each 39 years. This correction, which may be found in some of the other lists, makes the Canon completely harmonize with the Hieroglyphic dates.

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τριακόσια ἐνενηκοντατρία ἔτη, μέχρι τῶν δύο ἀδελφῶν Σέθω καὶ Ἑρμαίου, ὧν τον μεν Σέθων Αἴγυπτον τὸν δὲ Ἕρμαιον Δάναον μετονομασθῆναί φησιν. Ὃν ἐκβαλὼν ὁ Σέθως ἐβασί λευσεν ἔτη νθ'. Καὶ μετ ̓ ἀντὸν ὁ πρεσβύτερος τῶν υἱῶν

αὐ τοῦ Ράμψης ξέ.

thers Sethos and Hermæus of whom he says Sethos was called Aegyptus, and Hermæus Danaus. Sethos after he had expelled Hermaus reigned 59 years. After him his eldest son Rampses reigned 66 years.-Jos. contr. Ap. I. 26.

In the 16th chapter Josephus has the following— Δῆλον δέ ἐστιν ἐκ τῶν εἰρη μένων ἐτῶν τοῦ χρόνου συλλογισθέντος ὅτι οἱ καλούμενοι ποιμένες, ἡμέτεροι δὲ πρόγονοι, τρισὶ καὶ ἐνενήκοντα καὶ τριακοσίοις πρόσθεν ἔτεσιν, ἐκ τῆς Αἰγύπτου ἀπαλλαγέντες, τὴν χώραν ταύητε ἀπῴκησαν, ἢ Δαναὶν εἰς "Αργος ἀφίκεσθαι.

It is manifest from a computation of the above-mentioned years, that the Shepherds our ancestors) were driven out from Egypt, and left that country three hundred and ninetythree years previous to the departure of Danaus to Argos.

And in the 2d chapter of the second book:Μανεθὼς μὲν γὰρ κατὰ τὴν Τεθμώσιος βασιλείαν ἀπαλλαγῆναί φησιν ἐξ Αἰγύπτου τοὺς Ἰουδαίους, πρὸ ἐτῶν τριακοσίων ἐνενηκοντατριῶν τῆς εἰς *Αργος Δαναοῦ φυγῆς. Λυσί μαχος δὲ κατὰ Βίκχωριν τον βασιλέα, τουτέστι πρὸ ἐτῶν χιλίων ἑπτακοσίων. Μόλων δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι τινὲς ὡς αὐτοῖς ἔδοξεν. Ὁ δέ γε πάντων πιστό τατος ̓Απίων ὡρίσατο τὴν ἔξοδεν ἀκριβῶς κατὰ τὴν ἐβδόμην Ολυμπιάδα, καὶ ταύτης ἔτος εἶναι πρῶτον, ἐν ᾧ φησι Καρχηδόνα Φοίνικες ἔκτισαν.

Manetho says that the Jews (i. e. the Shepherds) left Egypt in the reign of Tethmosis three hundred and ninety-three years before the Hight of Danaus to Argos. Lysimachus that it was in the reign of Bocchoris, i. e. one thousand seven hundred years before. Molo and some others place it as seems good to them. But Apion the most correct (ironically) of all, fixes it decidedly at the first year of the seventh Olympiad in which he says the Phanicians founded Carthage.

CANON OF THE KINGS OF EGYPT:

FROM SYNCELLUS.

ΑΙΓΥΠΤΟΥ τῆς πάλαι Με- CANON of the kings of Egypt for

* Μηστραΐμ Sc.

Η Κουρούδης Go.-Κούδρους Sc.

| Αμωσις Go. m. Sc.

** Αμισης Sc.

Η Αμεσίσης ἔτη ξη' is substituted by Go. Sc. and A. for the 15th, while the

16th is left vacant, 14 years being assigned for the period of the reign.