regard as a work of great im- a sacred book, which the Egypportance.

OF EIGHT ELEPHANTINE KINGS. OF THIRTY-ONE ELEPHANTINE

was more cruel than all his pred- the most cruel of all the kings

*Armen. (Mignes' ed.), speciemcollis præ se ferens - but as given in Cory's Ancient Fragments (p. 107), quæ est moles erecta collis instar.

OF SIXTEEN DIOSPOLITE KINGS, OF SIXTEEN DIOSPOLITE KINGS,

* Me' us, which Cory (Anc. Frag. p. 108) translates among whom. Routh (Rel. Sac. vol. ii. p. 253) has it, quibus Ammenemes succedit, &c. + Post quos.

ACCORDING TO AFRICANUS.

ACCORDING TO EUSEBIUS.

3. Sesostris, 48 years. He three spans and two digits in subdued all Asia in nine years, height. He subdued all Asia and Europe as far as Thrace. in nine years, and parts of EuHe everywhere erected monu- rope as far as Thrace. In all ments of his conquests of the the conquered countries he nations. He erected pillars, erected monuments on which engraven with male emblems, he inscribed, among the brave, among the people who were virilia; among the cowardly, brave, and with female emblems feminea pudenda ignominiæ among those who were cowardWherefore he is held by ly. By the Egyptians he is held the Egyptians next in honor afin honor first after Osiris. ter Osiris.

causa.

Lampares succeeded, 8 years. He constructed the labyrinth in Arsinois for his tomb.

His successors reigned 42 years.

The duration of all their reigns was 245 years.

DYNASTY XIII.

OF SIXTY DIOSPOLITE KINGS, who reigned 453 years.

DYNASTY XIV.

OF SEVENTY-SIX XOITE KINGS, OF SEVENTY-SIX XOITE KINGS,

They were six foreign Phoni- who reigned 250 years.

cian kings, who took Memphis.

The first, Saites, reigned 19

years; after whom, the Saite

HERD KINGS, AND FORTY- who were Phoenician brothers, THREE THEBAN DIOSPOLITES. and foreign kings, who took Altogether, the Shepherd and Memphis. Of whom, Theban kings reigned 151 years.