Egyptian Chronology: An Attempt to Conciliate the Ancient Schemes and to Educe a Rational SystemD. Nutt, 1899 - 167 pages |
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28 Epifi Aahmes Abydos ADOPTED Africanus Amen Amenemhat Amenhotep Amenhotep iii Amenofath Amenofis Amosis Amyrtaios ancient Antef Apepa Apis Apofis Athothis Bokenranf Brugsch Bubastis calculation certainly Chronicler chronologers co-regent contemporary correct demigods Diospolites divine dynasties doubt Dynasty xxi Egypt Egyptian Eisode epoch Eratosthenes Eusebius Exodus Famenoth gives gods Harsiesis Herakles Herhor Herodotus Horus Hyksos hypothesis inserted Josephus Karnak kings Manetho Memphite Memphite scheme Mena Menes Merenptah Mesore monuments Neferkara Nekhepso numbers Okhos omission omitted Pepy Pepy ii Petrie Piankhi priests probably Psamtik Psousennes Ptah Ptolemy Ramessu Ramses reckoning Redactor regnal reign Saite Sebekhotep Sed festival Sesostris Sethos Seti Seti ii Shabak Shashank Sothic cycle Staan statement stelæ Synkellos Table facing Taharaka Tahutmes Tanite Theban Thebes Thoth Thotmes tion true number Turin list Turin papyrus Tybi Usarkon Usertsen xvii xviii xxii xxvi
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Page 52 - God was displeased with us; and there came up from the East, in a strange manner, men of an ignoble race, who had the confidence to invade our country, and easily subdued it by their power without a battle. And when they had our rulers in their hands, they burnt our cities, and demolished the temples of the gods, and inflicted every kind of barbarity upon the inhabitants, slaying some, and reducing the wives and children of others to a state of slavery.
Page 125 - During this time, they related, that the sun had four times risen out of his usual quarter, and that he had twice risen where he now sets, and twice set where he now rises...
Page 18 - And his Majesty's heart became troubled for this; but Dedi spake unto him: "What is this that thou thinkest, O King (life, wealth, health), my lord? Is it because of these three children? I tell thee thy son shall reign, and thy son's son, and then one of them.
Page 1 - I died in the 14th year of king Ra'men'hotep " (Rec. iii. 3, xvi. 31 ; Contes Populaires, 291). Some few scarabs are known, all of small size, and not distinctive. CHAPTER XI NOTES ON CHRONOLOGY ALTHOUGH the questions of the Egyptian chronology are among the most difficult, they are also among the most essential to be considered. The various data that exist need that full discussion, in the light of modern knowledge of the subject, which they have never yet had.
Page 52 - The abode of the Mistress of Qes (Kusae on west side) was fallen in ruin, the earth had covered her beautiful sanctuary, and children played over her temple. ... I cleared it and rebuilt it anew. ... I restored that which was in ruins, and I completed that which was left unfinished. For there had been Amu in the midst of the Delta and in Hauar, and the foreign hordes of their number had destroyed the ancient works ; they reigned ignorant of the god Ra
Page 24 - Thebans on end omitted). the Nile. The next prince, Khety II., lived under Ka' meryra, and built a temple and prepared a tomb for himself; he also chastised the southerners, the king joining in the campaign ; after which the people of the capital, Herakleopolis, came out to meet the king in triumph. We see here how the Thebans were almost independent, constant wars going on between them and the IXth and Xth dynasties. The earlier part of the...
Page 146 - Epagomense, and in his time they say the Egyptian year was reckoned as 365 days, having before his time counted only 360.
Page 152 - Dyn. xii., xv. For the second of these periods the long Manethonic system is almost certainly right : for the first it is certainly wrong. The excess in Dyn.
Page xiv - BC, but a civilisation which could produce such work as the early sculpture of Egypt before 2500 BC must have required many centuries to develop.