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Manetho, also known as Manethon of Sebennytos, was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos who lived during the Ptolematic era, circa 3rd century BC. Manetho recorded Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt) and has had The Book of Sothis, an astrological work, attributed to him falsely. His work is of great interest to Egyptologists, and is often used as evidence for the chronology of the reigns of Pharoahs. Manetho - Name. The original Egyptian version of his name is now l ...

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• Manetho - Content
• Manetho - Similarities with Berossos
• Manetho - Impact of Aegyptiaca

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Evidence that the Royal Tanite tomb belonged to Takelot I was suggested long ago by the presence of grave goods found within the burial which mentioned his known parents: namely a Gold Bracelet and Alabaster Jar of Osorkon I, and a Ushabti figure of Queen Tashedkhons. In addition, a heart scarab found in the king's burial gave his name simply as "Takelot Meryamun" without the Si-Ese epithet used by Takelot II. Recent confirmation of this circumstantial evidence was published by Karl Jansen-Winkeln in 1987, whose examination of several written inscriptions on the tomb's walls proved beyond doubt that the person buried here could only ...

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Takelot I, Takelot I - Tomb, Takelot I - Authority

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Aegyptiaca (also called Aigyptiaka), the "History of Egypt," was Manetho's largest work, and certainly the most important. It was organised chronologically and divided into three volumes, and his division of rulers into dynasties was a new innovation. However, he did not use the term the way we do, by bloodlines, but rather, introduced new dynasties whenever he detected some sort of discontinuity whether geographical (Dynasty IV from Memphis, V from Elephantine), or genealogical (especially in Dynasty I, he refers to each succe ...

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Manetho, Manetho - Name, Manetho - Life and work, Manetho - Aegyptiaca, Manetho - Transmission and reception, Manetho - Sources and methods, Manetho - Content, Manetho - Similarities with Berossos, Manetho - Impact of Aegyptiaca

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Although no sources for the dates of his life and death remain, his work is usually associated with the reigns of Ptolemy I Soter (323-283 BCE) and Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BCE). If the mention of Manetho in the Hibeh Papyri, dated to 240/1 BCE, is in fact Manetho the author of Aegyptiaca, then he may well have been working during the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-222 BCE) as well. Although he was Egyptian and his topics dealt with Egyptian matters, he wrote solely in Greek. Other works he wrote include Against ...

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Manetho, Manetho - Name, Manetho - Life and work, Manetho - Aegyptiaca, Manetho - Transmission and reception, Manetho - Sources and methods, Manetho - Content, Manetho - Similarities with Berossos, Manetho - Impact of Aegyptiaca

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