An analysis of the Egyptian mythology: to which is subjoined, a critical examination of the remains of Egyptian chronology / [J.C. Prichard].

  • Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848
Date:
1819
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An analysis of the Egyptian mythology: to which is subjoined, a critical examination of the remains of Egyptian chronology / [J.C. Prichard]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    586/612 (page 548)
    Eratosthenes, Diodorus, and Herodotus. In three places it corresponds with the name of Amenophis^ w hich we have shown to be an equivalent epithet; in the fourth with Arnenemes; and Manethon, as we liave shown in a foregoiiij^ section, sometimes has written Arnenemes in the place of Amenophes. Another coincidence is the occurrence of Hermes twice in the Theban list, opposite to Armes or Har- messes in the list of Manethon. Pente-Athyris is a compound name, meaning P’hont-Athyri, or the high priest of Athyri or Athor. Opposite to this name we have Athoris, which is- equivalent. If these coincidences are allowed to be sufficient to establish the connection of the two series, they will enable us to fix the date of the commencement of the Egyptian monarchy more exactly than we‘ have attempted by the data before adduced. We have already shown that the beginning of the reign of Sesostris or .Tlgyptus is to be dated at 1350 B. C. The whole series of Eratosthenes, from Menes to the last king whose name is set down, occupied, as Syncellus says, 1075 years. From this sum we must deduct 68 years, for the length of the two last reigns, and the interval between Menes and Phrouron . will be 1007 years. Now, if this Phrouron, whose name is interpreted The Nile,’’ be really the same as the Tlgyptus or Sethosis of Manethon, we have only to add 1007 years to the date before obtained, in order to ascertain the time when Menes be:an to reign, and the record of the Egyptian monarchy commences. 1350+ 1007 amount to 2357. This date falls short of the lowest epoch deduced from the Old