Manetho

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Manetho (Greek: Μανεθων Manethōn, numerous variants), also known as Manethon of Sebennytos, was an early 3rd century BCE Egyptian priest and historian from Sebennytos (ancient Egyptian: Tjebnutjer). Manetho compiled an important work in Greek, named Aegyptiaca, a work of great interest to Egyptologists. Together with the Histories of Herodotus, Manetho's work formed the basis of Classical knowledge of Egyptian history. Though only preserved in second-hand forms, Aegyptiaca has been employed since the modern decipherment of hieroglyphics for the framing of recorded Egyptian history into dynasties and kingdoms.

Biblography

• Redford, Donald B. [1986a], "The Name Manetho", in Lesko, Leonard H. (ed.), Egyptological Studies in Honor of Richard A. Parker—Presented on the Occasion of His 78th Birthday, December 10, 1983, Hanover, NH: Brown University / University Press of New England, pp.118–121. ISBN 0874513219