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History of Egypt and other works / Manetho ; with an English translation by W.G. Waddell.

Author/creator Manetho author.
Other author/creatorWaddell, W. G. (William Gillan), 1884-1945, translator.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Description1 online resource : map.
Supplemental Content https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL350/1940/volume.xml
Subject(s)
Series Loeb Classical Library ; 350
Loeb classical library ; 350. ^A467228
Abstract Eight works or parts of works were ascribed to Manetho, a third century BCE Egyptian, all on history and religion and all apparently in Greek. They survive only as quoted by other writers and include the spurious Book of S�othis. The Kings of Thebes (in Egypt) and the Old Chronicle are doubtful. Manetho was an Egyptian of the 3rd century BCE. Born probably at Sebennytus in the Delta, he became a priest or high priest at Heliopolis. Apparently he and a Greek Timotheus did much to establish the cult of Serapis in Egypt. Eight works or parts of works were ascribed to him, all on history and religion and all apparently in Greek: Aegyptiaca, on the history of Egypt; The Sacred Book on Egyptian religion; An Epitome of Physical Doctrines; On Festivals; On Ancient Ritual and Religion; On the Making of Kyphi (an incense); The Criticisms of Herodotus; and the spurious Book of S�othis. These survive only as quoted by other writers. This volume also contains the doubtful Kings of Thebes (in Egypt) and the Old Chronicle.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography and index.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web.
LanguageText in Greek with English translation on facing pages.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Manetho. History of Egypt and other works. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1940 9780674993853
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