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Griffith, Francis Ll.: Progress of Egyptology: archaeology, hieroglyphic studies, etc
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Progress of Egyptology.
of the Hyksos with the patriarchs; on the other hand he doubts the
reading of Jacob-el and Joseph-el amongst the place names in the Palestine
list of ThutmosiSj but points out the "field of Abram" in Sheshonk's
list.
(3) Abrek (Gen. xli. 43): repeats and reinforces his previous explanation.
Arch. Eep. 1902-3, p. 29.
(4) Asenatk (Gen. xli. 45). Es-n-Neit (not Esneit), on the strength of
the LXX rendering.
(5) "Birth-stone" in Ex. i. 16, a very interesting section.
(6) Pihahiroth, perhaps a supposed Egyptian Pikhirt, previous explana-
tions being hardly possible.
(7) Argues that the list of cities captured by Sheshonk in Palestine is
untrustworthy; and that the Hebrew account, according to which he
attacked only Judah, is preferable.
(8) Sukkim (2 Chron. xii. 3), forming part of Sheshonk's army, were
probably the Tk-tn who were police under the XlXth Dynasty.
(9) Would place No and Hanes in the Delta, quoting other instances of
town-names duplicated in Upper and Lower Egypt: an elaborate and
interesting section.
(10) Tahpanhes = Daphnae = "the fort of the Negro" : with-a
speculation on the LXX name Tekeminas ;
also, in a postscript, proposes an emendation of Jer. xlvi. 25, thus:—
" Behold I punish No-Amon and Pharaoh and them that trust in him."
Indices of the name and words discussed form a useful feature of the
pamphlet.
The court of the Bubastites and the first pylon of Karnak, hitherto
known as " Ptolemaic," were all at least planned by Sheshonk I: the
date of the actual construction needs investigation. According to the list
of captured cities, Sheshonk claimed to have conquered both Israel and
Judah : one pair of cartouches in the list of southern Palestine is to be
read as " the Field of Abram " (see above). Breasted, Amur. Journ,
Sem. Lang. xxi. 22.
Paran identified in Sheshonk's list. Sayce, P. E. F. Q. S. 1905, 169.
Tyt in early XVIIIth Dynasty texts = Babylonian titu, "dung."
Oefele, 0. L. Z. viii. 402.
Madsek publishes a stela of XVIIIth (?) Dynasty, with offerings to the
Phoenician or Syrian Astarte at Memphis, the %et.vr) Acf>poSir>i of Hero-
dotus, and quotes later instances. A. Z. xli. 114.
Sellin has found more cuneiform inscriptions of circa 1450 b.c. at
Tell Tannek (Taanach). O. L. Z. vii. 408.
Progress of Egyptology.
of the Hyksos with the patriarchs; on the other hand he doubts the
reading of Jacob-el and Joseph-el amongst the place names in the Palestine
list of ThutmosiSj but points out the "field of Abram" in Sheshonk's
list.
(3) Abrek (Gen. xli. 43): repeats and reinforces his previous explanation.
Arch. Eep. 1902-3, p. 29.
(4) Asenatk (Gen. xli. 45). Es-n-Neit (not Esneit), on the strength of
the LXX rendering.
(5) "Birth-stone" in Ex. i. 16, a very interesting section.
(6) Pihahiroth, perhaps a supposed Egyptian Pikhirt, previous explana-
tions being hardly possible.
(7) Argues that the list of cities captured by Sheshonk in Palestine is
untrustworthy; and that the Hebrew account, according to which he
attacked only Judah, is preferable.
(8) Sukkim (2 Chron. xii. 3), forming part of Sheshonk's army, were
probably the Tk-tn who were police under the XlXth Dynasty.
(9) Would place No and Hanes in the Delta, quoting other instances of
town-names duplicated in Upper and Lower Egypt: an elaborate and
interesting section.
(10) Tahpanhes = Daphnae = "the fort of the Negro" : with-a
speculation on the LXX name Tekeminas ;
also, in a postscript, proposes an emendation of Jer. xlvi. 25, thus:—
" Behold I punish No-Amon and Pharaoh and them that trust in him."
Indices of the name and words discussed form a useful feature of the
pamphlet.
The court of the Bubastites and the first pylon of Karnak, hitherto
known as " Ptolemaic," were all at least planned by Sheshonk I: the
date of the actual construction needs investigation. According to the list
of captured cities, Sheshonk claimed to have conquered both Israel and
Judah : one pair of cartouches in the list of southern Palestine is to be
read as " the Field of Abram " (see above). Breasted, Amur. Journ,
Sem. Lang. xxi. 22.
Paran identified in Sheshonk's list. Sayce, P. E. F. Q. S. 1905, 169.
Tyt in early XVIIIth Dynasty texts = Babylonian titu, "dung."
Oefele, 0. L. Z. viii. 402.
Madsek publishes a stela of XVIIIth (?) Dynasty, with offerings to the
Phoenician or Syrian Astarte at Memphis, the %et.vr) Acf>poSir>i of Hero-
dotus, and quotes later instances. A. Z. xli. 114.
Sellin has found more cuneiform inscriptions of circa 1450 b.c. at
Tell Tannek (Taanach). O. L. Z. vii. 408.