Poole, Reginald S.: Horae Aegypticae: or, the chronology of ancient Egypt: discovered from astronomical and hieroglyphic records upon its monuments, including many dates found in coeval inscriptions from the period of the building of the Great Pyramid to the times of the Persians ; and illustrations of the history of the first nineteen dynasties, shewing the order of their succession, from the monuments (London, 1851)

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A proof of the Contemporaneousness of Memphites, Heracleo-
polites; Diospolites, Xoites, and Shepherds, deduced from
the Royal Turin Papyrus, the Lists of Chenoboscion, and
the List of the Chamber of Kings . . . .167
What Eusebius and Africanus say of Salatis, whom they call

Saites..........169

His Endeavour to preserve his Kingdom from the Assyrians . 160
No authentic Accounts of War between the Assyrians or

Babylonians and the Egyptians in very early Times . .170
The Foundation of the Frontier-stronghold Avaris by Salatis:

its Position and the Number of its Garrison . . .170
What is stated in the Lists of Africanus and Eusebius respect-
ing the Shepherd-invasion . . . . . .171

Abraham's Visit to Egypt . . . . . . .172

Ra-snufre Pi-anhhee, or Beon, the second King of the Fif-
teenth Dynasty . . . . . . . .172

An Evidence of the Contemporaneousness of the Twelfth and
Fifteenth Dynasties . . . . . . .173

Apachnas . . . . . . . . . .174

Aan, or Iannas . . . . . . . . .174

Assa, or Assis, ruled not only Memphis, but also Leontopolis,
or the Leontopolite Nome . . . . . .175

Aphobis or Apophis . . . . . . . .177

The early Greek Traditions . . . . . .178

Supposed Time of the Foundation of the Kingdoms of Sicyon
and Argos . . .. . . . . . .178

Connexion between Greece and Egypt . . . . .178

The Pelasgi.........178

The Thirteenth Dynasty (of Diospolites) . . . .179

The Fourteenth Dynasty (of Xoites).....181

The Seventh and Eighth Dynasties (of Memphites) . . 181
Etymology of the Name "Hyksos," and origin of the Shepherds 182
Length of the Shepherd-rule, according to Manetho, and Insur-
rection against the Shepherds . . . . .183
Migrations from Egypt to Greece . . . . .184
" Cecrops the Sa'ite" and Cadmus . . . . .185

Danaus and iEgyptus .......186

Curious Traditions relating to the Colonizers of Greece, from
Strabo, Agatharchides, and Diodorus Siculus . . .186