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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ELEPHANTINITE KINGS

[Part H.

Dynasty. Consequently, we must conclude that they
were contemporary with these Memphite Kings; for
they could not have been anterior to them. In order
to render what I have to say on this subject more
intelligible than it would be otherwise, I subjoin a
table of the Fourth Dynasty and part of the Fifth.

FOURTH DYNASTY.

MANETHO

1. Soris . .

2. Suphis

3. Suphis. .

4. Mencheres

5. Ratoises .

6. Bicheres .

7. Sebercheres

8. Thamphthis

29
63
66
63
25
22
7
9

MONUMENTS.

Shura, or Khura.
Shufu, or Khufu.
Num-shufu, or Num-khufu.
Men-kau-ra.

PART OF THE FIFTH DYNASTY.

MONUMENTS.

MANETHO.

1. Usercheres . . . . 28

2. Sephres..... 1

3. Nephercheres . . . 20

4. Sisires......7

U-seser-kef.
Shaf-ra.
Nufr-ar-ka-ra.
Seser-en-ra.

It will be seen in a later part of this work, that the
last three Kings of the Fifth Dynasty in Africanus's
version, and in the Royal Turin Papyrus, are separated
from the earlier Kings, whose names are found at the
Pyramids, by a very long interval of time; and that
Eusebius's number of thirty-one Kings is more accu-
rate than Africanus's of eight or nine, and is probably
the true number. It is not certain whether Rathures
and Cheres belonged to the earlier or the later part of
the Dynasty.

In one of the tombs near the Pyramids of El-
Geezeh we find many royal names, some of which