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)

Sect. IV.]

THE SHEPHERD-KINGS.

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Nufre-hotp. Doubtless most of these Kings, if not
all of them, were tributary to the Shepherds, and
probably were often set up and put down by them.
In the table of the hieroglyphic names of the Kings
of the first seventeen Dynasties at the end of this
volume, I have placed the names of the Kings of the
Thirteenth Dynasty in the order which I think most
probably correct.

The Xoite Kingdom, whose Kings composed the
Fourteenth Dynasty, probably commenced with, or
during, the Twelfth Dynasty. Africanus and Eusebius
agree in assigning to it seventy-six Kings. The former
states that they reigned 184 years; and the latter, 184
or 484. If the number of Kings be correct, most
probably the longer sum is correct also.

The Fifteenth Dynasty seems to have concluded
early in the eighteenth century B.C., and was succeeded
by Memphite Kings. I am unable to decide whether
the Seventh Dynasty succeeded the Sixth and pre-
ceded the Fifteenth, or succeeded the Fifteenth and
preceded the Eighth, as I have already said. Accord-
ing to Africanus, the Eighth Dynasty ruled for 146
years, and consisted of twenty-seven Kings. I have not
been able to ascertain any of its Kings with certainty
among those whose hieroglyphic names have been found.
In the lists, we do not find the names of any of them.

I have nothing to add to what I have already said
respecting the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties,
but that only one of their Kings, Snufre, of the Six-
teenth Dynasty, who was a contemporary of Amen-
emha III., has been identified by me among the Kings
mentioned on the monuments.

I have now to consider the latter part of the Shep-
herd-period, the most remarkable events of which are