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30 MEMPHIS AND MYCENAE.
the Greeks as Mendes. The last three kings of the Dynasty
having been high priests of Amen in the time of Men-mat-Ra
Rameses and afterwards, their predecessor Amenophthis is
probably the Amen-hetep who was high priest in the time of
Nefer-ka-Ra Rameses". The name Nefer-ka-Ra suggests
Nephercheres: but possibly Nephercheres is intended for
Amen-hetep's father Rameses-Necht, who was high priest in
the time of Heq-mat-Ra Ramesesb.
Manetho assigns this Dynasty to Tanis, while he assigns
Dyn. 20 to Thebes, and makes it consist of twelve kings
whose names he does not state. Very probably, they were
the offspring of the Rameses of Dyns. 18 and 19; though
that is merely a matter of conjecture. But if they were, a
great part of Dyn. 20 must have been concurrent with Dyn.
21, supposing that Osochor is really the high priest Her-Heru
who figures with king Men-mat-Ra Rameses. ^>~^
In dealing with the kings whom Manetho includes in (J)
Dyn. 21, the book of the Sothis puts kings named Susakim )o
and Saites in place of Smendes and Osochor, and omits thc-^f
second Psusennes. But between Susakim and Thuoris, whom y
Manetho places at the end of Dyn. 19, it inserts three kings
named Athothis, Kenkenes and Uennephis, whom Manetho
includes in Dyn. 1 as the successors of Menes; and it states
that Athothis was also called Psusanos. Standing between the
kings of Dyns. 19 and 21, these three should represent Dyn.
20. But if Psusanos is intended for the second Psusennes,
they ought to come at the end of 21; and such an inversion
is not unlikely in the Sothis, seeing that it puts the kings of
Dyn. 23 before the kings of 22. But, wherever these three
should stand, they cannot represent what Manetho calls Dyn.
20, since he includes them in Dyn. r.
The book of the Sothis allows 98 years for the first six
kings of Dyn. 21, and 28 years for Athothis or Psusanos,
which would raise the total to 126. And the Old Chronicle
limits the Dynasty to six kings in 121 years; whereas
Africanus and Eusebios make it consist of seven kings in 130
" See below, page 34 and note a.
L See below, page 34 and note c.
the Greeks as Mendes. The last three kings of the Dynasty
having been high priests of Amen in the time of Men-mat-Ra
Rameses and afterwards, their predecessor Amenophthis is
probably the Amen-hetep who was high priest in the time of
Nefer-ka-Ra Rameses". The name Nefer-ka-Ra suggests
Nephercheres: but possibly Nephercheres is intended for
Amen-hetep's father Rameses-Necht, who was high priest in
the time of Heq-mat-Ra Ramesesb.
Manetho assigns this Dynasty to Tanis, while he assigns
Dyn. 20 to Thebes, and makes it consist of twelve kings
whose names he does not state. Very probably, they were
the offspring of the Rameses of Dyns. 18 and 19; though
that is merely a matter of conjecture. But if they were, a
great part of Dyn. 20 must have been concurrent with Dyn.
21, supposing that Osochor is really the high priest Her-Heru
who figures with king Men-mat-Ra Rameses. ^>~^
In dealing with the kings whom Manetho includes in (J)
Dyn. 21, the book of the Sothis puts kings named Susakim )o
and Saites in place of Smendes and Osochor, and omits thc-^f
second Psusennes. But between Susakim and Thuoris, whom y
Manetho places at the end of Dyn. 19, it inserts three kings
named Athothis, Kenkenes and Uennephis, whom Manetho
includes in Dyn. 1 as the successors of Menes; and it states
that Athothis was also called Psusanos. Standing between the
kings of Dyns. 19 and 21, these three should represent Dyn.
20. But if Psusanos is intended for the second Psusennes,
they ought to come at the end of 21; and such an inversion
is not unlikely in the Sothis, seeing that it puts the kings of
Dyn. 23 before the kings of 22. But, wherever these three
should stand, they cannot represent what Manetho calls Dyn.
20, since he includes them in Dyn. r.
The book of the Sothis allows 98 years for the first six
kings of Dyn. 21, and 28 years for Athothis or Psusanos,
which would raise the total to 126. And the Old Chronicle
limits the Dynasty to six kings in 121 years; whereas
Africanus and Eusebios make it consist of seven kings in 130
" See below, page 34 and note a.
L See below, page 34 and note c.