Wilkinson, John Gardner: Extracts from several hieroglyphical subjects, found at Thebes and other parts of Egypt: with remarks on the same ([La Valletta], Malta, 1830)

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it will be observed, that the names are all of Diospolitan
kings; as it was the intention of the priests, merely to
notice the princes of the Theban dynasties. The first is
of Menes ( for the earliest monarchs had only a phonetic
nomen) those who followed him (and who should be placed
between 1, and 2) are omitted in this list, not being The-
bansj the name 2 is of the next-Diospolitan king, whose
immediate successors are again passed over, for the same
reason, until the accession of the 18th dynasty.

I now proceed to make some remarks on Plate 11. (1)
In the upper line are the nomens, and prenomens of each
king, with the name of the queen, whenever I have been
able to ascertain it. In the second line, I have inserted the
supposed phonetic name, and below, that found in the list
of Manetho; but this last is given with much deference,
though not attempted without mature reflexion, and a care-
ful examination.

That the names, from M to i, belong to kings of the
18th dynasty, is at all events highly probable ; an epoch,
in which reigned the most powerful of the Egyptian mo-
narchs, and who have left behind them the finest speci-
mens of Egyptian art.

The first name in this Plate is of Menes; that marked
tn, is of Osirtesen I, (2) whose prenomen is probably

(1) V. The Plates I, II, III, of the second part of my Materia Hiero-
glyphics.

(2) I am not aware of Mr. Salt's reasons for calling this king Misar-
tesen, that is, for giving the jackal-headed staff the force of m ; nor do 1 know
Monsr Champollion's authority for giving it that of O. My own are deduced
from the phonetic name of Osiris. I am still more surprised to find Monsr
C. places him in the 23rd dynasty. Strabo is correct in stating that the temple
of Hcliopolis is " very old," since the obelisk is of the time of this king.

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