Manetho

Manetho, also known as Manethon of Sebennytos, was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos who lived during the Ptolematic era, circa 3rd century BC. Manetho recorded Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt) and has had The Book of Sothis, an astrological work, attributed to him falsely. His work is of great interest to Egyptologists, and is often used as evidence for the chronology of the reigns of Pharoahs.

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The original Egyptian version of his name is now lost to us, but it is speculated to have meant "Gift of Thoth," "Beloved of Thoth," "Truth of Thoth," "Beloved of Neith," or "Lover of Neith." Less accepted proposals are Myinyu-heter ("Horseherd" or "Groom") and Ma'ani-Djehuti ("I have seen Thoth"). In Greek, the earliest fragments (the Carthage inscription and Flavius Josephus) write his name as Manethôn, so the rendering of his name here is given as Manetho (the same way that Platôn is rendered "Plato"). Other renderings in Greek include Manethôs, Manethô, Manethos, Manêthôs, Manêthôn, and even Manethôth. In Latin we find Manethon, Manethos, Manethonus, and Manetos.

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