Manetho: History of Egypt and Other Works
Manetho
(Author)
W. G. Waddell
(Translator)
Description
Ancient Egyptian history in Greek.
Manetho was an Egyptian of the third century BC. Born probably at Sebennytus in the Delta, he became a priest or high priest at Heliopolis. Apparently he and a Greek Timotheus did much to establish the cult of Serapis in Egypt. Eight works or parts of works were ascribed to him, all on history and religion and all apparently in Greek: Aegyptiaca, on the history of Egypt; The Sacred Book on Egyptian religion; An Epitome of Physical Doctrines; On Festivals; On Ancient Ritual and Religion; On the Making of Kyphi (an incense); The Criticisms of Herodotus; and the spurious Book of Sôthis. These survive only as quoted by other writers. This volume also contains the doubtful Kings of Thebes (in Egypt) and the Old Chronicle.Product Details
Price
$36.00
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publish Date
January 01, 1940
Pages
288
Dimensions
4.52 X 0.61 X 6.66 inches | 0.46 pounds
Language
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780674993853
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William Gillan Waddell (1884-1945) was Professor of Classics at Fuad el-Awal University, Cairo.