Manetho
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Manetho was an ancient Egyptian priest and historian, best known for his Greek-language history of Egypt that organized the pharaohs into dynasties.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manetho’s Aegyptiaca | 5 |
| Manetho canonical | 2 |
| Manetho's king lists (indirectly preserved) | 1 |
| writings of Manetho | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1859464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Manetho Context triple: [Menkaure, attestedIn, Manetho]
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Aristeas
Aristeas is the purported Hellenistic Jewish author traditionally associated with the "Letter of Aristeas," a work describing the legendary Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
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Cyrus of Alexandria
Cyrus of Alexandria was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian known for promoting the Monothelite doctrine later rejected as heretical by the church.
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Alexander of Alexandria
Alexander of Alexandria was a 4th-century Patriarch of Alexandria best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy and his early opposition to the teachings of Arius.
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Mnesicles
Mnesicles was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect best known for designing the monumental entrance complex to the Acropolis.
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Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Manetho Target entity description: Manetho was an ancient Egyptian priest and historian, best known for his Greek-language history of Egypt that organized the pharaohs into dynasties.
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A.
Aristeas
Aristeas is the purported Hellenistic Jewish author traditionally associated with the "Letter of Aristeas," a work describing the legendary Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
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B.
Cyrus of Alexandria
Cyrus of Alexandria was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian known for promoting the Monothelite doctrine later rejected as heretical by the church.
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C.
Alexander of Alexandria
Alexander of Alexandria was a 4th-century Patriarch of Alexandria best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy and his early opposition to the teachings of Arius.
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D.
Mnesicles
Mnesicles was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect best known for designing the monumental entrance complex to the Acropolis.
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E.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptologist of antiquity
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ancient Egyptian priest ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | division of Egyptian rulers into dynasties ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
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surface form:
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| era |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
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surface form:
Ptolemaic Egypt
|
| fieldOfWork |
Egyptian history
ⓘ
chronology ⓘ historiography ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| genre |
chronography
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historical writing ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical historians of Egypt
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later Egyptian chronographers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Aegyptiaca
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Greek-language history of Egypt ⓘ organizing Egyptian rulers into dynasties ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
basis for modern numbering of Egyptian dynasties
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key source for reconstruction of Egyptian king lists ⓘ |
| notableWork | Aegyptiaca ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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priest ⓘ scribe ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Egypt
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Heliopolis ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Egyptian priest
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priest of Ra at Heliopolis ⓘ |
| possiblyBornIn | Sebennytos ⓘ |
| quotedBy |
Africanus
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Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ George Syncellus ⓘ Flavius Josephus ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus
|
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Ptolemaic understanding of Egyptian history
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chronology of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| usedSources |
Egyptian king lists
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Egyptian religious traditions ⓘ temple records ⓘ |
| workPreservationStatus |
known through later quotations and epitomes
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survives only in fragments ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Egyptian dynasties
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Egyptian kings ⓘ history of Egypt ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
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Subject: Manetho Description of subject: Manetho was an ancient Egyptian priest and historian, best known for his Greek-language history of Egypt that organized the pharaohs into dynasties.
Referenced by (9)
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