Manethonian tradition
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The Manethonian tradition is the historical framework attributed to the Egyptian priest Manetho, whose now-lost king lists and dynastic scheme survive through later authors and form a key basis for reconstructing ancient Egyptian chronology.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronological framework
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historiographical tradition ⓘ source tradition ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkOf | Manetho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
archaeological dating of Egypt
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astronomical dating of Egypt ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Egyptology
NERFINISHED
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ancient historiography ⓘ classics ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
combines native Egyptian and Hellenistic perspectives
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contains legendary and mythical elements ⓘ known only through later quotations and epitomes ⓘ original text lost ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
Egyptian chronology
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Egyptian dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ king lists ⓘ |
| hasMainWork | Aegyptiaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasReception |
subject to interpretive debates
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subject to textual corruption ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
exact number of kings in some dynasties
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exact regnal lengths ⓘ |
| includes |
account of human and divine rulers
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account of pre-dynastic rulers ⓘ division of Egyptian history into 30 dynasties ⓘ list of Egyptian kings with regnal years ⓘ |
| influenced |
Egyptology
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classical historiography of Egypt ⓘ modern Egyptian chronology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Manetho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedThrough |
Africanus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eusebius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ George Syncellus NERFINISHED ⓘ Josephus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Late Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
biblical chronologists
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chronologists of ancient Near East ⓘ modern Egyptologists ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
dynastic scheme
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sequential king lists ⓘ |
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