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Manetho

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Also known as Manethon

Manetho (; Manéthōn, gen.: Μανέθωνος, fl. 290–260 BCE) was an Egyptian priest of the Ptolemaic Kingdom who lived in the early third century BCE, at the very beginning of the Hellenistic period. Little is certain about his life. He is known today as the author of a history of Egypt in Greek called the Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt), written during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter or Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BCE). None of Manetho’s original texts have survived; they are lost literary works, known only from fragments transmitted by later authors of classical and late antiquity.

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Manetho was a male high priest, historian, and writer from Ancient Egypt. Active during the Hellenistic period with a floruit of 300 BCE, he held the position of high priest. His date of birth is listed as 201 BCE. He practiced the religion of ancient Egypt and wrote in Ancient Greek, a language he also spoke alongside Egyptian.

His literary output includes nine works, among which are *Degli effetti delle stelle*, *Apotelesmaticorum qui feruntur libri VI*, and *Manethonis Apotelesmaticorum*. One of his texts, *Manetho*, features an English translation by W.G. Waddell. Manetho is described in sources such as the Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Works
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  • Degli effetti delle stelle
  • Manetho
  • Apotelesmaticorum qui feruntur libri VI
  • Manethonis Apotelesmaticorum
  • Manetho, with an English translation by W.G. Waddell

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The History of Egypt

    · 1940 · cited 6x

  2. Pseudo-Manetho, Apotelesmatica: Books Two, Three, and Six

    · 2020 · cited 2x

  3. Pseudo-Manetho, Apotelesmatica: Books Four, One, and Five

    · 2023 · cited 1x

  4. Criticisms of Herodotus (Fragments)

    · 1940

  5. The Sacred Book

    · 1940

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Works attributed to Manetho
  • Name
  • Historical context
  • The fragments of Manetho
  • The ''Aegyptiaca''
  • Manetho's legacy
  • The dynastic framework
  • Written in Greek
  • A native Egyptian perspective
  • Anti-Jewish Charges
  • Foundation for later scholarship
  • See also
  • References
  • Explanatory notes
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

Manetho (; Manéthōn, gen.: Μανέθωνος, fl. 290–260 BCE) was an Egyptian priest of the Ptolemaic Kingdom who lived in the early third century BCE, at the very beginning of the Hellenistic period. Little is certain about his life. He is known today as the author of a history of Egypt in Greek called the Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt), written during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter or Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BCE). None of Manetho’s original texts have survived; they are lost literary works, known only from fragments transmitted by later authors of classical and late antiquity.

thumb|Excerpt from Manetho, with an English translation by W.G. Waddell, p. ix.

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