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Sethroïte nome; from whence they made an irruption, and conquered all Egypt.

Saithes.

Beon.

Pachnan.

Staan.

Archles.

Aphobis.

At this period are introduced the two spurious dynasties by Manethon; or at least by 36 Afri

canus.

The first is of thirty-two Grecian Shepherd kings, who reign 518 years.

The second of forty-three Shepherd kings, who reign collaterally with just the same number of Diospolites; and also reign precisely the same number of years, which amount to 153.

These dynasties I omit; and, in consequence of it, call the next dynasty the sixteenth.

THE SIXTEENTH DYNASTY OF SIXTEEN DIOSPOLITES.

Amos.
Chebros.

Amenophthis.

36 It is not certain to whom this mistake is to be attributed;

but I should judge that it was owing to Africanus.

Amersis.

Misaphris.

Misphragmuthosis.

Tuthmosis.

Amenophis.

Orus.

Acherres.

Rathos.

Chebres.

Acherres.

Armeses.

Rammesses.

Ammenoph.

THE SEVENTEENTH DYNASTY OF DIOSPOLITES.

Sethos.
Rapsaces.
Ammenephthes.
Rameses.

Ammesemnes.

Thuoris.
Alcandrus.

THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY OF TWELVE DIOS

POLITES.

No names nor history is given.

THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY OF SEVEN TANITES.

Smedes.

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THE TWENTY-FOURTH DYNASTY OF NINE

SAÏTES.

Stephinates.

Nerepsos.

Nechao.

Psammitichus.

Nechao the Second.

Psammuthis.

Vaphris.
Amosis.

Psammacherites.

THE TWENTY-FIFTH DYNASTY OF EIGHT

PERSIANS.

Cambyses.

Darius, the Son of Hystaspes.

Xerxes.

Artabanus.

Artaxerxes.

Xerxes.

Sogdianus.

Darius.

THE TWENTY-SIXTH DYNASTY.

Amyrtëus the Saïte.

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DYNASTY OF FOUR

MENDESIANS.

Nepherites.

Achoris.

Psammuthis.

Nephorotes.

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DYNASTY OF THREE

SEBENNYTES.

Nectanebes.

Teos.

Nectanebes.

THE TWENTY-NINTH DYNASTY OF THREE

PERSIANS.

Ochus.
Arses.

Darius; the same who was conquered by
Alexander.

Such was the state of the dynasties before they had suffered a second interpolation, by having two, which were spurious, inserted. These consisted of no less than seventy Grecian and other Shepherd kings, which are very justly set aside by Eusebius. This learned writer had done well if he had stopped short after that he had remedied the mistake in Africanus. But he had no suspicion that the previous dynasties were all spurious; I mean all those before the fifteenth. He was therefore fearful of making a gap in the list, and has supplied the place of those which he ex

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