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| 5000 year old wooden statues found in Egypt | |
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #8 What about King Rootintootin? He's got to be somewhere. He's not on the list. /Three Stooges |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-03-26 23:29 |
| #7 The Kings List.. Actually Manetho's list contains scores of names before Menes. The only problem with them is the chronology, excessive longevity being the point of contention, hence these rulers considered 'mythological'. However, it is possible that the time was counted differently in those times, say months instead of years. Speaking of longevity... there seem to be at least two very long lived sum'abitches: Sobek-nefru 1787 - 1550 Osorkon II 874 - 712 I know, so called "intermediate periods". But what the heck would have to transpire that the whole edifice of Egyptian power disappeared for more than 100 years, to be revived after that time. Musta been some nasty shit hitting the fan. It is not, perhaps, as amazing that after more than three generations the system almost returned in its former glory, as the fact that it did return. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-03-26 21:10 |
| #6 #1's list starts with Menes (Possibly also Narmer) and then skips to the beginning of the forth dynasty when they began building the pyrmids. We know of other Pahraos in between. It also seems to skip others afterwards. |
| Posted by: Scorpion King 2006-03-26 21:10 |
| #5 Cialowicz's team has been excavating the area since 1998 and has found around 60 other statues, mostly of hippopotami and other animals. - AFP yep in the top 10. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-03-26 18:09 |
| #4 For heavens sake don't tell the Wahhabi clerics about this or else they'll send someone to start a bon fire with the statues. |
| Posted by: GK 2006-03-26 17:47 |
| #3 LOL Phil. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-03-26 17:02 |
| #2 I heard that these were missing, but someone turned them in for the tote bag. |
| Posted by: Phil 2006-03-26 16:34 |
| #1 Here is an uncommon reference that sort of puts the Egyptian empire in perspective: Rulers of Ancient Egypt (all dates B.C.E.) Menes c2960 Djoser 2630 Snefru 2575 Khufu (Cheops) 2551 Khafre 2520 Menkuare 2490 Teti 2323 Pepi I 2289 Pepi II 2246 Mentuhotep I 2140 Amenemhat I 1991 Senwosret I 1971 Amenemhat II 1929 Senwosret II 1897 Senwosret III 1878 Amenemhat III 1844 Amenemhat IV 1797 Sobek-nefru 1787 Ahmose I 1550 Amenhotep I 1525 Thutmose I 1504 Thutmose II 1492 Thutmose III 1479 Hatshepsut 1473 Amenhotep II 1427 Thutmose IV 1400 Amenhotep III 1390 Akhenaton 1349 Tutankhamen 1336 Haremhab 1323 Ramses I 1295 Seti I 1294 Ramses II 1279 Memeptah 1213 Seti II 1200 Sethnakht 1186 Ramses III 1184 Ramses IV 1153 Ramses V 1147 Ramses VI 1143 Ramses VII 1136 Ramses VIII 1129 Ramses IX 1126 Ramses X 1108 Ramses XI 1099 Sheshong I 945 Osorkon I 924 Osorkon II 874 Shabago 712 Tarhargo 690 Psamtik I 664 Necho II 610 Psamtik II 595 Apries 589 Ahmose II 570 Psamtik III 526 Ptolemy I 304 Ptolemy II 285 Ptolemy III 246 Ptolemy IV 222 Ptolemy V 205 Ptolemy VI 180 Ptolemy VII 145 Ptolemy VIII 145 Ptolemy IX 116 Ptolemy X 107 Ptolemy XI 88 Ptolemy XII 80 Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra 51 Ptolemy XIV and Cleopatra 47 Cleopatra and Ptolemy XV 44 (almost 3000 years.) |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-03-26 16:04 |