Manetho

[ man-uh-thoh ]

/ ˈmæn əˌθoʊ /

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flourished c250 b.c., Egyptian high priest of Heliopolis: author of a history of Egypt.

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It is true that the king-lists of the Alexandrian historian, Manetho, were all along accessible in somewhat garbled copies.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
Manetho had given a statement, according to which Mena must have lived nearly six thousand years before the Christian era.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White
Manetho gives lists of great personages before that first dynasty, and these extend over twenty-four thousand years.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White
We are no longer obliged to accept Manetho's account of the Shepherd invasion.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot

The recent explorations made by Mariette among the archives of Egypt have confirmed the testimony of Manetho.
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man|J. P. MacLean