Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 22/01/2004 02:07, Sesamo m. wrote:

> In an ancient book (early 20th century) I found this interesting 
> paragraph. I wonder if the increased knowledge about Egipt makes this 
> obsolete or it was too hazardous even in that time?:
>
> "THE ABYDOS TABLET fully agrees with Genesis and is often corroborated 
> by the Greek and Egyptian historians, Herodotus and Manetho. It shows 
> Adam as the first Pharaoh, and Noah the twentieth, while the 
> intermediate eighteen correspond with Genesis with remarkable accuracy.
> Mena's wife was Shesh--Hebrew, Isha--woman. Her first son was Pharaoh 
> II.--Greek, Teta-Khent--guilty one; Hebrew, Kanighi; Latin, Athos; 
> English, Cain. The tablet for Abel represents him as the non-resistant 
> one.
> THE ABYDOS TABLET shows the same order as Moses (Genesis 4-6), giving 
> first the line of Cain down to Jabal, who was Kakan. At that time, 
> evidently, the gods and demigods began to fill the Earth with 
> violence. Seti's list omits the names of these. All demigods were 
> destroyed in the Deluge. Noah is next in order with a regal title. But 
> since he was not of Cain's family, THE ABYDOS TABLET there goes back, 
> mentions Abel and Seth, and Seth's line just as given in Genesis 
> (untitled),
> down to Noah. These all, as Pharaohs, have their royal ovals, but no 
> supertitle. After Noah (Nofru), Pharaoh XX., the line runs through his 
> son Ham (Chamu Chufu). Appropriately Noah's other sons are ignored; 
> for Shem and Japheth went to Asia and Europe, while only Ham went to 
> Egypt.
> Thus wonderfully is the Bible being vindicated by the very 
> inscriptions once supposed to contradict it."
>
> Do you think there is something worth of consideration here?
There is more of this "The Photodrama of Creation" at 
http://www.bibletoday.com/photodrama/chapter3/pd0003.htm and other 
sites. Is this the early 20th century text you refer to? Did you copy 
from one of them? Or are you responsible for this text?

There is more information about this tablet at 
http://www.narmer.pl/list/abydos_en.htm. The list as summarised here 
looks very like the conventional lists of the early Egyptian dynasties. 
See also http://www.narmer.pl/dyn/01en.htm which compares this and other 
evidence for the 1st dynasty.

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