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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: "Sesamo m." <sesamox AT hotmail.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The Abydos Tablet and Genesis
  • Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 03:27:19 -0800

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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Peter Kirk
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