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[edit] "Aigyptiaka"
Manetho's work is usually spelled "Aegyptiaca" in English. The references need fixing. Rd232 12:48, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
- Fixed. --Peter Kirby 09:00, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
Also, I'm afraid I don't see the point of the Transmission drawing. It takes up a lot of space to describe something that really isn't that complicated. Rd232 12:54, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
- Respectfully, I disagree. The 7-box diagram makes the relationships clearer. I support the use of visuals as appropriate. (I have cleaned up the "grey pallour" on that image noted by another person.) --Peter Kirby 09:00, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
- I have reduced the size of the image to 600px wide. --Peter Kirby 12:30, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Leader Text
Reading through, the leader text doesn't seem to flow quite right to me, plus bits of it could be arguably POV. I've changed the leader text, but preserved the old version below and would appreciate thoughts and comments; does my new version change the meaning too much?
[edit] Existing Leader Text
Manetho (circa 3rd century BC), alternatively known as Manethon of Sebennytos, was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos who lived during the Ptolemaic era. He recorded Aegyptiaca ("History of Egypt"), and had an astrological work, The Book of Sothis, attributed to him pseudonymously. His work is of great interest to Egyptologists and a prime piece of evidence for the chronology of the reigns of Pharaohs.
[edit] New Leader Text
Manetho, also known as Manethon of Sebennytos, was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos who lived during the Ptolematic era, circa 3rd century BC. Manetho is credited with recording Aegyptica (History of Egypt) and for The Book of Sothis, an astrological work.
His work is considered to be of great interest to Egyptologists, and is often used as evidence for the chronology of the reigns of Pharoahs.
[edit] Comments & Feedback
There is no question that Manetho wrote Aegyptiaca and did not write The Book of Sothis; that's not POV. I accept the rephrasing of the last sentence to "often used as evidence for." --Peter Kirby 17:09, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
I'm not sure I understand how the current version is POV. All students of Egyptian history accept that Manetho is a primary source, & that he published this information in a book called Aegyptica. (Some scholars quibble over just how many books Manetho wrote & what they were named, though.) I can't think of any other ancient writer who is creditted with writing either this specific book -- or any other by this name. And "Manethon" is nothing more than a hyper-literal variant of "Manetho". -- llywrch 21:04, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Name
I removed {{Template:Hiero|Manetho ("Gift of Thoth")|<hiero>F40:X1-D36-G26-t:Z4</hiero>|align=right|era=pt}} since it has no basis in reality. Klompje7 15:50, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
- That's fine. Who put the 'citation needed' flag up? Or was that before you removed that bit of fancy perhaps? It says to check Talk for discussion, but I don't see a discussion of it. --Peter Kirby 10:03, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
- I removed the citation needed flag. It seems only to clutter the article to put "(Redford 1986a)" in the main text. People with an interest can see the references and find Redford easily enough. Moreover, unlike the imaginary Egyptian, it doesn't strike me as in any way in need of support or 'original' than 99% of the article. --Peter Kirby 10:15, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
