HISTORICAL   SUMMARY.
 

ANCIENT   EMPIRE.

Dynasty /, from This.

B.C.

4400. Mena,"^ the first human king of Egypt, founded
Memphis, having turned aside the course of the
Nile, and established a temple service there.

4366. Teta, wrote a book on anatomy, and continued
buildings at Memphis.

4266. Hesep-ti. Some papyri state that the 64th Chapter
of the Book of the Dead was written in his time.

Dynasty II, frofn This.

4133- Neter-baiu,t in whose reign an earthquake
swallowed up many people at Bubastis.

4100. Kakau, in whose days the worship of Apis at
Memphis, and that of Mnevis at Heliopolis, was
continued.

4066. Ba-en-neter, in whose reign, according to John of
Antioch, the Nile flowed with honey for eleven
days. During the reign of this king the suc¬
cession of females to the throne of Egypt was
declared valid.

4000. Sent. Sepulchral stelae of this king's priests are pre¬
served at Oxford and at Gizeh; see page 572.

■------ Nefer-ka-Seker, in whose reign an eclipse appears

to be mentioned.

Dynasty III., from Memphis.
3900. Tcheser, the builder of the famous ''Step Pyramid"
at Sakkara.
 

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