The "First Time" of Ancient Egypt
@DrWatson
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lostworlds
· 3 weeks ago
In the Histories written by Herodotus of Halicarnassus in the 5 th century BCE, there is a passage in which the author recounts the time span between the era of the first king in Egypt and the time when the country was attacked by the Assyrian king Sennacherib (early 7 th century BCE). Egyptian priests told him that during this long period, a total of 341 human generations had passed. Herodotus notes the calculated years representing all these generations, totaling 11,340 (though his calculation is incorrect; the actual total is 11,366), as he assumed that each generation represented about 33 years. Of course, this period of time does not...