Talk:Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt

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The reason for Manetho's 43 years.
Manetho is concerned with continuity, not a kings list. He gives 16y for Amenemhat I but the Turin cannon 29y. If you assume the other 13 years are at the bottom of the 43 years manetho gives for the 11th dynasty, and add to it the 12 and the 6 years known for the last two rulers of the modern cannon 11th dynasty, which gives 31, then the remaining 12 years are the last 12 years of mentuhotep ii, putting the beginning of manetho's 11th dynasty in the 39th year of mentuhotep ii. So manetho begins the 11th dynasty with the unification and splits the reign of amenemhat i at his 14th year. In truth manetho gives 59 years for the 11th dynasty.

If you think continuity and reconstruct manetho side by side with the attested modern cannon you find that manetho is always accounting for the same period. A side by side shows 16 years between the start of modern cannon senusret ii and manetho sesostris, acounting for senusret ii 16 years and showing that sesostris is the start of the reign of senusret iii. I could go on but i digress. Manetho is counting time not kings, and he agrees with the modern attested cannon. With the exception of the 15 years given for one of the orsokons, it must defer to the modern 34. How do you know which of manethos numbers are right? The correct values find agreement with the modern cannon and the Hebrew scriptures. 12.42.18.118 (talk) 18:02, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

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