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An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature, and Egyptian antiquities : $b including the author's original alphabet, as extended by Mr. Champollion, with a translation of five unpublished Greek and Egyptian manuscriptsYoung, Thomas

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An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature, and Egyptian antiquities : $b including the author's original alphabet, as extended by Mr. Champollion, with a translation of five unpublished Greek and Egyptian manuscripts

Name: An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature, and Egyptian antiquities : $b including the author's original alphabet, as extended by Mr. Champollion, with a translation of five unpublished Greek and Egyptian manuscripts
Author: Young, Thomas

Young, Thomas

Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic

B. C.
    323 May 30,         Death of Alexander, Nab. 424 Ol. CXIII, 4.
    323 Oct.            Ptolemy Soter arrives in Egypt.
    285 End.      39    Ptolemy places Philadelphus on the throne.
    284 Nov. 2        1 Philadelphus.
    246 Sum.      38: 1 of Evergetes.
    221 Sum.      25: 1 of Philopator.
    204 March 29, 17: 1 of Epiphanes.
    180 March     24: 1 of Philometor.
    146 Aut.      35: 1 of Evergetes II. [Eupator.]
    117 Oct.      29: 1 of Lathurus.
    107 Sum.      10    Lathurus expelled; Alexander reigns.
     88 Sum.      29    Lathurus restored: Alexander dies.
     81 Middle    36: 1 Lathurus dies, Berenice reigns 6 months: Alexander II.
     72 Beg.       8: 1 Ptolemy Auletes, “22 years” only.
     51 Spr.    “22”: 1 Cleopatra with her brother Ptolemy.
     47 July       5    of Cleopatra: 1 of Ptolemy the younger.
     44 July       8    Ptolemy poisoned early in the year.
     41 Jul       11    Caesarion takes the title of king; [the Neocaesar
                           of the Hieroglyphical alphabet.]
     30 Sept. 2   22    Battle of Actium.
     29 Aug.  1   22    Cleopatra kills herself. Egypt a Roman Province.


iv. _Mr. St. Martin’s Chronology of the Ptolemies._ Recherches sur la
Mort d’Alexandre, 8 Par. 1820.

    Nabon· B. C.
     424   324 June  22  Death of Alexander Ol. CXIII, 4.
           323 Nov.   8  Ptolemy Soter governor of Egypt, 17 years.
           306 Nov.   1  Ptolemy Soter king; reigns 21 years.
           285 Nov.   7  Soter and his son Philadelphus reign, 2 years.
           283 Oct.  17  Philadelphus; reigns alone 36 years.
           247 Nov.   8  Ptolemy Evergetes; reigns 25 years.
           222 Nov.   2  Ptolemy Philopator; reigns 17 years.
          “210 Oct.   9  Ptolemy Epiphanes associated in the crown.”
          “208 Oct.  28  First year named after Epiphanes with his father.”
           205 Oct.  13  Epiphanes reigns alone, 24 years.
           199 March 28  Anticipated coronation of Epiphanes.
           181 Oct.  28  Ptolemy Philometor reigns alone 11 years.
           170 Oct.  29  With Evergetes II. [Eupator] 6 years.
           164 Oct.  21  Alone again, 18 years; Evergetes at Cyrene.
           146 Nov.   2  Evergetes II. alone 29 years.
           117 Nov.  10  Soter II. [Lathurus] with Cleopatra 10 years.
           114 Nov.   8  Alexander I. reigns 7 years in Cyprus.
           107 Oct.  21  Alexander reigns 18 years: Soter in Cyprus.
            89 Nov.   1  Soter II. restored, reigns 8 years.
            82 Oct.  17  Last of Soter: Berenice reigns 6 months; Alexander
                           II. 19 days.
            81 Nov.   4  Ptolemy Auletes; reigns 29 years.
            59 Feb.  24  In the Roman year beginning this day, Auletes was
                           acknowledged king by the Senate.
            58 Feb.  14  He was driven out of Egypt after this day, which was
                           the beginning of a Roman year.
            58 Oct.

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An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature, and Egyptian antiquities : $b including the author's original alphabet, as extended by Mr. Champollion, with a translation of five unpublished Greek and Egyptian manuscripts

Young, Thomas

Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic

B. C.
    323 May 30,         Death of Alexander, Nab. 424 Ol. CXIII, 4.
    323 Oct.            Ptolemy Soter arrives in Egypt.
    285 End.      39    Ptolemy places Philadelphus on the throne.
    284 Nov. 2        1 Philadelphus.
    246 Sum.      38: 1 of Evergetes.
    221 Sum.      25: 1 of Philopator.
    204 March 29, 17: 1 of Epiphanes.
    180 March     24: 1 of Philometor.
    146 Aut.      35: 1 of Evergetes II. [Eupator.]
    117 Oct.      29: 1 of Lathurus.
    107 Sum.      10    Lathurus expelled; Alexander reigns.
     88 Sum.      29    Lathurus restored: Alexander dies.
     81 Middle    36: 1 Lathurus dies, Berenice reigns 6 months: Alexander II.
     72 Beg.       8: 1 Ptolemy Auletes, “22 years” only.
     51 Spr.    “22”: 1 Cleopatra with her brother Ptolemy.
     47 July       5    of Cleopatra: 1 of Ptolemy the younger.
     44 July       8    Ptolemy poisoned early in the year.
     41 Jul       11    Caesarion takes the title of king; [the Neocaesar
                           of the Hieroglyphical alphabet.]
     30 Sept. 2   22    Battle of Actium.
     29 Aug.  1   22    Cleopatra kills herself. Egypt a Roman Province.


iv. _Mr. St. Martin’s Chronology of the Ptolemies._ Recherches sur la
Mort d’Alexandre, 8 Par. 1820.

    Nabon· B. C.
     424   324 June  22  Death of Alexander Ol. CXIII, 4.
           323 Nov.   8  Ptolemy Soter governor of Egypt, 17 years.
           306 Nov.   1  Ptolemy Soter king; reigns 21 years.
           285 Nov.   7  Soter and his son Philadelphus reign, 2 years.
           283 Oct.  17  Philadelphus; reigns alone 36 years.
           247 Nov.   8  Ptolemy Evergetes; reigns 25 years.
           222 Nov.   2  Ptolemy Philopator; reigns 17 years.
          “210 Oct.   9  Ptolemy Epiphanes associated in the crown.”
          “208 Oct.  28  First year named after Epiphanes with his father.”
           205 Oct.  13  Epiphanes reigns alone, 24 years.
           199 March 28  Anticipated coronation of Epiphanes.
           181 Oct.  28  Ptolemy Philometor reigns alone 11 years.
           170 Oct.  29  With Evergetes II. [Eupator] 6 years.
           164 Oct.  21  Alone again, 18 years; Evergetes at Cyrene.
           146 Nov.   2  Evergetes II. alone 29 years.
           117 Nov.  10  Soter II. [Lathurus] with Cleopatra 10 years.
           114 Nov.   8  Alexander I. reigns 7 years in Cyprus.
           107 Oct.  21  Alexander reigns 18 years: Soter in Cyprus.
            89 Nov.   1  Soter II. restored, reigns 8 years.
            82 Oct.  17  Last of Soter: Berenice reigns 6 months; Alexander
                           II. 19 days.
            81 Nov.   4  Ptolemy Auletes; reigns 29 years.
            59 Feb.  24  In the Roman year beginning this day, Auletes was
                           acknowledged king by the Senate.
            58 Feb.  14  He was driven out of Egypt after this day, which was
                           the beginning of a Roman year.
            58 Oct.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature, and Egyptian antiquities : $b including the author's original alphabet, as extended by Mr. Champollion, with a translation of five unpublished Greek and Egyptian manuscripts

An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature, and Egyptian antiquities : $b including the author's original alphabet, as extended by Mr. Champollion, with a translation of five unpublished Greek and Egyptian manuscripts

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