Manetho ~ Greek: Μανέθων is believed to have been an Egyptian priest from Sebennytos (Coptic: Ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϯ) who lived in the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the early third century BCE, during the Hellenistic period.
He authored the Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt) in Greek, a major chronological source for the reigns of the kings of ancient Egypt. It is unclear whether he wrote his history and king list during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter or Ptolemy II Philadelphos, but it was completed no later than that of Ptolemy III Euergetes.
A very interesting book about the history of Egypt in free PDF.
https://ia800408.us.archive.org/14/items/Manetho/Manetho.pdf
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