epherites II
:horis
Kmt.
c Dynasty XXX: Ca. 378—341 B.C.E.
itive Kemetic Dynasty
:ctanebo I
capital at Tjebnutjer (Sebennytos).
Os
er of Macedon defeats the Persian Army at ti
wasion and occupation of Kmt under Alexa
XX)I: 323—30 B.C.I.
Ic Dy’ asty
I (S4r)
ia beqomes the Kemetic administrative capit:
(Famius African Scholar-Priest) writes a Hist
he di.’ides the Kemetic royal families into d
11 (Phladelphus) opens ports at Arsinoe, My
‘ian Tvuseum and Library founded.
nes (Celebrated African Scholar and the First
y charts the earth’s circjmference and writes
III (Euergetes)
[V (Phulopator)
tta Stone (A bilingual
V (Epiphanes)
VI (Philometor)
VII (Neos Philopator)
Viii (Euergetes II)
LX (Soter II)
(Alexander I)
U (Alexander II)
‘set and Na-nefer-ka-ptah and Khaemwaset a
(11 (Neos Dionysos)
VII commits suicide.
Caesar claims Kmt as a province of the Rom
e Battle of Issus.
der of Macedon in
ry ofEg)’pt (Aegvptia
‘nasties.
s Hormos and Bereni
Librarian at Alexandi
e Canon of the Kings
ctanebo II defeated by Persians under Ataxerxes Ill in 343 B.C.E.
Egypt Rev lied
22
a)
e.
a)
of
E.
d his son Si-Osiri wiit
rn Empire in 30 B.C.L
I.
decree of Ptolemy IV)Iinscribed in 196 B.C
OF GODS AND MEN:
EGYPT’S OLD KINGDOM
Wayne B. Chandler
And, I say unto you, that through the inspirational writings
of him who is my word unto the nations, shot! tlte land of
Khem be caused to give forth those secrets to mankind
which 1 shall cause to be hidden there . .
Osiris, The Book of Truth
In this chapter! hope to demonstrate that the origin of the civilization ofEgypt
(Khem) was black African, specifically Ethiopian or Anti. In order to understand
the progression of events which I hope wilt lead us to the revision of Egypt’s
history, I wilt give an overview of archaeology in Egypt. In orderfor the reader
to fully appreciate the achievements of Egyptian civilization, I will summarize
the notable accomplishments of the early Egyptians.
For centuries, countries too numerous to mention have competed for the right
to lay c)aim to Egypt, the birthplace of science, philosophy, art, and yes, the
very genesis of civilization as we know it. Those origins which have become
most popular over the centuries are India, Sumeria, Mesopotamia, and Arabia.
Ironically, with the advent of the archaeologist, the historical perspectives be
came even more confusing. For this pioneering school, trying to solve the ar
chaic mysteries of this culture became more a cause of frustration than a source
of adventure. Too often were archaeologists confronted with pieces of a puzzle
that did not seem to fit. In what finally became an historical frenzy to make sense
of data accumulated from temple, tomb, and terrain, archaeologists committed
the cardinal sin of sanding square pegs so they might fit into round holes.
Personal bias and racial prejudice prevented most of these scientists, many of
whom were great scholars, from seeing the obvious—that Egypt was born a ...
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1. epherites II
:horis
Kmt.
c Dynasty XXX: Ca. 378—341 B.C.E.
itive Kemetic Dynasty
:ctanebo I
capital at Tjebnutjer (Sebennytos).
Os
er of Macedon defeats the Persian Army at ti
wasion and occupation of Kmt under Alexa
XX)I: 323—30 B.C.I.
Ic Dy’ asty
I (S4r)
ia beqomes the Kemetic administrative capit:
(Famius African Scholar-Priest) writes a Hist
he di.’ides the Kemetic royal families into d
11 (Phladelphus) opens ports at Arsinoe, My
‘ian Tvuseum and Library founded.
nes (Celebrated African Scholar and the First
y charts the earth’s circjmference and writes
III (Euergetes)
[V (Phulopator)
tta Stone (A bilingual
V (Epiphanes)
VI (Philometor)
VII (Neos Philopator)
2. Viii (Euergetes II)
LX (Soter II)
(Alexander I)
U (Alexander II)
‘set and Na-nefer-ka-ptah and Khaemwaset a
(11 (Neos Dionysos)
VII commits suicide.
Caesar claims Kmt as a province of the Rom
e Battle of Issus.
der of Macedon in
ry ofEg)’pt (Aegvptia
‘nasties.
s Hormos and Bereni
Librarian at Alexandi
e Canon of the Kings
ctanebo II defeated by Persians under Ataxerxes Ill in 343
B.C.E.
Egypt Rev lied
22
a)
e.
a)
of
E.
3. d his son Si-Osiri wiit
rn Empire in 30 B.C.L
I.
decree of Ptolemy IV)Iinscribed in 196 B.C
OF GODS AND MEN:
EGYPT’S OLD KINGDOM
Wayne B. Chandler
And, I say unto you, that through the inspirational writings
of him who is my word unto the nations, shot! tlte land of
Khem be caused to give forth those secrets to mankind
which 1 shall cause to be hidden there . .
Osiris, The Book of Truth
In this chapter! hope to demonstrate that the origin of the
civilization ofEgypt
(Khem) was black African, specifically Ethiopian or Anti. In
order to understand
the progression of events which I hope wilt lead us to the
revision of Egypt’s
history, I wilt give an overview of archaeology in Egypt. In
orderfor the reader
to fully appreciate the achievements of Egyptian civilization, I
will summarize
the notable accomplishments of the early Egyptians.
4. For centuries, countries too numerous to mention have
competed for the right
to lay c)aim to Egypt, the birthplace of science, philosophy, art,
and yes, the
very genesis of civilization as we know it. Those origins which
have become
most popular over the centuries are India, Sumeria,
Mesopotamia, and Arabia.
Ironically, with the advent of the archaeologist, the historical
perspectives be
came even more confusing. For this pioneering school, trying to
solve the ar
chaic mysteries of this culture became more a cause of
frustration than a source
of adventure. Too often were archaeologists confronted with
pieces of a puzzle
that did not seem to fit. In what finally became an historical
frenzy to make sense
of data accumulated from temple, tomb, and terrain,
archaeologists committed
the cardinal sin of sanding square pegs so they might fit into
round holes.
Personal bias and racial prejudice prevented most of these
scientists, many of
5. whom were great scholars, from seeing the obvious—that Egypt
was born and
culturally nurtured from the very womb of Africa herself! In the
words of Chiekh
Anta Diop, “. . . The history of Black Africa will remain
suspended in air and
cannot be written correctly until African historians dare to
connect it with the
history of Egypt.”2
The 1900’s ushered in a new era of archaeological exploration,
for the first
time since the inception of Egyptology several historians began
to paint a more
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