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From: Jim Stevens <>
Subject: Re: Adultery redux
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 21:50:00 EST


>Subject: Adultery redux
>Author:
>Date: 2/2/96 4:32 PM

>Well, my original point was one about the significance of documentation,
>but I'm impressed to see people rising to the challenge!
>
>There is at least one case where such studies are likely to become a
>significant genealogical research tool: the remains of the Egyptian
>pharaohs found in two caches in the 19th century. The mummies were
>labelled by the Egypian priests when they were placed in the cache
(snip)
>The proposed reassignments are not without controversy themselves.
>However, we are clearly heading towards a sequencing of the mummies which
>reflects the correct genealogical relationships. To date, no revisions of
>or additions to the historical genealogy have been proposed (and no
>adulteries detected!) There are, however, several questions which this
>dataset may eventually help settle, including: the paternity of
>Tutankhamen, the identity of the royal occupant of tomb KV55, and the
>relationship of Thutmosis I to his predecessors.
>
>Chris

I'm not at all familiar with Egyptian genealogy, but reading this causes a
question to burn in my mind and cry out for an answer.

Are there those alive today who claim to be descendants of the pharaohs ?

Today is the first day of the rest of your life ! () Jim

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