mirrored file at http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== RECORDS OF LONGEVITY FROM OTHER NATIONS Data From 88 Generations of Kings of China - 2943 B.C.-314 B.C. The Shu Ching is the ancient Chinese Book of History, listing the names of each king backwards to the very dawn of Chinese civilization. It is interesting that when the time span of each generation is drawn on a graph, the generation time averages about 25 years, UNTIL you get back to 2355 B.C. in the reign of the Emperor Yao (in whose time a great flood covered the whole Earth) when the generation time period starts increasing steadily up to 100 years. It will be recalled that in the Bible it says that before Noah the age at which people had their children was about 100 years. Ruler Reign Length Fuhi 115 years 2953-2838 B.C. ShenNung 120 years 2838-2718 B.C. Huang Ti 100 years 2698-2598 B.C. Shao Hao 84 years 2598-2514 B.C. Chuan Hsi 78 years 2514-2436 B.C. Ti Kao 70 years 2436-2366 B.C. Yao 102 years 2357-2255 B.C. Shun 50 years 2255-2205 B.C. Information on Chinese Dynasties [4]CLICK HERE [5]CLICK HERE [6]CLICK HERE [7]CLICK HERE Data From 124 Generations of Kings of India - 2964 B.C.-1193 A.D. Similarly, when we look at the Indian kinglists a similar pattern arises. The Hindu history is outlined in "Satyartha Prakash translated by Swami Dayananda from an ancient Sanskrit book "Vikram Sanval". It states that the Kingdom of Indraprastha was ruled by Indians for 124 generations for a period of 4,157 years, 9 months and 14 days between the event of Mahabharat and the beginning of the Mugal Era in 1193 A.D. When the longevity of each of these 124 generations is plotted on a graph a distinct pattern emerges. There is an exponential decrease in longevity after 2500 B.C. a slow decline in longevity over the period 2500-1500 B.C. The earliest generation gaps are of 100 years and steadily decline till a generation gap of 25 years is attained. This is a startling confirmation of the Chinese records. [8]CLICK HERE to see the Indian Kinglists Data From Generations of Kings of Egypt The reign lengths of the Egyptian kings are found in two main sources - the Turin Papyrus and the writings of Manetho. A.H. Gardiner published a transcription of the hieroglyphics of the Turin Papyrus. The following are the reign lengths that are apparent from this papyrus - KING REIGN LENGTH Menes Erased Iteti Erased Iti (Djer) Erased Erased Erased Itiuti Erased Semti (Den) Erased Merbiapen (Anedjib) 74 years Semsem (Semerkhet) 72 years Kebehu (Qa'a) 63 years Baw-netjer (Hotepsekhemwi) 95 years Kawkaw (Reneb) Erased Banetjer (Ninetjer) 95 years Erased 54 years Sened 70 years Aaka Erased Neferkasokar 8 years, 3 months Erased 1 year, 8 months, 4 days Bebti (Khasekhemwi) 27 years, 2 months, 1 day Nebka 19 years Djoser-It (Netjerikhet Djoser) 19 years , 1 month Djoser-Ti (Sekhemkhet) 6 years Erased 6 years Huni 24 years Snofru 24 years Kheops 23 years Djedefre 8 years Khefren Erased Bakare Erased Mykerinos 18 years Shepseskaf 4 years Thamphthis 2 years Userkaf 7 years Sahure 12 years Neferirkare Erased Shepseskare 7 years Neferefre Erased Niuserre Erased Menkauhor 8 years Djed 28 years Unas 30 years Note that during the first two Dynasties of Egypt, we find reign lengths of about 100 years. After the beginning of the Third Dynasty the reign length drops to a much lower level NEVER AGAIN to rise throughout Egyptian history. It will be remembered that during the early chapters of Genesis the Bible repeatedly mentions Patriarchs (even after Noah) whose lifespans are compatible with reigns of 100 years - even down to the time of Abraham who lived 175 years. This is striking confirmation of the Genesis narrative, and is in perfect synchrony with the reign lengths of the Chinese Kings. To see the hieroglyphics and transcription of the Turin Papyrus [9]CLICK HERE. The Turin Canon lists the kings, groups them together and mentions the duration of their reigns. It begins with an enumeration of gods, demi-gods, spirits and kings that were supposed to have ruled Egypt before the reign of Menes. Most lines of the Turin Canon give the name of a particular king, written in a cartouche, followed by the number of years he ruled, and in some cases even by the number of months and days. Scholars examining the Turin Canon have stated that - "The number of years credited to some kings of the 1st and 2nd Dynasty is so high, that, in those particular cases, they are most likely not correct. It has sometimes been postulated that this high number of years does not reflect the length of a reign but the age at which a king died. Although this possibility cannot be entirely overruled, it is strange that the writer should choose to note the age of a king in one case and the length of his reign in another. I would rather suspect that, although these kings actually lived, they were considered more as mythological and therefore were credited with a longer than human reign." Here we see scholars confronted with a clear historical testimony indicating a greater longevity in the first two dynasties compared to later dynasties. "Manetho credits him (Menes) with having reigned - or perhaps lived - for some 60 years. (The Turin Papyrus gives 2nd Dynasty kings similar spans : Anedjib - 74 years, Semerkhet - 72 years, Hotepsekhemwi - 95 etc. From the 3rd Dynasty onwards their spans become much shorter). In view of the short life expectancy, which was less than 40 years, this seems to be improbable but not impossible." Many articles have been written about this papyrus by eminent scholars such as Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson MANETHO's WRITINGS The reign lengths of the Egyptian kings are also listed by Manetho. . Interestingly, the reign lengths of each of the Egyptian kings listed by Manetho averages around 25 years as we go back in time, until we reach the reign of Menes - about 2500 B.C. Immediately before Menes the reign lengths increase rapidly to over 100 years. For 10 generations before Menes the reign lengths average about 90 years. ZEP TEPI Interestingly, the Egyptians also speak of a 'First Time' called 'Zep Tepi' . This was a first age of the Earth, when mankind was ruled by the gods . The following table shows the names of the rulers of the First Time together with the length of their reigns. Zep Tepi was the first Dunasty and was ruled by 7 gods- Ruler Longevity (Years) Ptah Infinite Atum/Ra 1000 Shu 700 Geb 500 Osiris 450 Set 350 Horus 300 Following this dynasty came a second dynasty ruled by 9 gods Anhur 280 Anpu 200 Khonsu 180 Harbehdet 100 Amen 120 Tahuti 100 Shu 120 Amen Ra 100 4 other gods 370 There then follows a third dynasty of 30 demi-gods each reigning an average of 121.7 years [10]CLICK HERE to view the list of Dynasties What is intersting about these longevities is precisely this - that when plotted on a graph the decrease in longevity is found to be exponential again. It should be noted that Atum Ra emerges from the Primeval watery abbyss (Deluge?) Another point of interest is that when the Egyptian reign lengths are placed alongside the Hebrew lifespans of the Patriarchs we notice a surprisingly close correspondence - Egyptian Reign Lifespan of Biblical Patriarch Biblical Patriarch Ra 1000 950 Noah Shu 700 600 Shem Geb 500 438 Arphaxad Asar 450 433 Shelah Set 350 464 Eber Har 300 239 Peleg Anhur 280 239 Reu Anpu 200 230 Serug Khonsu 180 148 Nahor Harbehdet 100 205 Terah Amen 120 175 Abram Tahuti 108 180 Isaac Shu 128 148 Jacob Amen Ra 80 110 Joseph Table showing the rulers of Tep Zepi - the First Time - [11]CLICK HERE Refs: 1. "Chronology of the Palmero and Turin Canons" 2 vols by Patrick F.O. Mara 1980 2. "Ancient Records of Egypt: Historical Documents from the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest" by J.H. Breasted 1906, 1962 3. "The Book of the Kings of Egypt" by W.E.A. Budge 4. "The Royal Canon of Turin" by Sir A.H. Gardiner 5. "The Palmero Stone and the Archaic Kings of Egypt" by Patrick F.O'Mara 1979 In reference 1, above, it states that - 'In Manetho's account of the Old Kingdom, a number of reigns are so long that they appear more like lifetimes." An interesting observation.......... References 1. http://www.google.com/help/features.html#cached 2. http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ecraig.pkooper/records.htm 3. http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ecraig.pkooper/records.htm 4. http://www.romanization.com/books/giles/religions/chap01.html 5. http://www.hiddendragon.com/articles/Dynasties1.html 6. http://www.historypictures.com/pkwhch.htm 7. http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ecraig.pkooper/www.worldhistory1a.homestead.com/CHINA%7Ens4.html 8. http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/medieval/kings_chron.html 9. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7279/glossary/tc/0211_0327.html 10. http://www.gunn.demon.co.uk/4D/4d31.htm 11. http://www.dreamwater.net/toonaotekha/kinglist/kinglist.html