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The parts of the world Europe, Asia, Libya and the Delta
Especially the Nile seems to mark a borderline between Asia and Libya. The Egyptian delta is
considered as a separate country.
For they all (the Greeks) say that the earth is divided into three parts, Europe, Asia, and
Libya, whereas they ought to add a fourth part, the Delta of Egypt, since they do not
include it either in Asia or Libya. For is it not their theory that the Nile separates Asia
from Libya? As the Nile, therefore, splits in two at the apex of the Delta, the Delta itself
must be a separate country, not contained in either Asia or Libya.
In ancient times the Thebais bore the name of Egypt, a district of which the entire
circumference is but 6120 furlongs.
In the YouTube-video titled 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed the Aegean list is specified
as:
(I) Keftiu (Crete), (II) Tanaja (Mainland Greece), (1) Amnisos, (2) Phaistos, (3)
Kydonia, (4) Mycenae, (5) dḳis as Boeotian Thebes (or Kato Zakro), (6) Methana
(Argolid), (7) Nauplion, (8) Kythera, (9) (Ilion), (10) Knossos, (11) Amnisos (listed
again), and (12) Lyktos, (13-16) “lost”.
In this list most toponyms are categorized as quite reliable transliterations, but the fifth name dḳis
is a topic in discussions. Between Mycenae and Methana (~90km), respectively Mycenae-Messenia
(~125km), a trip to Thebes would be suitable.
Deger-Jalkotzy claimed that the statue base from Kom el-Hetan in Amenhotep III's5
kingdom (LHIIIA:1) mentions a name similar to Thebes, spelled out quasi-syllabically
in hieroglyphs as d-q-e-i-s, and considered to be one of four tj-n3-jj (Danaan?)
kingdoms worthy of note (alongside Knossos and Mycenae). 6
4: The Aegean list in the YouTube-video titled 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
specified as Keftiu (Crete), Tanaja (Mainland Greece), Amnisos, Phaistos, Kydonia, Mycenae, Boeotian Thebes (or
Kato Zakro), Methana (Argolid), Nauplion, Kythera, Knossos, Amnisos (listed again), and Lyktos
The Aegean list
Elmar Edel's and Manfred Gorg's transliteration of the toponyms in the Aegean list may be listed as
follows7:
Nr. The Aegean list in 1177 Original transliteration Revised edition (2005)
BC: The Year Civilization by Edel (1966) and/or discussed alternatives
Collapsed
1 Amnisos (Crete) Amnisos (Crete) Amyklai (near Sparta in Lakonia)
2 Phaistos (Crete) Phaistos (Crete) Pisaia (near Olympia)
3 Kydonia (Crete) Kydonia (Crete) Amyklai (again)
4 Mycenae, Greece Mycenae, Greece Mycenae, Greece
5 Boeotian Thebes dḳis (Boeotian Thebes ?) Tegea, Greece, as well as other
(or Kato Zakro) names such as Tegeai and Dikte,
both on Crete
6 Methana (Argolid) Methana or Messenia, Greece
7 Nauplion Nauplion, Greece
8 Kythera island of Kythera
9 - Eleia, Crete Elos and Aulis, both in Greece,
remain possibilities. Ilios (Troy) is
a philological leap of faith, takes
us very far afield, and probably
should be discarded
10 Knossos (Crete) Knossos (Crete)
11 Amnisos (Crete) Amnisos (Crete)
12 Lyktos, Crete Lyktos, Crete
13 - Siteia, Crete
14 - Pisaia (?) Phaistos (?)
15 - Amyklai (?) Kydonia (?)
Table 1: Edel's and Görg's transliterations of the “Aegean List”
7 Source: Sailing the Great Green Sea? Amenhotep III’s “Aegean List” from Kom el- Hetan, Once More by Eric H.
Cline, Steven M. Stannish - Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections | http://jaei.library.arizona.edu | Vol. 3:2, 2011 | 6–16
Gla
Boeotian Thebes is located near Orchomenos at the Kopais Lake. An Egyptian visitor may have
been interested in the Lake Copais.8
Before the artificial drainage Lake Copais drained into the sea by numerous
subterranean channels. Some of these channels were artificial, as the 1st century
geographer Strabo recorded.[4]
Modern excavation has found enormous channels dug in the 14th century BCE which
drained water into the sea to the northeast;[5] Strabo mentions work being done on
these channels by an engineer named Crates of Chalcis in the time of Alexander the
Great. 9
5. Google Earth photograph of the Mycenaean citadel Gla and the abandoned ruins of the
palace, dated at ~ 1400 BCE
The Egyptian visitors may have been interested in the administrative center at the megalithic citadel
now called “Gla”, although its name remains unknown, but may match to Homer's Arne or another
alternative name such as dḳis (dy-ḳȝỉ-ỉȝ-s).
Gla (Greek: Γλα), rarely Glas (Γλας), was an important fortified site of the Mycenaean
civilization, located in Boeotia, mainland Greece. Despite its impressive size, more than
ten times larger than contemporary Athens or Tiryns, Gla is not mentioned in the Iliad.
[1] 10
The walls surrounding Gla were about 3 m thick, and 2.8 km long, enclosing about
235,000 square meters of land.[3] These massive walls were made from Cyclopean
masonry.[4] It had four gates, an unusually high number for a Mycenaean fortification,
in the north, west, south and southeast. Elaborate built ramps led to the gates. The
fortification can be dated to early Late Helladic III B, that is, circa 1300 BC11.
Gla may have been the impressive drainage project dated circa 1300 BC:
• which may have been planned or studied by the Egyptian travelers under the reign of
Amenhotep III's13 kingdom (LHIIIA:1), 1386 - 1349 BC. In this case the Egyptians may have
been invited for their experience and capacities in drainage and irrigating engineering.
• which may have existed at the Egyptian travel under the reign of Amenhotep III's kingdom
(LHIIIA:1), 1386 - 1349 BC. In this case the Egyptian visitors may have been impressed by
the technological engineering of the architects and engineers.
In fact as an “Atlantic Sea” Lake Copais is a sweet water sea with a number of islands (such as
“Gla”) enclosed inside a ring of mountains. In the case of a failing drainage the community of the
lowlands near “the Atlantic Sea” may be drowned in a flood.
The water level of the Copaic plain is calculated at a maximum level of 97m and may be drained
either (1) via the (24-25) natural sinkholes, and additionally: (2) via an artificial canal to Lake
Likeri at a height of 45 metres, and Lake Paralimni at a height of 35 metres above the level of the
sea or (3) by an artificial tunnel canal via Upper Larymna and Lower Larymna to the sea level.
Teams of archaeologists investigated several stages in the development of the sophisticated drainage
system at Lake Copais and identified a catastrophic (natural or artificial) failure in the drainage
system around 1100 BC, which may have been registered in Plato's dialogues.
In two papers16 I checked and documented these concepts by comparing Plato's description and the
archaeologic reports of both drainage systems.
The role of IΩ
Herodotus' Hellenic history begins with the rape of 3 princesses; (1) IΩ (Io), (2) Europa, and (3)
Medea. Ultimately Europa had to rescued by their brother Cadmus, the first Greek hero and king of
Thebes.17
The statue of the goddess Isis has the form of a woman but with horns like a cow,
resembling thus the Greek representations of Io; and the Egyptians, one and all,
venerate cows much more highly than any other animal.
Especially the first princess' name IΩ (Io) seems to have been loaded with symbolism. The modern
spelling (/ˈaɪ.oʊ/) of the name IΩ (Io) also may be related to the personal pronoun (Italian io,
Boeotian ἰώ (iṓ), ἱών (hiṓn), “iau” in Jauers etc.) and the various cores in the names of the sky-gods
Διός and δῖος.
21 In Dutch: Over de woorden en namen, die eeuwenlang bewaard gebleven zijn by jwr47 on Scribd
22 (PDF) The Role of the Vowels in Personal Pronouns of the 1st ...
Conclusion
Reading the initial chapter of the Herodotus' „Histories“ we may understand how the ancient
Greeks interpreted the settlement of Europe.
Especially the link between Egypt, Phoenicia and Hellas seems to be present at a very early stage.
Hellenic history begins with the rape of 3 princesses; (1) IΩ (Io), (2) Europa, and (3) Medea.
The main centers of the Bronze Age were located at Crete and Mycenae. The main impact for the
Bronze Age Collapse came from the north and may have struck the borderline between the Greek-
oriented Boeotian Orchomenus and Phoenician-oriented Thebes.
During Amenhotep III's kingdom (LHIIIA:1) an Egyptian delegation may have visited Lake Copais
and the city (or location) of Boeotian Thebes. This visit may have been involved in the planning,
engineering and/or organizing the drainage of the Lake Copais region, which is considered as the
first historically documented project to drain a shallow lake.
According to Herodotus originally all Egypt, except the Thebaïc canton, was a marsh. The Thebais
bore the name of Egypt, a district of which the entire circumference is but 6120 furlongs.
Therefore the Egyptian Thebes and Boeotian Thebes may have shared the same name for a large
irrigation project, which revolutionized the agricultural and cultural society. From here the
engineering arts of drainage, irrigation and agriculture may have been spread over Europe.
In "Lost Atlantis Found Again?23" (1949) the classicist Robert L. Scranton described the Lake
Copais District (~20km x ~20km) as the drainage system for the metropolis of Plato's “Atlantic
Sea” (“Atlantis”) with canals, dykes and tunnels, in which Gla served as a citadel.
Thebes also has been documented as the initial center of the alphabetical scripture in Europe. This
paper describes the distribution of the divine names (such as Διός and δῖος, Iou-piter, Dju, Diéu) and
the personal pronouns from Boeotian ἰώ (iṓ) or (/ˈaɪ.oʊ/), Iou, Dji, iéu.
23 "Lost Atlantis Found Again?" - by Robert L. Scranton (1949) Source: JSTOR - 41662314. which includes
the link between Atlantis and the drainage system for Lake Copais .
Contents
Abstract.................................................................................................................................................2
The description of the Hellenic environment.......................................................................................3
The parts of the world Europe, Asia, Libya and the Delta...............................................................3
Originally the Egyptians considered themselves as the most ancient ............................................3
Originally Egypt was a marsh except the Thebaïc district..............................................................3
The fountains of the Nile.................................................................................................................3
The identity of the Egyptians and the Colchians.............................................................................3
The Celtic city Pyrene......................................................................................................................4
The brazen men (Greek warriors)....................................................................................................4
Navigating the world around 1400 BCE..............................................................................................5
Map for the route between Mycenae and Methana (~90km)...........................................................5
Map for the route between Mycenae and Messenia (~125km)........................................................6
Map of the possible sites on Amenhotep III 's Aegean List.............................................................6
The Aegean list ...............................................................................................................................7
Gla....................................................................................................................................................8
Gla(s) as the citadel of Atlantis...................................................................................................9
The role of the pronouns, the gods and the cities' names...................................................................10
The role of IΩ................................................................................................................................10
The role of the cities' names..........................................................................................................10
The transit dialects between Germanic & Romance languages.....................................................10
The origin of the personal pronouns of the 1st person singular.........................................................11
Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................12