Ipuwer Papyrus and Ancient tyrants

Submitted by REX (United States), Apr 27, 2010 at 19:09

The Bible mentions the Genesis 12:17 plague brought about when an Egyptian king brings Sarah into his palace. The Ipuwer Papyrus mentions a great plague striking Egypt around the last days of Pepi II bringing about chaos during and after his death. Lawlessness reigned throughout Egypt right before Egypt's 1st bi-sexual king died. Memphis fell to the rebel nomarch's and each nome was ruled by tyranny and famine spread throughout Egypt.

Ibi-Sin, the last king of Ur was hauled away by Elamite king Kindattu, whose nephew was Indattu called "Son of Pepi" Abraham slew Kindattu (Chedorlaomer) and Sodom and Gomorrah fell 20 years after Egyptian king Pepi II had died.

Lawlessness now entered Canaan where the Philistines under king Abimelech stole Abraham's well. Genesis 21:25. Wells were also important in Egypt as Egyptian king Mentuhotep II had 10 large wells dug in Egypt along the major trade routes. Mentuhotep II reunited Egypt which had suffered under Pepi II.

Its ashame Egyptian historians have not linked up the Ipuwer Papyrus with Genesis 12:17. Its ashame Egyptian historians won't correlate Egyptian history with Abraham's Ur. We know Ur III was destroyed by Kindattu whose nephew was Indattu the Son of Pepi.

People will believe Arafat when he created a tribe called Palestinians in 1967 A.D., however people won't research ancient history. As time passes historians change the history. Today some historians state the Ipuwer Papyrus is about a plague in the years of the Amenemhet/Senusert kings when 30 years ago most historians stated the Ipuwer Papyrus was mentioning a plague late in Pepi II's reign or shortly afterwards.

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