Nabataea: Hyksos and Edom, Appendix 2, Horses in Egypt


The Hyksos, Kings of Egypt and the land of Edom
This document sets forth the theory that the Edomites were the ancient Hyksos who invaded Egypt. If you are interested in investigating such a theory, we ask that you extend us the courtesy of starting at the beginning of the document, in order to follow our line of reasoning. Please note that this document has been split into fifteen web pages and comprises over 30,000 words. It was first published in 1962 under the title “Whence Came the Hyksos, Kings of Egypt” and has been revised and updated for publication on this website.
Appendix Two
Earliest Horses in Egypt

After the text of this book was completed, in which we postulated the presence of some horses in Egypt before the Hyksos Invasion brought them in abundance; reports of the excavation of Fort Buhen in the Sudan have come to hand. Here there was a large Egyptian fortress from the times of the XIIth and of the XVIIIth Dynasties, that is, before and after the Hyksos period.

Professor Walter B. Emery, Edwards Professor of Egyptology in the University of London, carrying out the excavations for the Egypt Exploration Society, discovered the burial of a horse definitely pre-Hyksos. He states that "on sound archaeological evidence" it antedated the Hyksos by 200 years. (See "Illustrated London News, September 12, 1959, page 250)

This single find muzzles forever the argument based solely on the silence of the monuments that there "were no horses in Egypt prior to the Hyksos Invasion." It confirms our theory that some horses had been brought into the country earlier than the times of the Hyksos.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Chapter One The Enormous Hyksos Empire

Chapter Two The Mixed Origin of the Edomites

Chapter Three The Birth of the Kingdom of Edom

Chapter Four The Book of Job

Chapter Five The Hyksos-Edomite Empire

Chapter Six The Hyksos Used Horses

Chapter Seven Religion and Date of Edomite Empire

Chapter Eight Where Did They Go?

Chapter Nine Further Considerations

Appendix 1 End Notes

Appendix 2 Earliest Horses in Egypt

Appendix 3 Hyksos Influence in Canaanite Cities

Appendix 4 Comparison Table

Appendix 5 Chronological Table

Appendix 6 Maps

Appendix 7 Bibliography

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	Foreword
Chapter One	The Enormous Hyksos Empire
Chapter Two	The Mixed Origin of the Edomites
Chapter Three	The Birth of the Kingdom of Edom
Chapter Four	The Book of Job
Chapter Five	The Hyksos-Edomite Empire
Chapter Six	The Hyksos Used Horses
Chapter Seven	Religion and Date of Edomite Empire
Chapter Eight	Where Did They Go?
Chapter Nine	Further Considerations
Appendix 1	End Notes
Appendix 2	Earliest Horses in Egypt
Appendix 3	Hyksos Influence in Canaanite Cities
Appendix 4	Comparison Table
Appendix 5	Chronological Table
Appendix 6	Maps
Appendix 7	Bibliography