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Ἄνυσιν. Manetho (fr. 64-5) says Bocchoris of Sais preceded the Ethiopian conquest. Two suggestions are made to reconcile H. with Manetho. (1) That Bocchoris is called ‘Anysis’ by H., from the name of his town, while Manetho calls him a ‘Saite’ from his nome (so the eleventh dynasty is called ‘Theban’, though really from Hermonthis). (2) It is simpler to suppose that Anysis was not a king, but only a local chief, like Necho the father of Psammetichus (152. 1).

The site of Anysis is very variously identified, e. g. by Sayce with Hanes (? Heracleopolis Magna), near the Fayûm (J. of P. xiv. 283). It may be the same as Anytis (c. 166), which seems to be in the Delta.

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