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manner of divination however is not established among them according to 

the same fashion everywhere�察�but is different in different places。 The art of 

medicine among them is distributed thus��each physician is a physician of 

one disease and of no more�察�and the whole country is full of physicians�察�

for   some   profess   themselves   to   be   physicians   of   the   eyes�察  �others   of   the 

head�察  �others   of   the   teeth�察  �others   of   the   affections   of   the   stomach�察  �and 

others of the more obscure ailments。 

     Their   fashions   of   mourning   and   of   burial   are   these��Whenever   any 

household has lost a man who is of any regard amongst them�察�the whole 



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number of women of that house forthwith plaster over their heads or even 

their   faces   with   mud。 Then   leaving   the   corpse   within   the   house   they   go 

themselves      to  and    fro  about   the   city  and   beat   themselves�察    �with   their 

garments bound up by a girdle and their breasts exposed�察�and with them go 

all the women who are related to the dead man�察�and on the other side the 

men beat themselves�察�they too having their garments bound up by a girdle�察�

and     when    they   have    done    this�察 �they    then   convey     the   body    to  the 

embalming。        In   this   occupation      certain    persons    employ      themselves 

regularly and inherit this as a craft。 These�察�whenever a corpse is conveyed 

to them�察 �show  to those   who   brought it   wooden   models   of   corpses   made 

like reality by painting�察�and the best of the ways of embalming they say is 

that of him whose name I think it impiety to mention when speaking of a 

matter of such a kind�察�the second which they show is less good than this 

and also less expensive�察�and the third is the least expensive of all。 Having 

told them  about   this�察 �they  inquire   of them  in   which   way  they  desire the 

corpse of their friend to be prepared。 Then they after they have agreed for 

a certain price depart out of the way�察�and the others being left behind in the 

buildings embalm according to the best of these ways thus��First with the 

crooked iron tool they draw out the brain through the nostrils�察�extracting it 

partly thus and partly by pouring in drugs�察�and after this with a sharp stone 

of Ethiopia they make a cut along the side and take out the whole contents 

of   the   belly�察  �and   when   they   have   cleared   out   the   cavity   and   cleansed   it 

with palm´wine they cleanse it again with spices pounded up�此�then they fill 

the   belly   with   pure   myrrh   pounded   up   and   with   cassia   and   other   spices 

except frankincense�察�and sew it together again。 Having so done they keep 

it for embalming covered up in natron for seventy days�察�but for a longer 

time than this it is not permitted to embalm it�察�and when the seventy days 

are past�察�they wash the corpse and roll its whole body up in fine linen cut 

into   bands�察  �smearing   these   beneath   with   gum�察  �which   the   Egyptians   use 

generally instead of glue。 Then the kinsfolk receive it from them and have 

a wooden figure made in the shape of a man�察�and when they have had this 

made they enclose the corpse�察�and having shut it up within�察�they store it 

then in a sepulchral chamber�察�setting it to stand upright against the wall。 

Thus they deal with the corpses which are prepared in the most costly way�察�



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but for those who desire the middle way and wish to avoid great cost they 

prepare   the   corpse   as   follows�此  �having   filled   their   syringes   with   the   oil 

which is got from cedar´ wood�察�with this they forthwith fill the belly of the 

corpse�察�and this they do without having either cut it open or taken out the 

bowels�察  �but   they   inject   the   oil   by   the   breech�察  �and   having   stopped   the 

drench from returning back they keep it then the appointed number of days 

for embalming�察�and on the last of the days they let the cedar oil come out 

from   the   belly�察  �which   they   before   put   in�察  �and   it   has   such   power   that   it 

brings   out   with   it   the   bowels   and   interior   organs   of   the   body   dissolved�察�

and the natron dissolves the flesh�察�so that there is left of the corpse only 

the   skin   and   the   bones。   When   they   have   done   this   they   give   back   the 

corpse at once in   that condition   without working   upon it   any  more。 The 

third kind of embalming�察�by which are prepared the bodies of those who 

have less means�察�is as follows��they cleanse out the belly with a purge and 

then keep the body  for embalming during the seventy days�察�and at once 

after that they give it back to the bringers to carry away。 The wives of men 

of   rank   when   they   die   are   not   given   at   once   to   be   embalmed�察  �nor   such 

women as are very beautiful or of greater regard than others�察�but on the 

third or fourth day after their death ��and not before�� they are delivered to 

the embalmers。 They do so about this matter in order that the embalmers 

may not abuse their women�察�for they say that one of them was taken once 

doing so to the corpse of a woman lately dead�察�and his fellow´craftsman 

gave information。 Whenever any one�察�either of the Egyptians themselves 

or of strangers�察�is found to have been carried off by a crocodile or brought 

to his   death by  the   river   itself�察 �the   people   of   any  city  by  which   he   may 

have been cast up on land must embalm him and lay him out in the fairest 

way they can and bury him in a sacred burial´place�察�nor may any of his 

relations     or  friends    besides    touch    him�察   �but   the   priests   of   the  Nile 

themselves       handle    the   corpse    and   bury    it  as  that   of  one    who    was 

something more than man。 

     Hellenic usages they will by no means follow�察�and to speak generally 

they follow those of no other men whatever。 This rule is observed by most 

of the Egyptians�察�but there is a large city named Chemmis in the Theban 

district near Neapolis�察�and in this city there is a temple of Perseus the son 



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of Danae which is of a square shape�察�and round it grow date´palms�此�the 

gateway of the temple is built of stone and of very great size�察�and at the 

entrance of it stand two great statues of stone。 Within this enclosure is a 

temple´house       and   in  it  stands   an  image     of  Perseus。    These   people    of 

Chemmis say that Perseus is wont often to appear in their land and often 

within the temple�察�and that a sandal which has been worn by him is found 

sometimes�察  �being 
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