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garment or a linen sheet�察�bite through these�察�but through the net they do 

not even attempt to bite。 

     Their   boats   with   which   they   carry   cargoes   are   made   of   the   thorny 

acacia�察�of which the form is very like that of the Kyrenian lotos�察�and that 

which exudes from it is gum。 From this tree they cut pieces of wood about 

two    cubits   in  length    and   arrange   them   like    bricks�察  �fastening    the  boat 

together by running a great number of long bolts through the two´cubits 

pieces�察�and when they have thus fastened the boat together�察�they lay cross´ 

pieces over the top�察�using no ribs for the sides�察�and within they caulk the 

seams   with papyrus。 They  make   one   steering´oar   for   it�察 �which   is   passed 

through the bottom of the boat�察�and they have a mast of acacia and sails of 

papyrus。 These boats cannot sail up the river unless there be a very fresh 



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wind blowing�察�but are towed from the shore�此�down´stream however they 

travel as follows��they have a door´shaped crate made of tamarisk wood 

and reed mats sewn together�察�and also a stone of about two talents weight 

bored with a hole�察�and of these the boatman lets the crate float on in front 

of the boat�察�fastened with a rope�察�and the stone drags behind by another 

rope。 The crate then�察�as the force of the stream presses upon it�察�goes on 

swiftly and draws on the /baris/ ��for so these boats are called���察�while the 

stone dragging after it behind and sunk deep in the water keeps its course 

straight。 These boats they have in great numbers and some of them carry 

many thousands of talents' burden。 

     When   the   Nile   comes   over   the   land�察  �the   cities   alone   are   seen   rising 

above the water�察�resembling more nearly than anything else the islands in 

the Egean Sea�察�for the rest of Egypt becomes a sea and the cities alone rise 

above water。 Accordingly�察�whenever this happens�察�they pass by water not 

now   by   the   channels   of   the   river   but   over   the   midst   of   the   plain�此  �for 

example�察�as one sails up from Naucratis to Memphis the passage is then 

close   by   the   pyramids�察  �whereas   the   usual   passage   is   not   the   same   even 

here�察�but goes by the point of the Delta and the city of Kercasoros�察�while if 

you sail over the plain to Naucratis from the sea and from Canobos�察�you 

will go by Anthylla and the city called after Archander。 Of these Anthylla 

is a city of note and is especially assigned to the wife of him who reigns 

over   Egypt�察  �to   supply   her   with   sandals�察  。�this   is   the   case   since   the   time 

when Egypt came to be under the Persians���此�the other city seems to me to 

have its name from Archander the son´in´law of Danaos�察�who was the son 

of Phthios�察�the son of Achaios�察�for it is called the City of Archander。 There 

might   indeed   by   another   Archander�察  �but   in   any   case   the   name   is     not 

Egyptian。 



     Hitherto     my   own     observation     and   judgment     and    inquiry   are   the 

vouchers   for   that   which   I   have   said�察  �but   from   this   point   onwards   I   am 

about to tell the history of Egypt according to that which I have heard�察�to 

which will be added also something of that which I have myself seen。 

     Of Min�察�who first became king of Egypt�察�the priests said that on the 

one hand he banked off the site of Memphis from the river�此�for the whole 



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stream of the river used to flow along by the sandy mountain´ range on the 

side   of   Libya�察  �but   Min   formed   by   embankments   that   bend   of   the   river 

which lies to the South about a hundred furlongs above Memphis�察�and thus 

he dried up the old stream and conducted the river so that it flowed in the 

middle between the mountains�此�and even now this bend of the Nile is by 

the Persians kept under very careful watch�察�that it may flow in the channel 

to which it is confined�察�and the bank is repaired every year�察�for if the river 

should break through and overflow in this direction�察�Memphis would be in 

danger of being overwhelmed by flood。 When this Min�察�who first became 

king�察�had made into dry land the part which was dammed off�察�on the one 

hand�察�I say�察�he founded in it that city which is now called Memphis�察�for 

Memphis too is in the narrow part of Egypt�察�and outside the city he dug 

round it on the North and West a lake communicating with the river�察�for 

the   side   towards   the   East   is   barred   by   the   Nile   itself。 Then   secondly   he 

established   in   the   city   the   temple   of   Hephaistos   a   great   work   and   most 

worthy  of   mention。 After   this   man   the   priests   enumerated   to   me   from   a 

papyrus roll the names of other kings�察�three hundred and thirty in number�察�

and in all these generations of men eighteen were Ethiopians�察�one was a 

woman�察�a native Egyptian�察�and the rest were men and of Egyptian race�此�

and   the   name   of   the   woman   who   reigned   was   the   same   as   that   of   the 

Babylonian queen�察�namely Nitocris。 Of her they said that desiring to take 

vengeance   for   her   brother�察  �whom   the   Egyptians   had   slain   when   he   was 

their king and then�察�after having slain him�察�had given his kingdom to her�察�

desiring�察�I say�察�to take vengeance for him�察�she destroyed by craft many of 

the   Egyptians。   For   she   caused   to   be   constructed   a   very   large   chamber 

under ground�察�and making as though she would handsel it but in her mind 

devising other things�察�she invited those of the Egyptians whom she knew 

to have had most part in the murder�察�and gave a great banquet。 Then while 

they were feasting�察�she let in the river upon them by a secret conduit of 

large size。 Of her they told no more than this�察�except that�察�when this had 

been accomplished�察�she threw herself into a room full of embers�察�in order 

that she might escape vengeance。 As for the other kings�察�they could tell me 

of no great works which had been produced by them�察�and they said that 

they had no   renown except only  the last of them�察�Moiris�此�he ��they  said�� 



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produced       as   a  memorial      of   himself     the   gateway      of  the   temple     of 

Hephaistos which is turned towards the North Wind�察�and dug a lake�察�about 

which I shall set forth afterwards how many furlongs of circuit it has�察�and 

in   it   built   pyramids   of   the   size   which   I   shall   mention   at   the   same   time 

when I speak of the lake itself。 He�察�they said�察�produced these works�察�but of 

the rest none produced any。 

     Therefore passing these by I will make ment
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