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follows�此�these were they drew the stones which in the reign of this king
were brought to the temple of Hephaistos�察 �being of very good size�察 �and
also these were compelled to dig all the channels which now are in Egypt�察�
and thus ��having no such purpose�� they caused Egypt�察�which before was
all fit for riding and driving�察�to be no longer fit for this from thenceforth�此�
for from that time forward Egypt�察�though it is plain land�察�has become all
unfit for riding and driving�察�and the cause has been these channels�察�which
are many and run in all directions。 But the reason why the king cut up the
land was this�察�namely because those of the Egyptians who had their cities
not on the river but in the middle of the country�察�being in want of water
when the river went down from them�察�found their drink brackish because
they had it from wells。 For this reason Egypt was cut up�此�and they said that
this king distributed the land to all the Egyptians�察�giving an equal square
portion to each man�察�and from this he made his revenue�察�having appointed
them to pay a certain rent every year�此�and if the river should take away
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anything from any man's portion�察�he would come to the king and declare
that which had happened�察�and the king used to send men to examine and to
find out by measurement how much less the piece of land had become�察�in
order that for the future the man might pay less�察�in proportion to the rent
appointed�此 �and I think that thus the art of geometry was found out and
afterwards came into Hellas also。 For as touching the sun´dial and the
gnomon and the twelve divisions of the day�察 �they were learnt by the
Hellenes from the Babylonians。 He moreover alone of all the Egyptian
kings had rule over Ethiopia�察�and he left as memorials of himself in front
of the temple of Hephaistos two stone statues of thirty cubits each�察�
representing himself and his wife�察 �and others of twenty cubits each
representing his four sons�此 �and long afterwards the priest of Hephaistos
refused to permit Dareios the Persian to set up a statue of himself in front
of them�察�saying that deeds had not been done by him equal to those which
were done by Sesostris the Egyptian�察 �for Sesostris had subdued other
nations besides�察�not fewer than he�察�and also the Scythians�察�but Dareios had
not been able to conquer the Scythians�此�wherefore it was not just that he
should set up a statue in front of those which Sesostris had dedicated�察�if he
did not surpass him in his deeds。 Which speech�察�they say�察�Dareios took in
good part。
Now after Sesostris had brought his life to an end�察�his son Pheros�察�they
told me�察 �received in succession the kingdom�察 �and he made no warlike
expedition�察�and moreover it chanced to him to become blind by reason of
the following accident��when the river had come down in flood rising to a
height of eighteen cubits�察�higher than ever before that time�察�and had gone
over the fields�察�a wind fell upon it and the river became agitated by waves�此�
and this king ��they say�� moved by presumptuous folly took a spear and
cast it into the midst of the eddies of the stream�察�and immediately upon
this he had a disease of the eyes and was by it made blind。 For ten years
then he was blind�察�and in the eleventh year there came to him an oracle
from the city of Buto saying that the time of his punishment had expired�察�
and that he should see again if he washed his eyes with the water of a
woman who had accompanied with her own husband only and had not had
knowledge of other men�此�and first he made trial of his own wife�察�and then�察�
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as he continued blind�察�he went on to try all the women in turn�察�and when
he had at least regained his sight he gathered together all the women of
whom he had made trial�察�excepting her by whose means he had regained
his sight�察 �to one city which now is named Erythrabolos�察 �and having
gathered them to this he consumed them all by fire�察 �as well as the city
itself�察�but as for her by whose means he had regained his sight�察�he had her
himself to wife。 Then after he had escaped the malady of his eyes he
dedicated offerings at each one of the temples which were of renown�察�and
especially ��to mention only that which is most worthy of mention�� he
dedicated at the temple of the Sun works which are worth seeing�察�namely
two obelisks of stone�察 �each of a single block�察 �measuring in length a
hundred cubits each one and in breadth eight cubits。
After him�察�they said�察�there succeeded to the throne a man of Memphis�察�
whose name in the tongue of the Hellenes was Proteus�察�for whom there is
now a sacred enclosure at Memphis�察�very fair and well ordered�察�lying on
that side of the temple of Hephaistos which faces the North Wind。 Round
about this enclosure dwell Phenicians of Tyre�察 �and this whole region is
called the Camp of the Tyrians。 Within the enclosure of Proteus there is a
temple called the temple of the ;foreign Aphrodite�察─ �which temple I
conjecture to be one of Helen the daughter of Tyndareus�察�not only because
I have heard the tale how Helen dwelt with Proteus�察 �but also especially
because it is called by the name of the ;foreign Aphrodite�察─�for the other
temples of Aphrodite which there are have none of them the addition of
the word ;foreign; to the name。
And the priests told me�察 �when I inquired�察 �that the things concerning
Helen happened thus��Alexander having carried off Helen was sailing
away from Sparta to his own land�察�and when he had come to the Egean
Sea contrary winds drove him from his course to the Sea of Egypt�察 �and
after that�察�since the blasts did not cease to blow�察�he came to Egypt itself�察�
and in Egypt to that which is now named the Canobic mouth of the Nile
and to Taricheiai。 Now there was upon the shore�察�as still there is now�察�a
temple of Heracles�察�in which if any man's slave take refuge and have the
sacred marks set upon him�察�giving himself over to the god�察�it is not lawful
to lay hands upon him�察�but this custom has continued still unchanged from
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the beginning down to my own time。 Accordingly the attendants of
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