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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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