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made bricks�察�and in such manner they finished me。; 

     Such were the deeds which this king performed�此�and after him reigned 

a blind man of the city of Anysis�察�whose name was Anysis。 In his reign the 

Ethiopians   and   Sabacos  the   king of   the  Ethiopians   marched upon   Egypt 

with   a   great   host   of   men�察  �so   this   blind   man   departed�察  �flying   to   the   fen´ 



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country�察  �and   the   Ethiopian   was   king   over   Egypt   for   fifty   years�察  �during 

which      he    performed      deeds     as   follows��whenever          any    man     of   the 

Egyptians committed any transgression�察�he would never put him to death�察�

but   he   gave   sentence   upon   each   man   according   to   the   greatness   of   the 

wrong´doing�察  �appointing   them   to   work   at   throwing   up   an   embankment 

before   that   city   from   whence   each   man   came   of   those   who   committed 

wrong。 Thus the cities were made higher still than before�察�for they were 

embanked first by  those  who   dug   the channels   in   the  reign   of  Sesostris�察�

and then secondly in the reign of the Ethiopian�察�and thus they were made 

very high�此�and while other cities in Egypt also stood high�察�I think in the 

town at Bubastis especially the earth was piled up。 In this city there is a 

temple   very  well   worthy  of   mention�察 �for   though   there   are   other   temples 

which      are   larger  and    build   with   more     cost�察  �none    more   than    this   is  a 

pleasure to the eyes。 Now Bubastis in the Hellenic tongue is Artemis�察�and 

her     temple     is  ordered      thus��Except       the   entrance      it  is  completely 

surrounded by water�察�for channels come in from the Nile�察�not joining one 

another�察  �but   each   extending   as   far   as   the   entrance   of   the   temple�察  �one 

flowing   round   on   the   one   side   and   the   other   on   the   other   side�察  �each   a 

hundred   feet   broad   and   shaded   over   with   trees�察  �and   the   gateway   has   a 

height of ten fathoms�察�and it is adorned with figures six cubits high�察�very 

noteworthy。 This temple is in the middle of the city and is looked down 

upon from all sides as one goes round�察�for since the city has been banked 

up to a height�察�while the temple has not been moved from the place where 

it was at the first built�察�it is possible to look down into it�此�and round it runs 

a stone wall with figures carved upon it�察�while within it there is a grove of 

very large trees   planted round   a large  temple´house�察�within   which is   the 

image of the goddess�此�and the breadth and length of the temple is a furlong 

every   way。   Opposite   the   entrance   there   is   a   road   paved   with   stone   for 

about   three   furlongs�察  �which   leads   through   the   market´place   towards   the 

East�察�with a breadth of about four hundred feet�察�and on this side and on 

that   grow   trees   of   height   reaching   to   heaven�此  �and   the   road   leads   to   the 

temple of Hermes。 This temple then is thus ordered。 

     The   final   deliverance   from   the   Ethiopian   came   about   ��they   said��   as 

follows��he fled away because he had seen in his sleep a vision�察�in which 



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it seemed to him that a man came and stood by him and counselled him to 

gather together all the priests in Egypt and cut them asunder in the midst。 

Having seen this dream�察�he said that it seemed to him that the gods were 

foreshowing him this to furnish an occasion against him�察�in order that he 

might do   an   impious   deed   with   respect   to   religion�察 �and   so   receive  some 

evil either from the gods or from men�此�he would not however do so�察�but in 

truth ��he said�� the time had expired�察�during which it had been prophesied 

to him that he should rule Egypt before he departed thence。 For when he 

was in Ethiopia the Oracles which the Ethiopians consult had told him that 

it was fated for him to rule Egypt fifty years�此�since then this time was now 

expiring�察�and the vision of the dream also disturbed him�察�Sabacos departed 

out of Egypt of his own free will。 

     Then when the Ethiopian had gone away out of Egypt�察�the blind man 

came   back   from   the   fen´country   and   began   to   rule   again�察  �having   lived 

there during fifty years upon an island which he had made by heaping up 

ashes and earth�此�for whenever any of the Egyptians visited him bringing 

food�察�according as it had been appointed to them severally to do without 

the knowledge of the Ethiopian�察�he bade them bring also some ashes for 

their gift。 This island none was able to find before Amyrtaios�察�that is�察�for 

more   than   seven   hundred   years   the   kings   who   arose   before   Amyrtaios 

were not able to find it。 Now the name of this island is Elbo�察�and its size is 

ten furlongs each way。 

     After   him   there   came   to   the   throne   the   priest   of   Hephaistos�察  �whose 

name was Sethos。 This man�察�they said�察�neglected and held in no regard the 

warrior class of the Egyptians�察�considering that he would have no need of 

them�察�and besides other slights which he put upon them�察�he also took from 

them the yokes of corn´land which had been given to them as a special gift 

in the   reigns   of   the   former   kings�察 �twelve   yokes   to   each   man。 After   this�察�

Sanacharib king of the Arabians and of the Assyrians marched a great host 

against Egypt。 Then the warriors of the Egyptians refused to come to the 

rescue�察�and the priest�察�being driven into a strait�察�entered into the sanctuary 

of the temple and bewailed to the image of the god the danger which was 

impending over him�察�and as he was thus lamenting�察�sleep came upon him�察�

and it seemed to him in his vision that the god came and stood by him and 



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encouraged him�察�saying that he should suffer no evil if he went forth   to 

meet   the   army   of   the Arabians�察  �for   he   would   himself   send   him   helpers。 

Trusting in these things seen in sleep�察�he took with him�察�they said�察�those of 

the Egyptians who were willing to follow him�察�and encamped in Pelusion�察�

for   by   this  way   the   invasion     came�此   �and   not   one  of   the  warrior    class 

followed him�察�but shop´keepers and artisans and men of the market。 Then 

after they came�察�there swarmed by night upon their enemies mice of the 

fields�察�and ate up their quivers and their bows�察�and moreover the handles 

of   their   shields�察  �so   that   on   the   next   day   they   fled�察  �and   being   without 

defence   of   arms   great   numbers   fell。   And   at   the   present   time   this   king 

stands   in   the   temple   of   Hephaistos   in   stone�察  �holding   upon   his   hand   a 

mouse�察�and by letters inscribed he says these words�此 �Let him who looks 

upon me learn to fear the gods。; 

     So far in the story the Egyptians and the priests were they who made 

the    report�察  �declaring    that   from   the   first  king   down     to  this  priest   of 

Hephaistos who reigned last�察�there had been three hundred and forty´ one 

generations of men�察�and that in them there had been the same number of 

chief´priests and of kings�此�but three hundred generations of men are equal 

to ten thousand years�察�for a hundred years is three generations of men�察�and 

in the one´and´forty generations which remain�察�those I mean which were 

added to the three hundred�察�there are one thousand three hundred and forty 

years。 Thus in the period of eleven thousand three hundred and forty years 

they said that there had arisen no god in human form�察�nor even before that 

time   or   afterwards   among   the   remaining   kings   who   arise   in   Egypt�察  �did 

they report that anything of that kind had come to pass。 In this time they 

said   that   the   sun   had   moved   four   times   from   his   accustomed   place   of 

rising�察�and where he now sets he had thence twice had his rising�察�and in 

the place from whence he now rises he had twice had his setting�察�and in 

the   meantime   nothing   in   Egypt   had   been   changed   from   its   usual   state�察�

neither   that   which   comes   from   the   earth   nor   that   which   comes   to   them 

from the river nor that which concerns diseases or deaths。 And formerly 

when   Hecataios   the   historian   was   in Thebes�察  �and had   traced   his   descent 

and connected his family with a god in the sixteenth generation before�察�the 

priests of Zeus did for him much the same as they did for me ��though I had 



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not   traced   my   descent��。   They   led   me   into   the   sanctuary   of   the   temple�察�

which is of great size�察�and they counted up the number�察�showing colossal 

wooden statues in number the same as they said�察�for each chief´priest there 

sets    up  in   his  lifetime    an  image     of  himself�此   �accordingly     the   priests�察�

counting and showing me these�察�declared to me that each one of them was 

a son succeeding his own father�察�and they went up through the series of 

images   from   the   image   of      the   one   who   had   died   last�察  �until   they   had 

declared   this   of   the   whole   number。 And   when   Hecataios   had   traced   his 

descent and connected his family with a god in the sixteenth generation�察�

they   traced   a   descent   in   opposition   to   his�察  �besides   their   numbering�察  �not 

accepting   it   from   him   that   a   man   had   been   born   from   a   god�察  �and   they 

traced th

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