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by the Oracles and many times he was absolved�此�and then when finally he 

became king he did as follows��as many of the gods as had absolved him 

and pronounced him not to be a thief�察�to their temples he paid no regard�察�

nor   gave   anything   for   the   further   adornment   of   them�察  �nor   even   visited 

them   to    offer  sacrifice�察  �considering     them   to   be   worth   nothing     and   to 

possess lying Oracles�察�but as many as had convicted him of being a thief�察�

to these he paid very great regard�察�considering them to be truly gods�察�and 

to present Oracles which did not lie。 First in Sais he built and completed 

for Athene a temple´gateway which is a great marvel�察�and he far surpassed 

herein   all   who   had   done   the   like   before�察  �both   in   regard   to   height   and 

greatness�察  �so   large are   the stones   and   of such   quality。 Then   secondly  he 

dedicated great colossal statues and man´headed sphinxes very large�察�and 

for restoration he caused to be brought from the stone´quarries which are 

opposite Memphis�察�others of very great size from the city of Elephantine�察�

distant a voyage of not less than twenty days from Sais�此�and of them all I 

marvel most at this�察�namely a monolith chamber which he brought from 

the city of Elephantine�察�and they were three years engaged in bringing this�察�

and two thousand men were appointed to convey it�察�who all were of the 

class of boatmen。 Of this house the length outside is one´and´twenty cubits�察�

the breadth is fourteen cubits�察�and the height eight。 These are the measures 

of the monolith house outside�察�but the length inside is eighteen cubits and 

five´sixths of a cubit�察�the breadth twelve cubits�察�and the height five cubits。 

This lies by the side of the entrance to the temple�察�for within the temple 

they   did   not   draw   it�察  �because�察  �as   it   is   said�察  �while   the   house   was   being 

drawn along�察�the chief artificer of it groaned aloud�察�seeing that much time 

had   been   spent   and   he   was   wearied   by  the   work�察  �and Amasis   took   it   to 

heart   as   a   warning   and   did   not   allow   them   to   draw   it   further   onwards。 

Some say on the other hand that a man was killed by it�察�of those who were 

heaving it with levers�察�and that it was not drawn in for that reason。 Amasis 

also dedicated in all the other temples which were of repute�察�works which 

are   worth   seeing   for   their   size�察  �and   among   them   also   at   Memphis   the 

colossal statue which lies on its back in front of the temple of Hephaistos�察�

whose length is five´and´seventy feet�察�and on the same base made of the 

same stone are set two colossal statues�察�each of twenty feet in length�察�one 



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on   this   side   and   the   other   on   that   side   of   the   large   statue。 There   is   also 

another of stone of the same size in Sais�察�lying in the same manner as that 

at Memphis。 Moreover Amasis was he who built and finished for Isis her 

temple at Memphis�察�which is of great size and very worthy to be seen。 

     In the reign of Amasis it is said that Egypt became more prosperous 

than at any other time before�察�both in regard to that which comes to the 

land from the river and in regard to that which comes from the land to its 

inhabitants�察�and that at this time the inhabited towns in it numbered in all 

twenty   thousand。   It   was Amasis   too   who   established   the   law   that   every 

year each one of the Egyptians should declare to the ruler of his district�察�

from what source he got his livelihood�察�and if any man did not do this or 

did    not   make     declaration     of  an   honest    way    of   living�察  �he   should    be 

punished   with   death。   Now   Solon   the Athenian   received   from  Egypt   this 

law   and   had   it   enacted   for   the   Athenians�察  �and   they   have   continued   to 

observe it�察�since it is a law with which none can find fault。 

     Moreover Amasis became   a lover   of the Hellenes�察  �and besides   other 

proofs of friendship which he gave to several among them�察�he also granted 

the city of Naucratis for those of them who came to Egypt to dwell in�察�and 

to   those   who   did   not   desire   to   stay�察  �but   who   made   voyages   thither�察  �he 

granted portions of land   to set up   altars   and   make   sacred   enclosures   for 

their gods。 Their greatest enclosure and that one which has most name and 

is most frequented is called the Hellenion�察�and this was established by the 

following       cities  in   common�此      �of   the   Ionians    Chios�察   �Teos�察   �Phocaia�察�

Clazomenai�察�of the Dorians Rhodes�察�Cnidos�察�Halicarnassos�察�Phaselis�察�and 

of the Aiolians Mytilene alone。 To these belongs this enclosure and these 

are the cities which appoint superintendents of the port�察�and all other cities 

which claim a share in it�察�are making a claim without any right。 Besides 

this   the   Eginetans   established   on   their   own   account   a   sacred   enclosure 

dedicated   to   Zeus�察  �the   Samians   one   to   Hera�察  �and   the   Milesians   one   to 

Apollo。 Now in old times Naucratis alone was an open trading´place�察�and 

no   other   place   in   Egypt�此  �and   if   any   one   came   to   any   other   of   the   Nile 

mouths�察�he was   compelled to swear   that he   came not thither   of his own 

free will�察�and when he had thus sworn his innocence he had to sail with his 

ship to the Canobic mouth�察�or if it were not possible to sail by reason of 



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contrary winds�察�then he had to carry his cargo round the head of the Delta 

in   boats   to   Naucratis�此  �thus   highly   was   Naucratis   privileged。   Moreover 

when   the Amphictyons   had   let   out   the   contract   for   building   the   temple 

which now exists at Delphi�察�agreeing to pay a sum of three hundred talents 

��for the temple which formerly stood there had been burnt down of itself���察�

it fell to the share of the people of Delphi to provide the fourth part of the 

payment�察�and accordingly the Delphians went about to various cities and 

collected   contributions。 And   when   they   did   this   they   got   from   Egypt   as 

much as from any place�察�for Amasis gave them a thousand talents' weight 

of alum�察�while the Hellenes who dwelt in Egypt gave them twenty pounds 

of silver。 

     Also    with   the   people    of  Kyrene     Amasis     made    an   agreement     for 

friendship and alliance�察�and he resolved too to marry a wife from thence�察�

whether because he desired to have a wife of Hellenic race�察�or�察�apart from 

that�察�on account of friendship for the people of Kyrene�此�however that may 

be�察�he married�察�some say the daughter of Battos�察�others of Arkesilaos�察�and 

others   of   Critobulos�察 �a   man   of   repute   among   the   citizens�察  �and her   name 

was Ladike。 Now whenever Amasis lay with her he found himself unable 

to have intercourse�察�but with his other wives he associated as he was wont�察�

and as this happened repeatedly�察�Amasis said to his wife�察�whose name was 

Ladike�此 �Woman�察�thou hast given me drugs�察�and thou shall surely perish 

more miserably than any other。; Then Ladike�察�when by her denials Amasis 

was not at all appeased in his anger against her�察�made a vow in her soul to 

Aphrodite�察 �that   if Amasis   on   that night   had   intercourse   with   her   ��seeing 

that this was the remedy for her danger���察�she would send an image to be 

dedicated   to   her   at   Kyrene�察  �and   after   the   vow   immediately Amasis   had 

intercourse�察�and from thenceforth whenever Amasis came in to her he had 

intercourse with her�察�and after this he became very greatly attached to her。 

And Ladike paid the vow that she had made to the goddess�察�for she had an 

image made and sent it to Kyrene�察�and it is still preserved even to my own 

time�察�standing with its face turned away from the city of the Kyrenians。 

This Ladike Cambyses�察�having conquered Egypt and heard from her who 

she was�察�sent back unharmed to Kyrene。 

     Amasis also dedicated offerings in Hellas�察�first at Kyrene an image of 



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Athene   covered   over   with   gold   and   a   figure   of   himself   made   like   by 

painting�察�then in the temple of Athene at Lindos two images of stone and a 

corslet of linen worthy to be seen�察�and also at Samos two wooden figures 

of himself dedicated to Hera�察�which were standing even to my own time in 

the great temple�察�behind the doors。 Now at Samos he dedicated offerings 

because of the guest´friendship between himself and Polycrates the son of 

Aiakes�察    �at  Lindos    for  no   guest´friendship     but   because    the  temple    of 

Athene at Lindos is said to have been founded by the daughters of Danaos�察�

who had touched land there at the time when they were fleeing from the 

sons of Aigyptos。 These offerings were dedicated by Amasis�察�and he was 

the first of men who conquered Cyprus and subdued it so that it paid him 

tribute。 



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