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the range which lies above Memphis is the only one which has sand: besides which I notice that Egypt resembles neither the land of Arabia which borders upon itnor Libyanor yet Syria (for they are Syrians who dwell in the parts of Arabia lying along the sea)but that it has soil which is black and easily breaks upseeing that it is in truth mud and silt brought down from Ethiopia by the river: but the soil of Libyawe knowis reddish in colour and rather sandywhile that of Arabia and Syria is somewhat clayey and rocky. The priests also gave me a strong proof concerning this land as followsnamely that in the reign of king Moiriswhenever the river reached a height of at least eight cubits it watered Egypt below Memphis; and not yet nine hundred years had gone by since the death of Moiriswhen I heard these things from the priests: now howeverunless the river rises to sixteen cubitsor fifteen at the leastit does not go over the land. I think too that those Egyptians who dwell below the lake of Moiris and especially in that region which is called the Deltaif that land continues to grow in height according to this proportion and to increase similarly in extentwill suffer for all r yilai: uggs outlet christian louboutin outlet http://www.khmerpyroo.com/forumming/index.php?topic=156665.msg400378#msg400378authentic leatheremai |
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