Cleopatra, being an account of the fall and vengeance of Harmachis, the royal Egyptian, as set forth by his own hand . dawning of the next day I wasawakened by a priest of the temple,who brought word to me to makeready for the journey of which myfather had spoken, inasmuch asthere was an occasion for me topass down the river to Annu el Ra. Nowthis is the Heliopolis of the Greeks, whitherI should go in the company of some priestsof Ptah at Memphis who had come hitherto Abouthis to lay the body of one of theirgreat men in the tomb that had been pre-pared near the resting-place of the blessed Osi
Cleopatra, being an account of the fall and vengeance of Harmachis, the royal Egyptian, as set forth by his own hand . dawning of the next day I wasawakened by a priest of the temple,who brought word to me to makeready for the journey of which myfather had spoken, inasmuch asthere was an occasion for me topass down the river to Annu el Ra. Nowthis is the Heliopolis of the Greeks, whitherI should go in the company of some priestsof Ptah at Memphis who had come hitherto Abouthis to lay the body of one of theirgreat men in the tomb that had been pre-pared near the resting-place of the blessed Osiris. So I made ready, and the same evening, having receivedletters and embraced my father and those about the templewho were dear to me, I passed down the banks of Sihor, andwe sailed with the south wind. As the pilot stood uponthe prow and with a rod in his hand bade the sailor-menloosen the stakes by which the vessel was moored to thebanks, the old wife, Atoua, hobbled up, her basket of simplesin her hand, and, calling out her farewell, threw a sandal afterme for good chance, which sandal I kept for many CLEOPATRA 39 So we sailed, and for six days passed down the wonderfulriver, making last each night at some convenient spot. Butwhen I lost sight of the familiar things that I had seen dayby day since I had eyes to see, and found myself alone amongstrange faces, I felt very sore at heart, and would have wept hadI not been ashamed. And of all the wonderful things I sawI will not write here, for, though they were new to me, havethey not been known to men since such time as the Gods ruledin Egypt ? But the priests who were with me showed me nolittle honour and expounded to me what were the things I the morning of the seventh day we came to Memphis,the city of the White Wall. Here, for three days I restedfrom my journey and was entertained of the priests ofthe wonderful Temple of Ptah the Creator, and shown thebeauties of the great and marvellous city. Also I was le
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