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MDCCCXXVIII.

HANNO.

ESQ.

CORY,

LONDON
WILLIAM

ZOROASTER,
OF

PERIPLUS

THE

AND

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cosmogony
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refined

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faith.

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history

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allegories

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work.

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intimation,

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history of

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us

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fictions

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first Phoenician.

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translation

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Babylon

Assyrian

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tinuation
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of

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decessors
pre-

altogether

spurious.
is also

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daea, who

reigned

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have

long period

there

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kings

possession

of the
five

in number,

of

of Chal-

Babylon

and

of its desolation,

independent

six

were

of Arabian

dynasty

to

seem

the

during

to

Assyrian empire.

of whose

names

preserved.
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MapSousvTijc

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45

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28

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37

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40

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Nabonnabus

25

Years.

41

Years.

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are

to

be

found

in

have

Syncellus.

are

Xll

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Armenia

from

race

quoted
part

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from

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much

small

the

Nor

improbable

is this

title which
other

is

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represented

in

Daniel,

as

Neriglissoor,who

taken
with

off
Darius

kingdom,
The
who

by

last

and

fragment

wrote

subsequently to

an

the

Berossus.

slew

who

is from

Indian

daughter,
the

kingdom

conquered

was

Belshazzar,

and

of
was

ponds
corres-

afterwards

took

by Cyrus.

Megasthenes,

history
The

and

son

Nabonnedus

Mede,

and

of Nebuchadnezzar,

and

violence.

upon

persons
that

son

to the

the

light

same

married

succeeded

well

are

some

observed
the

writers.

Berossus

the

conspired against

monarch

himself

be

of Damascus,

King
other

throw

of

the

mentions

by

of

history, and

scriptural account

afterwards

him

is found

passage

styleshim

given

Abraham.

to

which

by

supposed

is

relate

to

similar

fragments

transactions.

the

it,

and

name,

authenticated

that

deed
in-

forgery.

Damascenus,

patriarch by

The

of

quotes

Nicolaus

is

was

transcribed

or

fragment (page 32)

who

the

Berossus,

air

Eusebius,

it is

Whether

Scriptures is extremely questionable:

the

it has

in

is generally

Assyrian history,or

the

from

him

by

Babel

Abydenus.

work,

own

extracted

from

as

human

of Shinar.
of

Tower

the

on

account.

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route

plains

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to

fragment

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circuitous

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also

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with

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wonderfully

interesting,and

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flood

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history

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prophecy

sian,
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of Nebu-

xni

chadnezzar

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Darius

he

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mentions

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transcribed

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that

insisted

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the

so

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them,

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Nayland,
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retained
from

this, and

from
two

the

of

the

their

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latter
and

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countries, such
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simple

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in

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in their form

Persia,

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to

with

of

jealouslypreserved.

ship.
wor-

duction
introof

kind

every

stoppedcontent
theology

an

tinguishes
dis-

Brahmen-

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into

commonly

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diverged

tates
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divided

were

descended

scheme

works

those

to

the

to

answer

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so

adoration,

images,

of

Jones

dispersionat Babel,

not

with

bianism

of

titles of Buddhism

the

in silent

over

exposition
satisfactory

heathen

poly theistical absurdity;

more

his

refer

may

religion Mr.

differed

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objects of

in

primitiveworship

sects, whose

by
ism.

also

other
the

Previouslyto

ing
and, accord-

; and
PhilosophicalDisquisitions

and

of the

translation

and
intelligible

most

Plato

largely,

so

heathens.

the

found

Spirit:

on

for the

his

be

may

Essay

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by

of

an

heathen

the

its hypostases, was

school

is

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principleof

first

of

Jam-

by

books.

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with

reverence

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first

stands

theology,which,

to

dream.

Scripture.

Egyptian fragments,

exposition

his

Nabonnedus,

be

may

singular creed,

blichus,

fication
public noti-

some

interpretationof

Daniel's

of

to

almost
Both

were

and

pure

in
Sa-

widely

XIV

diffused

often,

and
into

of

attention
the

land

while

in

rupted
cor-

catch

the

which

volved
in-

theology, were

Buddhic

ped
wrap-

only

communicated

and

mystery,

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religion of

the

as

deeper doctrines,

the

of the

much

would

observer

gamated
amal-

Greece,

elaborate

more

Brahmenism

casual

of the

and

Egypt

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one.

system

in

as

the

to

initiated.
the

That
of the
who

heathen

trinities

Patriarchs, the
canonized

were

under

is demonstrated

when
will

they

strippedof

resolve

heathens

veneration

it

principle,and
those

creeds

other

persons

second

rather

is

Heaven,

the

himself:
the

consecrated

Materialism,

Idolatry.

was

on

which

the

World,

or

place, in

raised

The

material

Light, or
the

World,
a

of

first great

aspect.

or

was

ces
instan-

object

first

the

which

Among

third, the
of

There
was

the

Sun,

the

Stars, the Soul

Daemons.

the

equally

are

of the

and

of

an

as

sical
phy-

mere

decisive

trinitarian

Triad

Soul

some

upon

quently,
fre-

more

Zoroaster.

frequentlythe

Ether, the

Patriarch

of

of

bear

others,

other

usually occupies
which

and

theological dress,

Chaos

looked

was

Faber

its powers

and
the

other

into

or

in Sanchoniatho

ancient

the

their

affords

present collection
both

the

nature,

ark and

yet, still

themselves

principleof
the

Mr.

Ouranus,

the

with

of doubt

admit

clearlyto

too

worship,

titles of

the

by

variations

ancient

of the

Divi

"c. combined
Cronus, Jupiter,

symbols,

often

are

great

Host
or

foundation

of
the
of

superstructure

XVl

the

concerning
the

the

of

that

general

outline

of

and

is the

but

where

well

the

inserted
it in
have

The

note.

from

given

Eusebius

as

numerical

little

very

letters

of

errors

I have

occurs,

without

Africanus

bers
num-

myself

parenthesis, or

of

and

availed

difference

in

The

respective reigns

grammatical

correct

to

variation

have

to

names

collocation

the

as

material

any

of their

length

the

of Eusebius

text

of

text

it.

the

though

same,

dynasties.

the

the

defaced

sadly

has

who

Eusebius

frequentlydiffer,as

on

upon

quoted by Syncellus, in preference

as

kings,

followed

have

dynasties

Africanus,

the

other

Israehtes.
In

the

the

Shepherd kings, and

observed

figuresI

or

noticing those

dependence

be

can

of

placed

either.
The

Laterculus

Thebes

from

compiled

was

the

by Eratosthenes,
It is to

delphus.

be

of

Canon

or

the

archives

librarian
found

in

the

Kings

of that

Syncellus

city

Phila-

Ptolemy

to

of

and

other

writers.
these

From

fragments,

dissertations
collect

may

It

Egypt.
from

an

Egypt

the

of which

enjoyment

of

then

children

they

for about

and

Bryant

outline

appears

Babel

of

explained by

as

the

that
of

dynasties

hypotheses.

Bryant, using

have

Old

of

off

to

undisturbed

and

given

we

dispersion

went

in the

the

Faber,

the

Mizraim

centuries

first fourteen

genious
in-

early history

after

continued

two

Mr.

the

rise

half.
to

The

various

Chronicle

as

XVll

authority,lops them

an

There
the

is nevertheless

first,or

Mines,
the

the

the

sovereign

dominion

for his
Theban
the

the

of the

united

to

have

that

follow.

The

first

found

been

of the

invasion

foreigners,who
Kings.
of the

were

Cuthites, who
of

state

Egypt,

hundred

by

and

and

branch
took

the

fifteenth

first

king

Joseph
Egypt,

and

and

and

the Avaris, which

had

of

race

warlike
of

family

the

ded
divi-

it with

they

little

the

placed

Thummosis

and

with

Amos

his
the

eighteenth dynasty

expulsion of
of Israel,

evacuated

Thum-

are

by
d

the

came

settled in the land

been

expelled

were

princes under

of the

the children

were

count
ac-

Shepherd

Shepherds

successors

Very shortly after

into

when

The

dynasty,
his

and

of

an

possessionfor nearly two

correspond accurately

successors,

dynasties

or

conquered

of the native

mosis, king of Thebes.

as

of the

ral
seve-

princes

thirteen

advantage

and

sixty years

combination

of whose

expulsion

him

into

Josephus, gives

retained

difiiculty.They

divided

of the

After

styled Hycsos

were

They

the

from

perhaps

Laterculus

; some

among

fragment

the

as

equally extensive

in the

independent monarchies
perhaps be

Menes,

and

in Sanchoniatho.

and

seems

may

that

suppose

Scriptures,and

realm

was

both

occurs

country

to

nation, is naturallyplaced

of

Kings,

spurious.

as

part of it,is genuine.

of Athothis

name

once

reason

Mizor, tlie Mizraim

or

planter of

first

great

least

at

all off at

herds,
shepdown

of Goshen,
the

Shep-

XVlll

herds

where

century

theyseem

tilla
Egyptians,
reduced them
the

placesit

of the

terms

on

to have hved

more

amitywith
greatest

second invasion of the

to

state

than

the

Shepherds

sion
slavery.Of this invagivesan account, and

of

second

extract

in the

reignof Amenophis,Vy^hom

the

Amenophisthe third,by
of Sethos his son, whom
makinghim the predecessor
and
find the first of the nineteenth dynasty,
we

historian identifieswith

who
of

named

was

Ramesses, afterRampses the father

Amenophis. Accordingto

the

fragment,the

Shepherdseffected the conquest in alhance with

the Israelites,
with whom
conjointly
theyreigned
thirteen years, during which time Amenophis,
pia.
retired into Ethiosubjects,
of the fragmentwith the
comparison

with multitudes of his

By

passages relative to the

citus,
transactions in Diodorus,Herodotus, and Ta-

account, and

Mosaic
same

some

Mr. Faber has extracted the

following
culars
parti-

that instead of thirteen years, one hundred

six must
be allotted to the duration of the
;

and

second

shepherddynasty;

the five hundred

and

by Manetho, being the

years mentioned
completeinterval between the firstinvasion and
eleven

and
the native Egyptians
: that
expulsion
Israeliteswere equally
under their sway :
oppressed
that the Pyramidswere
constructed by the joint

final

labours

of the

Cheops,one
Exodus

of

conquered,at the command

the Shepherd
kings: and that

of the Israelites,
and

of
the

destruction of the

XIX

Shepherd's
by

the

of the

passage

of the

Shepherds

the

native

had

some

the

Shepherd

effected

were

power

Red

and

princes returned,
difficultyin

by Sethosis,

tribe
the

in

power

catastrophe,
have

to

seem

expelling the

which

the

that

by

time,

same

After

Sea.

broken

was

the

at

of

remnant

finallyeffected

was

of

emigration

the

Danai

to

Greece.
The
in

second

the

return

invasion

of the

Egyptian kings

second

his

Shepherds,

and

Cheops

two,

Chemmis

and

which

second

dynasties of

Shepherds,
Egypt,

phites of

different

first is said

by Africanus,

By turning

also

at

the

fifteenth,

Egyptian

recognise

rather

or

the

of Thebes.

Suphis,

same

and

to

be

of

kings

persons
Mencheres

is

probably

been
dotus,
Hero-

to

to

the

dynasty

of
of

Mem-

been

Suphis

of these

and

of

dynasty

have

same

we

Su-

fourth

as

may
from

in

second,

reigning

as

Mycerinus

the

Cheops.
observe,
Theban

Saophis

of Manetho,
the

the

Diodorus.

in the

dynasty

Saophis

The

of

fourth

the

of

Suphis, and

Laterculus

change

Theban

to

Sensaophis

the

to

race

the
founded
con-

have

to

second

The

is expressly stated

which

been

kings

seem

with

reality the

in

was

has

The

placed

Manetho.

the

Ethiopia, in

Cephren

are

place

and

Chephren according

correspond apparently

phis the

from

third, who

the

taken

second

predecessor.

of

dynasty

the

the

Amenophis

Amenophis
with

They

the

of

of

have

must

reign

person

but

then

we

the
who
of

and
may

kings
lows
folDio-

XX

and

dorus

and

in

the

were

and

contemporaries

second

be

which

amounts

than

more

in

racleotic
them

as

Egypt,

If

the

of the
reliance

any

argument

united

ingenious theory,

the

separates

each
and

independent

Theban,
and

looks

other, and

often

of

Mythology

Elephantine, Xoite,

dynasties from

reigns

something

to

Egyptian

he

of

successors

cases

very

the

which

Thinite,

Memphite,

three

For

to

of

sum

all the

refer
in

Pritchard,

the

century.

also

may

from

drawn

might

they

another

numbers,

the

placed upon

be

may

his

suppose

princes

kings.

Shepherd

of

race

to

us

the

not

of

names

of Acherres*

exiled

the

persons,

same

the

successors

induce

eighteenth, may

the

the

the

of

those

to

successors

similarityin

of Eratosthenes

Moscheris

the

and

Herodotus,

He-

upon

contemporaneous

dynasties.

Tyrian

The

Annals

quoted by Josephus
of Dius
the

and

from

Menander.

of

in addition.

Carthage,

the

it may

agree

and

furnish

The

date

be

which

extinct

now

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scriptural accounts,

particulars

fragments,

are

histories

perfectly with
curious

some

of

observed

were

the
is

tion
founda-

accurately

fixed.

The

fragments

Possiblythe

name

prefixes of Men,

of Zoroaster

was

Ach,

Cheres
"c.

are

or

generally known

Ares,

varied

by

the

mon
com-

XXI

by

the

few

of

title
of

were

first

at

Paris,

with

which

to

Psellus.

The

plicius,Damascius,
phorus, and
the

given

the

into

of

added

collected

those

of

Franciscus

by

of Proclus,

Synesius, Olympiodorus,

Nice-

and

published together with

at

the

end

of

his lives of the

collection

complete

translation

commentaries

Sim-

Books

sophia. Stanley in

Ludovicus

Hermias,

Arnobius

Hermetic

Zoroaster.

published by
the

were

works

the

of

subsequently

were

rest

from

Patricius

Oracle

Chaldaic

them

Tiletanus
Pletho

the

English,

to

his Nova

Philo-

Philosophers,has

of the
which

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generally

adhered.

the

have

doubts

Great

authenticity of

authors

throughout

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something

in

forgery of

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whom

by

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oracles

works

favour.
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opinion

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varietyof

quoted,

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refuted
sufficiently

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respecting

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entertained

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ley
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at

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title

more

genuine

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to

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extant

under

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evidently the

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supposed

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books

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later

genuine extracts,

not

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suspiciouscharacter,
of

writers

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of

Zoroaster, if

by

several

contain

Buddhists.

Both

the

far

positions
com-

eminent
real

savour

trines
docper-

XXll

too

that

peculiarphraseology, by
attributed

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must

the

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Periplus of

Hanno

hest

of

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which

gives

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work,

its contents

explanatory of
Mr.

of

Falconer
to

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of

decree
and

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which
had

cleared
has

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Ptolemy
It may

and
be

Hanno,

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of

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in

Mr.

the

to

that

of

panions,
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the

fleet

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colonies

as

ville
Bougain-

Falconer's

position very
with

time

voyage,

Mr.

however,
of

his

corresponding

the

the

to

continued

is then
or

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era.

lines, reciting

few

from

chart

occupies

precisely the

Christian

the

commander

first

Mr.

referring it

D'Anville,

the

in his

in

prefaced by

sufficient

miaterium,

both

Bougainville

together with

be found,

its authenticity.

on

straits of Gibraltar.
a

tation
refu-

its age,

commences

the

first,

to

objects:

narrative, by the

the

second,

the

Carthaginians

the

respect

century before

sixth

the
The

with

agrees

it

at

separate

Falconer

Mr.

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translation.

and

text

it as

reflections

followed

taken

was

of Saturn,

on

and

Dodwell's

have

dissertations

two

ear-

official document

edited

has

Falconer

Mr.

Carthage.

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temple

the

in

of the

account

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apparently

suspended

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school.

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extant.

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original and

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translators, who

Greek

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form,
spiritual

doctrines

imbibed

deeply

had

into

the

to

materiality

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philosophy :

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strongly of

haps

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maps

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treatise.
that

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planted by

nearly, perhaps
the

present

com-

XXIV

forgeries,which
of the
a

which

set

and

circumstance,
force

whole

collection, that

against

perished,but

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these

relics

exception

oblivion

in the

followed

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fate.

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fragments

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writings
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the sacred,
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quotation
over

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into

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sheet.

every

the

all ancient

have

been

antiquity,or

translated

language
Greek

hand, and

are

into
to

Polyhis-

generally not

sometimes

common

hand

have
unusual

Abydenus,

extracts

into

paintingsor hieroglyphical

been

the

San-

on

more

the

names

subject. They

translated

from

their
to

are

accidents,

historical

records, they have

passed

exposed

been
from

to

found

be

will

risks, and

common

but

works,

which

rest

of Philo,

others,

the

own

only

of

means

have

not

track, and

same

and

the

preservers

It is necessary
errors

and

the

With

down.

fragments,

fragments

tor, Dius,
of

handed

the

but

of almost

been

these

with

urged

originalauthors

the

only

by

singular

also, through whose

Berossus,

choniatho,

be

might

genuineness
not

is

it

those

have

of

which

the

great

But

is

There
in Latin

composed

was

one

tions
produc-

the

as

fragments.

Viterbo.

of

monk

issued

been
of these

authors

complete

Annius,

have

fathers, and

It is matter

of

of the

then
now

the

from

place,

passed

in

scattered
writers

of

surprisethen.

XXV

that

not

they

that

but

in

has

been

much

so

and

errors

abound

I must

cloak, under

which

cealed, and
refer

as

the

to

'^

errors

two

three

or

much

words,

various

were

style,and

Eusebius,

authors
of

of them

Clemens

but

has

in the
For

flow

of

variations

adapt

to

of

them
of

source

which

of these

relics

Alexandrinus,

Diodorus

of his

Josephus

Cologne

and

the

Siculus

of

and

fathers

substance

are

antiquity.
in the Stro-

in the

works

of the

lower

have

been

extracts

has

we

borrowed
of his

largely,
quotations

work.

own

I have

edition

Josephus,

repeatedly cited

are

incorporated the
body

these

unfortunately no

preserved.

The

for

Justin, Cedrenus,

empire

but

tains
con-

general

been

Syncellus, and

principallyindebted

mata

in

differingnot

and

determine

perplexity to

of whom

in the

it has

con"

recurring

same,

necessary

be

preserved

each

technicalities

above

readings to prefer.

To

The

and

reason

may

even

are

of the

outline,

those

author's

authors,

version

which

little

some

different

in

as

the

fragments

in the

termination
to

these

different

so

of

press."

to

dispositionmay

pleases without

of the

own

humbly

the

of them

charitable

my

some

finding in

on

it

as

many

I have

multitude

For

leave

beg

confess

which

to

Several

of

congratulate myself

to

uncertainty,

preserved.

inadvertencies

apologise,yet

and

error

followed

of the

Hudson's

edition.

Praeparatio EvangeHca

XXVI

of

induced

prefer the

to

of

exception

with

portly foho, which,

contains
Greek

has

cellus
the

father
He

copious

very

his

closely that
makes

editor
very

generally taken

To

correct

contained
To

effect it in

have

to

that, I have
The

correct

the

stand,

time

same

and

into

words,

This

work

margin
the

of

gross

different

being

mere

in

But

meaning

would

letters

collection

be
of

times
some-

yet

as

of

division
may

and

I found

as

mistake

the

afforded

stand

single letter

case

no

authority

to

different

myself

of the different

and

grammatical

undertaking*

Eusebius

error

errors

availed

I have

without

retaining

by

making
a

diflficult

nor

have

groundwork.

the

margin,

alter

permitted

alteration

I
fidelity,

to

as

more

his Parisian

as

in Eusebius.

to

the

neither

where

it.

found

be

degree,
of the

presumed

be

some

of the emendations

preserved.

palpable grammatical

it, would

in

readings

his text

the

that

originaldocuments

pretences

same

under

By

been

predecessors, and

the

all

the

the

Syn-

Paris

at

have

extracts

follow

professesto

of

fourteenth.

the

Louis

of

patronage

very

be found.

magnificently edited

been

fragments

could

that

of Eusebius,

text

all the

of

collection

title however

Chronicles,

other

some

the

Latin,

industriously compiled

has

Scahger

With

that

Under

is lost.

Chronicle

Eusebius'

but

been

into

translation

mutilated

I have

Stephen.

of

text

best

the

as

comparison

inspection and

close

upon

considered

often

is

Eusebius

at

they
them

elicited.

quotations.

XXVll

have

make

the

without

quoting

might

in

usual
In

most

in

passages,

uncertainty prevails,every

person

words

best

as

the

which
;

needing

an

apology,

than

The

is the

to

criticism, bestowed

elegance,
:

is

always

I feel

and
to

myself
into

enter

So

province

of

if I have

committed

Such

as

without
reader

these

either
will
a

which

not

rise

do

or

barbarous

of

competent

to

the

intrude

to

ing
learnas

clined
in-

words

or

into

the

well

content

great mistakes.

fragments

note

pretend

can

refined

I shall be

are,

comment.

find, I fear, but

half

they

ments
frag-

and

presuming

no

to

required ;

little

commentator,

no

tured
ven-

in these

speculationsupon

far from

accents.

as

of

have

misplaced display

ing
mean-

are

course

which

works

on

in

be turned

contained

is

and

eccentricity,more

the

is all that
interpretation

in those

the

they

the
duce
intro-

import,

determine

an

matter

merit

only

To
them

berty
li-

at

divide

to

they might

be

be

must

omit

where

where

troduction
in-

mucli

so

purpose.

to

us

would

to pursue.

where

double

them

use

them

account,

some

the

assist

in short, to
omit

his

bear

may

they might

and

use,

but

generally,and

which

we

widely-

two,

pleases, or

suit

may

accents

sentences

he

as

cases

which

accent

of

particular signification

one

different,present themselves

to

method

instances, their

some

stamp

certain

upon

the

points.

of them

use

no

from

deviated

not

poor

I send
The

them

forth

classical

amusement

dialect, replete with

in perusing
errors

XXVIU

and

inconsistencies

however,
or

they

devoid

of

history
have

collected

relics

for

which

may

not

interest
and
into

he

the

to

be
and

altogether
to

mythology,
one

must

student

small
otherwise

the
it

of

unacceptable
after

inquirer
may

volume,
search

divinity,

be

cient
an-

useful

the

scattered

so

widely.

to

THEOLOGY

OF

SANCHOMIATHO.

THE

PHOENICIANS

SANCHONIATHO.

TOVT

((TTiv

in like

moulded
"H"i"o;re
T6

SeXyjv/j,Karepti;

vlcm

{/.eyccka.

A(7Tpa

ytai

Kai

rou

Xaa-a-yji;kxi

(popai

luyipiOf],

y.cx,ra-

ha
ti"xecpta-6'ifj
r-qv

"v

^Kiov

a-vvYjvr'^Te

TaSs

aept

ronov

rov

TtavTa

v.a.1

rota-cie,

a-vveppa^av,
^povTai re

)ta"

greater

stars.

and

clouds,

their

air,and

"/.cct

Trpoq

^povTuv

Toy

upoc,

Toy

"yprjyopYi"7ej",

Tj^ov

e-KTvpfj,

eKivriB'fj
(V
ry yy
a.pp"V

Qt(; eg'/jg

evpedtj
ev

yiypaiAiAeva,
Toiq

re

Ka*

/.at

upon

all met

again

pieces

to

thunders

and

eftect ; and

thunders,

the

before-

intelligentanimals
and

and

the

the

at

were

frightened by

male

and

earth,

and

female
in the

the

moved

sea.

flaXairs-T)

6 ocvTOg

iv.eivov

TaccvTov,

v.a,t

vTcofAvvjiJi.aaiVfevt

y.ai
"Troyjx(T[/.uiv

eupuviev
f^p^i

(After

ervy-

tt; vcoo-uoyona

rexfj-miuv,
'q

oiv

noise,

"'!:i"pepeiXeyuv.)

ypacpevi;
TavO'

"Arx.t

v.a.1,

of the

b-^Av.

y.aci

(Tovr

mentioned

'npoyeypai/.iji.evoi,awakened,

to.

^ua,

voepa,

rwv

icaTtzyov

and

And

heat

dashed

the

the

sea

separated from

Other,

lightningswere

sound
of
av"T"'Aea-6-/j(7av/.'ziaa-rpcc'Kai,

the

on

the

and

were

each

against

the

waters.

places,and

proper

in the

heavenly

parted

were

sun,

and

great defluxions, and

things,by

these

the

produced,

were

very

of the

torrents

shape

shining thoroughly with

earth, winds

and

were

forth

less

fieryinfluence

its

light,by

the

moon,

the air

And

e-KuZri when

ifjiov

rov

Kai

'j:aKiv

ovpa-

y.cci

yjuaeK;

ttvpuun/y

eyevero

yvj?

fJt-eyia-Tai

KCCi

the

the

shone

Mot

is,the

they

in

manner

and

egg,
and

sun

^a-

TVJf

verf)v),
xa*

vcat

thaTKV

viuv

KCCl

tij?

'KVfViA.ara,

an

hiavyaTav-

aepoq

tia, TTVpOHTtV

TO?,

of

and

heaven,

of

inspectors

thej'

that

Zophasemin,

called

were

ycocTOTtrat.

ovpavov

and

animals,
intelligent

ceeded

y.cci

avrov

emuv

peovnui

ruv

the

his

and

say:)

These

Cosmogony
emoirs,

and

natural

perceived
with

he

things

ceeds
prowritten

are

of Taautus,
from

signs

and

has

Author

things our

the

and

in

conjectures,
his

which

discovered,

and

mind
where-

enlightened us.

rij/.ivecpurtcev.

'E^Tj?
rovroti
uvefAuv

havoia,

to

these

ovofAccra,
Notov

Ka*

Afterwards, declaringthe

ruv

Bo-

KomuVfeinXeyet.

the
he

winds
makes

North, South,
this

and

epilogue:"

names

the
But

of

rest,
these

SANCHONIATHO.

first men
oiiroiytTrpuToi at/jte/ji)-

AXa'
ra

y-at

^ecv^

""/"'
ol

y.txi
dteyivovTo,

T"

%oa(;

eitiOva-iiqemoiovv.

y.xL

Se

{%a.ieTTtXeyii)
avrcci

at

v.ai.

'KavTes;,

avTcov

itpo

01

Ka"

'KpoaY.vrqa-ecci;,

TT^q

(TTivoiat

cca-6iyeia

avTuv

ojA-iiai T"]

v.at

Tov

-Kcit

Baxy,

rovTO

vaiM";

avrov

vvy.Tsc

epiATji/evetv,

Atuva

he

proceeds

devices

of

worship, agreeing with

their

weakness

ness

of

their

the

and

lib. I.

souls.

Such

"

were

of

want

bokl-

Eitseb.

"

PrCEp.

10.

c.

yv-

8e
y.ai

is

begotten

were

intei-pretedNight,
mortals, called

two

Protogonus
from

his wife

Colpias,and

which

Baau,

and

wind

the

Of

^yfjTovq av^pa;, food

Ylp'jiToyovov

and

iEon

found

iEon

out

trees.

Se
eiipeiv
Y.ciXovj/.evovq,

ovrcc

Toj/

sacri-

Then

ey.

av"fA.ov,

and

fices.

{(prja-i)
yeyevrjarSat

KoXttjo;

to

GENERATIONS.

THE

EiTcc

all their
them

before

libations

made

which

they

Evan.

amolMia,.
\pvx'^i;

all

and

these

the

-/jcrizv

and

Hved,

posterity,and

"7ro/xevo;,

gods,

things, upon

themsclves

they

avroi

u)/

Tavra,

v/.vvovv

those

worshipped

itfiocr-

y.ai

evo/AJcraj/,

the

plants of

them

judged

and

l3Axa-TYjy.ara, earth,

TYj(; yrii

a-av

the

consecrated

Aiavcc

TyjV

tus"

aito

Sev-

Zpu)/
rpocprjv.
Ex

Toif

TOVTUV

"/.'/.TjOrjVai
Fevot; y.a.i

vovq

Vi.a.Vy

(ti%'f\"TCLit'/jv

yon

Fc-

these

"foi-

were

and

they
there

when
%f i/)a? op^ytiv

Taf

aXiQv.

Tov

"wpoq

eiq ovpavovi;
rovTov

yap

dwelt

in

only

lord

vi^i yvpioq

eari

napa

ovpat/ov,

^rn-

Zevi; 5e

Lord

of

their
;

of

and

and

droughts they

hands

for him

of

Genea,

Phoenicia:

great

Sun

Beelsamin,
V".vpiov,BeeX"ra[ji.r)y

yaAovyreq,

Trap

Genus

were

the

towards

begotten

Avere

called

forth

stretched

the
ovpavov

that

Those

yevoiJif-

heaven

to

they thought

heaven, calling him

which

in

Phoenician

is

in

the

Greek

by Genus,

the

son

Heaven,

but

Zeus.

'EXXyj(Tt,

'E|ijs((f)Yi(7iv)
aico
kimovq

TiiiCivc,

Afterwards

KaiflpuToyovoVfyevri- Protogonus and

^on,

were

of

begotten

SANCIIOIJIATHO.

oli

y.ai
ovojAara, 'Po.'i

etvai

*Aof.

xa"

Tlvp

^vAccy evpov
TTCtpUTpi^'/iq

'Ttvp,

These

fxpaT'/jo-aj'. i?

"7r6Te6") "'V

to
Kacrcrtov,
-/iXyjO'^vai

tl avraiv

At"a.voi/y v.oct

Tov

"/tat

opeatv

tok;

ovrjixaTa

ta

cov

vai;-

y-pei(rero-

vicepoxo

ytat

re

AvriXi"a,vov,
E)t

v-oli.

rov

thus

Mount

Cassius,

am

Se

avcti^v
evrvxoiev.

Tov

T\povpcx,viov
oiKrjo-sci Tvpov,

KaXv^ai;

re

eTimyjo-at

vMXajAuv

y.ai

^pvuv,v.ai

Ova-coov.
ahehcpoy

'Pay^aiwv Ze

evpe.

oyJ^pwvy.at

\!yjpiuv
yevojxevuv

Tvpai 8e"-

ttj

ev

ra

"bpa,Tivp aya^pat,
avrodt

vKv^y

rrjy

SjaXaaa-av

tYjvai'
ai/iepua-at
re

y.ai

ejj.-

Se Ivo cTijAa?

ityevf^ari,

djAa
Ttpua-y.vvfiaa.i^

and

he

invented
and

ther

Usous,

for

the

body

re

when

rain and

the

And

Usous

broken

v.ai,

a-itevhiv

forest

off its
the

on

took
an

in
end

blood

of these

he

and

and

of

fire,

consumed.
a

tree, and
to

ture
ven-

consecrated

and

of the

hunting:

And

Tyre being

taken

Fire

Avorshipped them,
the

in

was

And

sea.

wild

storms

boughs, firstdared

pillarsto

them

of the

other, took

there

having

bro-

catch.

trees

Wind,

poured
wild
when

(the storm

of

clothing

violent

were

against each

and

two

could

wind, the

rubbed

his

with

skins

papyrus.

first made

he

there

Tyre
of huts

the

and

of the

which

meet.

to

making

enmity

who

lying

inhabited

the

fell into

he

women

shame,

chanced

rushes,

And

Ova-uov

aicoyika^eva-avra,
vpwrov

ToX,w")(rat
ej?

mvpi,

y.ai

Sev"nara(pXe^at.

rciv
^povhe Ka"o[A.evov

xat

napa-

wveu/z.aTwv,

rpitevra

ra"

without

they

man

the

mothers,

were

inter-

having

men

Hypsuranius

iep/^arav, beasts

avWaSeiv

Kryycre

rov

ay.e'Kriv

oq

ey.

o-i-'/AaTi itparoq
aiv

ita-

their

times,

any

reeds

am

Se -zypo?

Gzaa-iaa-ai

those

of

Hypsuranius

of these

with

Then
(cpyio-t)

Etra

av

iivpuy.

issue

ol"; with

[xia-joiMyuv

and

Memrumus

course
{(pyj(riv,)

Tore
expfiiAciTtC,cjyruv
yvvai-

y.aiv

Anti-

Libanus,

BpaSu.

to

[/.rirfpuv

named

were

Brathu.

libanus, and

the

pavic;

and

to

first

they

them

from

seised:

given

which

on

by-

and

bulk

were

names

mountains

the

fire

thereof.

use

of vast

sons

whose

height,

{(j)-/)(nv)
eyevvj-

TOUTwv

begat

found

against each
the

taught men

other, and

jedd

These

of wood

pieces

rubbing

were

producing

of

method

the

names

Phlox.

Pur, and

Phos,

out
(y.
((/)'/)(Tjv)

oirci

whose

children,

mortal

and
out

beasts
there
and

to

he
was

fire

?)

SANCHONIATIIO.

he

consecrated

wood

that

pcc^^cvi;
avToiq

y.cx.1
oicpiepcocrai,

(TTijAa?

T(x";
rovTOK;

Ttpoo'mjvetv,

8e
Kpovci";
aito

Tovq

dXiioci;xat

Taq.

e?

E|

aypoi^

yevio-Bathvo

Tijt/Toi)

Oazepov

wv

Of

t"j^

'/^pvcrwp Xoyovi; aaK'/jirat,

who

and

the

8e

pav

y.ai

ayKitrrpov,

SeXea^,Ka"
8"av'

opfMav,

TtpuiTOv

T6

CX.VTOV

(T^e-

"srai/Twv

OpccKuvicXevo'ai.
0"oy

v.on

av-

[A,"Ta

xa"

^aj/ccTov

his death

Se

michius.

ol 8e
Aicc[/.i)(^iov.

invented

uZ"X(pov";
avrov

Toy^

(pa,(Tiv
67r"vovj(7a"
MfTa

Tat^r'

eit

ex

Tor/ovq

y.akeK76ai

8e

TiyjiiTflv'
Tov
Bovcc.

cvTOi

Toy

tov

/jcev

Se FijiyovAvto;^ra

a-aiveiv.

iqevpov.

Tcp

"rjXto)
avTug

aXXcc

xcci

Hephaestus,

God,

and

it is said
of

way

vented
in-

fishingand

he

sailed.
after

worshipped

was

he

that

men

and

and

bait, and

all

And

Afterwards,
born

were

was

rep-

crreyai;

two

called

of

loam

of

them

in

tiling.

from

called
his

Dia-

brothers
walls

making

These

of

the

bricks,
sun

generation
of

the other

whom
Geinus

discovered

mingling

the

this

youths, one

Technites,

Autochthon.

TtyjXo) method

T)55 TcXivOav a-v[/.[xiyi/viiv

(bopvY.ai

he

the

Chrysor,

built
slightly

first of

forging

words,

divinations

hook,

the

bricks.

y"V0V(;

aurwv

eTrevoyjaav

in

as

brothers

'KXifdui/.

yeveaOociveavi^ai;Suo,

rovTOv

himself

boats

the

was

Wherefore

Ka;

e(7e^ao-6)jo-av.
KaXeio-^ai
ai/Tov

line, and

(y?

S"o

with

the

xa"

named.

called

same

and

charms,
ev'H(j)a,Krroi/.

rov

of these

of

arts

whom

are

iron, and

One

is

the

begotten two

were

and

Agreus

fishermen

discovered

thereof.

tion
genera-

fishing, from

and

exercised
rovTov

the

of

inventors

the

these

who

after

times

Hypsuranius,were

Halieus,

aSeX-

Kai

Tov

of

huntsmen

crt^ripov
"|)0U5
evperai;,
epyaa-iai;,

in the

hunting

evoe-

KX7)0yj!/ai
aypevrai;

wv

"'v

'AXjea,

xa*

anniversaryfeasts

stumps.

And

'Txpovpavtovyev"ct";

Tvj?

yevecr$aiAypea,

Tou,

held

worshipped

icoKKoiq

varepot

and

of

stumps

x.xt

xaT'eToj

eopTa(; ayetv

the

unto

the

them

remained,

the pillars,
and
{"p'/]in)
aitoKeKpdivrai;

Toyj

Se

to

stubble
and
and

the

with
of

the

drying

found

out

SANCIIONIATIIO,

A'TTo

enaXeJTo.

[/.ev Aypo;

av

oe

Ar/fov/ipoqyj Ayporrj?. ov

Jtoc*

other

in
iv
'i^vyocpopcviJ.evov

^oiviY.'/jliapct,
6eu)v

aiperuK;

BifaXiOi?

eg-

i/.cyiTro(;

ovo-

oe

jUa^erai. (TVivoTjcrav

tok;
Tipo^ri6evai

ccvAai;

oi-mk;,

y.at

is

he
the

and

houses,

ay par

oi/TOi Ze

xa,i

they

Tircti/"";y.cx,Kovi/rat"
Atto

vov

Mecyov. cl Karetei^av

YMt

and

nus

"Evhw., tout'

"KCti

Kat

'biy.aiov.

oKoi

y^pyioiv evpov.

ypaSriV.
Quccp,

and

TaauTO?.

le
AXi^avCipen;

o'av,

Se

evt

Mvpoi,

'/]

tavT"i,

Kateipoi,"/) Vopv-

"/]

ovroi
^a[/.o6payiei;.

("pYi(ri)
itpwroi
Eve

ol

poi,
Y.ai

KCci

T0VT")v

Tfiv

is,

Well-freed

and

they

found

out

the

the

him

writing

the

the

Thoor,

and

from

the

Sydyc

Cabiri,

or

Samothvaces

or

first built

(he says)

first letters

called

But

Dioscuri,

Corybantes,

the

Thoyth,

Hermes.

came

of

Egyptians

Alexandrians

the

who

Taautus,

came

or

these

ship complete.

From

tn-

evpov,

hay.eTtiOVtsca-iv,

these

discovered
cure

of

descended

medicinal

poisons and

others, who
herbs,

and

the

charms.

emai^ac;.
Kara

HKiovv

y.ui

^OTavaq

ticv

Mi-

TsXoiov evpov.
yeyovaaiv

y.ai

flocks.

begotten

were

Misor

Greeks

2uSLi)t,Aiocr-

rev

to

men

that

From

[/.iv

eKUAe'EXX'/jvf? B' 'Ep/z.vji'

Amy-

taught
tend

Titans.

Sydyc,
:

invented

"uv9,

these

of salt.

o?

AiyvTiTioi

Just

use

-itparuv aTDixnav

Tvj!/ rccv

"vp"

and

sor

tov

t'(\v

ovroi

Micrup

Atto

euXuTov

e"rTiv

men

with

hunt

descended

who

for
bandmen,
hus-

Aletse,and

villagesand
these

By

Miaup
yeu"(T$at

Tovtaiv

Gods.

fences

as

were

Magus,

construct

Also

also

these

From

Au.vyevecrBa.1,

rovruv

called

are

of

way

origin from

their

derive

dogs,

vcat

and

cellars

such

ple
tem-

the

and

"/.v]/rjyoi.

KKrfcai,

y.ai

of

or

caves

and
("/. TOVTccv

and

called, by

courts,

held

oxen:

greatest

invented

These

of

by yokes

Byblus

of whom

statue

highest veneration,

the

eminence,

ovtci

was

the

Agrus,

Agrotes,

or

there

PhcEnicia

at

called

was

Agrouerus

others,

begotten

were

one

drawn

(TTV^'Acaa.

Tcept^oAaia,

"/.at

5e

which

of

in

vaov

these

By

eyevoi/TO erepot,

rovTcov

rovrov^

yiverai

rti;

Contemporary

Kokovfjievoi;'Tipia-roi;' Elioun,

ZeXeia, XeyojjitvqB'/jpovO. (the most

which

high)

with

these

imports
and

his

was

one

Hypsistus,
wife

called

SANCHONIATHO.

ytaTCfiMvi/ 7re/3t

Ka*

OS

e^

Emyeio?

yevarooi

uv

Bv"'Aovvj

evc^jtAew
PixnoyfiaV'
icrrepov

rov
ymAXcv^
iiTiep'ScK-rjv

St'

jAO^^etv
OvpavoV'
e"c
a^eXcpyj

TovTo)

fjiivuv. vi

8e

irpoeipYjSia

eaX'/jdyj
Fij."tat

oe

("naXea-ccv

r7)v.

-v-qv o/^wv^uo!/

Se

toi;t"'v

Tcartjp

him

by

is named
of

called

Ge

same

Hat

e?

nconiTOci.

S'. IXOV,

TOV

BeTuXov,

e|

Ka"

of
and

of

reason

by

the

in

of

these,

conflict

with
his

libations

and

sacrifices

taking

the

kingdom

her

by

his

four

But

by

other

sister

Ge,

Ilus

sons,

who

Betylus,

and

Cronus,
is

Siton, and

and

Atlas.

etrr*

05

yjxKiTsaiVQvcra

r\

Ttj,

Ovpccvov '^YjXorvnova-u that

aXXrfK(cv"

5e

SiaffTrjvatbut

xat

Qvpavoq 0,1:0'

y^a"pf\"Ta";avir^c,

eSovXero

'KXt\(no^avavrvj,
"qXXarero.

el

was

consecrated, and

was

who

8e yafAeToiv

ccKXuv

ev.a.xi^ev,
uq

TOV?

killed

Dagon

and

y.at

she

father

father, married

had

S"o

ore

sister

called

was

the

Ouranus,

his

much

Tov

beauty

him.

But

d Qvpavot;ttoXX'/jv
e(7%" yfveav.
"ca*

earth

over

AtXavra.

Ka"

(TJTWV,

KWi
R|30VaV,

K0"

by

offered

iraiSa^ is called

avrr]i;

Aaywv,

Ka"

ayerai

F^jv,
aieKcprjv

T1JV

ya/AOv

(Earth), and

been

children

8e o Ovpavo";
TlapctkoiMwv

Tiooq

and

beasts,

unto

apy^v,

is

had

he

parents,

Hypsistus,

wild

TiaTpoq

which

name.

6v"7-iai;ol
iiatde^eTeAetrav.

and

that

so

its excellent

of

same

cc v-cnypa^
Xivlfidoc^cKb'tepwB'q.

Tou

element,

heaven

the

having

T"]v

that

Byb-

afterwards

they

(Heaven)

reason

'T\pn;-o^
eve crv[/,"oX-q(;
re6-qptuv

v.ot,^

whom

Ouranus

her beauty the

(^(pyja-iv)

aTr' at^Tv;;

xaXAo^,

'O

rajy

us,

cvo-

ytvarat

from

about

begotten Epigeus

was

Autochthon,

or

dwelt

they

lus; of whom

called

avTOv

'^/AajaTotxeioi/,

virep

TO

"Kai

TO

ait"

OvpQ.voV'":(;

crav

and

Beruth,

nat

itaXiv

air-

y.ai

-nra*Sa?8"a^-

issue ; whereat

her

they parted
Ouranus,

again

her

from

each
he

departed ;
to

Ge

kill the
also

had

having

parted

often

ever
when-

laid

he

defended

avenged herself, gathering

with
he

moreover

children

so

other:

returned

force

pleased,and

"" r"jv "/"iuvaa-6af

auxiliarypowers.

crvXXe^au.iVYjv.

had

Ge, being grieved

though

her, yet by

attempted
by

Ouranus

jealous,reproached Ouranus,

he

^toci,

eirtuV

eis^yjeipei Se

auT^jf

Betpetv.
Tf[v

[/.era

from

wives

unto

had
or

her

10

SANCHONIATIIO.

But

Kpcucii;,'E/Jp/jT")

rpitriM-

^OYjOa

crvi^.tovka)
kcci

yKTrrf

ovrog
'/^pu//.evoi;,
rov

ypa,j/,[Acn"Vi,
pavov

Se

Kpovov

ovv

[/.ev

ttjs"'tvj,

ereXevrcc,

l^ri

Se

t^?

^opv.E"ra

'EpfAYii;
ron;

them

rov

".povovavfA^jiay^oi!; 'Koyov";
[/,ay"ia(;
noi-qtye

kcit'

too;

%iij? tmrep tij^

Kpovo?

Ov^avov

F'/j?.kck

e!/

evepao'TO^
yionoq
OuTiv

TV)

l^ouyri

him

Kpovo(;icpoq

KWToi

Y.a,i

him

r}

battle

concubine
;
to

and

called

the

she

child

of Cronus
in

fight against
And

thus

in

battle,
and

imperial power.

taken

well-beloved

who
her

gave

Then

kingdom,

of Ouranus

Dagon,

of

wrought

Ouranus

in the

Cronus

made

aUies

to

his

was

of

spear.

of Ge.

from

advice

was

in

nant
preg-

marriage

delivered,and

was

Demaroon.

ijvevtSj-

ova-a.

AaywvJ. TJKre*
0

rfKacre,

Ovpacvov avy

tov

eynvy.ccv
0

drove

^aa-iKeiav8(e5s|aTO.

8e

E"iXw

in behalf

overcoming

Oiipavov woXe^/ca) In the

Tov

T'fjV

Ouranus

succeeded

oi'T(u

(Tvjx^a'Koiv,
r'/]";apx";?
y.at

/Aa-

desire

keen

Cronus

S"aXe%5ej?,-zzro"'ov
eve-

the

words,

magic

former

the

addressing the

with

Ka,i

and

his

children,

Cronus

Hermes,

scimitar

Hermes,

(Ti^'/jpov
dpTt'/jv

Kpovo^ en

and

father

avenge

Athena;

and

his

his

had

Cronus

of

was

might

virgin; but, by

'i:ap6evD(;Athena

Karea-yievacre
'EpiAoii

vtai

And

mother.

iron

he

that

Ouranus,

AOrjvcx,. died

h.Bt]vai;
yvu-

assistance

opposed

he

Persephone

ytvovrai

waiSe?, Ylepaetpor/]
kcci
yj

rr;

rifxecpuv

aiA-vveTai,

IA,v]Tpi.

Ov-

Trarepa

and

Trismegistus, who

Hermes

man's

to

came

advice

secretary,

't\v avrov

yap

the

by

age,

Cronus

when

ya,[Mv

tw

Se ffctpa
Tovrtp

e| Ovpavov

yatnpoi;

0
5eevtaX6(reAvj//apow.
"(f)tpev.

Et"

TOl/TOI^

Kpowf

Tiepi'SaXKei
tt; eaurav
Jtat

irpuT^v mokiv

Bd^Xov.
*o"i'*)Mj?
TOV

rov
aZeXcpoy

vnovofja'aq
yvuiATji

t:-

ojvcvjtret,

y.riC,"i
tvjv
Mera

ewi

Taura

rovrov

rov

yjpovov ol

these

round

founds

advice

his

Byblus,

his
of
cavern

Cronus

events

about

Phoenicia.

/3a6c? deep
'E/j/aov
"j?

7*;i; "iA."aXuu
v.ari%o:"7e.
Kara

wall

iStov Ar'Kcx.vrcx.

V.povo',,//.era

After

'^f'/C''?

the

first

brother

Hermes,
in

the

habitation,and

Afterwards
own

builds

threw

city

Cronus

pecting
sus-

Atlas, by
him

earth, and

of

the

into

buried

him.
At

this time

the

descendants

of the

12

SANCIIONIATHO.

^vyarept;

AtrrapTYj^
TiTaviSe?
Tcaki)/

7]

TO)

dj/-arri

raroi;

wv

Astarte
v.at

naXiy
A^a,pTYi(;

a-KO

Suo, HoBoi

65

"Ti,rov

Sinaiw,

[/.ta

and

rov

Tlepaiq, Kpovcc, -rpeit; iraiSe?, Belus, and

KaTa,

Tv^uv

Hovtov.

mo-rrip

ytverai

oi)Sij5
evpe.
Tw

Se

ymi

aizo

Tlovrcc.

Se

rov

Uoi/ro)

rai.

vfji-

re

avrw

TVJ5

8e

kavrov

of

just,one

three

Cronus

sons,

and

name,

Zeus

Apollo.

Pontus

Sidon,
of her

b llovroq.

rpia-Marw

to

he

levrepip

v.parria-euq

ncct

who

Then

^aa-tX"K!i,(;,
6 IXoi;,toi/t'

ea-rtv

from

by

himself
invades

maroon

puts

him

VOWS

the

to

the
and

having

to

excellence
the

called

Meli-

Heracles.
makes

war

parting from

him

Demaroon.

De-

flight,and

but

Pontus

Demarooii

for his escape.

reign,Ilus,who
an

hymns

born

thirty-second year

laid

scended
de-

Posidon.

Ouranus
but

the

Pontus

Pontus,

sacrifice

In

and

tus,
Pon-

were

Nereus

was

is also

again

attaches

power

and

Demaroon

AvjjWa- against Pontus,

Ar]fA,apov(;,
rpoitov-

who

praises:

or

carthus,
'Hpsc"iXr}(;.

a.moo'rai;,

these

singingfirst invented

But

Ovpavoi;
%oXefji."i

with

Typhon,

of

Afjj/.apovvrt
yiutTcci

Atjixapovi;
(pvyvji^va-tav rjv^-

Eret

father

of odes

"Atzi

Eiteiat
nrpaa-TiOercti.

povvTi
T6

Kai

and

'N-^pevi;,

Iloa-et^ccy.

TzaXiv

the

Cronus

father's

Contemporary

2*S"))/' ^ xafi'

6 kok
MeXiKCipdoi;.
EiTo.

called

Y.ai

yivoi/rai

iicepZoXfiv
evcpcoviai;
^parvj
vov

out

At^oXXuv.

y.a,t

TOVTOV";

Uoi/Toi;Koci

TlovTov

rcf itciTpt,

found

Asclepius:

bare

his

bearing

ev

had

plough, was

called

in Persea

also

had

AayCkr^-

the

Sydyc,

Titanides

the

Tiravituv

Tcov

Se nat
iyer/iByi"7(x,v

Zevi B^Xo?,

Pothos

sons,

by

Arotrius.

To

Keyo[A."vai

t")

Kpo^oqojAuvvf^oi;

two

after he

Dagon,

Zeus

cruvehBovcra,
yevva,
itiov.

and

Eros.

And

Zeii? Aporpioi;.
'Ev^V/iai Se

birth ; also

daughters,

moreover

enAijS'ijbread-cort)

aporpov,

yiai

whom

Epeof.

y.a,t

Aayciiv 67reiS)j
evpe

""

'O

and

appev-

Rhea

on

of

his

from
had

he

Dione

begat

Arte-

or

youngest

consecrated

by

Mpk-

yevetxei,

the

sons,

was

veu-

Titanides,
he

and

seven

ano

ytvovrai

waiSe? iT:ra,

Pea?

mides

vtat
Apre/xiSe^.

auTW

called

daughters

eizrcc

ambuscade

is

of

his

Cronus,
for

his

13

SANCHONIATIIO.

Ovpavov rov
Kpovoi;,

tckS

Xo%'/;c7a? ev

f/tTf

t"

'K'qywv

eyyvi;

aiboia,

avrov
a-K'/iprtaB'fi

v.ai

aitea-ra^ev
avTov

Tuv

atbofjov,etq
Ticv

middle

ra,^

'sryiyca;,

-co,

iZctTa,

Seivtwra*

in

of

him

gotten

his

the

and

the

waters

place is

shewed

in

having

and

rivers.

consecrated,

separated,

and

dropt into

the

of his parts
and

place

bers
hands, dismem-

was

spiritwas

blood

earth,

fountains

near

Ouranus

his

certain

the

into

him

alf^cc

to

TtoTocfAcov

lJi-"XpirovTov

v.xi

'jinvj/.a,

to

the

Ouvanus

There

no'ca'Xdiv.

xat

father

"7vv-

acp't'epudyj
Ovpavoi;,vcai

evBoc

y.cct

[/."(to-

inzoxeipiov,

to,

avrov

wvei

rivi

Xatuv

--tat

yttw,

TraTepa

of the

the
tains
foun-

rivers ; and
this

to

even

and

dav.

to

Xo.'pioy.

(llaAiy Sf

jweS' erepa,
eTTi"j)epei

rsvToit;

Xeyi)]/.) Acrrapr-/j Se ij[A.eZeuj

y.a.1

jiTT'/i,

(Then

(7vyypci"j)"Vi;

other

things,

goes

called

the

Astarte

entitled

maroon
^"iii/.v.povi;,

named
e^a.'TiKcvoy T^q
vj
yvi-'fA-rj.

^aaiXeiuq
y.""p"xXri

'KapciT-qi/.ov KecpaX-qvravpov,
"nepiyoa-rovira,

Se

tjjv

king

the

Astarte
mark

head

of

and

she

the

consecrated

Se
(Ttji/
dyia, v'/jtTu acpiepoKTe.

Tyre

and

$i5""("t"?,
A"7Ta,pTyjv
TYjv A(ppo-

Astarte

is

iiTYjveivai
Ktw

Tvjy

when

iictt

5e

ys-

kavrov
rov
(pOopat;,

vlov, Kpovot; Ovptzvcc

oXoyiupnoi,Kcct

Ttepirei^vercii,
rcv(;

of Cronus

consent

her

head,

in

the

table
habi-

took

holy

Phoenicians

as

foiling

star

she

bull's

the

air,which

up,

island
that

say

Aphrodite,

da

ravro

avrcf

ra,

the
there

going

son

as

and
forced

"Tvu.j/,cx.'/flVi;not

happened

offered
to

his

circumcised

his allies to

long

his

afterwards

do

table
habi-

daughter

of Attica

kingdom

sacrifice

the

about

to

gave

mortality,Cronus

0.^010,
itoirja'at

also

world,

I^V"

^acTtXeiav.XoiiAov

narpi

KXi

AShJVO.
TIJ

Athena

jAOvoyev/}

gods, reigned over

found

the

Cronus,

Kpovci;Se irepii'uv

S"Si)!7"
OvyCCTpt
TVJ? ATTiVC'/J^

vojAevcv

Adodus

Xeyovai.}

T'/jV Of/tSUjIAOTJV,
TOll

ev

and

sovereignty,a

and

ayeXouevyj,

y.cii

De-

her

Tvpaitt;

oy

greatest, and

upon

through

cceponeT^

evpev

But

put

ao'Tepa,,

VYjv,

of

some

:)

travellingabout

world,

afMV[A,t-

thus

on

Zeus,

}s.povov the country by the

yapaq,

Se Ao'ra.pTVjeTre0)jxe and

tStoi

Tij

the

after

historian,

our

and

plague

and

up

his

father

nus,
Oura-

himself,
the
he

same

only

and
and

consecrated

14

SANCHONIATHO,

his

after
Ttaiha,

Tiokv

erf

Pea?

MovO' aitoovoi/.a,t,o[xevov

Slai/ovTa
he

avrov

pov

TOvrov

rovroii;

CTTt

BaaATiSi,

T'/j

Aiuy/j S*o""-

xat

Ka"'^poi;
ayporai^
ol

re

aXi-

jta*

B'/jpvTOVacpupeacrav.

Ilpo Se

(/.itxria'a^evo^tov

Tccv

^euv

Kpovu

rcf

crroi-

eitevotide

"/a.paY.r-qpa";,

xai

8i"-

twv
lepovi;

rovi

rvT[U(Te!/

Y.ai

Xomiiv

rwv

v.cci

recrcrapa,

nai
eiAirpocrdiuv

ruv

OTCiaBiccvy-epuv' Svo Se '/jcu^t)

u(/.jiv

re(T"japa' Zvo [Mv,

icrepa

litra^eva,Sfo
TO

ro:v

t'TTi

y.at

[/.vovrcc

8t ok;

e-AOifxccro' v.oli

eypyiyopKi;
T.repuv

or*
oi^OiCii;'

"jTitiOjaej'o?luraro,
[Xfvoi;
TTOi?

f/.ara

Sua
i"eoi?,
etci

avvi'K'vavrQ

v.ai

roK;

aviiravero.

ruv

eKxa-rq}
uy.o)v, ui;

ra

Byblus

KCCi

eiri

Pluto.

lura.Se

Aot-

Tirtpaon

Kpovy.

and

the

to

and

Berytus

Caberi,

fishermen

the

goddess

remains

and

the

they

of Pontus

at

before

these

the

things

god

Taautus, having representedOuranus,

made

gods

the

sacred

having
and

four

closing

in

flying,and
the

slept

in

manner

that

flying,yet

wings
to

controul

two

wings

he

to

each

in

two

the
at

that

Cronus

rested

to

head,

he

But
two

were

his

ders,
shoul-

flew

under

had

the

his
was

flew.

he

and
And

respect

they

act
rest.

awake.

upon

that

his

the

upon

there

of Cronus
upon

and

Avhilst he

gods

intimate

the

was

whilst

only

of them

two

watching,

was

with

other

power,

parts before

was,

he

rested

for Cronus

reposing as

two

whilst

other

royal

the

wings,

symbol

he

the

in

the

also

his

sleep;

four

reposed

to

of

parts behind,

as

shoulders

like

of

and

Dagon,

contrived

eyes

in the

whilst

and

ensign

of

countenances

characters
He

the

the

Cronus,

elements.

of

of

types

the

Svj
xat

the

to

Dione,

and

gives

Berytus.

wings,

avoc-

is

husbandmen

And
v(pei[/."va.

Kp"vo; y.otiM:[xevo"; c^Xewe,

ruv

ix;

ijv\/.to'K'jv
-riv, eite"ri

Sf

of

Posidon,

to

itcipacryiiA,a

^a"7iKeta.^,
oi/,[^a.ra
rcov

city

But

Ovpavov,

oxpei:;,
Kpovov re

Actyuvoi,

X^iOiV

and

things, Cronus

Baaltis, which

S'eo?Taav-

Tovrwv

TCii;

"Jt

y.at

these

Xet^'i^va, consecrated

Ilovroii

Kcci

After

^ei/, the

'Bvjpvrov8e YloaeiZavi

ei? T7JV

call Death

Phoenicians

Kpovo?

nroXiv

[A,ev rriv

eva-iv.

the

him

by Rhea;

had

he

called

son,

'^oi.-

YlXovToiva,

yiai

Bv^Xov

(Ti,

whom

Muth,

another

acptepot. "cti^ccrov

liai

Se

aiio

death

one

also
for

SANCHONIATHO.

hvo.

iiTtpa

kv

vmuruTov

"/jyejji.o-

vtaj

vov,

'K'kOuv Se

Tov

eitt

cni

K/jovof
e"?

%f^av,

duaa-av

eSaxe

Srey

Taat^Tw,

^aiTiXeiOVavTu

"ytv^Ta*.

2i/Sex

"tXij7r"o?,
ui

Trai?,

itavra

aWfiyop-quai,roif

a",

irapi^uY-e
to;?

TeXeTiuv

"navroi;

fwjvsowre?,

opyiucn,

fwfitraKToif.

uv

Tccv

THE

Efiof ijy

ton;

(AeyakaK;

y.ivlvvo)v,avTi

(p6opai;,
TO
Tfxvo!)/,

TOV?

brother

down

set

that

it

TOV

irpu-

All these
first

the

might

to

his

be

and

Sydec,

memoirs,

Hierophant

of

world,

and

for

increase, delivered
and

One

three

who

letters,the

Prap.

OF

It

delivered

the

was

cients, in

the

them

and

of

tuv

rj

the

the

cityor

avenging

they,

allegotheir

to

of

foreigners:

of

inventor

brother

of

Chna,

first Phoenician.
lib. I.

Evan.

"

10.

c.

tw:M^^^^WR

THE

custom

times

super-

these

the
Isiris,

was

is called

Euseb.

to

up

passionsof

mysteries:

rage

the

mixed

priestsand prophets,the

successors,

god

of all among

and

of the

all

Thabion,

of

the

among

an-

great calamity,to

prevent the ruin of all,for the

'na.vruv

'fiyaTtfjy.ivov

the

of

the

as

son

Occurrences

perceivingthe

the

their

them.

thingsthe

and

to the

iv

tkv
"TVf/."popaiq

y-paTovvTa;

Egypt

he, the Caberi,

commanded

SACRIFICE

i:aXaiOK;,

tij?

coun-

Asclepius,first

in

Taautus

whom

xa"

-qv

MYSTICAL

Tojf

all

gave

of

sons

eighth

ries

avrwv

/xcTovo/AatrflevTOf
*ojv"xo?.

OF

TfKi;

en

ypafA-fAaTuv

(vpervji;,ahX(poiXva
TOV

into the

things,says

Tipocprj- intendants

Ton;

"if

rpiwy

south,

seven

the

y.at

iiuloypti"Ko.pi^ua-ccv
nat

iTipii

the

o"

ava[A,i^-nature

-vvtpovav^iiv

TOV

coming

god Taautus,

(pva-iMtf with

re

mhrd

sense.

Phoenicians, allegorizedand
'l"po(pavTY]i

xaTa/!%0D"r*
ol

TUi^.

Croniis

These

@a.tiwvoi

iradta-iv

xatyioa-fAiMtf

for the

the

kingdom,

ait' aimof

^oivi-auv

ytyovoTuv

the

oir"?

"v(7"iKciro

T4JV

TTpToe

One

governing part,

try of the

Atyvicrov

A"ra^eXcpoi

avrotf

Tavra.

and

And

mailii; Katrifoi,

aylooqavrav

y.ai

most

votou

vTt"ix.v/i(/.art(Ta.vro

kftra

the

(^'/)o-")
irpwTo*

Se

Tavra,

a.vruv

Tvji/

tij?

15

nation

to

deities the

rulers

sacrifice
most

to

beloved

16

SANCHONIATIIO.

woXew?

iTti^ihiBci

Xvrpov Toii

(IX?)

/wfTa

Triv

Kpovov aa-iepa,

ef
ttpaOei;,

S"a

ov

lj.Qvoya"ri,

enaXovv,

tov

ert

vvv

by

and

leoyS

rovro

^aaiXmo)

the

ixiv

ovv

otpiuv avToq

ruv

y.a.i

y.ai

avQii ^^ojuxej

AtyvTCTioi.
TO

Teruv,

ueT

t"

xaj

"nvtv/ji.a.riKUTaTav

t,mv
y.ai

itavTuv

ip-

twv

W
isvpulf^

itapehOvi.
itap^cp
awneptXfiTovha,

y.ai

avTov

Ta%o?

tow

(/.aroi; 'Kapia-rvjan, ^.i^pii

Te

Tuv

x""/iay, 73 aXXov

xa"

e^uOtv, e|

y,:a.
T"5

he

invested

planet

when

king,

country called
who

son,

son

from

altar,

the

em-

sacrificed
lib. I.

Evan.

war

the

with

son

the

so

only

an

royalty,and
PfCEp.

for

adorned

this

that

on

him.
10.

C.

SERPENT.

Taautus
and

serpent tribe
lowed

by

tians.
him

to

as

or

TioniTat.
yi.ivfi"j(.\c,

aai

this
most

of

worship

which

he

PhcEnicians

the

itexhibits

iroS^y

Xojwa

be

in

the

For

the

the basilisk,

animal

the
fol-

was

and
was

Egypheld

of
inspirited

by

all the

reptiles,
andofafierynature;inasmuch

ing by

Tivoq

first consecrated

introduced

-nviv-

to.

uv

THE

Ipa-MVTOi

TOV

yap

land

of

the

danger

great

was

vlov, ^ufxcv Te

rov

"^""e"ao-evTaauTo?,
avTov

name,

death

y.o"riJi.'/j"Ta(

OF

^v(nv

in

still call

Euseb.

"

his

of the

for

Phoenicians

styled leoud,

when

and

xaXot^/xevouiiapa.

after

re-

mystically.

the

only

an

is

beset

ovrcci

[jLovoyevovi;

offered

his

PhcEuicians

exuv

y.a,T"iXyj(f)OTuv
tojv

fx-eyiaruv

Tyjv

devoted

nymph

Anobret

Y.aB-

blems
ton;^amli,v.ivlvvuive\i'no'kilMv

"r%rjj/.a'Ti

were

instated

bears

vvi^cpr^i account

evixaptai

vlov
Ai/iotpeT
KeyojAiv/}!;,

XoopaVf

who

who

and

which

varzepov

v.ai

fiiov TeXet/Tijv had

Tov

rov

Kat

price of

whom

Cronus,

deified

^a"Ti~

itpoa-ayopevovtri,
rtii %wpa,";,

To"

the

were

^oiviK""; la-pavjX call II, and

ol

Xevav

e"5

they

this purpose

St oJ

Kpavoi; For

SiSo/*evo;
[Ava-ri-AUi.
ov

demption

TtiAupoK;

haifAoa-i.
Karecr^aTTovTo

roivvv,

as

edvovq, "i"; a-cpuy/jv of their children

fi

by

its

feet,or
which

motion.
sumes

an

spiritwithout
any

of those

other
And

incredible

either
external

animals
in

movCelerity,

hands,
organs,

effect

its progress

their
it

Varietyof forms, moving

as-

in

17

SANCHONIATIIO.

TTOfjcfAwy

spiral

rvmvi;

cxt\if.ai:o:v

swiftness

amreXd,

Kara

v.ai

and

course,

it

pleases.

tto-

tijv

and

p"ia.jfeXiY.o"t'bei(;exeiTa(;opuaii, long-lived,
((()'

^ovAeTdi

-rayjit;'
le

TcoXvxpoviurarov

uovov

v"aZ,"tv,

ahXcc

"/.a*

rpov

eiteiixv

Ta|f

TOVTo

piotq

TO

"nrX'^pua-Ti,

Xi!7X"Ta".

o/AOJw?

jU,et^o^a

u,;

auTO{

ypcupait;.
TO

"^mv

av^rjtriv

it

fulfilled

Ttecpv/.e.

of

ev

eavrov

ava-

Upccti;

tan;

Taavroi
Sio

Kai

y.ai

ev

avi/.TtapftXfj'KTai,

/%e-

y-are-

ev

tepoii;

f/.v"Tri\-

as

has

its

has

wherefore

duced

in

the

Euseb.
"

its

old

laid

sacred

Prcep.

measure

itself:
in

the

animal
rites

Evan.

re-

when

consumes

this

and
it

And

down

not

but

appointed
it

very

age,

youth,

the

existence,

books,

ries.

ofF

is

of

quality

increase.

greater

Taautus

it

the

second

ceives

a}piiTi/."vov

eiq

assuming

degree

And

has

putting

of

Only

7';j/;a?

TO

Kai

67riSex6(r6a(

ov

ea-rt,

et^lvofi-tioi

Tip

aaci

what

at

sacred
is

and

lib.

intro-

mysteI.e.

10.

BEROSSUS

FROM

TATTA

/A"v

Kea

AKupov

iaiov,

en

Xuv

SiiToy

(pavtjvai
lAira

06

rep

irpur"p

ri"t"Xuv

[ji.era

[Acvcz,
Xivaai

T")?

^evrepov

(.%

a-apov^

^auyiov

nac-

Sexa.

-xara

and

then

histor
said

after

sari

shepherd
sari;

avrrjv

roiq

avu

and
from
in

again
a

fourth

form

with

he

those

first

that

Then

the

city
teen
eigh-

Daonus

the

reigned

(he

says)

peared
ap-

Erythrsean

having

above,

it

ever,
how-

reigned

him

the

Annedotus,

the

sari.)
from

time

from

has

Annedotus

Pantibiblon

his

Poly-

says

second

after

thraean
Ery-

Abydenus,

and

in

the

in

Megalarus
;

event,

twenty-six

Pantibiblon

ten

sari

the

succeeded
of

the

ApoUodorus
forty

and

Musarus

Alexander

appeared

makes
appear

the
from

anticipating

after

ten

Chaldaean,

(But

but

bylon,
Ba-

Pantibiblon

Annedotus

he

of

reigned

from

appeared

that

was

he

the

sea.

us

Alaparus,

came

the

tells

Alorus

afterwards

time

Oannes

He

was

Ammenon

Berossus

us.

king

who

((^";o-j)
(pav^vxi
re-

to

Chaldaean

Amelon

irot-

/Sao-t-

EpvBpaq Awr^urov
rt\v

sari:

which

history

first
a

efAoat

ov.rav.ai^e/La.

YlavrttttXccv

"""

the

year;

^cca-iXevcrat

rovrov

iiaXiv

Tovrov

ovrci

a-apov^

aapov^

jAercc

eifr\y.i

eni.

rov

T[oX(U(;.

avrov

Av"ij-

rov

MtyaXapov

etrcx.

XaX-

rov

rta-trapaMvra.

Atvhivoi;

I?.)

Ilai^rttiS-

the

transmitted

(rapov^

TipoXatwv

Tapov^

AvvvjSiaTov

raprov

eve

is

Epv6pa(;. (o7r"(j

T";?

"-/t

Ce

Se

XaX-

KINGS.

{"pyj(Ti)(pa,yi]vai whose

AXe|avSpo?

ex

that

Qai/yr}v

i^vaapov

v.a.1

Ba^vXuvoi;

rov

ecp' ov

Oaiov,

8e

has

A/A/xevava

eira
,

Tov

yeve"T6at ^a"n-

y.a6e^yi^AXairapov

y.ai

AfJifiXuva

nai

This

^aaihfVTai

8txa.

CHALDEAN

IcttoBojp"xro-fl?

npurou

/)'/j"r".

APOLLODORUS.

THE

OF

the

the

sea

same

shape

of

20

BEROSSUS.

i^BvQ^

Tla,VTi"i"Kti"v,

T7j^

xara

ix^voi

tijv

viro

6(VTa

Se

^tjo-j

Clavvov

the

avdpu-

iravra^

Kara

y-epoq

Ttepi

rovTOJV

^ivov

XaXSaKJv

he

SfKoe.

vapovi

and

fish

aprov

oe

fMv

Tov

yivea-Oai
Xen;

UV.07i,

ofAov

trapov^

Then

stantially
circum-

and

formed
in-

had

eighth

the

CIti-

lov

^acriXev-

titi

eight

in

his

eighteen

sari

of

naTatuXvcr-

which
a^

^aa-iixarov

the

no

and
39.

Chaldaean,

reigned

in

his

reigned

is

ten

that

the

sum

and

the

term

collectively
twenty
Euseb.

happened

time
So

of

death

the

Xisuthrus

son

sari.

ten

he

upon

being

he

and

Chal-

reigned

Otiartes,

these

mention.)

and

order

kings

they

hundred
Chron.

made

deluge.

great
all

concerning

And

sari.

Otiartes,

the

Laranchae

from

Laranchae

Se

Apollodo-

says

Amempsinus,

reigned

from

mavTai;

Sena*

has

Abydenus

A.apayxt'iv.

((pyjo-i) yeyevYjo-Bat,

was

name

Oannes

of

reigned

onTuytai^eyta.

fjieyav

these,

them

Then

ff.

between

whose

particularly

flr*-

TeXevrvja'avroi

arapovf

rovTOv

|a"

trapov^

HttrovOpov

avrov

related

rus,

form

man,

(All

daean

oyhoov

a^

ex

Se

paaiXevaai

ca*

""Ta

XaXSawv

aprrjv

A/Af/A-

avrov

having

former,

whatever

AapiK.yxuv-

"k

paaiXevcraci

vlov

ap^at

thraean
Ery-

prj-

Atv^n/o^

eiTcev.)(na

the

compUcated

same

e^rjy^aaa-

6ai.

ovhev

ra

yie(paXaM^eii^

the

from

hke

Odacon.

(TovTor^

appeared

(k.

of^oiov

irpoi

eighteen

of

there

personage
sea

(pccv-^vai

^aXaaa-fj^

Epvdpa^

from

term

days

his

in

sari;

tou-

eiti

((pYj(riv)aXXov

the

for

another

oxTWKajSevta.

irapovi

man.

evt

j9a(rjAe^"rat

xat

of

that

Euedoreschus

reigned

Then

Pantibiblon,

"^p^ai Eveiup"(7xav

f"Ta

Tov

/a(|"v.

avOpicnovf

Tcpoi

with

blended

fish

reigned
sari.

Syncel.

"

Chron.

an

5.

BEROSSUS:

A'BYDENUS.

FROM

CHALDiEAN

THE

OF

XAAAAION

ot;

Tov

[A.IV

dta^ovvat,

Xoyov

fuvrov

vnep

Xfu

5e

rov

'KOty.eva

0eo^

Se
anobei^cct. (3a"7iXfv"7cx.i

povt;

Sevta.

Se

a-apo^

report

that

be

the

to

and

Se

ap^cci

T^f??

jM.e^' ov

sari

roXew?

IlctvTi-

from

capavz

AtxiAkapoi;

eve

"i"XiD^ e^aaiXevaev

ty'.

(rapovq

devTepov AyvvjSaToi'

"ip' 01)

avadwai

^aKaaaav
Tihi^aiov

Ciavvrj

tijv

tSeav

tvjv

if.

y.eff' ov

JlavTitt^Auv
ToixatSexa.

(x

Yjp^e

Xlavritithuv

(rapovf

M.eyaKapo(;

vjp^e (Tapovf
"ira

IlavTi^i"Xciiv

Aau^

ex

oy.-

"irot[/.Yjv

""cca-i\"V(r(y

be

reigned

of

thirteen

was

six

hundred

sari

Cannes,

city
of

then

in

sea

up
:

after

twelve

his

time

Pantibiblon

the

same

Am-

who

was

then

place eighteen
the

space

Pantibiblon

second

sari,

very

him

of

the

who

Annedotus,

Daos,
for

of

Amillarus

came

the

three

reigned

Pantibiblon,

called

governed
he

is

sarus

six

of

reigned

people

neros

city

Megalarus
sari

now

God

by

thousand

succeeded

from

the

the

Alaparus

semidsemon
to

of

the

out

gave

three

him

the

time

of

king

who

sari

ten

him

menon

fn

of

sixty.

to

first

Shepherd

sossus

like

itapa-

wisdom

appointed

was

to

After

AXanixpov

tovtov

he

years

the

Alorus,

reigned

hundred

Mera

that

was

esteemed

eja-

ecni

country

he

a-a-

the

concerning

It is said

AXupov.

DELUGE.

Chaldseans.

the

"jcp'jiTov Xeyei

THE

AND

much

"ro"piYj(;So

r-fii

iA,"v

KINGS

shepherd,
of

ten

in

his

sari
time

22

BEROSSUS.

double-shaped

four

avehvcrav,
S'aXatro'ij?

ty.

yrjv

ravla'
ovoi/.(iJoi.

mta,

he

eTict
AvYi(A."vr6t;.

/xtSr'
ov^

aXXoiTe

"111
^"KTi9pot;

things

//.era

tov

xpovof

(7apovi

(na"

Tiepi

"Keep

ofMia

Xaxra

of

oirtuj.)jiaet' After

Keyn

aXXoi
Ei^eS"/!e"r%ov

6of ofASpui/
Aeaiou
Sexa. vtfXefe* Se

Tre/ATTTr;

wav

the

cttj

whatever
TToXci

T")

"v

^iTnrapoKTtvaico-

Se
x-pvipai.leicrtOpoi
twiTeXea

TTOJijo-aj,

TauT-x

u.iv

xaTeXa/A^ave

S'fot;. TptTT)Se
uv

ey.OTra"re,

'netpvjv
tOotev

8e

eve

eTztna,

eiiiov

vhaTot;eyc^vaav.

A"

oy.-^KaOop-

anopeovcrai

l^vjc-ovTui, Ts-apa
oirtav

xof^i^ovrai,
itat

TTjffiv

izepai.

waters

Sisithrus

aTTiKaro

tod?

ttjo-*

unbounded

place

with

the

y^ip
T"p-

manded
com-

cityof

these
to

mands,
com-

Armenia,

upon

the

feet stained

translated

him

respect to

then
with

from
the

trial he
returned

mud,

over

again

repeated.

third

they

sided.
sub-

finding

not

rest, returned
he

had

passing

and

the

birds, that

out

birds

This

for

With

and

prevalence of

sent

sea,

of

Sisithrus.

their

Desius

had, in the

the

But

eir' at;-

'Cl^ 8e

SvjTiTjXovKaTairXeot

During

any

the

on

Sippara. Sisithrus,when

God.

an

him

immediately inspired by

was

'^eiaiOpov when

tov

Tp"T")(7J 6VTu;^eev,

he

instantlysailed
and

To

month

deluge,

complied

yrjv

evcSe%o/*evov
wtXayeoj
"T(f)"ai;

(^%aveos,

had

tinues
con-

deluge :)

that

opviQuv he might judge if the flood

tuv

"jioievjA.evoi,

TOV

xa

^uepT)

i/.fT7jn

he

in

eufiei'?eii

Api/,"viov(;
ave7r?.")e,v.a*
-nff^pavTixa.

Sun

things

depositall the writings

to

that

the

the
a

term

others

foretold

be

him

i3,t* ypa/x-

the

Sisithrus.

of

and

some

then

would

the

subject,he

concerning

day

of

number

other

among
the

deity Cronus

there

the

hundred

an

Euedoreschus

irX-r]- fifteenth

"j:p(i"jy]fAaneiy.ev ecrea-Oai

to

to

i^p^av reigned,and

Tjve?

8ij Kpo)/o{
^eio'iOpof'
y

v.QA

reigns

thus

time

afterwards

were

kings, and

ten

irrelative

aicapccA-

ov/.

[/.ev

in the

whole,

twenty sari. (And

eiyiocrt,

these

last of all Sisithrus

the

to

their

not
v.ctTay.'Kva'f/.QV,

rov

in

amounted

(3a,aiA(ia.i
avvlitaTov

that

so

tov^

Sexa'
(Sa.o'kXeiq

T"jf

fipQ"

u^

There

kings, and

other

Eneu-

after

Anodaphus,

was

names

Eneugamus,

Anementus

Euedoreschus.

y.ai

-qpzav,

Tovraiq.

"ivai.

mai'Taf

and

whose

land,

to

sea

Euedocus,

were

'Evehupfaxo^'
Avu^a"po^'

ravza

uv

EiieSw-

the

Evei;^ofXoi,'"boulus,

EvevyajAOif

"Aoq,

of

out

came

personages

the

among

vessel,which

to

And
ceeded,
suc-

with

gods
men.

yet

23

BEROSSUS.

Sffoi

a-ovi,

e|

jWtv

avOpuTiuv

Se

cxxpavitflva-iv.To

inhabitants

is

custom

form

to

bracelets

ev

Syncel.
9.
"

8.

5.

Chron.

lib.

Evan.

Prcep.

Euseb.

Euseb.

wood.
"

"

i'ni-xfiipiOKTi

its

of

amulets

and
38.

"pccpf/.ay.QiTOKTiv

it

Armenia,

in

the

of

uXotov

^vKuv aXi^i-

Ap/AfviTjTtepicfirra

remains

Ttapfixero.

8*

EvT"

ol

OF

THE

Xeyovat

T$vq

OP

TOWER

They
of

fx

'Kpairon;

the

S'eav

Sij

Kai

(fjpoi/rjiravTai,
[ajxeivovai;

"^Xt^aTOV

"Kvpyav

Tvptriv

Iva

Ba^vXwv

vw

aa"Tov

rovi;

avazpitliai

Ba"vXuva.

%oXv9pa
he

iMra

Kpovu

TOV

Tcpurov
T-/)i/

irept

t^v

evxypovi;.
a-vyxva-iv

Babylon

Se

totto?

S"a

tijv

the

assisted
the

work

its

ruins

and

the

of

Ba^eX

said

are

that

language

place

in

is

called

the

now

"

of

confusion
is

by

Euseb.

Chron,

Babylon,

the

PrcBp.
AA.

"Euseb.

the

the

same

tween
be-

arose

the

tower

of

account

on

tongues

called

lib. 9.
Chron.

the

but

built

Hebrews
Evan.

till

who

Titan:

they

which

diversity

war

and

Cronus

Babylon

at

spoken
a

and

men,

all
and

overturned

be

to

it

winds

contrivers

among
had

time

the

introduced

gods

when

but

and

its

where

sky,

heaven,

upon

the

whose

tower

gods,

tongues

S"*Xe"t-

'E^pctict

the

approached

own

despising

stands

now

T"t5jv"

"ca"

vcaXejT"x",

a-uyXuo-*!'

xwXowr*.

S'et'v

6"t

a!y.oho[/,vja-av,
nvv

vvpyov

ya.p

re

noXeu-ov.

Ba^vXav

Tov

8e

(puvfjv eveiY.a(TQa,i,

"rv(7T")vat

ev

epentta
Tea?

o[A,oyXu(7a-ovi

ovTaj

to

S^jra

tov

Keyea-dai

^leOeovrai;
avroio-*

itept

lAyixau/rj/Aa.

Y.cti

ovpavov,

OeoKTt

avefAOvq,

"jSi7xe

eiTTtv'

rov

iivat

aetpeiv,

their

the

reach

should

top

eivai,

in

raise

to

inhabitants

first

and

size,

undertook

gods,

xara-

the

glorying

and

strength
Oevrai;,

that

say

earth,

avatr^ovTa?,

"yijf

BABEL.

"

13.

for

fusion
con-

Babel.

Syncel.

BEROSSUS

POLYHISTOR.

ALEXANDER

FROM

-9^

"^

t-J

the

Ba.^vXwviay.uv(pyjo't,
ye-

veaOai fxev

avrov

TQv
a,vbpov

$"X"Ti-iroi)
ttiv

AXef-

v.ara

Se
ava.ypa(pa(;

yuav.

BatvKuvt

ev

in his first book

that he

lis

Hved

the

t\Ki-

'tcq'aXuv

xaiTTfvTe

Trepje^etv

of

son

and

mankind

ovpccvov,

xa"

'Kpwcoyoviaq,

v.ex,i
^acTiXfwVf

nar'

ruv

Tov

achieved

And

Keia-dat
{(pri"ri)

also

And

he

written

were

counts
ac-

of

of

These

years.

the

of the birth of

those

and

term

historyof

sea

the

of

who
the

had
actions

them.

by

i:ora[Aov

Se
[/.((tyij/.
"f)veiv
aypiovq,

v.a.1 o%p"iv, xa"

"ipi6a";,

Y.ai

Taq

"v

yia.i

a-^a-a-

to"?

k'Keai

in the first place he describes

Babylonia

Y.a,i
Tiypi^oi;
'Evcppco-between

ai/Tijv itvpovi

y-w,

Philip.

'Kpu^ecci/.

\tiivia,v ytiv

rov

the

sovereignrule

Kcct Tipurov y.ei'xt\v Ba^v-

ei:i

myriads

heavens

^a'Aaa'arji,
v.ai

airrovf

fifteen

8e

avaypa/pai

of Alexander

comprehending a

writings contained

ra?

time

preservedat Babylon with

iceptexova-a^ y^pawV

laTopta^
irept rov

xat

of

in the

that there

mentions

(pvXaa'(7""7^ai

Sexai/irep[/.vpicciuv

'710V

ing
concern-

historyof Babylonia,informs

greatest care,
ercov

DELUGE.

THE

Berossus,
Ttcv

COSMOGONY

THE

OF

He

country

the

Tigris and

mentions

that

in

the

called

lakes

like

yayycLc,'

palm

trees

which

were

in

barley.
and

were

the

good

respect to
There

lay

Euphrates.

sesamum;

found

were

gongae,

which

it abounded

wheat, barley,ocrus,

^vofAivaq pj^a? ecrOiea-Oov eaten, and

tj/flwa^eirSat
avTa(;

as

Avere

apples,and

with
and
roots
to

be

ment
nutrialso
most

26

BEROSSUS.

V.CU
l^pvcreii,

vajAuv

SiSacvcetv,xa*

yeoiixerpiav

Kai

crvva-

Kapiruv

x.ai

(TTcepiAaTa,

etiffiyrjo-eigf

inzo^eiYMveiv,xat

yuya^

okuq

itMiia,

l^iov
TcapaZ"wctitoi?

ai/7]Koyrcc

Se

aTto
avOpuitoi^,

Qvhiv

eneoov

TOf

aXXo

%povQv

Zvv:".m-

Si'vaw naXiv
aai

T"5

eivai

Clavj'fiv

ZfiiovTovrovt

TO

ei"; rtji'

SjaiTacrfiat"

i/UKToc^exei

a[A.(f)t"iov.

avrov

yap

OctXatro-civ,

fruits ;
them

soften

has

pa,

^"a

wv

ev

T7)

TOUTa'j/,

o/AO"a

Trei?*

again into
in the

After
animals
sus

irjAcccreiv.
ypcupvi("pYj(Tiv)

he

Se Oaj/vojvwepi

Tov

'KoXneix^

y.ai

TovSe

vapabowai

ypa\pixt,Hat
Xoyov

tov

Moreover

yevecci;

rotq

the

abide

the

and

polity;

"

ev

"

Tevea-da"
Trav

TO

CO

ciyat,

xat

toutoj?

TtiSvj,
/.a*

^aa

Te^a-

ethcpveii
rag

tSea?

avOpu^Koyovfjo-^a*.

e%ovTa
i:ovq

yap

evtovg

Se

hideous
of

two-fold

two

heads;

"Tui/.a

[/.(v

KtcfiaXai Se Sua,

ev,

xa"

Te

other

vtat

TODj

avyuv

tou?

Se Itttto-

to

horns
feet

of
:

had

be

seen

goats.

others

organs

Other

had

with

four

but
the

man,
were

wise
like-

both

male

figures

the

the limbs

and

body

human

Some

most

appeared

They

several

an

produced

one

of

woman.

female.

and

irepovgai/Qpaitovq,were
o-jceXvj v.a/

in their

"yui/ajKe/av,

SiT^Ta,appev

v.ipa.rcf, "%ovTa?,

of

resided

with

one

the

there

and

were

some

They

the

their

darkness

principle.Men

faces.

of

wherein

wings,

their

in which

beings, which

two

kxi

^"(jAii'
naf
jWfv

kings.

of

said

but

of waters,

with

rerpaimpovq,

av^petav re
ajSota

abyss

the

following is

time

nothing

was

he

was

two

Kat

eXovr"K,g

There

with
Zntrepovt;
yevvjdyivat,

hnrpoimitovq' v.ai

y.cct

iSs'p

jta*

itxoto?

ev

"

(j)Yi"7i
xpovov,

when

life, and
the

purport of what

Beros-

concerning

wrote

of

night

other

account

of mankind

ways

all

of which

historyof

Cannes

different

plunge

to

appeared

give an

to

set, it

amphibious.

was

there

generation

civil

ai/OpantOK;.

and

of

way

sun

Being

Cannes,

to

comes

the

for he

this

promises

versal
uni-

so

by

of this
sea,

like

time,

When

the

deep

tend

humanize

material

the custom

was

lect
col-

instructions,nothing

improvement.

j3a(riA"uv
ava-

Ta)v

that

added

been

to

could

and

his

were

the

instructed

he

thing which

From

of

how

short,

manners

mankind.

made

seeds

them

in

in every

to

"tcrrepovSe (pxvyjvaiyiat
erf

shewed

earth, and

'K"pi(r(70v

Se 'q'Mov
Tov
eiipedvjV(i!,i.
T05

distinguish the

theiu

avv-

vjixepiiaiv

upoq

Ta

He

geometrical knowledge.

legs

had
of

and

horses'
a

horse

27

BER0SSU3.

behind,
{/.fp'/jiTcnuv,

he

ra

avOpuTCccv,ov^
iteacv

TYiV

8e

acci

'i^uoyoyyiO-fjvat
men

'Kccc,
iyjiVTac;

Y.ai

ly^pvoc,
en

oniadev

fAipuv

e^'^vroii;,

the
the

lav

and

other

K"f,i

and

bodies

heads

Aai;

y.ey

"%"VTa,

Ka"

Sc

txOvuv.

tsavToha-Kuv
"C^ua

uop(paq

pmv

Se

ovpaq

aXka

v.tx.1
0(pett;,

v.ai

Se

fpTcera,

of

of

the

animals,

in

the

with

of

Add

to

and

too

the

heads

the

tails

were

tures
crea-

every

species

these

fishes,

with

which

horses

men

and

limbs

reptiles,serpents,

shape

short, there

animals.

other's

dogs

of

bodies,

Also

horses

In

all these

km

TiXeio^/a,
"^cccx.

oKKoc

of

S'vj-

(."/ovto.. wpoi;

ty^dvai;,
xac"

rovToit;,

Izirccv

(Tuixara,

Hke

heads

fourfold

animals,

with

ertpa. Z,ooaKecpcc-

vtat

with

the

tails of fishes.

of fishes.

Bpcczovi;,

with

there

dogs

with

"/iV!/oc(;
rerp/x-

a-ccjxc.Tavq, ovpaq

bred
and

ai'Opuvcov
y.e(pa- and

Tavpovq

fashioned

were

resembling hippocentaurs. Bulls

ey.TrpoaOevmen,

likewise
I'JCKoy.iVTu.vpovq

"n/ai.

before

but

other

derful
won-

assumed

each
Of

countenance.

preserved delineations

were

of

temple

Belus

Babylon.

at

^uvfAaa-Tay.ai VTap'riKKayyo/a.
o^pet^oKkrfKav e^ovTw'

laq

y.ai

Ta$

ev

ejvtova^

^v

tw

tou

BrjXov vaop avaKenjOaci.

Ap'(eiv8e
yvKx.iY.a

Se

"

TovTuv

%avruv

iii/ai
ovo[AaOi^opUY.a,'

'/)

XaXSaio-Tt

TovTo

jwev

[^"^feverai

i^ccXaaaa,

have
named

0a-

yiara

oinug
o-eX'/jvTj*
Kj-oyp7j"pov

Se

Se

Omoroca

language

Greeks
but

xwy

who

person,

presidedover

fxeOep- daic

Se
'EXXrjvtiTTi

XcitB,

The

va"'"ta

jMcrtiv,

oMTfiq

Ttofriuai

aXXo

"v

riiAKTv

avrrj

to

v.a.i

jitev rj[/,it7v
to

yrp/,

ovpavov,

y.ai

{(pfjaiv)
tovto

(pvaiokoyeicrOai.
iypovyap

anTw

Tou

Se
to,

"^ua tzipavKrai'aXX'/j-

70|j*vta!? Se

Toq

"yu-

Ti-avTO?,

ytyevriiJLivav

xa*

y.ev
ov-

^"'")vev
tovTov

rov

the

of

the

to

the
the

other
same

in the
an

For

he

which

true

and

came,

formed

and
the

out

time

destroyed the
All

heavens

this

one

whole

universe

this
the
half

and

of

and

at

animals

(he says) was

allegoricaldescriptionof
the

putation,
com-

in

earth,

the

sea:

cut

of

half

abyss.

the

Selene,

things being

Chal-

the

most

to

woman

equivalent to

asunder
her

Thalassa,

situation, Belus
woman

in the

is Thalatth

All

moon.

was

which

it is
BovTo, B'jjXov
(Tp^jtra* t"jv

them,

express

according

supposed

was

nature.

consisting of

28

BEROSSUS.

aXvjv,

TO

y.a.t

a'K'Kovq deov(;cpvpaadaittj yrj,

htairXctcrccitcv^

y.at

tia, vo"pov(;

re

"iv"K,i,

B^jXov, ov

to

(/.Kkflkav,

Se '^acc ovk

lOovra,
(pBoLfYivcu-

xwptxv

Se

(py][xov

(popov,xeXeu"ra;

TO)

yyiv,

ei/ey-

Bvj-

rov

Y.ai

en

v.a.p'KOSjeuv

tuv

Se

SjairAaira*

y.ai

BojXov, nat

VjKiOV,

aarpa,

av-

y.ai

(TeXTjr/jv,
y.cct

y.c(,i

rovq

they

whom

the

universe

the

bear

order.

taken

was

blood

with

from

thence

Se T7)

hevreparovi;

^acTiXeiiruv

(Tapovq
eruv

VMTo.

Tov

yap

Sexa
v.a,i

^cca-tXeta^

ccv-

eKccrov

efAOai,

f^vpia^oc^
tecaapa,-

rpei;,

eaj

airo

Xa'Ahatut,

j(;poj'oytij?

vjToi

Zvo ^iXiotSaj,

xai

Afve*
y.aTa.'/.'Kva-j/.ov.

avTO?

Heavens

reduced

of

his

off,they

were

the

vast

which

form

the

five

of

the

and

av6i? TrapaxaTi"JV

XaXSajwv
airo

ewaToi;

periods of

consisted
and

of

to

the

time
as

of the
from

Chaldteans,
from

the

the

the

the

history

reign,which
hundred

an

hundred

years

Deluge.

Ardates

moon,

Chaldeans,

and

reaching
For

ander,
Alex-

writings of

enumerating

ninth

capable of

was

four

the

and

also formed

of
collectively

thirty-two thousand

and

planets.

each

twenty sari,or

men

and

book

kings

ten

the

AXe^avSpoj,i?

toiv
T-riqypa"pv}i

the second

it

rnix the

earth

Belus

with

gods

when

to

be

sun,

(In

and

other

the

nature

of the

should

to

space

by

soil of the

to

able

light, died.

one

head

the

animals

the

being

stars, and

together

Tuv,

the

this, seeing

off

take

to

the

Toy

Dis, divided

not

ordered
fruitful,

very

take
parlus,
Be-

prevalence

upon

thence

This

But

bearing the light.

(Ev

this account

and

latelycreated,

so

On

separated the

Earth,
to

gushed

from

call

and

darkness,

it

as

knowledge.

men

other

rational, and

are

of divine

the

and

formed.

animals,

wXaj/ijTa?."

TrevTe

blood,

earth

the

it is that

Belus

cf^ipa,(pepeiv' atiOTeXiaai
rov

which

upon
the

with

out,

tov

Bpwnavq,
v.ai
to,
Bfjpia
Swa/xeva
Tov

mixed

deity
off his

cut

a.liA.a,Ti
"hvpa.(T(Xt quite uninhabited, though

anoppvevri

Tnjv

gods

a-K

eavrov
K"^aX'/)va(p"A0i/Ti

T1JV

head

cpuroi hwafxii/ from

rov

T-/JV

-^0}-

ZtaTacoci

y.a,t

ra
y-Oir/AOV*

Kwra

cvtOTo?

ovpa-vov

v.ai

yvjv

he

rov

own

men
were
i/.edepiA,'fjvevoviTif

Aiac

f/.eo'ovre[/.(ivTa
piarai

(ppovrj-

yiai

^eiai; f/^rty^eiv

(reui;

"kw

avBpwnovq'

the

above-mentioned

(Belus)

nually
conti-

being

therein

generated

alj/.a,
tov^

pvev

animals

and

moisture,

to

the

the

kings

Xisuthrus,

29

BEROSSUS.

^oia-tXeco(;
Apbccrov

eiri

rov

SevcflsTovKeyo[A"V(jy
itap'avToii;

called

is

who

this

in

proceeds

them

by

the

tenth,

manner;)

OVTCCq.^
Si"Tivdpov,

vlov

Tov.

"Ti\ev(Tai

eTr;

svtTwjtatSejca*

a-apovi;

tovtov

y.a,ray.Xv3"

//.eym

Xisuthrus

son

eighteen sari.
the

Xoyoy

Tov

tuvo'j

rov

viaTcc

avrv

Kpovov

tov

ovTii?.

(pavaci,[/."/jvoqAa,i(7ix

Tocyra

Se^iaTT)

y.at

itejA.m'ri

rovq

y.eA"va-ai
(j)9ccpria-"cr9iiit.

Si" ypafA.[Aa.ruv

^etvai

avTa

apyaz

Ttavrai/

reXerac:;

vmi

/xeo-a

xa"

him

gave

fifteenth
there

be

would

wntmg

yei/uv

KCfA

noKat
l3pw;A.a.Ta.

le
efji^aXetv

y.aTa,

^s'a

"ta"

xa*
TeTpcc-Kolci,

wTvjva

V.CX.I

TsavTo.

"vrp"T:icrni/.f)'Ov, nXeiv.

Tovi;

avSeovi;' ev^ay-ivov

aya.%a yevsaQai. tovV

Bpumoti;
'^apaKova-avTo,,

ov

to
a-y.cc(po(;,
yev

a-avTo,

o-TaSiwv

mvre,

raSjwv Sfo'

TO,

to

Se

y^KO(;

irXaTs?

rejtva,

xccj

roy^

ava.yv.aiovc,

build

to

him

with

lations

thing

and

to

the

to

he

answered,

the

good

five

thing which

Biuq Xri^avToi'
rcov

opveuv

tiva

last of

stadia
Into

two.

all

he

himself

had

conveyed

the
sail ?

to

the

he
and

obeyed
built

leno-th,and

this he

:"

Gods

prayerfor

And

in

rove

asked

up

admonition:

divine

vessel

offered

life,

species

trust

To

of mankind.

Se

ev-

he

which

board

fly or

was

"

re-

sustain
all

also

he

and

on

to

and

take

to

friends

Having

whither

breadth

na"
yi.aTa.Y.Xv(Ty.ov,

Deity,

upon

term

Sippara;

at

either

that

deep.

was

of all

securely

convey

in

earth

"/)jXou?iy.ti,ta"Ton.
ytyoi^vov
Toy

it his
to

take

the

Sun

to

beginnino",

present

necessary

animals,

upon

the

vessel, and

and

commit

to

accounts

the

into

every

Se (jwra-yfivjla. the

crt))/6e(75a",
"{""
-yyvaf/tci,

Travra

xa"

vtuvn-fiyrj-

city of

the

(pccvat, of

'KovKXe^;
epurui[A"vovie
wpoi

in

"f)iXo^v' and

aytzy^ccij^v

St

evOeaOoct

(7vy-

He

destroyed.

the

to

and
to bury these
'Si'7['7[a.poi(;,-^ocu/cx.viryjyrj(Tay.ei'ov
iji"Taruv
"[^^-/jya,i
"rKpupo(;

which

final conclusion

and

opv^- procedure,

flood, by

of

history

the

upon

Dsesia

him

enjoined

vision,

month

be

would

Deity,

in

that

the

of

day

therefore

him

to

notice

ijXiov things, down

nrAet

ev

ovv

happened

The

manner.

Cronus, appeared

mankind
y.oi.ra.-/(.Xva-[/.ov

into
av^puTtovi;

reigned

great Deluge; the historyof which

and

ema-

and

his time

In

his

Ardates,

succeeded,

yevecrdat.avxypupearQcci is given in this

jwov

Se

/3aaicrovBpov

avrov

of

death

the

After

Se TeXenTijo-avTo?

AphaTov

in

put every

got

ready ;

into

it his

and

wife,

30

BEROSSUS.

ov

8e

S,ta-ov9pov
aipiemt. r"f,

Tov

rpo(prii"
"vpo"ra

is-hotov.

TraXiv

opvea'

TO.

""?

T-qv

'de vrxXiv

tuvtcx.

TroSa?

eXdeiv tov;

vaw

f%ovTa'
iteTffiKccjMvovi;

Oeiv

to

atp"6(vTa,ovy.

zpnoy

wXojoi'.

TO

ei?

(pyivevat'heKovra

he 5"-

tov

poccpuv iA.epoi;

v.at

whence

y.vSepvrjTov
Trpoavivv/j-

rov

7VJV,

Ttjv

a-avTo,

^eoiq, jtviaQoci
/xeTa

eviMavTuv
""

Touj

ray

B.tiyovO
pov

rov

"avra"; '^vjreiv
avrov

^omvraq.

6povavrov

"k

rov

lia

rrjv

TcopiViaOat fxira

xai

rr)v

rv}v

afpoq
wi;

leov

^iocreSeii,v.ai

eivai

o*K)j"7ovTa.

"t"

ovk

(/.tv avroi^

avruv

ovo-

Se H"o"ou-

KeXeLoycrctv,
yeveo-^a*,

map

evt,

ent

rov

^e
otpOvjvai'
(puvriv

c/MTovi;

tw

eia-iTopevo[A.evo:v

/Avj

icepi

fjMroi

ev

vTcojjLdvavrai;

"cj-Xojy,

fvaeteiav
f^ecjv

roiv

T/jf Se avrvji;
yvvaiHa

^vyarfpa,

v.ai

v)jtijv /A6Te(rxijx"va".

above

the

made

an

tj/^^^

avrov,

y.at

rov

Kv"epemev

re

of

finding

the

by

his

and

that

the

side

Xisuthrus

of

constructed

an

the

to

the

and

vessel

those

gods.

with

who

him,

who

remained

vessel, finding

that

the

return,

the

more

but

guish his

voice

hear

admonish

him

regard

to

the

called

they

in the

them
;

did
many

continually
Him

could

they
distin-

air, and

in the

gods

disap-

with

of Xisuthrus.

name

no

and

came

Others

out

came

lamentations,

saw

the

to

peared. They,

on

of

imme-

adoration

sacrifices

Xisuthrus

not

the

things being duly performed,

both
out

vessel, and

wife, his daugh-

having

altar, offered
These

his

pilot.

diately paid
earth

now

therefore

out,

to

that

immediatelyquitted it,

attended

being

from

was

the

looking

he

mountain,

but

Having

driven

was

birds;
more

and

trial

earth

in

he

feet

judgment,

waters.

upon

their

no

the

opening

cupai/v].ter, and

tcKoiov

rov

-coov

formed

made

him

to

surface

time

these

to

again.

days,

He

With

he

/Swfcoj/vessel

xat

^va-taa-ocvTcc
Kcti
t'bpvaaiji.evov,
Toi?

the

time

returned

y.%i

^vyarpoi,

ttj?

ymi

yvvaiMi;,

third

not

him

to

with

mud.

some

place

some

returned

in

was

out

any

second

flood

which

nor

of

forth

tinged with

tj,

t)j?

interval

now

they

(.vS'/ivai
i^era

nvt,

opei

they

sent

vessel

food,

them

rov

ttXojov

the

the

earth, and

feet,returned

an

sent

After

Xisuthrus

any

their

After

the

upon

from

tccv

to

friends.

abated,

rest

a"am-

Ti

tSoj-Ta irpoauKfiXav

Se
eA-

"t;

evvorjSyjvai
a-ovOpov
yrjv

tihoiov

time

ijjwepa?
"(/)""- finding

jM,"Ta Tiva?

vat

been

Bia-ov9pov birds

Se

TOV

had

Towoy

eXGeiv eiq

KaOiacci, itaKiv

oirov

TO

ovre

children, and

to

and

pay

could
due

likewise

31

BEllOSSUS.

axnoii^'

"i";

of

Bac."vAava,

avTQii;,

fj.f.i'On;ra

Ha"

"KXiv,

8"

rovi;

"jxi

^eotq,

rott;

re

cmv'

^v-

mpt^i

nat

gods

he

would

best

of

their

search

and

then

were

taking

the
and

at

Sippara,

known

to

the

theland

all

where

place

of Armenia.
heard

having

offered

words,

added

Babylonia,

that

remainder

he
make

made

was

and

obtained

them
to

be

to

wife

this

writings

to

mankind

and

To

the

his

pilot, had

have

were

The

the

way

for

translated

that

account

upon

was

honour.

that

they

was

he

with

same

which

Ha^vXava.

TcopcuGrjyaien;

it

that

the

daughter,

vaj

the

avra

aMvcracvTcc^

that

piety

with

oitov

on

Apu-ei/txt;

%ap%

rj

his

live

aveXo-

8"aSof

ypaufAara

cx,y6p'j!7:ot(;'
kxi

To"5

them

stjAccpTcci

w?

StTTTra/jwy

")t

inform

itaXiv

eX"V"rovrai

art

sacrifices

these

the

to

gods

circuit, journeyed

towards

Babylonia.
Se

Tow

y.Xa"r6eyToi;

{/.epoq
cci/

ev

ev

r-q";

opeci

Se

6a.i

rpctiiiacj

Tou?

jz-ovq.

nzpoq

BccovXuva,

y.cci

TcoXeii

lepa

STrr/.n/rcci

moXXai;

xpa-T-

some

part

Armenia,
in

the

Corcyrajan
and

the

tsd?

q/i^o-

ovv

rare

by

In

tov-

e-^

to

avopv^ai,

writings

y.riZpvraq,

building

Ba,"vXuva.

and

again.
Chron.

which

this

;
at

and

had

make

use

and

Stjncel.

and

was

menia
Ar-

off

the

been
of

they

set

erecting
thus

it

let.
amu-

found

having

Citron.

in

returned

they

Sippara,

cities,

5.8.

and

in

remains

scrape
it

manner

Babylon
"

it yet

alexipharmic

an

Babylon

of

stranded

mountains

coated,
of

way

thus

people

with

outwardly

avitpvtraiMvov^, irtzXiv
r-^v

being

jto/Ai^ejy bitumen,

eXQovraq

'EiTtTiapuv 'Ypa.[xu.aTa
v.01,1

en

Kopvivpat-

rot?

a"yi.\)aXrov

avT/i'j

eti;

ApfAevia,

rovTiXoiov

ano^vovrcK;

vessel

v.a,ra.-

Apf/.evi.aqtiai/.eveiy,

a'TO

v.amvai;

rovrov

tt/

avrov

The

tcXoiov

the
about

temples
inhabited
Euseb.

28.
"

32

BER03"US.

ABRAHAM.

OF

Mera

SenaTi)yeve?
T"?
v.ai

XaXSafOd;

wa/ia

8"t"jo5 ai/^/), vta*

^v
TO.

ovpavta

//leya?,

nertion,

^poyovq

a"nepoiv

Tuiv

y.h/vj-

7jy.pi"o:aav,
y.ai

yiaK^aioi

aeui
aico

T7J?

the

the

are

Greek

wpa^eii;
tuv

t]

wti:'av-

y.aTapi6jA,'fj(7i^
ytveroii

Tiva

T^V

THE

AiyVTTTOV

the

7]j/."Tepav yrjv
kavrov

tflV

rov

vlov

tov

'i^atovyfibovoaopov
jxhto,

'TToXXrjq

"y.parvjaff

ei/i-np^ai

tov

eirv"ero,

avrov^

iv

nai

rov

vaov

his

skill

Euseb.

"

OP

THE

He

the

of

he
to

and
'lepoao'Kvy.o^q,

the

the

temple

removed

that

Chaldsean

with

him.

"

207.

TEMPLE.

JEWISH

with

him

and

them
that
our

son

great army

that

by

at

they had

that

all, and
was

his

sent

against Judea,

being informed

subdued

all

kings prior to

commence

against Egyj^t, and

from

heavenly

collected

(Nabopollasar)

his

rately
accu-

destroyed them,

Nabuchodonosor

upon

the

for Nabonasar

kings might

the

copy)

with

of

only

whom

(from

enumeration

revolted
Swa/Aet'?,"TreiZ-/jTT(p

atpfo-Turaq
wavTwv

CTtl

for

justice

Nabonasar

Chaldseans

mementos

the

Tre/x^/a^eTr*

xa"

his

sciences.

acquainted

DESTRUCTION

rpoTcov

for

reign of

ISyncel.Chron.

OF

the

lib. 9.

/3ko""- himself, and

avrov

nipo

Xe"iy, fjcpavia-ev,
oirw;
TOv

to.;

ge-

among

mathematicians

motions

'NaSovaarapoi
a-wayacyuv

renowned

Evan.

From

'EXXijo-*

o\ 'nap
'^(f.'hhaiuv

man

tenth

NABONASAR.

'Na"ova"rapov
rovi;

Se

certain

celestial

Prcep.

Airo

was

great exploits,and
the

in

OF

deluge, ill tlie

Chaldseans
and

ef^Treipo?.

the

After

vtaTaxKvtTjUO!/

xov

means

set

fire

Jerusalem

people entirelyout

34

BEROSSUS.

le jj-tr
Aio-^o/Aei/o?

^ovxohvoa-opoi;,
"/r.araa-ryja-ai;
Ta

y.ara,

/*aTa
y.ai

t'/jv

'

irpay-

x^pccv,

atxi^aXiiTovi lov^^ic'v

Tovg

^otviy.cov

aat

I,vpuv

y.a,i

tvjj/

v.c/.ra.

Tuv

xa*

Xomyjv

tvjv

"t";

re

Aiyvitrov

short

AiytTTO!/

the

Other

from

taken

countries,
the

longing

and

of

in

order,

to

friends, that they might conduct

//.era

Suvawewj
ISexpiiTctT-fj;

part of the

XojTTvj?uipekucti;avccy.oiM-

Tvj?

%iiv ""?

T'/JV

BacivKuviav,

to

avro^

with

8;a

BaS'uXava.

sert

z^puyuxTo,

come,

ra.

XaXSaioiy,
hiotx.ovfA.eva
vt:o

Kcti

well
and

^eXria-Tov avTcov,

them

rov

e| oXoyiX-fipov
ryj?

pieva-aq
TpiMfii

apxii,

o-w"Ta^-

avroti

ccmiyju(;

ev

("Ktr/jheioraToti;
tvj,v;a;

aizo

tottoi?
ruv

Xoma,

rov

Upov

y.a,i

le

ra.

e|
lifo.pxovcra.v

a/j%vj?

e^udev yrpoa-

%ap;"ra//.ev(i? viai

a:/avta*v"j"ra^,

"ff/jofTa

v.ai

//.-/jMeri hwaaSai

i:oXiopy.ovvrai;toj/
avaa-rpe^ovraq

rov;

Tcoray.ov

eici

rr,v

moXiv

y.ara.(r%evuC,eiv,impeSaXero
rpeii

[Aev

r-^^

nepiSoXovi,rpa;

be

evSov
""

And

e^a

all

the

and

pious
had

it

stored

of

to

facilitate

this

in the

of

the

this

the

he
the
outer.

did

and

Some

of

also

another
far

who

the

re-

should

have

it in

river, so
into

city,and

spoils

SO

by building

inner

and

He

added

entrance

and

sumptuous

none,

divert

most

Belus,

war.

OUtside,

an

domi-

Captivesto

of

in

for

obtained

the

city,and

to

among

Babylonia

Babylon,that

power

been

father's

out

in

was

kingdom

besiegeit afterwards, might

their

he

now

his

manner,

the

on

he

temples,

taken

de-

Chaldaeans,

the

temple

rebuilt the old

to

the

in colonies

places

Other

haste,

principalperson

he ordered

the

in

went

the

preserved

adomed

"jroXe"i? about
t"j?

the

distributed

(piXoriuui;, he

erepav

-noXiv,

nions.

baggage,

affairs had

by

possession of

proper

woXe/^ou Xa^y-

Koo-wijo-a?
re

Ba,"vXu-

ccirohi^aravroq

Brfhov

rore

pav,

T7JV

c/.

roii;

that

accordingly

he

heavy

where, when

conducted

had

of his

his
that

on

followers, across

found

that

him

"ara-

Tfij? /xey cctxi^a-

XwTo"? wajjaytM^uevo?
ev

w-

he

had

rest

while

Babylon

to

hiaTf}povi/.ey^v
^xa-iXetocv
t/ju
iico

few

a.

Ttscpeyes/eTo

y.!x.Ta,Xata)v5e

the

Babylonia

opi^Yiti-ai;oAiyo(7To;
T'/j? fp'fJiAov et?

with

armour,

that

be-

of

some

o-wra^aci;ria-i
TuvefjiXav,

forces

had

nations

ibvm

vcat

Egypt

Phosnicians,

the

Egypt,

to

his

captives he

Jews,

the

Syrians,and

and

affairs of

the

set

committed

and

Nabuchodonosor,

iiitehigence of

death,

father's
and

time

the

receiving

Na-

Ttarpot; reXevTriv

T-Tjv Tov

After

tto'av

ov

it

three
three

these

as

and

walls
about

walls

he

35

BEROSSUS,

e^ oiitvi";-irKii/- built of burnt

rcvTccv,

Tov(; fji-ev

Gov

a(T(paXrov,tok;

Y.Q.I,

ocvrrji

rt^;

vrXivOov.

y.u.i

a^io}.(iy(t(;
Tr,y tcsXtv,

Tcvi

-arvKmati

^aa-iXeia. exoutva

iimpaipovTo,
avao-TtijAoi,

srXijv
i'5

eccv

ovra,

itq

ye

fxeyaXa

ev

Se toii;

it

and
"ron;avaKr^jA.f/MTaXi6tva,li^Xoi.

a.va)"Mlo}^^fl"Tac,ttiv

oxfyiv

v.a.i

Toif

it with

op"(ri,

the

txravKarcKpvTiva-a^ t"y^pe"ri

v.cli

y.aTao-Keiao-a?

tov

Tvji/ yvmiKa

ha$"a-ea'i,
re6pa[A-

T1J? opuai
ev

iTnOvy-itv was

avTov

TO(s

Kara

tijv

M")S"av

of

Joseph,

"

OF

THE

CHALDiEAN

'Na"ovxoh}'0(Topc(;
(/.(.v
ap^aaOai

tov

p^lA""ov liiypvc,
appua-riav,

vrpofi-

(y-Tieaav

eii;

^eT^A?.a|aTo

fitoy,
^i"ac"nX"wui

"ij

tov

rea-

gun

rendered

resemblance
This

because
in

he
she

Media,

and

situation.

JppionAih.

1.

220.~Euseb.

19.

c.

Prcep.

lib. 9.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR.

Nabuchodonosor,

oiv

TO

contr.

AFTER

KINGS

replenishing

mountainous

Syncel. Chroil.

"

Evan.

"^o^fi'?.

/*"Ta

fond

up

high

called

was

his queen,

brought

days.

pillars
;

stone

what

it

as

very

country.

been

prodi-

fifteen

exact

an

please

were

as

of trees, he

all sorts

to

one

erected

mountainous

had

to

he

planting

prospect

did

naAou/xevov

ha,
y.p"iA.9,(rTov T^apateta-ov,

/Ae"jv

of

e^apycca-aTo,

To^amn;

in

pensile paradise, and

its great

in

magnificent

supported by

by

had

exceed-

but

however,

and

palace

walks,

palace

perhaps require

finished

was

this

In

leKcmev-

^aa-iKeion;tcv-

aTToSoi?
ofAoioTdTiiv

it:

describe

was,
inttpritpava.,

v.ai

citywith

narration, if any

giouslylarge
vTTip^oXyjv

TWiTiXiaO-q rjiAepoci^
Te.

lung

too

e^rjy/jTai,to

to;

It would

splendor.

trjv

8*
;xa.Y.poc

xoXkfiv Tio'/.vra.eiav.
ecrrai

y.01.1,

had

his forefathers

height,and

in

them

ing

ey.eivuv,

he

anew

dwelt, adjoining them,

[Saa-iKeioii;
irepx

TsrarpiMti

also

which

in

those

to

When

fortified the

gates, he added

the

Upov.'j'7\f.-f\ia.(;

and

bitumen,

adorned
magnificently

had

walls, and

y.cii

and

only.

admirably

thus

too;
T:poa"/.ccrea-y.evay.ev

wpeTTK?,

brick

of

some

-reiyj-

o-a;

la-ui;

e|

Se

brick

to

build

fell

sick, and

he

had

the

after

he

abovementioned

had

be-

wall,

departed this life,when

reigned forty-three years

whereupon

his

son

Evilmerodachus

36

BEROSSUS.

'Aeixi Y.vpioq

jSaa-i- obtained

r/ji ^e

a-apay.ovTccTpia.

eyevero

vloi;

ottoq
Et;""X/AapaScu%o;.

avTov

rosv

itpoinaq
/At'?

avo-

'r^payy.ocruv

aa-eXyuq, em^ouXet-

v.ai

9e"? iiTio

TC'j

8e

laid

by

him

against

plot

Neriglissoorus,

by

slain

was

reigned but

had

impro-

of

means

his sister's husband,

his

After

avatpeOrivai

to

had

who

two

when

years.

yXta-aoopoi;,e"a,(nX"va-"v

"t^

death

Neriglissoorus,

conspired against him,

'Nript- succeeded

"Ti"ovXevcra(; avra

and

and
illegal

an

Sua.

lto'.de^Qt,[A"uoi
tvjv apx^v

rovTov,

manner,

governed

Nvjpi'yXjo-croopot;

^aa-i'Aeva-ai
av7ipe6'/j,
CTrj
Mera

in

a^eXipYjyhe

Tfjv

avrov

(v^ovTO^

public affairs
per

He

kingdom.

the

him

reigned four

in

the

kingdom,

and

years.

Tea-a-apa.
TovTov

8of

fyivpieva-e

Xeia;

His

vlo,;AaSopotroccpxo(mv
cov

nracii;

tyi(;
(jL-qva^

eiritovXevOeK;8e, S"a

/3"(7t- the
evnct'

ttoXXo.

to

y.aM-fi6y],viro
"[/.(patvetv

ruv

(jytXuu
aneTviA'K'jcvta-9'^.

sonLaborosoarchodus

kingdom

child, and

by

of

reason

exhibited,
him

he
A-TcoXoiJifvov

eX6ovrei
avTO),

MivTi

Na^owTjSw
'jcfpifO/iv.a.v
fx

l"abvXwvoi;,

avTrji
tov

T5J5

e/.

"iiKTV(TTaa-"cc";.

evi

TOV

TTipi

TioTaiAw

Ba^vXccvicov

oTTTi)?

rivi

ovti

ia

his

/3ao-(Xe(ay put the

T'fiv

zrXivQw

tuiv

t^i;
tov-

Te"%'/j

f|

T-jXecc^,
yicci

of

one

tion.
walls

of

by

against

and

he

the

was

curiouslybuilt

head

of Na-

of

Babylon,

of

that

it

reign
city

consent

the

leaders

the

conspirators

common

man

his

In

laid

was

upon

the

but

practices he

evil

death,

crown

bonnedus,

death.

"'Kt"ovX"V(j-(^vTe(;
assembled, and

ol

but

was

months

friends,

to

After

crw-

tovtov,

plot

tormented

it nine

the

his

by

he

though

kept

obtained

of

with

insurrecthat

was

Babvlon

burnt

and

the
were

brick

and

ao-"j}aXTov bitumen.

KaTev.oi/jWyy"oj.
Ovarii
avTov

cTfj,

rYj";

ev

t"]?

"T[rcicy.atie-nccru

ra

But

^aa-iXeiai;

-Kpoe^eXvjXvda'i
Kvpo^

evt

xa"

in the

reign,Cyrus
a

seventeenth

rest

of

and

'waa-av,

up-

perceived

he

When
was

of his

year
of Persia

with

having conquered

Asia,

to
iia,Taa-Tp"\Pa.[A"vo";
Babylonia.

Aaiav
Xoiiryiu

out

came

great army,

all the
Ile/jo-iSos
jt*"T" iv"a/ji."!ci;

woXXy;?,
Tviv

Ze

he

came

hastily

Nabonnedus

advancing

to

at-

37

BEROSSUS.

Ss Na^ovj-vjSo?
aier6oiA,evo";
t^c

ecpotov
avTcv,

'qTTrfiei^
rri

a[A"VO(;,

and

^*'

u.'^XV

BopcrnnrvjvxyTtoKiy.

rrjv

and

the

rx
tojj!,evo^,
y.ci.i (rvvrcc^cci;

egu

very

to
y.aTXTY.a-\\ja.t,
T.oV.eaqriLyjfi

Tyji

8"ct TO

Xiav

KyjV

Y.01,1

Trjy

noXtv,

ivaaXi'Tov

ave^iv^fv"1:1

"Rop-

NaTOv
("/."zdkiopy.TiadJV

(TtitTiov,

tovvr^joy.
rov

SfNaSow/jSou

vvofAetyavro^
a'/O'

(pciyqvai

Tvjy

ou^

as

aiirov,

tw^
Y.v.t
}.a.vQpaTtu:^,

T5IJ5

'Ba^vXiivicci;.Na^ov-

vvjSo^f*.ey
y^povov
T7)

to

ovy,

AOiTrov

X'jcpa,

ev

G'uXwwffx"JV, TO)

Tovi

and

difficult
sippus,
Bor-

to

himself

into
the

out

kindly treated

but

tion
habita-

an

him

sent

out

remainder

of his time

and

died.

country,

there
lib. 1.

App.

contr.

Prcep.

but

c.

20

"

"

lib. 10.

Evan.

toi;

THE

Savtta?

Ba"vAii}yt

al(; i6oq

FEAST

Awu,

OF

TifvTe,
viy.epot.1;

eleventh

Seo-sroTa?vwo

ruv

the

first book

or/.eTccv,

Babylon

days

that
their

called

month,
in

for five

ap^eo'Oai

etvai

in

Babylonian history,says
(p'/jO'i,

':!rpoa'cii,yopfvoi/,ey'^y
eTit

SACEA.

Berossus,

irpurai Ba-

ayetrOas.iop~
^jitivt""tvt5i"SevtaT7]

ev

proved

jSioy.
roy
"Ao.rea-Tpeype

Be
Brjpixriroi

T'/)v

Eiiseb.

had

"v
^layivoi/.evoq
ev.nvp

OF

ev

that

lished,
demo-

nedus
Accordingly Nabon-

spent the
in

that

be

him

gave

Carmania,

efe7rfai//"v
Joseph,
[\.ap[/.!x,yiccv,

aiTU

"vc

oiicfjTTjpiov

who

Babylonia.

Kvpoq (piTTpOTepov ")(^jvj(ra[A,eyoi

Cyrus

holding
first

at

was

by Cyrus,

of

in the

up

marched

without

place,he

in

him,

delivered

hands

'sroAiopy.iccv,

ey)(iEip-fiiTavroq

then

his

orders

city

to

Nabonnedus

his

of

besiege Nabonnedus

to

"zirpayu.o'.ri-

avTCf

few

gave

the

He

ed,
defeat-

should

troublesome

take.

was

shut

and

because

forces

Whereupon

walls

outer

was

Babylon,

his

but

with

city Borsippus.

took
crvyiy.7."t!76/j
(bvyav o'/.r/oa-TOf,
"1^

him,

fled

-sTapscTdi-attendants,

)ia"

assembled

opposed

//.era

aTravTijcra;^

Sfvaufi'^

Ti;5

and

he

him,

tack

the

the

in which
masters

domestics,

one

of

That

Loos,
feast

in the
is celebrated

of

Sacea

it is the
should
of whom

his

tom
cus-

obey
is led

38

BEROSSUS.

a(f)t]yeia-6ai

re

tvj?

avTuv

evSeSvKOTa

T7)

^aa-ikiy.rjy

Zuyai/yjv.

^oXvjv

ov

round

ivcc,

oiwa?

garment,

oiA.oiav

YMKaa-Qai

"

house,

the

and

AthetlCEUS,

him
lib.

clothed

they
14.

in
call

royal

Zoganes.

MEGASTHENES

FROM

ABYDENUS.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR.

OF

ABTAHN02

ev

Aa-"rvpiccy

Tr\

Ai"vYjv
aai'

eiri

8e

y^eipu"Ta[A"voy

aTio^a"rfA,cvavreuv
rov

he

Satav,

an;

KeyeTcci
avxSccq

^cc-

rot.

(tti

^"'j)
o-tXyj'i'a
Karaa-x,e.9ei'/]

Stj.(j)9"y^ct,r/.evo";
oe
em"v
'*

TTjy

"wpoayfeXKu
BijXo^

psciTiXeioo
(/.otpx^

rendered

hailMs-t

TOta-i

'/^pecc[A"vog

drj a-vvairiog
ka-avpiov

av-/rii/.(x,.

v[AfTepoi(ri
(rv[A.iJi.(Zxot-

hcmvai

yr^apv^bivriva

MtjSt;?
s'j

tovi;

17

to

which

pass,

eiOe

to

[/.iv

'woXi-fj^aXcccr-

to

power

and
shall

Mede,

Before

he

queen

mule

assistance

you

the

author

of

the

foolish
thus

sessed
pos-

he

cried

Babylonians,
unto

you

Fates

to

shall

which

pride

have
turn

come,

gods

your

the

cestor,
an-

my

Beltis,

of

upon

should

was

Belus

Persian

impose

slavery

neither

the

the

by

he

he

as

shortly come

persuade
A

away.

that

foretel
must

his

nor

the

moreover

and

Oh

"

which

calamity

-^fet

hovXotrvvTji/.
ov

earai

"wpoirOev,"/]

airoTpeypaci

a-Bevovri.

"Tta,^6iSe

said

I, Nabucodrosorus,

ovre

is

he
the

upon

It

god

a-vf/.(bopriv,tijv
"wpoywoq,

shores

palace

some

out

H/jXtii;

Tteicrcci

and

his

when

over

Chaldseans,

into

by

and

tributary,

sea.

the

up

Iberia,

the

the

by

went

ovtu^.

who

Hercules,

conquests

of

of

right

ing
follow-

having

than

them

his

related

orea

and

f/.i'kXoiicravii[/.iv

euoi;

Hepdrji; 'qfuovoq

laq,

he

oi

tvhavioi,

aiv'

Libya

Ba.'Na^ovy.o^poo'opo^,

Eyw

oure

invaded
had

the

the

Megasthenes,

powerful

more

inhabitants

XaX-

irpoq

of

of

history

Nabucodrosorus,

extended

"K.aroixia-ai.

irovrov

McTa

roc

ei^

That

says
become

iSfipf/jv
(TTptrev-

y.ai

ravrai;

8ef"a

re

his

preserved

fragment

'H^avtXeo?

aXtctfAoirepovyeyovoTa

has

(p-fi^ri. Assyrians,

Meyaa-OevYji;Se
'ypQi,(j)ri,
NatovKO^poTopov

in

Abydenus,

yoke
shall

of

betray

of
be

Assyria.
my

sub-

40

biectASthenes,

jects,Oh

aiia-rudcn
eia-he^afjievTjv

cav

oiov(;

"wpopfiiC,oi',
7j jji.ivaXKai;

Sias
(fjepea-Qai
a-rpacpei/ra
"priy.ov, li/x

ovTe

aa-rea,

ouT"

tvj?

avBpuTTuv, ^yipet;h

-3r"T05

yajji-ove^oLia-;,
Tf
"Cfiv-vai,
"v

opviOe^'Kka-

xat

TieTprjo-i

-/a-

Kut

pa^prjo-i
I/.0VV01/ aXcii[ji.evov'
ey.e
T"

"?
-ar/jj!/

TeXeoq

Ta,

^aXfaOxi

i/oov

rav-

a[Aeivo'yo(;v.vpi^a

at."

blotted

be

S-fo-mo-a?

ixev

0
ij^ayjiTTo.

xpw^

cast

out

cities

nor

the

mischiefs

in

will be

expired :

his

waiSa,

Aejwe
ptyXta-apr,i;,

rovrov
tcx,"r"To%paa-Aov.

Se

his

Ax-

Neriglisaresleft
SOU

death

vt^oxov a-Ko^ei-Mva-i ^atrtXea,

nidochus

^po"T7jy.oyTa

ol

Kvpo;

fXuv

BaSvXcava.

jMawij?

ijy"u,ovi7jv
Zoipeerai.

(Kai

Tov

w"pi

avToq

A"yeTOii
xv]";

Se

vlvp

Se

%avTa

eivcui,

jwev

e|

ap-

^aXaira-av

"Kava-ai,

yjj^p-qv"'/.ciarqj aitovd-

j/.ai/Ta,

xa,i

Ba^vXuva.

v"pt"aXeiii'
Toi
iwevix-ivo}

xpm"f

retj/ft

%e

ra

a(pavn7d-/jvai.
re/^j-

iA.expi rrji MavteSoviiv

xvj?
Ka"

took

Babylon,

And

Babylon

hai^mav

eov

ap-

%aKy.o7rvXoy.

iuefl'
iTepocettXeyei, Na-

in

his

Naban-

relation

the

to

reign Cyrus
him

granted

Carmania.
the

rebuildingof

Nabuchodonosor,
It is Said

and

suffered

made

his

and

by

tlius

slain

was

also had

concerning

that

he

from

the

beginning all thingswere

water, called

the

Belus

(Thalatth?):that

sea

of

state

things to
each

its

to

and

he

surrounded

Babylon

wall

in

of

wall

but

wallcd

mained
the
And

SO

time

with

it in

and

of the Macedonian

after other

with

time

things he

this

Nabuchod-

again, and

its brazen

ap-

place :

proper

process

disappeared :

Caused
and

cease,

pointed

Se av6i(;Hatovxobovoa-opov
onosor

a-ai

To

race

a-(pea this

BtjXoi/ Se

and

royal

tov

Ba^u-

he

in
principality

his

Labassoarascus

king,being no
;

pier
hap-

by

who

by violence, they

ypcajxi') writes

tuvtix,

xaXeo/xev^v.

Kxp-

v.ri(Tai

Hatovxoloioa-opTfjv
Xava.,

Se

ru

mind,

:
Neriglisares

when

and

Bavovrog ^i%ia"i^optp, Na^av-

ouSev.

kinsman

by

aTro-

But

conceived

succeeded

was

N-/]-

y.vjSeo-Tyji;
a7rjy.T"(vaf

abide.

prophesied, he

thus

son
Evilmaluruchus,
EviXiJi.aX"ivpovx,o;e"a.a-iXe'j",Tov

Se

where

provided."

had

and

solitary

caverns,

shall have

these

neither
a

he

before

he

and

he

through

are

alone

for me,

When

wander

birds

and

that

of men,

trace

beasts

memory

or

there

rocks

among

his

ever

to

desert, where

whirlpool

or

and

for

some

exile

sea

him,

out

be

might

Trapct.-

Se of "jrai?

some

receive

might

end
'O

! that

it

re-

gates until
conquest.
says

Na-

THE

THE

FRAGMENTS

HISTORIES:

EGYPTIAN

CONTAINING

THE

HERMETIC

THE

OLD

THE

REMAINS

CREED;

CHRONICLE;
OF

MANETHO;

AND

THE

LATERCULUS

OF

ERATOSTHENES.

THE

HERMETIC

CREED:

Before

nPO

CVTUV,

OVTU^

Ti))'

and

Qeov

'nrpurov

rov

vLOLi

TOi

Y.at

before

there

is

God,

and

the

God,

one

Tqq

ovT"

yap

vorjTOv

ruler

Secy/yca

re

yocp

eiSwy

kioq

rov

Apx'^

vcat

yap

0e"j'.

v-ai

0eoj

y.ai

eve

rov

Apx'q

dio

avrapy^-fj^.

avroq

Mova^

cvtricK;,

avrapy^fji;

e^eXajAxpe'

avTOitarwp

y.cA

evo?,

rrii;

-zrr^o

ovata^'

'q

avTOD

OVata.'

y"ti,p
tlO

VMl

'srpo"7ayop(V"rai.
n"Tiv

a.p-/o(,i

ovirior-/j^

and

the

fAiu

"wpeT^vrccrat

he
the

God

he

of

But

sufficient:

for

the

God

from

the

and

yet

only

for

essence,
essence

celebrated

he
of

he

on

as

the
who

God,
is

truly
and

greatest
of

all

primary
of

for
of

things

tual
intellec-

this

is

the

which
the

the

gods.

from

shone

which

is

him

the

one,

reason

himself,

one

im-

thing.

self-sufficient

father

his

of

himself;

the

out

is

ing
remain-

and

all

himself:

is the

and

is

of

root

that

forth

of

fountain

forms.

y.ai

V0'iJTap%VJ5
Avrai

first,

first

other

any

Father,

For

the

the

self-begotten

only

good.

8e

Atto

ovtwj/.

kavrov

@eoi

irpu-

vmi

voovtAfvav

rovrov,

the

to

intelligence

nor

exemplar
the

ayx-

-srai/ruv,

rav

"jTvBi/.-riy
rcov

w/jMTwv

ow

ovTuq

iTtiy/j

xa"

"KCii

"}]

tov

Mej^oy

rov,

Father,
is

Qeov,

"KUTopoi;

fAoi/o-

y.ai

the

time,

solitude

is

him,

all

world,

the

neither

with
is

the

in

for

mixed
He

ccvtov

rov

cf.vroyoi'ov,

7raT|"t3f,

6ov.

Hapa.-

ri.

l^pvrai

Se

unity

exncXe-

of

prior

of

[/.evuiv,

avrcp

aXko

ovTe

y.eTixi,

aTT*

evoT'/jTO^

(avro'j

really exist,

beginning

immoveable
Tv)Tt

that

things

all

TUV

Xat

and

all-

beginning
He

is

before

unity

essence,

beginning
is

entity
he

account

prince

of

of
and
is

intelli-

46

"arai/T"jv,

aiGeptcov

a?

"Ml,

-srpti(Tra,TT"i

pavtuv.

'Epf^'^iiT^po
"iA.T:vptuv

Kat

tuv

tuv

CREED.

HEUMETIC

THE

These

gence.

Qecov

principles

emv-

places
real,

empyrean,

Jamblichus.
"

all

of

first

are

in

the

things,

order,
and

ancient

most

which

before
celestial

Hermes
the

ethedeities.

$EPETAI

a',

^povoypacpeiiv

T"

dwai^-etuv

Qvy

xpovuv

AiyvKTtoti;

ya/j

"KaiOv

EGYPTIAN

OLD

THE

aireipai',

ev

Among

ita-

the
tablet

irepiexo"

f/,vpia~

Mt(TTpatuy,

Tcov

fjitziccv'

rpirov

ovTii

8e

devrepov

AvpiTuv,

Tccv

Se

A"-

Xe|ecy?

e7r"

hok;

that

of

8"a

TO

rj/xipai;

v.ai

nxroi

he

ixvpta^aq

eruv

EweiTa

ot

"ziravTe?

f.ta.rTi\i.v"7iv

err]

Auritge

113
of

period

series

of

princes

the

Mestrseans
The

second
the

third

Chronicle

is

assigned

both

apparent

S'eot

^7

SaiSevca

the
three

Then

runs

time,

no

night

by

of

son

and

and

reigned

Hephaestus

of

myriads

Cronus

divinities

years.

the

3984

other

twelve

years.

(-b^tS'.

Next

^a(nXeii;
"/jf/.iBeot

ETrejTa

oy.ru

er^,

reigned

t/)6"?.

(/pyjo-i)
v.ai

Kpovo^

XojTTOt

the
the

in

Helius

Xeucev

first

tain
cer-

Chronicle,

long

The

Hephaestus
is

is

day.

(patveiv.

avTov

of

follows

as

Old

the

Egyptians,

To

""7TtV'

OVK

^povoi;

the

during

of

that

was

there

thirty dynasties

years.

was

as

'H.(paK7Tov

called

descents,
36525

[A,"v

Egyptians

containing

irocAiy

"yeveat?

ev

CHRONICLE

in

aiC,'.

in

number

order

the

are

who

eight,

demigods,
reigned

217

years.
Kai

"mviY.(iv

jM"t'

avTov^

y.vyX'jV

yeueat

aveypacptjcrciv

generations
take

E(Ta

Teia,

t;-', Swacr-

TawTav

"yevewv

v;'.erwy

jjV.

these

After

le.

The

up-

443

16th

eight kings,

of

enumerated

are

the

Cynic

15

circle,

which

years.

Dynasty
which

is of the
lasted

190

Tanites,
years.

48

CHRONICLE.

EGYPTIAN

OLD

THE

17th
S'.

(fiiruu, yeveccv
Me6'

oti; If]

,103

py\

ctwv

348
i6' Swao-reia

EwejTa

ToKnuv,

e'.

yevmv

'Encx,

'EiieiTa

yeveccv

^'.

yeveuv

OiQTtuv,

yeveuv

Me6'

Kai

in

descent,

in

descent,

in

descent,

Diospolites,

in

descent,

Saites,

in

descent,

in

descent,

in

descent,

in

descent,

in

descent,

in

descent,

and

36525

Tanites,

121

years.

22nd

Tanites,
.

joitj

years.

23rd
19

years.
24th

"Ea'iTuv,

44

//."'.
Suvacrxeia

years.
25th

A(-

Ethiopians,

yZ'

eiuv

44

years.

26th

poC^.

^'. eruv

yeveuv

177

years.

Persians
.

124

p^h'.

Memphites,

27th

yZ,'.Uep-

tovtovi;

eruv

Diospohtes,

21st

vtj-'. ZwaaTeia

[A.era

descent,

years.

AiointoAtTuv,

ov^

Me/Acfynuv,

xe

in

years.

228

Taw-

t6\

eruv

Diospolites,

20th

48

troji/

eruv

fl/jo^ oj?

"jUV

pvco.'.

kS'. dwcca-Teia

Etra

descent,

ay', ^vvaa-reicc
yeveuv

194

Ta-

K(3'. Sr'vaTTeta

EiTa

Twy,

"T"yv

Syyatnreia

5-'. erwv

yeveuv

iiTuv,

'/j

yeveav

Kcc.

19th

Suvao-xeta

eiKoaryj

AioaiioXtrccv,

p^^.

in

14

Memphites,

years.

Aioa--

eruv

descent,

years.
18th

hvuoc^eta, Mef/,-

in

Memphites,

years.
28th

y.yj'.
kO'. dvvaa-reia,

'E'Kena

29th

Ta-

Tanites,
.

viruv,

Kui

Tavirov

reia

Ta

evoq,

ttavra

^vvaa-reiuv

"/"(

,^"pY.e'
.

eruv

ojaov

ervj

years.
30th

Swao"-

'Jtairaii;

e'Ki

39

a6'.

eruv

yeveuv,

1
.

I'q

ruv

Tanite,

18
.

K',

[Avpia,da{;
y.

years.
In

years.
Chron.

all,
"

30

Dynasties,

Syncel.
6.

Chron.

5\."Euseb.

50

MANETHO.

DYNASTY

THE

Atyimrioov

"^/Aepa?.

rea-a-apai;

OF

AiymTiuv

and

e"a.a-iXev(rtv

Kpovoi ^Ty;

j/,

Aiyvitrim

y.ai

half

and

2nd

Egyptian kings

who

reigned

Helius,

was

half

years

the

of

son

years.
who

3rd, Agathodeemon,
and

7'24

was

days.

Hephaestus, 86

AyaBodaiiAuverv) v^'.v.ai -^/aj- 56

AiyvTcrtuv h'

of the

1st

The

f^oLo-iXeva-ev

y.

DEMIGODS.

Hephgestus,

AiyvitTiuv 13'.e^aa-iXeva-ev
'UXiOi 'Hcpocio-Tov
fTYj 'it"r'

THE

The

eta"Ti\"va-"v

a.

'li(pcct(TTo";
ervj ;^"tS'.rjixKrv
Kat

DYNASTIES.

EGYPTIAN

THE

and

4th, Cronus,

ten

days.

and

40

reigned

half

years.

"qj/.tcrv.

etatriXeva-ev

e.

Otripi^y.oci I(7"? eT"j

Xe

5th, Osiris

and

Isis,35

years.

AtyvTiTHiiv s"'.etaa-iXevffev

6th,

years.

"T1J.

AiyvTCTniv 5'. e^aa-tKeva-ev

7th, Typhon,

29

years.

Tv"puv erv] y.6'.

AiyvKTiuv

etaa-iXeva-ev

t].

AiyvTCTtccv 6'. etaa-iXeva-fy

Aptji i}[xtdeoi
(TV)
AiyvTcriuv

v.y

8th, Horus,

9th, Ares,

the

the

demigod,

demigod,

25

23

years.

years.

etatnXiva-ev

10th, Anubis,the demigod,

17 years.

AvOV^tf 7lfA.l6e0i
it,'.
6T^
AiyvTtriuv *a'. etaaiX^va-fv

'H/)avcXv)5
'^lAiOeoi
ervj

je'.

AiyvwTfuv i"'. etaa-iXivaiv

A'ntXXw

^y-iOeo^
fTij y.e'

11th, Heracles,

the

demigod,

15

years.

12th, Apollo,the demigod,

25

years,

51

MANETHO.

AiywcTicov

ly

13th,

eta(TiA(V(r"v

"

Ammon,

the

demigod,

30

the

demigod,

27

years.

14th, Tithoes,

Aiyvtiriav "8'. ("aa'iXev"rev

years.

AiyvTrTjav

le

K"
^u"ro"; rji/.iOtoi;
err)

16th, Zeus, the demigod,

Syncel.

Mercc

uv

M^jvvjf ""etvtrYjq eta-

"wpuTOi;

|^'.o?

'Iinro-

iwo

of

an
tiecpdccprj,
tia-npa/yui

i6'.ABaieii (Aewo-e.?)*
VJ0"
0

ev

Ta

whom

^itXoi

2.

MejMpei /3ao-"- years

larpoi

avarofAMca,

yap

years.

"

Chron.

7.

dead

first

he

of

eightkings,
Menes

was

62

reigned

the
and

years,

received

wound

the

demigods

from

hippopotamus.
Athothis,
;

for he

his

built the

he

left the

and

oi (pepovrai
OixoSo/x.vjs'as'

Xaa

years.

DELUGE.

consisted

the

perished by

itorufAov

THE

the

dynasty

Thinite

errj

v^

After

1.

a-tXevcrev

tTYj

32

DYNASTY.

first

^a"riXe(i)v
oktu,
pi9l/.eiTai

20

Euseb.

"

AFTER

FIRST

^/xj-

tovj

vev-vaq

19.

Chron.

DYNASTIES

EGYPTIAN

THE

demigod,

AiyvTiriuv t^'. ftaa-tXtvaev

THE

the

15th, Sosus,

e"a,aiX(v(rev
,

was

reigned

son,

palaces at

anatomical

57

phis,
Mem-

books,

physician.

tin.

his

son,

reigned 31

4. Venephes, his
Ov"ve"p7ji(Ov"}/"(f"prii)

son,

reigned 23

3.

Xa'.

"Tij

S'.

vioi

"T"j

xaT""r%"v

Cencenes,

years.

e^'.

xy.

aijWOj

AiyvitTov jAfya^.

T"jv

oiroj wapa

oy

Ku^uf/.rji'
i/jyetpe

In

years.

his

time

raged through Egypt.

pyramids

near

great plague
He

raised

the

Cochome.

"srvpa.ixi.'bac^.
5.

20

vJoj "T"J x'.

The

variations

names

which

and
occur

paragraphs
in Eusebius.

Usaphsedus,

his

son,

reigned

years.

contained

between

the

parentheses

are

the

52

MANETHO.

his

Miebidus,

6.

vloi
M"ft8os (Nte^vj?)

"

his son,

7.
^'. ^efAejA^iK;(leiJi.eiJi.rpyii)
Semempsis,

vloi 6T'/7
yKTTv]

"V' "^* o"^ "|'So|'a

j^e-

V.

vlog eTTj xr'.

The

avy.

Aevrepa, Svv""rTe"a

X'/}

eTV]

e^'

Bovta"rrov

fvvea

oy

eyevero,

a-noiX-

nai

)Soe? Att*?

"V

^eoi.

e^' oy eyiptO-q
ra^

ywaiv-a^

e%"iv.

y^-Ohp-qq
err] "^'.

"

fAvOeveraitov

y(."Kpa[A,[Mvov

NciXov

[mKiti

yjiJi.epa( IvSexa

("7 1,"a-uxp'";
^"^^1 f^v'yH
.

the

26

ed
amount-

kings.

the

opened

and

the

bulls

goat,

gods.

3.

Binothris
time

it was

might

hold

the

judged

5.

Sethenes

6.

Chseres

7.

Nephercheres 25

reigned

three.

17

17

that

women

years.

the

Sesochris

years.

years.

eleven

five

In

years.

reigned 41

it is said

height was

in Memphis,

imperial government.

Tlas

(8.

years.

appointed

were

4.

honey during

and

Heliopolis,and

reigned 47

whose

time

39

Apis

in

Meneus

be

of

Bubastus,

reigned

Mendesian

the

38

chasm

reign a

near

Caeachos
him

reigned

perished.

persons

Under

first

his

During

earth

2.

to

jte'.e^'
5'. 'N"(pipx"p'qi
"T"j
o5

Boethus

{^oo(;)trf\

BtvcoOpii;
(Bio(pt(;)
er-q

potaiXeiai; ye/Jw?

1.

years.

MevSijcrto^rpayo^

evofAiOrjirav
"tv(f,i
y

reigned

son

of years

number

Thinite

nine

M'/)vevj ej/ 'HKiov-

KOH
M6|t*^"i,

'TToXet,xat

ol

whole

Of

many

"(p^oil

his

f""v.

")^a.(T[A.aKara

Kaiaxuq

Kd

l^

06"vj-

woXXo*.

ovTo

pesti-

DYNASTY.

Bor}6oq (Bi)%a?)
Ilpuro";

terrible

18

253.

SECOND

THE

pcc"riA"cov

reigned

years.

to

TO)!/

years.

Egypt.

(Ov^ievTrji;) 8. Bienaches,

Btrivccxqi

Ofjioverri

reign

afflicted

lence

Atyt^wTov.

tvjv

Kareo-xev

In his

years.

26

son,

48

years.

Nile

flowed

In

his

with

days.

years,

cubits,and

whose

his breadth

MANET

6'. Xevea^?
t"

O1A.OV iTT)

The

.)

"

Ai"vei

"(p'ov

AiyvTCTiuv, v.a.i

T7]iTav

number

Of

nine

Necherophes reigned

Memphite

In

a-Kecr-

Tr]i;

his time

the

a-

the

5"a Seo? kavrovi;

irapedoirav
.

they
2.

;S'.
(^(aopStx;)
Toa-opdpoi;
ir/j
Vid'.oi/TO^AcTKXlJTTWf AfyUTTTJOf

He

Sia

^e-wv

ivpaTO,

aXKct

T1JV

^jav

X*9wv

oivtoSo-

built

2wi'^i?ery;

1J

erij

6'.

Keptpep-^i
err)

O/xov co"T"y

tO

Asclepius by

the

for fear.
years.

tians,
Egyp-

knowledge.

hewn

4.

Mesochris

5.

Soi'phis16

6.

Tosertasis

7.

Achis

8.

Siphuris 30

9.

Cerpheres

xj-

THE

TerapT-/) iwaarenx.
efepaq

17

stones,

He
and

42

years.

years.

years,

26

years.
years.
years.

DYNASTY.

FOURTH

Me/A-

years.

years.
19

Altogether 214

triS

(piruv(Tvyyeveiai

29

/*^'.

'SKpOvpK;"T")

reigned

of

an

moon

Tosorthrus

Tyris reigned 7

5-'.To(7e/3Tai7"?
"T"J

5'. Ax""

the

themselves

house

from
of

surrendered

years.

revolted

of

3.
.

ij-

28

account

on

for his medical

8'. Meo-ii)%(!(?
"T"j t^'.
"

302.)

ypacpr^q greatlypatronizedwriting.

KCti

Tvpiq eTTj ^

y,

but

increase

is called

Tijy iarpty.-^v vevofAKrrai,

xa"

is

kings.

Libyans

Egyptians,

unexpected
X1JVIJ?itafo, Koyov av^-^Geia-fiq,

xara

of years

uv

(Nexepii^j?)
'Nexepocprji

eTrj KTj

years.

DYNASTY.

TptTYj dvvaa-reia, Mffc^iTwi'

u.

30

whole

THIRD

THE

^atTiXeuvevi/ea'

Cheneres

9,

X'.

trrj

53

no.

Of

kings

eight Memphite

jSao"*- different

of

race.

Xeiifj.
a

^upii

erri

x6'.

,3'.J,OlHpt";
"T1J 57'. 0{

T1JV

1.

Soris

reigned 29

2.

Suphis reigned

years.
63

years.

He

54

MANETHO.

fA.iyuTrviv vjyeipe

oiiicvfcuiK^a.,

built
called

also
to

sacred

S'. Mevx"|3ij? eTij'ly'.

largest pyramid

the

Peroptes, and

the

3.

Suphis reigned 66

4.

Mencheres

5.

Ratoeses

25

years.

6.

Bicheres

22

years,

7.

Sebercheres

8.

Thampthis

63

years.

Of

nine

Usercheris

Elephantine kings.

reigned 28

Sephres

3.

Nephercheres

4.

Sisiris 7 years.

5.

Cheres

VaOovptf"T'/jf^S

6.

Rathuris

6'.

7.

Mercheres

"Necpepxipyj^
ervj

S'. l^KTipii;
"T/j

5"

ly

y.

^'.

8.

Tarcheres

0"vo(;err] Ky

9.

Obnos

years.

44

33

years.

DYNASTY.

SIXTH

Of

six

Othoes,

jS'."tj05exij vy'.

years.

years.

Altogether 248

iopvruv(popecv
av^peQrj.

years.

9 years.

THE

20

years.
44

Tapxepyiierv) /a8'.

years.

years.

20

vj.

13

^'. Mepxfp"^!;eryi

years.

9 years.

2.

^i(pp'/j{;
eTVj

"

years.

jS

years

DYNASTY.

FIFTH

jS""ri-

nefXTiTYj hvva"7Tticc

the

wrote

book.

Altogether 274

THE

was

lated
trans-

was

and

gods,

he

Memphite

who

kings.

was

killed

guards.
2.

Phius

reigned 53

years.

by

his

55

MANETHO.

3.

Methusuphis

4.

Phiops
of

six years
had

/.

(W"%/3i? "Ti)V

y.a.t'

rccv
ev[Aop(f)oraTyj

Kfljj

^avOt]tyjv

rrjv jevoi^evr],

ijr-qv

itcKTiXevceu

erij

Ofiov eT"j

year.

Nitocris,who

the most

some
hand-

of

and

SEVENTH

"^ao-"Xei;-

o"

her

she

was

time,

built
12

reigned

the

of

dark

third

mid,
pyra-

years.

203

years.

DYNASTY.

Of

seventy Memphite

reigned

kings,

who

days.

70

a'
,

^aa-iXeuvvX^. ol ("a"TiK"V(rav

EIGHTH

DYNASTY.

Of
who

Memphite kings,

twenty-seven
146

reigned

years.

piA."r'.

THE

NINTH

v.'KeuTiv.uv
(TiKivcrav
'O

^aaiXeuv i6'. ol e"aerr]

Ttpwrot;

ruv

Tzpo

v6'.

v'KO

i^avi^

409

Heracleotic

kings,who

years.

uv

1.

yevofAevoi;,

worst

did
npyatraro,

nineteen

reigned

hiivoTaX-xfiofi^
avTOv

DYNASTY.

Of

'Evvarv] ^vi/cca-reia *Hpa-

"ta*

his hundredth

till he

6.

Syi/ao-Tc/a M";i*^*T"v
OySfvrj

To^

reigned

at

year.

Altogether

THE

"Tij

reign

to

Mentesuphis reigned one

complexion

a-y.

^aa-iKeaivo'.
7]fA."pai

and

age,

woman

'E^^ouyj^vvaa-Tetai,Mei^fpi-

ffuv

began

I'S'.

THE

ruv

years.

5.

irvpajxtda,'

TpiryjV vjyupe

who

completed

ccv-

%poia,v

Trepienecrev,

of

The
of

much

Egypt,

xpoxoSeiXot/
dtetpdaprj. and

killed

first
all

his

harm

to

predecessors.
all the

seized

was

by

Achthoes,

was

with

crocodile.

the
He

inhabitants

madness,

56

MANETHO.

8.vaffTe.a

A"K"T^

etaatXevcrav

t6'.

'EvSejcaT^

a-tXeva-av

0/AOV

reigned

oi

Heiacleotic

19

185

who

kings,

years.

piie-

ELEVENTH

THE

mKiTuv

Of

'Hpa-

I3a"ri\"uv

y.Xeu)ri-Auv

DYNASTY.

TENTH

THE

8i"vao-Te*a

*-'.

^aa-iXeuv

e-rr)

fxy.

^aa-iXeit;,

DYNASTY.

Of

A"ocr-

ol

fAiB'

ph^'.

reigned

e^a-

43

The

reigned

whole

1 6

whom

years.

of

number

who

kings,

Among

years.

Ammenemes

o"?

Diospolites

sixteen

above-

the

i-vq,

mentioned

during
70

days.
Euseb.

"

kings
space

"

is

192,

of

Si/ncel.
Citron.

14,

2308

Chron.

15.

reigned

who

and

years
54

to

59.

58

MANETHO.

^'.'Ey."uio(ppii;
aSeX^vjervj S'.

8 years.

5.

Ammeres

6.

Ammenemes

7.

Scemiophris, his sister,4

8 years.

Altogether 160

THE

|'.
^txa-iXeccv

Aioa-itoMTUi/

Diospolitekings,who

O f 60
184

ol

years.

DYNASTY.

THIRTEENTH

dwaa-reia
T/ji^vca""ex"Tvj

years.

reigned

years.

eScccrtXevtrccv pith erv;.

.

The

Aeimi.

THE

names

lost.

are

DYNASTY.

FOURTEENTH

Is lost altogether.

THE

DYNASTY.

FIFTEENTH

Of

DevTeSenaT'/j"'irQi[/.evuv.

Shepherds.

the

There

kings :
built

a(^' "^^ opfJiu-

ttoXj)/ "vtT"(rav,

AtyvnT

fxevoi

lovi

from

were

six

they

took

whence
and

iyf.ipu!(javio,

and

Memphis,
Sethro'ite

the

in

city

foreignPhoenician

they

made

an

all

conquered

nome,

sion,
inva-

Egypt;

of

whom
a.

1.

2ai'T";5e"oi.aiAev(revervj

whom

/3'.Bfwv

(Bvwv Amv)

ervj

Sai'tes
the

reigned

19

Sa'ite Nome

reigned 44

2.

Beon

3.

Pachnan

4.

Staan

5.

Archies

49

according

to

is

61

years.

la'.

e'.

tTTjjM^'
ApxAvisCAv^X-/)?)

This

is the

seventeenth

50

years.
years.

Eusebius.

so

years.

/aS'.
y. Yla-xvav (Aipuipii)
"Tvj

years,

after

called.

59

MANETIIO.

61

years.

Altogether 284

years.

6.

SIXTEENTH

THE

DYNASTY.

Of

Ivvct^eicc
'EvcxaiSejtaTvj
woi/xeve?

Kb',
'E^Xyji/e?(Saa-iXeii

reigned 518

^aa-tXeii;
i/,y.

iroi/^cve?,

e"aa-i}."v"ra.v
@ri"aiQi
"Trj

THE

pva

AiotTTToXtT"iy

43

The

shepherd kings

43

Theban

Diospolites.

Shepherds

EIGHTEENTH

and

Thebans

reigned

years.

DYNASTY.

Of

sixteen

1.

Amos.

Diospolitekings.

^a.(7iXeuv
"f'. uv

ripuroi Aixu(;(AiAOKTii;

a.

of

altogether151

OxTwvcajSexaTTj Zvvaa-rda

who

DYNASTY.

and

ol

y.ai

shepherds,

years.

Consisted

^waa-ratx,
'Eirray(.ailey.aT-/j

O/A-ov ol

Grecian

32

SEVENTEENTH

THE

TTOjjMei/e; aXXoi

Aphobis

"T';J vte'.)

ft'.X""pui;(X""pai/)"rYny.2.

Chebros

13

years.

3. Amenophthis
7'.Xy.ivu(l"Oi(;{Ai/.i/.ivov^o^

24

years.

eT)j kS'.

S'. Ay."pa-i";
(MKppii;)ervj

Mio-QLcppti;^'
erij ty.

e.

r'. Mtacppocyixovduaii
err)

In

between

the
the

list of Euscbius
thirteenth

and

4.

Amersis

5.

Misaphris

6.

Misphragmathosis

the fifth is
fourteenth.

omitted, and

22

the

years.

13

name

years.

of

26

years, in

Xeppijy inserted

60

MANETHO.

xj-'.((j)ov

6'.
t,'.TovOfAua-ii;
ervj

'V- A/Aevufpii;
e-f^
Meixvuv

IV

"C^oiMvoq,
Y.ai

Xa

enat

ovTCi

iOjxi-

Ki9o";.
(pBeyyojAevoq

Tuthmosis

8.

Amenophis

the

9.

it'.

iii\i.^.
(A^^'fif)

(Xev^epv]?)
Xe^p'/j?
er^

31

be

to

musical

Axeppvji; (Axeyxepa-rji) 10.

id. PaSt'?

Memnon,

37

Rathos

12.

Chebres

13.

Acherrhes

14.

Armeses

whom

years.

Acherrhes

11.

to

is erected.

statue

Horus

He

years.

32

years.

years.

12

years.

"r.

/y',Axepp-^i{Axfp'prji;)
tr/j

12

years.

i"'.

ih'. Apfxea-rji
{Apiy-cc't'i;
o Ace-

vao^^er-q

Aiyvmoq)

v.ai

i~'.

5 years.

e'.

(Aujaeo-yj? 15.
Va.y.iA.e.a-a-fiq

le.

fTu^

Rammesses

1 year.

ev.

16.

(M"vu(f)n;)
Ay.(vai(p
"T-tj

Amenoph

19

years.

i6'.

OfAov

ervj

Altogether 263

a-^y
.

THE

NINETEENTH

years.

DYNASTY.

Of

8vvao-Te"a
EvveoHtajScjtaTij

seven

Diospolitekings.

^'.Aioaicokiruv.
(SaaiXeoiv
vd
'2eBo3";
er-fi

d.

1.

Sethos

2.

Rapsaces

^'. Pai^axTj? (pai//7j?)

ervj

reigned 51
61

years.

years.

^d.

{A[/.evi}(f)-3. Ammenephthes
Af/.iA,ev"(p6vj";

y.

6i^)"TVJ

of

9 years.

7.

supposed

6'. 'Clpo(;
eT'/j K^'.
/.

deluge

Deucahon.

KaraitXt^T/Ao?.

ear

the

happened

time

Aiv/iaKiwi^oi; whose

tilt

20

years.

k'.

|'.

4.

Rameses

5.

Ammenemnes

"r' "ovupii;,
0
Trap"'O/x'/j/jw 6.

Thuoris,

o'. pa/Afo-Tj?erv)

e'. AiA^evijAifii(A/AjWfve/A-

HoXv"ov"; 5-'.
y.aXovi/.efOi

Polybus.

60

years,
5

who

years.

is called

by

Homer

is

61

MANETHO.

^'. AMavlpoi

e"^'oii

ro

7.

I'Aiov

time

Alcandrus
Ilion

Eirt

Tov

avTov

ievrepov

this

In

whose

taken.

was

209

Altogether

in

years,

years.

second

book

of

Manetho

ro^-

are

years.
Euseb.

contained

"

Chron.

59

Chron.

Syncel.
\5

and

kings

96

to

to

2121
75.
"

17.

hwaarreia

THE

UpuTYj

y.ai

eiwa-r/j

hvvaa--

^'.

"^Qvarevfji,

y.

Ne(/)"X%f/37)? (N"(pfpxi-

er'tj

"^owea-zji

Diospolite

kings, who

A[X"V"m(pdii

e'.

Oo-o%op(Oo-ox")p)eT7j5-''
njva^v)?

{A(A.evu^-

("*""vax^?) ""?

^'. ^ovaevvYji;

("^ova-evv^i;)

DYNASTY.

Of

seven

Tanite

kings.

1.

Smedes

2.

Psusenes,

3.

Nephelcheres

4.

Amenophthis

5.

Osochor

6.

Pinaches

7.

Susenes

26

reigned

or

years.

Psuneses,

years.

years.

years,
9

30

years.

years.

x'.

0/*oK

"T53

pX'.

reigned

ycai'S.

8'.

8'.

r'.

135

12

TWENTY-FIRST

2/"ceSy;? (2/AevS")?)

ViJ?)"T1J

"T"J

e^a-

a.

vj

Of

^aa-i-

j^'. ol

AiOffTToXjTCt'v

Xecav

MANETHO

DYNASTY.

TWENTIETH

THE

ElKOSTH

OF

BOOK

THIRD

THE

Altogether

130

years.

46

years.

MANETIIO.

63

TWENTY-SECOND

THE

DYNASTY.

Eiy-oa-TY]
^evrepu hvvcca-reix

Of

nine

ri/jiiTo?
'Eea-oyxK;{Sea-ey-

1.

Sesoncliis

^'. 0"rccpco6
{Oa-ooBuv)errj

2.

Osoroth

e'.AXXo;Tpe(f eTy;5te'.
y'.S'.

3, 4,5.

Bubastite

kings,

21

15

years.

years.

Three

Others

reigned 25

years,

r'- TaxeXXaSj?
6'.
^'.Y]'.

OjMou

6TJJ

AhKoi

rp"i";

dwauTaa

Tavirvy

OXv^a-

/3'.Oa-opx(^(Oo-oflfii'v)
er-yj
'H/jositXeaAfyvTrrtoj

ov

Three

9.

TWENTY-THIRD

taa-TYii)
erri i/! f(f)cv

V-

13

years.

others

Altogether reigned

UeTov^aTfji; {tleTov-

a.

Tacellothis

7, 8,

eTrj

py.'.

THE

Kr'.

6.

err; ly.

120

42

years.

years.

DYNASTY.

Of

four

1.

Petoubates

whose

2.

Tanite

time

kings.

reigned 40

the

in

years,

Olympiads began.

Osorcho

years,

whom

the

call Hercules.

Egyptians

zaXoftrtv.

7'. '^'giiW/^ot;?
"T7)
I'
.

Ztjt

6x15

/.

Xa'.

Ojjiovery; 'kO'

KA'.

Psammus

4.

Zeet

31

10

TWENTY-FOURTH

years.

years.

Altogether 89

THE

3.

years.

DYNASTY.

Iwaareicc.

Boxx'^i""(Bonx'i'p'OSa'Trj? Bonchoris

the

Saite

reigned

64

MANETIIO.

r'.e(p'
ov

erri
er-fi

ecpBijlcno years,

apviov

990

'.

"^h

St;va(rT"*a

^aaiXeav

Of

Ethiop kings.

three

rpiuv.

Bo%%wpjv

"kurov

DYNASTY.

Aietoituv

l,at"ay.uv,o?

a.

reign a sheep spoke.

whose

years.

TWENTY-FIFTH

THE

KE'.

in

tfcv-zayY.ai

kXuv

""aa-iXiva-ev errj

/3'.2ef7jx"? ^'0?

"T"j

Bonchoris

e-^avae

-q

and

jB'.

2.

having
him

captive,burnt

reigned 8

who

Sabbacon,

1-

a(%jaa-

taken

ahve,
B

years.
his

Seuechus,

reigned

son,

14

years.

y.

Taovto?

(Tai^wo;)

3.

"t)3

THE

Sairaij'

Tfta

erxoo-Tij

TWENTY-SIXTH

Suvao-

^k)

18

years.

years.

DYNASTY.

Of

nine

Saite

1.

Stephinates reigned 7

kings.

(5a(Ti\"uu
evvea,.

{Erecpccvcc:ZTe(pivcx,T-/ii

a.

Tarcus

Altogether 40

0;(*ovett; |w'.

'EitTvjKat

,,

years.

?'"

"^

/3'. Nf^ei/zo)?(NeX"i^"'?)

2.

Nerepsos

6 years.

3.

Nechao

years.

Psammiticus

54

?-'"

"T^

'iiexauier-q

y.

"q

4.

8'. "iI^awfAJTwo?{^ayijMti-

"X/"i)
eTY]

Nexaw

e.

elKe

ouTo?

5.

^evrepoi;
er-q r''
T-qv

He
'Upova-aKrjf/.,

^aatXea
lov
Iiya;)(;c";

Kai

years.

vS'.

e"?

Nechao
took

Joachas,

the

second

Jerusalem,
the

6
and

years.
carried

i|

king, to Egypt.

Aiyvi:rovait'fiyayev.
r'- "^aiJiy-mBK;
irepo^ erij

6,

Psammuthius

7.

Vaphris

6 years.

el'.
%'. Ova,(ppi";
(Ova(pp-q";)
ervj
t6'
.

dKova-/]!;
vm
'Kpoa-ecpvyoi/

remainder

of

19

years,

the

Jews

to

whom
fled

the
when

66

MANETHO,

TWENTY-EIGHTH

THE

KH'.

SwaerTcta.

Saite,

years.

TWENTY-NINTH

THE

K0'.

the

Amyrteos,

2a*A/Jivpreui{A[A.vpTaioi)
Tfli err)

DYNASTY.

^ev^ria-iuv

hvvaa-reia,

jS'.Axupit;

errj

ly

four

1.

Nepherites reigned

2.

Achoris

3.

Psammuthis

4.

Nephorotes

Mendesian

13

kings.

a'.)

(5.

Muthis

Altogether

6 years.

years.

S'. Ne(pQporyii(Aya^"/""Tij5

erof

Of

y. "^af^ixovQn;
eroq

(e. Mouflif

DYNASTY.

year.
months.

year.)

20

years

and

months.

THE

TpiaMo-TYj

^vvaa-reia,

a'. NexTave^ijf

ttq) fTvj

THIRTIETH

2e-

(NcKTaj/^-

Of

three

Sebennyte kings.

1.

Nectanebes

2.

Teos

3.

Nectanebes

er^

jS'.

7'. NcvtTa!/"^'jj5
(Nevcravfif}

years.

18

years.

years.

Altogether

THE

AA'.

18

i-q.

/S'.T"t'?

^0?) eTq

DYNASTY.

dwaaTeta,

THIRTY-FIRST

Tlepa-u^

38

years.

DYNASTY.

Of

three

Persian

kings.

four

67

MANETIIO.

a',

flxof

^a"riX"tai;

eavTOV

AiyvTrrcv

(TiKivtrev

1.

eiY.o"na

ezei

Hepauv

err)

Ochus

ruled

T7j(;

efa-

and

years,

Egypt

Persia
2

twenty

years.

"',

^'. AptTiJf (A/JO-lJ^nxOu)

"TiJ

2.

Arses

reigned

years.

7-

Aupeio^

Oj/.ov

errj

Oj/.o\j

fi.v

6'.

trrj

S'.

3.

Darius

years.

Altogether

And

whole

the

years.
1050

years.

Syncel.
Chron.

Chron.

73

to

Euseb.

78.
"

16,

17.

"

MANETHO:

OF

iLtfJiaoq

ovo[A,a.,

otcok;

avaToXyju

"yivoi

Qeoq

ezt

cav,

T1JV

ujA-wi;

iepac.

8e

i:a"Ti

etKov.

Tarsc

Aeiav

cJ

cav,

ovrot;

ytverOf

ev

tt;

re

-yjv

roiq

vcat

e-Koiri-

2aXaT;f.

yiai

daa-i^oXoyaiv,y.ai
ev

Sou-

Se

MejMptii
avw

ra

ett;

avTuv

ovojAa

ttyji/

%upa.v

eyfip'i-

nat

vepaq

e^

evcc

ra,

Tot^j

Se

ywai,Y.aq

ayovrei;.

^aa-ikea

re

ra^

na"

formerly

know

came

manner

their

vtare-

y.a.ru

cppov-

eirn'/j^eicraroK;

of

subdued

the

inflicted
the

and

the

others

to

they
whose

king,
lived

at

and

tributary,

which

purpose.

attention

of

lower

barbarity

and

children

slavery.

he

to

of

Egypt

adapted
directed
the

he

both

garrisons

best

principally

At

themselves

regions

But

some,

rendered

stationed

and

gods,

Salatis

and

were

of

of

was

Memphis,
and

wives

one

name

upper

places

made

the

slaying

state

their

in

of

by

And

cities,

kind

inhabitants,

reducing

length

that

every

our

battle.

our

temples

who

it

rulers

our

burnt

they

demolished

the

had

strange

invade

and

without

there

race,

to

they

upon

in

ignoble

easily

God

and

us

East

an

to

came

that

confidence

power

hands,

of

with

name

it

how,

the

men

the

time

his

not

from

up

whose

king

In

displeased

was

when

exp'^Tavro,

kui

Timaus.

and
yicx.Tea-y.a.xpcx.v.

a-cpa^cvreq,Ttnv

renvcc

was

avrrj

eiti-xfiipioiq

Tcu^

had

country,
yiai

ev

eveitpyjo-cxv,

TOiq

KINGS.

We

had

rav-

Kotvov

to

^eav

ruv

to

ea-rpixTev-

v.pa,Toq

^etpua-aj^eyoi,

pav

avdpuTioi

vjye[/.ovev(TayTai

mKeiq

'STpoi

pqiZiUiajxax-^rt

Kara

Tov^

xcii

ruv

xupav

SHEPHERD

pass,

y.ccTadapar'/j"7av-

TTjv

v.cf.1

ovk

avrenvevaev,

f^epuv,

adfiiAOi,

T"?

jwev

tovtov

em

'Wapot.dogwi ex

y.ai

^/a/v,

^aaiXev";

EFENETO

otS'

THE

in
for
his

security

69

MANETIIO.

of the
[*.a.\i"Trrf.

"/.(x-ra.'kii'KwvTOTTOi?.

with

Tore
Aa-(yvpiuv,

foresaw

e'T:i6v[A.tav
rYj";

invasion

iin'^a.ipoTa.Tri'jf "Adt/.errjv

from

which

//.ev

rov

Tou

S
finding it
y.a,Xovjji,"i/r]y

-worafj.ov,

aTTO

Tjj/05

Avapiv,
roiq

Y.ai

eKTio-ev

TaDTvjv
Teiy^^eaiv

it with

a-xypurctT-qv

"T:0f^(7tv evoi-/.KToc(;

avrrj

v.ot.i

fiftythousand

wXij^fl^oTtKnccv

nv^oai

y.ai

city Salatis

e"5

ey^aSe
(pvXccy.-^v.
fjpXtrOy

T"

y.ara

y."v "TtToa."Tpuv

y.ai

i^aOiv

f-Tekevrvjcrav.
8e

Tovrov

"Tvj,

"x.ai,

"TYi

eireiTa,

Se

Kovxa

Mera

nineteen

nat

//,'^va^

enTcc.

iv
ATiii(pi";

//CTjvaeva.

"Tr"

vlcci

itaa-i

oiroi jMEv

and

his

pay

his

Ka"

e|

[/.rjvaq Si/O.
"v

avTOiq

Kat

after

after him

forty-four
years

soldiers

and

he

reign of

reignedBeon
succeeded

was

reigned thirty-six

who

after

him

reigned Apophis sixty-oneyears,

and

and

lanias

months

seven

and

fifty
years

After

month.

one

all these

reigned Assis forty-nineyears

and

months.

two

first rulers
all the

paxovxa

died

years

by Apachnas

reTTocpanovTa

vta"

vtaj

time,

summer

into foreigners.

strike terror

Salatis

And

ervj

Bvji'f. yt^e^' years

yiccKovt/.iT/o^

"AOVTo,

to

this

To

exercise

to

and

to,

e^aa-iXeva-fv

erepoi;

T"a-"7apa

in order

garrisoned

"T!t[Ji.iAa'i

ApQCii " evveaKaiSevta

p'ov

and

strongly

men.

tribute,

his

to

e^OTzki'Jta.ii;
ivpoi;

tuk;

(potovruv

rov

v.at

armed

his

and

hundred

two

repaired in

collect

^ipeiav troops,

[Aia6o(popiav
'T:ap"Xoy-evO(;,
5e

to

[A,vptaiaq
avZpav"npo(;

T"(7"7apa^

Avaris

it, and

of

city

theological

walls, and

force

the

admirably adapted

fortified it with

re,

serving
ob-

upon

channel,

rebuilt

an

And

noma,

called

he

he

undertake

ancient

was

^eoXoyiai; purpose,

ccpxociai

Saite

some

reference

Bou^ao-rj-

TTjSOf avaroXi^v

who

kingdom.

Bubastite

of the

east

the

the

in

^otcriK"ia,(;
e(f"o^ov.
evpuv

amriq

increasino-

the

day

one

of

ed
regard-

Assyrians,

would

[Aei^ovlayQJOv-

ea-Ofxevifiv

ru)Vf

the

of

for he

suspicion

power

(paKia-aro f^ep"^, TtpoopufAevcK;

frontier

eastern

made

hope
eyevrjQ'r]race.

amongst

period
war

of
All

six

These

of

upon

them,
their
the

nation

and

during

dynasty, they
Egyptians

exterminating
this

the

were

the
was

in

whole

styled

70

MANETHO.

act

jUOivTE?
Xov

e^apat
Aiyiiirroii

Ti)5

pi^ctv. E"taXe"TO
TTav

Se

^aaiXiii wo(jWfve?.

ecTTt

^aariXfci

v.ai

icoty.fHi;

viotfYju SjaXeKTov,

Se XeyoLO-JVayTOf?

S'a?

ejvai.

v.ai

"5

Tovi

: some

who

Kings,

and

eleven

five hundred

of

space

years.

evt

things he

these

After

tvj{

and

^aaiXeuv y"V""76cx,i(d)rj"Tiv)
parts of Egypt, made

an

rrj"; aXX'/jjAiyvTr-

the

kings of

against
Tccikei/.ov
auroii

avppayyjva.i

fni
"sroXvxpoviou.

l^aa-tXiui,
a

ovoy-a,

iivai

Se

AXia"

long

mighty

and

between

Shepherds,

the

tillthe

them,

subdued

by

king

e-K

TCOijAevuf;

[Afv

(JLVpiuv rrjii 'ntpiy.f.Tpov.

T6

TouTov

MaviScci/) aTTCcvTa,
fxeyaXcj) vcai

haXiiv
Te

TOTTW.

Tovj

K7^vpa)

"*"*

eyjjvra,

Avapiv

T6"%t't
%tpi-

T'J''A"J"v

(.yjx:"jiy ev
T^v

thousand

iaiTuv,

All

all their
a

other

insurrection
and

that

carried

name

of

on

were

was

him

Egypt,

and

place containing
which

was

called

(says Manetho)

that

with

of

vast

they might

possessionsand

hold

by

were

surrounded

wall,

of the

whose

this tract

strong

within

that

Shepherds

rest

acres,

Shepherds

retain
prey

the

within

Avaris.
the

of

out

hemmed

{(hr,(nvand

iiOifAeva^, otico; tvjv

vtTvj(7jy dvcccrav

'^X^fVi

driven

KaTaxXeio-flij- ten

S' "i?
TOTTOv, apovpuv

OVOIA.CCZO)

avrov,

aXXr;"; AiyvKTov

TTjq

"Tiaa-'/j?
c/.Tr"0-"*v,
i/a"

iic'

relates

was

war

(ppayiAOvBcca-i^,
y;T7i)jtA6vov?
Alisphragmuthosis, and
("|)vjo"*) Touj

their

and

evSevta.

Se, T6)v

Tai^ra

Jtat

nated
denomi-

possession of

Theba'is

y.eyav

term

Arabians.

thus

were

retained

for the

the

they were

say

and

AiyvTCTOv ((^ijo"(v)

0"^aiSo4 y.a.1

YMi

compounded

vulgar tongue

yevoi/.ivovq,

"7ij
Trpo^TG^TTfVTaxoo'io*;

Tou

tou?

this

y.aXovf/.evuv,

at;T"i'

"/.paTfiTai T^i

MfTa

is

people,

Egypt

king,

^ccfftXeccq

'j:p(iy.aruyoiJi.acue"ov(;
iioifAevuv

the

descendants

ApaSe

Tovtou?

to

Shepherd

'T)to-"{.

Tjvc?

Tajv

This

ovtw

xat

cv)nSij*.evov
yiveron

these

Hycsos

y.a,ra

dialect, denotes

a
shepherd, but
signifies

Sos

according

to

Se 2fc'?

to

(TfJi^aiVii,

Tcoil^Tjv ""m

Tou^

and

syllable,Hyc, according

sacred

the

Upav yXu(7(Ta.v of

xa6'

'T;t

Tfjv

to

o-v/x,-

to

Shepherd Kings

is the

fust

for the

ti)v

eOvoq 'Txo-t'^, t"vto

avruv

"yap

Se

that

Hycsos,

no6ovvT"i jAok-

xa"

strength.

their

71

MANETHO.

And

the

Thummosis,

of Alis-

son

phragmuthosis,endeavoured

y.paro^,

Kara

oktu

Te"%e(riv"

tojj

traina

'KoXioptiia^atteyvw,

a'vij.^aa'eii;,
iva,
t/jv

aairdai

"kd'jrai

atXa'Sei(;aireX-

'ncLVVtc,

doiari. rov^

Se

"ATtlcTiuv

eXaTTOf?

ow.

(i'Mtri

ovrai

y.ai

AtyfTTTov

Tvj?

fXixa

itavoiY.(.(Tia

ytaii

rriv

them

Egypt,

to

out

go

Sf T1JV

Tore

yap

to

this

tv;?

iic;

permitted

molestation

the

Ao-ia?

their

soever
where-

from

families
less

not

the

through
But

Assyrians,who

had

and

than

two

and

bent

desert
stood

they

as

Asia, they

over

of

Judaea,

i^vpiaTi)/

towards
fear of

in
then

another

(In
Mavc^wv)
AtyviTTjavca!/
eOvoi rov^
("jyf}(Tiv)

histories

Tovto

people,

y-aXoviMvovq

fv
'STOifJiivaq, a(%|M.aX4JT"/Vf

of

domi-

book

and

here

contain
named

of the

in their sacred

ra;?

called

to

it

Egyptian
That

says)

are

city in

now

size

men,

Manetho
who

built
is

sufficient

Jerusalem.

ovoy-aTai.

which

country

XviA'j,
Tdvrrjv

called
books

this

herds,
Shep-

were

also

l3i"Koi^yeypa(pO"istyledCaptives.

Upxi;avruv

Mera

to

f^eXdem tl AtyvTr-

AaOV

TUV

TtOlf/.fl'CilV
"k;

ey.tccXuv
'lepo(7oXviA,x,
0

avrovq

e| AiyvTTTov l^JcatXev^
TeOiAue"a"7iXeviTey {/.era
(fM"ri

"vetraapcq,
Y.a.1

be

fortythousand,

this multitude

er-rj

of

would

they

should

number

avOpco-KU'y
apy"."(Tov"7av,'\eoo70-

a-n;,

and

all

and

Syria.

that
o"',"(iSo/^y/(7a-

TOTauTaf^

Toy

despaired

TToXtv
"Acx,/.ov//."vq

TOV

at

by siege,they agreed

with

hundred

nion

jwevov?

but

stipulation,
they departed

effects,in

aico

^vvacrreiav.
A(T(rvpiQ)v
(vxivmc,

he

without

(patovjAev-their way
'EvpiavoSoiTTop^frai.
ov?

hundred

men

when

leave

fAvpta^wv Egypt

(ptifMV

four

they pleased. And, according

roov

retruapuv

of

capitulation,that

ouoXo-

ratf

"7ri

beleaguered the

body

moment

to

^ov-

AiyvTiTOv fyXti:ovTei;ottoi

with

reducing

troty]-

siege,and

eighty thousand

and
the

5e

e7re"

by

place

rea-a-a.-

xa*

fj.vpKf.Ti "TSTpocTfopev-

paMfTa

T^5

them

eKetv
ztXiopy.iai

5"a

avTOVi;

u."v

force

to

Tievre

y.ai

TcapiXateTqv

xcn

ravrx

[^'fivccq

After
of

and

the

king

out,
four

after him

avTov

years

to

this nation
Tethmo-

Jerusalem,

of

who

Egypt

drove

reigned twenty-fiveyears
and

months,
his

son

into

eT"X"iiryj"r"v, government
apy^ii

departure of

Shepherds

sis,
them

the

then

Chebron
his

after him

hands

died

took

the

for thirteen

reigned Ameno-

72

MANETIIO.

for

phis
months

twenty
then

twenty-one
iiKOj-t

v.ai

"v

evvea.

fAYivaq

tij?

she

reigned
6wea.

"f/ioa-i

after
M-rjippaiz-ovOucnt;

Se

Tou

TievTe

Sevca.

vcat

y.Yjva.";

Se 0wi)"7i,-f w"a

Toi)

oyiTu.

8e

Tov

KOi/TCi

SwSe/.a

Xpvii

v.a.1

TrevTe.

ey

(TVj^

kva..

xa;

fAVji/a(;

(/.r^va,!;ric'cra.prx.q.

x"i

f^Tji/ai;

e|.

jj-Yji/ac

Zvo.

xat

tov

OvTO^

Se Se^aici?,

Ton

TOV

[/.ef
tij^

y.scT"(TT'/;crei',nai
tvjv

TiVMUiv

xaj

Aiyv!:Tov

aXk/jv

jM,ev

/^cvov

^aatXtZu,//.^zepiz

Se

t"

aSixeiv,a7re;^f(r""i

Twv

"srstXXaxiSwv.

and

cheres

nine
twelve

another

years

and

month

aXXwv

avToj

Armesses

the

sixty-sixyears
him

and

year

Amenophis

Sethosis

and

who

maintained

nineteen

Armais

Egypt

he

also

these

restrictions

wear

the
queen,
abuse

^a.ffiKiv.m othis then

Se

ctt*

Armais

four

and

years

four

reigned
months

after
and

years
succeeded

was

by

Ramesses,

of

he

cavalry and

king (Sethosis)appointed

brother

nor

months

force.

This

the

Acen-

months

two

army

her

of Miammous

is called
an

after

after him

son

he

twelve

five

and

and

then

then

after him

one

eight

five months

twelve

months
one

and

years

three

then

and

Acencheres

then

Acenchres

years

twenty-

months:

month

one

who

Amenophis

ten

his

Cyprus

diadem,

nor

him

he

of his

an

all

with

should

interfere

his

over

with

king,but

royalconcubines.

made
and

that

the mother
the

viceroy

invested

the other authorityof

^a.o'i.'ktyiriv

S*aS'/);M.a
(popnv,
i/.-/)

/LfjjSe
ttjv

and

months

years

whom

daughter

Rathotis

a^eXcpov

'sratrav

'srepieOrjY.ev
e^oi/o-tav,
evcTejXaTo

thirty years

naval

tvvaixiv.

ApiAsi'iv
eriTpoTtov

avTo)

six months

evvea

Ittttikyjv
y.ai
'PajA""Tar-/i";,
eyjuv

after

Se Pa//.eo-- Ramesses

tov

Aueiucpii;Sevta

vavTiy.rjv

Se

Avcfy-

Se Ap/xai'^
"vitnra.ptx

e|

y.atj

Tvv

""

Toy

y.a"

Y.ovTU

"/."(

xa*

Se Apy.iau'q^^liainiJ-ov
e^rj-

TOV

Se

eva.

evvta,.
adeXipoi;

knpoq SijSevta

\uf\va

reigned nine

years

8e Ay.eyx'fip'^i
SwSeita

TOV

Thmosis

"ta"

juvji/a

nine

months

ten

his

TOV

Tpeii;-

and

years

months

months

Mephramuthosis

then

8e TaOuTii;

%i5p";?

him

Amesses

nine

and

years

^vyaTfip Ay.ey-

[/.vjya^

T"j{

lAvpiaq

twelve

seven

by Mephres,

thirty-six
years

xat

sister

and

years

Orus

el

fipoj T^javco^Ta
Se

Se

toi;

[/.rjuai;

tod

iMjva:;

\y.ivo.^(pii;
rpiaSexa.

y.ai

"jrfyre.

KflSi

five

his

succeeded

was

and

years

not

with

children,
Seth-

expeditionagainst

Phoenicia,

and

waged

74

MANETHO.

Beuv

Se

had

"Tti6viAta.v
oj/.uvviA.ii}iA(v

ted

Se

name

AfAevucpei,Tcarpo;

aiir^

Se ^oviovvrt
UecTttoi;
oi/Ti, S^eiai;

Te

a-ocpiavy.a,i

"a-aj/."i/av.

enreiv

Toi/Tov

Tov

a-erai

6eov,;jScjv,
e*

ano

Keirpuv y.a.t

T"

hwYj-

on

ojAuvvy-ov,

unsKTccv

"navTUi

fovf

ra

a-ufAarcf, KeXu-

Oovi y.vpia,da";
oviru'

avaToXYjv //.epeitov

efA^aXeiv avrov,

avroic,

ev

ry

epya-

Aiyvintwv
Se

fivtzt

eyufx^pta-ixaoi.

rtvai;

ev

NciXow

otkci;

"^oivToicanav aXXuv

y.ai

Xayiuv

tuv

Upfuv ((prja-t,)
XiTtpcf,
(Tvyy.exvTOV

l^ivovi.
TOV

vov,

Se

A/Mvucpivevce*-

y.ai
a-o(f)ov

"vS/)a,vTiodeKTOai
Te

in his wis-

and
:
futurity

of

if he would

all

lepersand

that

persons

that

answer,

gods,

country

Y.a.1

TOV

[auvtikov

icpog

any

pleased with

in it.

were

avTov

/3"o-"Xea x"'^o*'twv

the

of

in

body,

quarries,which
side
work

in them

from

the

rest

some

learned

with

leprosy.
man

of

vengeance
both

on

it should

S'fo))/,
e*
^nx.aBtvT(iocperjaov-been

the

appear

were

gods

them,

the

they

them

among

affected

Amenophis

fall

king, if

violence

added

the

lest the

should
the

on

that

to

Egyptians.

were

and

of

separated

prophet,fearful

himself

offered

the

And

on

that

be

who
priests

and

them

situate

and

(he says)there

under

amount

Nile,

of

of the

out

sent

are

the

of

the

to

and

might

wise

information,

laboured

all that

Egypt

defect

east

And

this

king gathered together

eighty thousand,

rovTQvi

y.ai

the
land

tcXyj-

rov

Xi6oToy.i3ci;
raf

rag

Well

(Saa-iXea,

rov

yeveaOat Se

a/yayuv

ol

the

the

%oipav

"viiAevovi
6K
rrii AiyvicTov aw-

Tcpoi

the

of
him

returned

unclean

other

aXXuu

tuv

same

partake

to

both

nature,

behold

might

the

Ttoiijiretei'.

'Ha-eevTcc Se

fj?

he

communica-

Seemed

knowledge

yiccOapav cleanse

avBpuTCuivtijv

l^iapuv

divine
and

he

one

kingdom,

priestof

who

Papis,

Amenophis

avru

ovv

of

son

to

the

himself, Amenophis,

with

dom

tuv

"npoyvcairiv

his desire

Orus,

as

in

And

them.

seen

desirous

was

gods,

predecessors

of the

(pv"recci,nacra

jweTe"7%y;)tem;

his

of

avrov

npo

Pe"aa-iKfvy.oruv'
ai/ev"yy."iv
Trii/

king (Amenophis)

S'eaT^j/, of beholding the

yeveaOai

Qpo^ el^ ruv

ua-Ttep

This

emS^/^ij{Ay.evu(piv)

Tovrov
"rai

ISRAELITES.

THE

OF

this

had
also

75

MANETHO.

in

prophetic spirit;

people
fiiapoK;,

v.ai

Aiyimrov

ty;^

j/.fjToXtxyjo-aijA.ev
ravTcc

Tcf

'Kepi

scveAeiv.

Tov

avTOv

iav-

itavruv

Se
aOvfugi,

(1/

etvat

Xefjv ovrco
Se rati

jOCiaic "'5 xpwoi

ly.avO(;
SdjXSty

XaTO-

y.at

avTotf

TOTe

TYjv

OiKTOLv
p'^a-ev.

Tcpo; jtaraXucrfv

crK"ivriv

aTro[/,"pt(7yj

rcov

tioijAevuv

noKiv,

Avapiv

Se tj voXk;

ec7T"

kcktcc

not

but

for

in

the

the

king

SofTei,
tjj

TOV

"ta*

a-rto^aa-tv

aiiTcov

is

'/jyefAOva

Keyo[/."vovrtvcc

the

them

Tovrco

Kdi

ev

6 Se

rui/

iraatv

Tretdap-

was

the

-arpurov

[/.(v avroiq

place

^eOl'5,/AIJTe

should

ev
j/.tzXtTTQC

TCOV

Sr^ejv

)"""

cvva.'KTea'Otxi Se
TW!/

acaXoiJv'

//iijSevi
wXijv

avvujAO"riA,evo}v.

TOtavra

5e

found

ruler

now

that

this

neither
from

it well

the

slay them

that

all, and
themselves

with

would

be

in the

first

they

gods,
sacred

Egyptians
but

selves
them-

that

law,

the

name

bound

of those

any

of

out

they

worship

the

sion
posses-

whose

they

highest veneration,

connect

and

theology

taken

Osarsiph then,

which

tfrJCiv
iravavr"%e(76a*jAvi^evoi;,
Tf

the

and

enacted

AiyvTCTu ^"fA,i(Tr"V(ifji.evuv
lepuv abstain

been

revolt, they appointed

oath

obedient.

vo[Ji.ov eOiTO, jt/.TjTe'srpco'y.vveiv

ra

city,

for

by

had

desire:

to

set

tion
protec-

Shepherds

had

men

Osarsiph, and

wpxa/^coT'/)-

tinued
con-

miserable

and

their

themselves

over

were

Typhonian city.

these

adapted

word

that

in that

one
lepavOa'apa-Kpou priestsof Heliopolis,

fO'T^traj'TO.
X^o-ovre^

When
of

the

petitionedto

was

by

granted

tovtov

e^oyre?,

'HXiOTToXtT"iy

a-ccv'

roTtov

which

city Avaris, which

left desolate

etaeK-

pass,

thus,

apart for their habitation

above,
ett; ravryiv

at

an

to

come

quarrieshad

time

some

state, the

he

writing

those

OeoKoyiav avuOev Tvcpuvioi- this city, according

Se

in

writes

When

:)
work

to

he

T-zji/

Ol

communicate

to

left

tidings

distressed.
fearfully

was

word

sent

would

These

should

(After which
for

and

it in possession

destroyed himself,

tprjuu(Tvve^u-

hold

years.

of what

TockaiTiupQvvrcov, a^iudei^ 6
hot,
fia,(riXevff

and

dared

king,

account

king

Twv
yeypx(pev).

he

the

and

(KcurejTajtara

Egypt,

certain

assistance

pollutedwretches,

however
to

the

to

come

for thirteen

encetv

^aa-iXeix.

Tov

of these

Se
/SatnXe*,ypacp-i/jv

x."xTaKn!ovToc

would

^ey.acrpia.subdue

iipa,rr,aova-tveii" errj

that

"

hold

mals
aniin the

sacrifice

they
none

nor

and

should
but

76

MANETHO.

Atyinr-

f/.a'kiaTa ran;

aKKa,

such

'wKetaTa

vo/MOeTYjiTaif"cat

eBi(Ty.oi^
evavTiivueua,

Tioi^

to.
"woXvyjipioi,

fy.eX"va-"v

tvj?

he

had

these, and

many

When

Tov

ntoXefJi.ov
CTOtjUot;? yiveaOai

X"a.

^aart-

AjMiXiKpivrov

irpoi

[/.eO'eavTOv

lepeojvy,ai

a'hXoiv

rcov

%ai

"rr//.jtAf/x*a(r/xevwv,

wpea-"eii;
"7r6/"ii^e
Tipoi;Tovf

vira

atteXccdevTai;iroiTedy-ua-ecci
l^i^vai;,eii

itokiv

Mxff

"AO.i
Ta
'lipocToKviJUX,

rov

aXXouj

todj

xa;

they

should

hands

in

tovj

iav-

ill' AiyvTCTOv.

the

confidence
of

the

and

avTovi

eTcyjyyetXaro,

fjiiv ei^

Avaptv

matpiha,xa*

avTuv

Se"a

tijv

T0"{

ovu

who

been
he

they

ra

his

eitirrj-

would

"ea"

avToii

T")v

pa,^iu";
vicoxapiov
xccpav

Je vTcepxapiK;

tioifiaav.

yevof^fvoi

et)to(rt
'orpoBvi/.ui;
""?

ot

itxvre^

TToXv

^wv

eti

Avapiv.

could

dominion.

and
of

them

Now
when

against

war

in the

first

provide

occasion
them

host,

might

that

they

country under

the

received

greatest joy,

to

the

thousand

number
men,

and

Avaris.

was

was

to

in their ancient

the

with

same

consent

Shepherds

the

king

informed

of

Amenophis
he

the

for their

as

hundred
to

others

Avaris, and

them

the

requested

promised

The

up

the

one

this

quickly mustered

came

city

of

and

in

message

two

the

Shepherds

in

with

easilyreduce

this

persons

of

informed

and

his

others

them

manner,

also

fightfor

in

into

to

plentifulmaintenance

and

about

some

and

country

f/.vpiahafrequire;

avhpuv ffyyelai^/xijo-av,
Ka"
/act
oy

took

those

to

reinstate

city and

of

Amenophis

unclean

come

He

to

walls

treated

assistance

Se oze
0ov")$)i/'i:epj/,ax''lo'(0'Scii
place

multitude

informed

been

Egypt.

the

counsels

himself

had

mpoyoviyi-riv

oy(^XoiiTcapf^etv
a"p-

Seoj,

of

that

expelled by Tethmosis,

ignominious

mpuTOv

orders

he

Jerusalem,

had

customs

gave

ambassadors

sent

called

the

the

as

tendency

with

priests and

he

laws

themselves

war

whilst

king,

affairs
ofjiO^vyiaZov

tTta^eiV[mv

of

hold

for

^yiXuaai;,vj^iov whereby
ariy.a,(TdiVTa.(;
avve'KKrrpcf.Tevfiu

others

rebuilding

readiness

who

"ruv-

such

employ

city, and

xctXoy/xevvjy and

tijv

confederacy.

made

Egyptians, he

the
"npoa-AaSoiMvo^

Ze

avTOi

that

directlyin opposition to
of the

nifoq

of

were

as

in

great

of

Egypt,

their

vasion,
in-

consternation,

77

MANETIIO.

a-wexvOf],t^?

[A^rpiu;

'tap'

flawto?
tov
AiA,"VU(peu";

/av/jt-

remembering

the

phis,the

of

wXvjOoiKiyvnriuv,

^ovXeva-aaevoi;
[xera

"/LUi

(v

TOVTOi^

X^aot.ta

*"|Ja

re

ia

Tiyey-ovuVf

ruv

Tsrp'jna fxctXiT-va

kav-

Upoi^Tij/.u!y.eva i:^ y

T0""

ev

Y.ara

pt-epoi;Upevaiv'Kapyp/ya-

Xev,

aq

twv
a"7ipa,'K(.arara.

tex,
(7vyiipvxpct,i
Qoavsc.

Bern

Se

Tov

vlov

^edav

oivoy.a.o'iMvctv

iavTov

lAa'/^iauTaTCiiv,

e"?
T"

-noKe-

Ton;

y.ixi

avnta.-

ov

fjiioii a'KuvTfio'aiTiv

At!iv,

to,

y.ai

advanced
attack

to

returned,

and

together

"]v

aiiTw

litoyj^ipioi;
Tav
o

oOiv
jSacr"?"eL5'

ASiOTiav

king

ttXtfin

yap

i-no-

he

yjupa

VTioXatciiv olq
^ay^f-y n
roiv

Tcpoq

of
to

him

"/t"*

"Aii)[/.aiicpoi

all his
the

of

Ti\v

ruv

ire-

friend.
of

did

it would

be

and

that

he

with

its

Ethiopia
all the
for

received

while

all

that
He

and
was

was

also

villages
to

nue
conti-

beginning during

predestinedthirteen

the

tions
obliga-

him,

food.

cities

and

of all the

care

supplied

him

for,

under

took

their

the other

and

army,

Avas

for
to

into

he

phis,
Mem-

to

and

wherefore

him,

country

from

who
he

sent

was

the

sand
thou-

but

Egyptians

Ethiopia

kindly,

allotted

had

he

with

multitude
the

Apis

took

ay^puTtiv^v during his exile,which

iroXe*?
y.ai
Tpo(pr}v"ir*T'/)Se"4'v,

rest

again

immediately

necessary
"cravTa?

mitted
com-

hundred

him

came

animals

Ta

AtyvTiTucv ay/]'x6r,.
%apiT"

he

against the gods, but

where

cck'ha

Tk^v

the

them, thinking

war

wage

retreated

y.on

Rampses,

old

three

meet

to

t"v

aw

father

with

of

called

warriors, against the enemy,

tc

AidtoT:tav

aroXai

ru

aTicivri

fi?

in

And

also

protectionof

Egyptians being

multitude

^wa, "u5v{

which

care.

was

years

marched

he

be

to

images

utmost

his

the

to

the

who

five

but

'^vtei'sacred
i:aKtyZpot/.'fi(TQLi

avaXdbuv
M"/x(|)"v.

the

from

Ramesses

being

animals

and

particularly
charged

Sethos,

son

leaders,

conceal

with

gods

[AfKhetv ^eou.aXf^v

aY'Ka

va/jiKTcci;,

prieststo

not
jAvpiota^ac.)"lpuv

rpia-Mwa

Afv'

the

his

the

greatest veneration

temples, and

8e ^iata(;

(piXoy. avTOf

aXXoic, Aiyvr.Tioii, (tvaiv

roii;

"1?

idv

in the

the

their

bled
assem-

those
him, especially

to

held

were

he

Egyptians, and

sacred

the

brought

And

itiVTa-

e^ede-TO itp^ji;

cvTa,

fTTj

v.a.i

with

commanded

Yau-xpeui;rov

a-no
Pa.[/.s"ra-i]v

icarpoi

tov

of the

counsel

took

of Ameno-

Papis, and

armies

the

Beif 'npoiriKua-eoji.
yt,a.t irporepov
(rvvxyayav

son

prophecy

years.

the

More-

78

MANETHO.

eTwv
irpciifxei/uvTfKTY.aitev.a,

aVTOV

CCpX'^i

TVj(

crrparom^ov

tjttov

Ttx,

AiOiOTriav

Kara

//lev

ai/oaKiif

TOti;

avOpomOK;

ovrui;

cpatvecrdai,
toi";

ov

yap

y.ai

tcov

yjiipiaTore

^oai/cc

^euv

rati;

ovhe

lepo-

aXka

vjpMwro,

atAjroiq

v.ot,i

ruv

oitravioti

^wccv

(je'^ccdrevijj/.evuv
Upav
diereXovv,

^pcciMVOi

acpayeii

^ora^

ncci

lepeii;

y.ot,i

rtjvrccv

yiveadai,
vji'a.yif.oc^ov
'npocp'/jrai;

S'

ege^aXov. Xtyerat

yviKvovq
on

rfjV

TtoKirekav

TO

ovojM.a

Oa-ap(ri"pfa'sro

'HXfOK

TToXe*

yevoi

rov

ev

S'eov Oa-ipeui,aii
rovro

[jxrereOv]
rowofjM
Mcova-Yj^^
yopevOvj

ro

Y.a,i

yei/oi,
-ZTpoa-ri-

down

Egyptians,

the

with
witnessed

that

their

only
but

and

which

the

the

roasted

and

having

compelled

they

country.
who

by

birth

to

these

and
contr.

he

sacrilege,

the

It is said

also

but

that

people
was

App.

that

when

his

of

the

c.

his

went

26.

priest,
was

name

of Heliopolis
over

changed,

was

Moyses,

the

laws,

god

he

name

called
lib. I.

the

and

them,

out

polityand

Osiris

and

priests

Heliopolis, and

from

gods,
sacred

sacrifice

naked

of

of the
those

upon

and

their

not

of

worshipped

kill

ordained

they

kind

them

cast

for

villages,

were

to

Shepherds

the
:

crable
exe-

and

fed

that

prophets

more

images

animals

those

cities

every

destroyed

bitants
inha-

the

was

exercised

committed

unclean

the

impieties believed

sway

that

fire to

set

Jerusalem,

treated

their

formerly

things

barbarity,that

joint

than

of

with

such

who

of

state

people

of

'HXiovTsoKirYji;,

Upev^,

the

come

Osarsiph,
"nara"cx,XkoiAevQ(;

vojA-ovi avroti;

[/.en^rieii;

rovi

iiai

the

was

having

and
Xvf/.txii'aiA.ivci

ouSe

aoXovvre^,

such

Ethiopia,

rex,

[j-ovov tcomk;

eviTcpfiaav,

xOjM,a?

xat

in

aaet-q^ara,^eujAtvoii. had

rovruv

"/.on

While

Txrpou-

Tr,v

'STpoeipi^jxevciiv Kpari^crtv

y.oi

to;?

aw

"")vvj%6"jcrav,
ua-re

TfjV

protection to king Amenophis.

tvjv

AtyvTcrtui/

rail/

Egypt,

ew*

ol Se 2oXf-

roiavra.

IMapoti;

of

"wap'

TOt^

yMTfXdovTei,

y.trai

pian
Ethio-

an

borders

the

upon

for

camp

AiyVTITOV.

TTJf

Km

as

Ttrpo^

^aa-iKeui
tov
A[/,"VCi}(j)eo;i
OptUV

pitched

army
v.u.i

ye

AiBititfuov

(jivXayirjvewerale

TU'V

he

over

eKrCTOKTlV

ovy.

ama,pY.ei";,

atto

"

Joseph,

79

MANETHO.

(Aeyet
'Ot"

Se

AfJi-evucpii;a-rto

avxov

T0(?

y.ai

TcotjAeai

jUfTo.
b

y.at

his

"%uv

ot hvo

people,
multitudes

toii;

e^iu^av

axpi

Tccv

bpiccv

tij?

ccvtov^

^vpta^.

contr.

the

and

other

of
bounds

App.Wh.

and

them,
of
I.

the

them

defeated

they

and

and

c.

27.

also,
tering
encoun-

unclean
and

pursued

Syria.

this

Ethiopia

Rampses

forces,

Shepherds

(/.lapoii;,
to

aTCOY.T"ivavTii

with

son,

from

force,

great

After

:)

says

returned

the
avro^

"rv[AtaKovT"i;
y.ai

vlo(;

again

Amenophis
with

AtOtoivia^

Vai/A^/riq -nat

ivvaiAiv'

tTtffkQev

fJi"yriKyi(; Znvaixecai,

(Manetho

waXiv.)

MavfOav

ravra

//era

ISRAELITES.

THE

OF

"

slew

them

Joseph,

ERATOSTHENES'

CANON

OF

OF

KINGS

THE

The

first

who

Thebinite,
Atovio^'

"Tai

^"'

8e

Tou

e"aaiK(vtrev

"tO(r;M.ou vjv

(T"V

v6'.

A6a)6rii; vloq

Miveuii

world

The

e"a"ri'A"v

59

of

AiyvTtriwv

the

He

world
The

rptroi;

errj

X"'.

rov

Se

v.ocr[AOv

is

Ata^j*]?

Aduo'eui;

errj

called

OS

y.o"Ty.ov

@Y)"actuv
ITe/A^w?

v"o?

y}v

tro^,

/yvy

e^CKTiXevaei/
A6u6ov

'Hpay.'Aethri(;
"ti]

iv]

the

4th

of

son

In

teros.

the

the
of

year

"

Egyptian
the

of
the

year

Theban

The

5th

of
the

Pemphos,

(.ta(Ti-

same

of

kings

Athothes,

the

he

is

19

of

called

the

Theban

the

is called

The

kings

son

of

Heraclides.
In
6th

was

the
of

year
the

Toegar

of

Philes-

world

3053.

was

Athothes,
He
the

Theban
Amachus

was

years.

kings

Se

of

year

Theban

In

interpretation

By

years.

"rj"cciu"vAtyvTcriuv

the

ecrTiv

rov

Mines,

tation
interpre-

by

In

years.

Diabiesthe

tB'

year

kings
of

"

ipj/.'^veviTai^tXearepoi;'

ovToq

Tov

1^*0^

the

3021.

The

in

son

Athothes,

32

world

@rj"a.ici)v e'Sa,eri'kiV(rev

of

was

name,

'/jv eroi;,

reigned

2962.
3rd

kings

is

Theban

Hermogenes.

""fjSatuv

He

Uved

the

Athothes

years.

the

which

Dionius.
and

the

2900.

2nd

reigned

ervj

ip[A-qvev"Ta,i'Epjxo-

ovTO?

the

Mines

was

Thebsean

years,

of

"fjtaniiy ^evT^poi

the

sixty-two

,|S^

reigned

by interpretation

eroj

eroc

THEBES.

who

reigned
world

18

3072.

Egyptian
Mom-

ERATOSTHENES.

kings reigned Biyris,10

A.

years,

M.

3304.

15th

The

of

the

Saophis Comastes,
he

MccTa

TouSe

v.h

"Tr)

and

y.o7fji,ov vjv sto?

M,

A.

v.0(7iMV 'qv CTO;

,7T/x-y

'HXtohoTOi

8e

7}V
"/{.(XTf/.OV

670?

"Yltuiuv

It]

A.

years,

ii'fj Xa.

,7To'.

years,

second,

the

of

M.

The

i"a(Tik(V(Tev

Theban

rdigned

Se

reigned

31

3370.

18th

Musthis,

KO(r-

27

kings,

of

the

Theban

kings,

MoKtrflj? "Tij Xy'. tov

years,

kings

Theban

Hehodotus,

A.

to

3343.

17th

Moscheris

tqv

the

the

M.

The

eScccriXeva-ev Mocr0'/)^(Zi(i)v
Xepti

of

Sensaophis

Se

tov

according

or,

3314.

16th

The
"
x"^
'S,")i(Tccu)(^iq
ervj

kings

Chrematistes, reigned 29

Xfl^uciTjo-Tvjj some,

eviovi;

Theban

reigned

33

A.

years,

M.

3401.

"rj"cctuuiQ'

19th

The

e^xa-iXeva-ev

the

of

Theban

kings,

Xe'.
TlaiAiAoqApx^v'^'^li
"T*)
8e MtT/Aov

"Jj^atijy
AiiaitTtov^

"^)a,criy
mapcf,

upccv

Xevtrev

ctvj

tov

oiro?

"T

"

reigned

de

of

-Ma-iMV

a,',

rau

""

p/(pZ^'

hour,

The

21st

kings,

with

A.

M.

of

said
the

to

avSpo?,o

rov

was

,7(^0
.

AafA.uvo'ioro;
MvpT'^iO(;
ervj
Se Y.0I71A0V 7]v fTa^
kS'.

vt^'.

/yipo^',

t^a;a-jX6U"rey

(rivoTti/.xprji;
Kparaioq,

(crrty

she

3469.

the

Theban

kings,

22nd

of the

is Athena

6 years,

A.

The

23rd

Theban

year,

A.

M.

24th

sovereigns

of her

husband,

Nicephorus, and reigned

M.

3570.
of

the

Theban

Myrtgeus Ammonodotiis,

The

one

3569.

Nitocris,instead

years,

have

exception

Ocaras, reigned

M.
The

etatTiXev"rev

KOCTjAOV '/jvera?

Qy}"aiuu

is

years

one

A.

0")^a(i"yity'.e^aa-iXevaeu

Tou

100

Achescus

tov

A^yjya Nocvjc^opo?,
eTv;

"TT"v

Theban

the

ere?

@v]"a.tavy."
avTi
'NiTUY.pii;

of

Maximus,

Apaphus

w?

i^aa-i-

y.iav

A%et7y.o? Oy.a,pac";
ercq

noi'y.ov
ijv

20th

The

""cci7iXevcr"v

"/]Scinivvta

8e

3434.

[/.eyio-TO^,

years,

e"cx,i7iXev(7(v

Archondes, reigned 35

M.

A.

^yvXS

'/jy era?

Pammus

rov

kings,

reigned

22

3576.
of

the

Theban

Thyosiniares the robust, who

kings,
is called

83

ERATOSTHENES.

"^'.

ijXioi,
ETi]

the

Se "/.oa-y.ovvji/

rov

reigned

sun,

12

and

years,

A.M.

3598.
25th

The
QiyiWoi;,

M"TU.ov

A.

'f/X''

-qv era?

which

Theban

is the

kings,

M.

of

augraenter
8

years,

3610.

'

The
0
2"[^(ppovKpaT/i";,

/.Avj?

the

country's strength, reigned

8e

"/(.tqv

v.paro"; tTij

"KccTpiov

Thinillus,

Qi^M^tia
to
a^

fO-Tiv

of

'Apzo'KpaTrj(;
e~r]

Semphrucrates,

'Hpa-

ea-riv

ivj

Theban

kings,

is Hercules

Har-

the

who

18

pocrates, reigned

rov

of

26th

A.

years,

M.

3618.

(^"/j'Saiuv
yX,

The

""aiTi\ev"T"v

of

27th

Theban

the

kings,

XovdripTavpoi;Tvpavvo^

(rifj

Chuther

^'.

A.

M.

Se "Ma-ix.ov

if.

28th

A.

/7%wy.

M.

29th

XoiJi.ae(pOa
^iXecpccia- Chomaephtha
koo-/ao?
TO?

to,'. TOV

"T7j

5e

"iioa-fAov

years,

kings,

Theban

the

12

years,

3643.

The

"rita,io}v-aO'. e^cx."7tX"va-"v

of

Philoscorus, reigned

Meures

tov

tyrant,

3636.

The

MevpYi(;^iXo"7wpo^ er^

the

Taurus

reigned

11

of

Philephsestus,

Cosmus

years,

A.

of

the

kings,

Theban

the

M.

3655.

r/x''^'0y;^cc"w!'X

"^a,"Ti}^"V(Tev

Gx^Tvpanvoi;
Ay-novi/ioi;
TOV

"T7j

Xa,
Qyj'Sa.iuv

"ijfajwv

e"a(TiX"v"rev

/x^.

X"',

8e

tov

etaaiXevijev

exij xy

@-/)"aiuv Xy.

tov

A.

The

M.
31st

3666.
of

Theban

the

Se

ttaaiXivcrev

Se

Tou

Penteathyris, reigned 42

The

y.pa,-

32nd

Stamenemes
years,

'HpaxXeo?
2to'T0(7"%epjM.yyf
ve

reigned '60

Ochytyrannus,

kings,

years, A. M.

3726.

/yip^yf.

eTYi

kings,

Theban

erij

t
liTay-evefA-fiq
x.oa-[AOv

30th

Ancunius
years,

^yipyi'^',

"M(TfAOv

TOf

|'.

8e v.o(Ti/.ov/7XC5"'-

nevTeaOvpK;

The

The

A.

of

the

second, reigned

the
M.

3768.

33rd

of

Sistosichermes,

Theban

the
the

reigned 55

y.0"rij.0Vf

kings,

Theban

kings,

strength of
A.

years,

23

M.

cules,
Her3791.

/ytp'ia'.
"'/j^atwv XS'. "^a.(riXevafv
Mapj?

iTYi [^y.

TOV

Se

"Aoaj/.ov

The

34th

of

Maris, reigned 43

the

kings;

Theban

years,

A.

M.

3846.

84

ERATOSTHENES.

"ri'Satcov
2(^wa?,

'H^ajo-Toy,
I^Ov,

e.

t-Tfi

8e

tov

of

son

A.

years,

M.

3889.

/ywnO
.

Xr'.

@7j"aiuv

"S'.

y.oo'fjiov

^povpuv,
8e

X^'.

er-^

^y

tov

The

8e

M.

A.

years,

38

M.

kings,

Theban

Nil

reigned

us,

3908.

th

of

the

reigned

Amuthantgeus,

kings,

Theban

63

years,

A.M.

3913.
"

v.o"Tfji.ov

A.

years,

Krj'. etoLiTtkevcra

Af*.avBci.vraK)(;

is

which

Phruron,

"

/yoryf.

Mo-fjiov

"ij^""y"/

"T")

the

of

37th

The

t^ao-iKevaiv

NttXo?,

5JT0J

kings,

3894.

/yaih^.

"-"iSaiuv

14

reigned

d"

rov

Theban

the

of

36th

The

e"a(7iKeva"v

"TYj

rov

reigned

Hephsestus,

y.oa-

the

Hermes

is

which

Siphoas,

'E/)jt*"j? vloi

y.a.1.

kings,

Theban

the

of

35th

The

etaa-tXevcrev

Ke.

Syncel.

Chron.

f/of'f.y.

104.

109.

123.

147.

91.

96,

101.

FRAGMENTS

THE

ANNALS:

TYRIAN

THE

FR"M

DIUS

AND

MENANDER.

THE

ANNALS

TYRIAN

FROM

DIUS.

HIRAM.

OV

ABIBAAOT

otro^

o-fv'

//cei'^ov
to

it

Tov

lepov

y.01,6' kavTo

ov

cj

"f\"\izTT)

"

en;

Ai"cx,vov

tov

Kivrjv.

Tijy

into

iiXorrj-

Libauus

salem,

rvpavvovi/ra

avTov

iiap

y.ai

amyixara,

XaSeiv

a.L,iovy

Oevrcz.

()ia.-"pivai,

""

-vn

toj

p/j

tvvq-

\v(7rxvTi

nnable

to

money

to

to

the

c-Mia

li

aT:orivei-j.

the

-vvj

"Kva-xi
Ixiv-ffiiv-ca

y.cna,

T.o'AKct.

ra

rwv

^f\

atyiy-

xp-rnxa-xccv

sum

One

the

the

as

other.

forfeit.

but

enigmas,

and

with

and

the

pro-

two

was

forfeit

agreed
unable

was

and

it

Hiromus,

Hiromus

And

Abdemonus,

And

should

them,

solve

the

for

Jeru-

of

whichsoever

enigmas,

cuuMyy;-

Elpa-y.ov,%a,i

to

up

of

returti,

proposal,

solve
y^prj-j.rxTo.

in

went

king

enigmas

Others

with

temples.

Solomon,

sent

Elpu[ji.ov posal that

to-j

T.p'iq

he

timber

the

of

space

temple

and

cut

to

that

said

desired
'lfp"a-o\vix(ov'2oKo[A.avcx.Tiei".\pa.i

{tpaa-i)

gold

construction

vtaracr-

vai'v

Se

rov

of

island,

an

that

to

Olympius,

intermediate

adorned

avcc-

is
jw'/jc-e Trpo^- T/jy

he

and

the

up

the

of

joined

upon

"tvv-

avaO'/jy.ccTi'je'Kj"TiA.r^(7"v'
3s
"'j.i;

by filhng

^yja-M,

and

Jupiter

before

stood

son

kingdom.

parts

it;

of

xp^'^o"^

-MA

eastern

temple

his

the

to

enlarged

douations

TToXei,

Abibalus

ro

[/.era^v lonav,

10V

the

which

^loq

the

and

TTfTiroivjv'.ey,

OXviA-iov

y.ai

Xutrai

city,

zirpoa-ex'-ia-iv.

acrru

raised

He

avaToKaq

trpoi

TToXsi'?

IJi.ep'fjT';j"

xai

rex.

of

succeeded

Hu'omus^

e^aa-iXev-

Eip",ua?

avTov

lio?

death

the

Upox

reKfVTrjiravroi;,

paid
it is

said

to

large
that

Tyrian,

solved

proposed

others

88

(ii;

Dius.

em't^yjixiov

TO

Ze

ena

a:''Zpa
VMi

A"^ia,ovo"

ra

'Ko'K'ka

TCf

Tti/a,

-srporeOevra
aAA"

avrov

ava/Mo-ai.

Tvptov

'Elpui-'M

TT^ocaroTi-

Solomot)

riddle,

for

to

Atvai

-s^poKa^eiy'

which

was

which

Hiromus.
"

lib.
a

I.

c.

17.
"

he

not

able

repaid

Joseph,
Sijiicel.

contr,

Citron.

to

un-

the

fine

App.
182.

90

j|

MENANDEU.

iavrqi

8e

TovTQv

wa"5

Tii

vewrepo?,

him

to

eiri
av"a-Tpe\p"v.

%mXi"

Solomon

by

vjv

A"^riiA,ovoi;Joseph,

o?

eviv.a

18.

c.

\lh. VIII.

Joseph. Ailtiq.Jud.

ta

Jerusalem.

lib. I.

App.

contr.

"

crceTaa-af
Tcpot'ki/JiA.aTa,
a

king of

"

5.

C.

1,0-

^aaiKiv^.
0 'lepoa-oAvfiuv
Xo[/.i}"/

vlii,

Xea^a/30?

eT"j

irrj inra,.

^luaaq

cttj

"nXeva-"v

u-m"ti

ervj

him

twelve

Tea-aa-

the

eTzt"QvXev(TocvT"i
aTtuMo-av,

pc?

etaaiXiva-ev
'Kpea-"vrfpo(;

SevtaSyo.

"TYj
Toq

crai

i^e6'ovi; Acrrap-

ervj irevTijKovTa

Tea-a-apa,

e"aa-iXeva-"v ervj ^u'^ey.oc.uera

Tovro-j

a^eXipoi;
avrov

/3"i)!7a?
fT';)

wo?,

irevTijxovTa,
evvect.

ovTOi

Aa-epv

Tfo-a-apa,

e^aa-iXivaev
aitwXeTo

vito

aleXfpov""eX'/)To",
o?

0Y.ra,

a-ev

Avho

by

ez-q

balus, who

toj

having

Xa^av

^icca-dierij
ocvitXiv

wevTijKtoj/Ta.

Eidu^aXo;

6 TYji

e-vvj rpiaKovTo,
outu.
e-TYj e^-qwvTcx,

8uo, e^turm-ov

hehe^aro BaSf^aipo?
vIq";,cq,

five
son,

his

who

lived

lived

his

brother

Pheles,

lived

eight
he

fiftyyears:

of Astarte, Itho])riest

:
sixty-eight

by

Badezorus

having
year

who

nine

was

lived

who

forty-

years,

he

was

his

having

succeeded

reigned forty-seven

lived
of

he

Matgenus

was

reigned

and

his son,

having

successor

byPhygmalion

seventh

:
fifty-four

kingdom

thirty-two:and

years,

reigned

reigned thirty-twoyears,

lived

succeeded

after
:
fifty-four

the

having

slain

reigned

Astartus,

Aserumus

by

governed

was

eldest

them

lived

slain

months,

the

having

years,
was

the

Delseastartus,reigned twelve

brother

vta"

A(7Taprrji Upev^, o";, ^atriXivaa;

he

him

conspired,and

after

having
his

and

having

years,

nurse

^MG-iXeiav riple(/.-rivai; reigned six years,

Tfiv

rovTov

of

years,
him

his

years

son

i^, jS"w- nine

AeXaioca-raprov,

nine

of these

king-

Abdastratus

twenty-nine : against

slew

vloi

the

to

after him

of

Balea-

forty-threeyears,

reigned

sons

ol

of Hiromus,

succeeded

seven

four
evvicx,,-(.iatovtov

death

lived

son

vlo";, lived

avTov

evvea.

avrov
Tpo"f)ov

rrii

reigned

HIRAM.

SOU

he

his

rov-

jwera

A"^x"7TpaT0i0

T6V

e^a-

rpia,

the

his

zarus

^lua-a^ dom

o?,

Tfaa-apuMVTa

a-iKivaev

iv

^aa-tXeiavBa-

OF

Upon

ElpujAov

TiKevrtjaat'Toi;

hiede^aro r^v

SUCCESSORS

THE

OF

his

in
:
fifty-six

reign

his

the

sister

91

MENANDER.

|3"""Ta?

e"affiXeva-tv

'^icevrt,

yeyove

"rev

(11

ew'

Tai

em

ev
(pvyovaoc,

Xeio-ev

EXouXato?

and

e|. ovtoi,

luTTaiuy,

TraXtv.

aTcocaav.

0?

of the

Acro-u-

ri;

cra-ixevoi;fip'rjVfjv,//.era
aveyfiiprirTev

oTrt"Tai.

Tvpiiov 'Ei^uv
[TaXai

Tvpof

x""

TToXe;?, al

Aitvj
TToXXa*

-ruv

Ty

he

vayruv

na*

ij

aXXa"

8(o
^acaiKei Tiapehocrav.

Tvpiuv

ovx

TiaXiv
iTroTayevTa:v

l3aa-iXev";
en

avTovi;

a-rpa\pe,^otvDiuv
a-MTccv

v.a;

avru

eirfxi'Troi

vavi

in:e-

peace

another

"7rjTrXeuo-avTt^ol Tvpioi yavui

the

who

many

the

Phoenicians

put themselves

and

the

as

Tyrians

ships,and

Palaerevolted

cities

other

the

king

king
them

made
:

him

dispersed the

with
hostile

and
with

him

:
eighty gallies

attacked

of

still

Tyrians

the

furnished
and

And

and

(Acre),

expeditionagainst

Phoenicians

he

when

all his forces.

Submit,

to

king

assistance,

the

protection of
But

to

the

and

with

Ace

e^Yj-Mvra, sixty ships

oY.-ra.Y.ta-iovq.a/g

them

the

them

Salmanasar,

theTyrians,

Assyria.

avf^TiXripo:- the

with

and

tyrus, and

refused

against

reduced

Pho9nicia

returned

Ai7i7vptav under

eavTu^

and

But

made

from

fleet

Assyrians,sent

Sidon,

xe

(Chittim or Cypriots)

Overran

had

a-itti-

ccTrea-Tt]

aat

fitted out

revolted,

f3a"Ti'Atv(;,
eiffj",Oe
^oiviYjr,y and

mXefAccv

reigned thirty-sixyears

obedience.
'i^e/ji.tpa.i;

-vuv
0
(EaAfx.ay(x"roi.p)

piuv

had

avrovi;

TovTovi

tTTi

he

Cittseans

ava.-

itpoa-riyayeTo

SALMANASAR.

OF

Elulaeus

'

"KKeva-ac,,

18.

C.

tv;

etam-

ovo^a

erti TpiciKovra

avoa-TayTccv

contr.

INVASION

THE

OF

Ka"

Joseph,

"

a.

e^So^iw
"7e"

avTsv

ad"X"prjavTOv

lib. I.

Libya.

15, e'SajiAev-

eTY) Teao'a.pay.ovTa

Se

in

city

S'

(pvyiAakiuv, ptaaai

"Tij "K""!'Tv;"tovTa

Carthage

the

SiaSoj^Of

To^TOl'

fi/yea,

eT:7

founded

him, and

e^ao'iXeiio'ei'

Svo,

rpia'/icvTo,

of

App.

Mar-

S"aSoxo? yeyove

\rovrov

e|.

ernj

fiora

fled

-reaa-apay.ovra,

ervj

and

twelve

fleet.

92

MENANDER.

Tuv

'Aajx^a-

^laa-Tzapeiam,

itaikuv

wvSca^

aiyj^\ai'Vo\"c,

vovcnv

Tvpu

ev

"7rt

TOD

yuytuv,

7C0Ta[A,0V

diay.ccAV(70V"Ti

01

apvaaardat.
TrevTe

vivovT"";

lOlV

Viai

xa"

y^vo^ievov,

e"t

toiito

drawing
five

ItfOt.Tvpwi)(;
ereo"*

eicapTepria-av

(ppearuv

from

aqueducts,

opvuTuv.

they

lib.

obliged

they
IX.

during

c.

dug.
14.

"

to

held
of

king

prevent
:

which

were

upon

water

years,

were

which

to

amount

upon

the

But

guards

ravToc.

(pv^avcai;

xaraffTijo-e

Tyrians

respect.

great

the

to

men

the

account

and

^aartXev^

hundred

five

stationed

8"a

rifAi^

of

e*^

8ij wav-

etteTady]

"J!revTaxO(7tof?.

rtiv

avri-

tuv

vtuv

prisoners

took

and

SexaStx),

and

all
drink

Joseph.

the
the

in

ria
Assyriver,

Tyrians

this

nued
conti-

which

time

from

wells

Antiq.

Jud.

OF

THE

NEBUCHADNEZZAR

FROM

JUDGES

AND

KINGS

ANNALS.

TYRIAN

THE

TO

CYRUS.

Eifla^aXoii

EHI

'!"ia"ovxo^ovo(Topo(;

eTTO^Mpy.-rjTe
T'/)i/

"Tr'

Tujjov

Ze-AaTfia,

iTtj

(taaikivae

TovTOP

Sfvca.

^aaikeu^

rov

BaaX

fTi)

besieged

onosorus

years.
years.

Envi^aAs?

XeA^v;?

A^^apo?

BatrXa^ou
A^Sajov

f/.fiva^

apy^ifpivq

Mi/ryovoi

jAVji/a^

jAfivai;

Svo,

Sexa,

months

[AfTu^v

i'V

BaXaTopo?
Toy

f.'Sao'iXevtTe

eva*

evtauTOJ/

TeXevTfjcravTOi;,

f"c

T'/;^-

tov-

Tovrov

ireiMJ/avTO
Elpufy.oVf
"fM(7iv.

Ba^t/Xwvo^,

aie'Acpov

tov

xai

[/.ere-

-avrov

e"aiTiXev(Tev
oq

eici

eT/j

rovrov

Kvpo^

the

the

one

to

reigned

four

they

sent

brother,
time

Hep-

who

Cyrus
contr.

of

son

high-priest,
Geras-

and

six

reigned

death

reigned.

App.

Hiromus,

for

was

sent

king
Hb.

20

and

when

and

years

they

Babylon

from

Ec-

Abdseus,

Abdelemus,

his

Merbalus

fetch

two

Balatorus

After

year.

pointed
ap-

people

the

of

them

ten

were

Mytgonus

son

after

Joseph,

the

Abbarus,
:

Baal

Baslachus,

of

son

Chelbes,

tratus

r(o-"7a.pa.

rfXevrri"Tai/To;,

judged

months

he

airoaTei-

eT"j

Judges

three

his

e^ao-jXcwrev

him

months

ten

died

Xov

After

years:

fl,

reigned

Tpen;,

TepacrrpaTOi;

xat

him

the

thirteen

for

Tyre

After

who

nibalus,

Xabuchod-

Ithobalus,

of

reign

^r/t.a.a'rat

Tovroy

i/.iTa

lAera,

the

In

he
his
In

years.
of

Persia.
"

I.

c.

21.

THE

ZOROASTER.

ORACLES

'OnOT

^vo

'ya^

5e

rai

ttafo.

v.vt"fv"f,vta

T"

YlafTi

yap

v-aBfiTai,

xat

Kaf/.-Kei

a^pa/jslii,

voepaK;

iyiaarov

raTTeiv

v-ai

Travra,

"koo-jj.m

(v

"yivvtf,

ij

(Aova^

tart

Afa;
Kat

eari.

[Mva^

i:aTpiy.7j

.....

TPIA2.

KAI

ATA2

M0NA2

Tavavj

AOHA.

ZnPOASTPOT

TOT

TA

ij^ jj-oifaq

Tpia";,

afxu.

Apxvj
Ej?
Oil

Ei?

rpiot,

rpiQi,

M"

vove,

vj

a'ltkov,

TcccTpoq

rj

cuvrrj

Yiepioq,

rptahoi

rptat

lepo^

at

ran;

t'

apervj,

a'KKcx;,

T^jyav,

avvexovaot,

Se/^a?

xa(

to,

vj

(rofpia.

y.at

ra

a^S'/jv\fpciH7Kei

ovarii;,

jAeTpetrat.

"ka^otq ZovKivetv

Se

0(;

tij?

icpo

ZpOfA.01;,
ei/

irparcK;

rptrcq

TCYjyrj

MnjTpa

"v

aKK'

yap

....

Ei/pey

peet

TcptaTVjq,

Apxat^

Kat

ereTfjiffro

'jcoAV(f)p'jiv
aTptiieta-

TwvSe

Ov

tjSvj iravTa

v.v"epvuv.

ecpavyjorau

Kat

refAveirOat diravTct,

%a.i

vovq

eive

ra^n;.

17

"7:arpoq

"tir"

y".(x,rev"v"T",

yap

Tcavra

Kat

Tt)

"yap

SrfXfiv

TO

'fjSe

T/Avjo-ew?

Tiaa-fji

ev

ii-^yaiv

isvpt

....

fA,""rcrcf.

apa

ryiv

diiavra.

yfiova

^a'ATtet.

aizatTuv.

Tiavra.

yeueim;

iioAvitofniXov

i/Ayjf.

ov

lOjAUii

ra^^ev.

MONAD,

Where
The

Monad

For

the

Both
For

Duad

to

in

sits

the

and

whole

things,
world

is.

generates
and

by him,

all

govern

Monad

paternal

enlarged,

TRIAD.

AND

DUAD,

the

is

ZOROASTER.

OF

ORACLES

THE

two,

and

order

to

shineth

the

Sections

intellectual

with

glitters

thing

every

Triad,

ordered.

not

Monad

the

which

over

rules.
This

For

order
the

Whose
For

is

the

mind

of

will
the

beginning

all

And

there

appeared

And

multiscient

Not

the

For

thou

The

first

is

in

that

things

Father

said

things

be

into

cut

three

divided.

were

all

things

into

three,

mind.

the

it

all

Triad)

(the

and

virtue,

wisdom.

verity.
the

that

sacred

course

the

where

but

conceive
the

of

shape

(Essence)

must

first

by

section.

all

then

Eternal

things

floweth

way

all

said,

and

the

of

Governing

This

Father

the

assented,

mind

of

all

Triad,

they
things

being

measured.

are

these

serve

but

pre-existent.

in

principles.

three

the

middle

....

third

Air,

the

The

fountain

the
of

other

which

fountains

and

cherisheth

the

of

all

earth

in

fire.

fountains.

....

The
Thence

matrix

containing
abundantly

matter.

all

things.

springs

forth

the

generation

of

multifarious

100

ZOROASTER.

"EvStv

ai/.vdpoio
(rvfofAivoq tt^tjo'tij/j
itvpo^ avBoi;,

Ko"r/Awy ev^pua-Kuv
MiXaiAaa-i.

Kpyfrat

vtara

to

e*5

rejve/v

Havra

ay'qra.t;.

axTjvaf

nATHP

'Eavrov

icctrrip ripicaKTtv

TIavTa
Ka*

'Ov

e^ereXfae

yap

irapebuyie

vu

yap

fji.ovo";

yap

iraTpfnoi;

^eariAOv

iVianiipe

Q(j)pa Ta
MojTe

avhpuV'

yevof

avBoi;.
vom
aX-Atj^ ^p"\pa[ji.(vo(;

votiaaq,

Tla"riv

rpo-)(fiu^iu

ti

eintpcc,

noXv
"j)aoi;,

irarpoi

Epya

eij

Tcaryjp,

y.Xrj't'^eTai
Tcav

TrpuTOv

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Ex

ci/S' "v

ap'/yi'^ areXe?
7rcc.rpi-Ayj";

and

yap

N0T2.

KAI

y.'KeKTaq /.Ziovntvp'

Avvfii,i/."t
voep^
Ov

evdev

yap

navra

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avToyeveOXo^,

vooq

Tivpi^ptOrj
epuToi;.

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ra

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aiapavTov

fputna.

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(peyyet

'flf "V epuTt

E^e*

TO)

voeiv

Tlaaai^
EtTT*

"Kipa^

Te

y.ai

tou

//.evovra-

tvhihovat

vow

'naipiy.ov

-n-qyai^

yap

aroi'xjsta

fJievri-MafAov

ap-z/xii;.
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v"]yv]

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8e

aXX'
itporiXOev,

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ev

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yap

"t?

ahvToi,

Kara

iX/yv,i:vp

'0"; ia

voy\Ta

ev

rip

voet

[/.ev yiaTe^et

to

wpcoTov

(pyoi^, aXXa

voa".

Koc-ra

xocr/xov.

atppatrta v.aXX'fii'cai'

y.ai

ra

^aOoi,

narpiytm

'^(.oBpef/.j/.ova
aiyrjv.

'KaTpiv.o"; voo"; einrfipe

'OX0(f"V7j(;
fA(piO-jM"q,
Na"

tvji/

e-neyieiva

vtaTavtXeiet
'Eijvhvva[/.tv

liVfjiMoXa.
yap

e/xevev

aal

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vo-qra,

S*
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Noj

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t"

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101

ZOROASTER.

Thence

extracted

FATHER

THE

Father

The
Hath

he

shut

For

nothing

For

the

And

the

them

whole

Sowed
That

in all the

Neither
of the
That
For

those

flower

the

Into

the

Wholly
mind
the
mind
the

alone

Mind

from

the

Father's

vigor.

understanding (his) work,

loving for

ever.

in the

context
intellectually

are

Light

of the
hath

World

the

they might persistin

instil the

to

power

Love.

paternal mind

beginnings.

bound

went

fire

he

of

the

Paternal

Adytum
once

according

and

depth

Paternal

he

in the

the

fountain

of

Mind

and

contains

but

hath

by

Paternal

depth,

divinely-nourishedSilence.

to

above, shutteth

by Actions,

division

abode

forth, but

understandeth

Which

first.

things.

he

and

mind,

Intellectuals.

matter

For

rule.

of Love,

continue

Elements

in the

For

of the

fierybond

the

it is the

And

power.

the Father's

second

Father, for he

in all

For

By

the

Father

all fountains

Neither

from

call the

men

things which

Into

By

of

the

to

of

by understanding

the

neither

fire in his intellectual

over

things might

being

thence

MIND.

paternalself-begottenMind

all

things from

beams.

himself;

proceedeth

race

the

cropt

the

all

perfectedall things,

Light begotten
Having

glowing fire,

For

AND

away

own

unfinished

Father

Which

his

up

delivered

For

snatched

hath

of

admirable

their

downward

extend

to

flower

the

of the V\'orld

the cavities

Flashing into
Bee:in

Prester

his power

not

the

sowed

Mind.

symbols through

and
intelligibles

beautifieth

the

world.

ineflables.

indivisible.
the

but
Intelligibles,

introduceth

sense

into

Worlds.
he

contains

Worlds.

the

but
Intelligibles,

introduceth

Soul

into

102

ZOROASTEU.

NOTS,

Ka*

iyoq vov

rov

Ov

av"v

yap

-zov

KAI

NOEPA.

votjtov.

yorjTCV'

ea-rt

voo;

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ov

titapx^t.

X'^P^i

ioUTai.

he
Tpo"prj

TO)

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K"i

to

Tov

Nov

rov

'H

j/oritov.

to

iTzei

vo'/jtov,

vov,

yap

01

voovri

rov

oq

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vov^

(^u iirapxH'

i/cov

ej/.'Kvpiov y.o"7fAov ayei.

o

v.ocj/.ov zeyvnTit;

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VTsepY.ocri/.ov marpiKOi

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lare

vOjVVTt^,

vo'/jT-/]
'Ka"TVj"; T/yivjo-ea'?aye;.

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ri

yap

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ov

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av

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yap

l^oipai^o'Tpa'n'Tovaa,
voetv
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AKKa

vyjv

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ravaov

AaX'

TO

Tov

arji;

elo) voov
oe

v(if"

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ouvc

evtetvo.

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anTevwf.

eTiKTTpocfmv
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ov

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to

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ov

yap

avev

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nat

to

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ov

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titapxa-

10-

ZOROASTER.

And

of the

For

the Mind

These

the

Mind,

one

Intellectuals

are

(Mind).
Intelligible

without

is not

INTELLECTUALS.

AND

INTELLTGIBLES,

MIND,

Intelligible
; it exists

the

which
Intelligibles

and

without

not

being

it.

understood

understand.
is
Intelligible

the

For

And

of

For

the

which

Mind

the

of

Framer

the

moves

The

is predominant
Intelligible

with

it behoves

the

flower

understanding something (of it)thou

it is

of circumlucid

power

consider
with

But
Which

to

under-

shalt

understand

this also.

shalt

understand

not

wholly ;

! Ghttering with
To

thou

thy mind,

thee

Mind.

Yet

For

inclinest

of the

if thou

this

Mind.

of the

all section.

over

For

Mind.

heaven.

Mind

is the

which
something Intelligible

stand

the

beyond

certainlythe supermundane paternaldepth.

know

is

Intelligent.

empyreal

fieryworld

the

who

"

of the

it exists

You

I There

aliment

since
Intelligible,

the

Learn

the

intellectual

this

the

measureth
it behoves

Thy

mind

But

having

sections

flame

all
to

of the

ample

of

it behoves

not

Intellection,

Mind

this

things,except

understand

but

(rays):

vehemence

with
Intelligible

ample

But

strength,

:
Intelligible

this ; for if thou

inclinest

Extend

thou

the

Towards

it exists

But

every

Without

empty

understand

(thou must)

mind

thy

soul

beyond

the

also, not

eye

of

Intelligible
; that

mind

this

turning

pure

the

For

shalt

the

thou

mayest

fixedly

learn

Intelligible
;

the

mind.

understands

this God;

neither
Intelligible,

for the

is the

Mind

is not

without
Intelligible

the

Mind.
To

the

Intellectual

By yieldingare

Presters

subservient

of the
to

the

intellectual

fire all

persuasivecounsel

things

of the

Father,

104

ZOROASTER.

Kat

TO

ae"

msiv,

ITvjya^re

re

[^ei/nv

^iveiv,
ae"

ap^ec^t

Ka"

crTpo(pa,Xi'yyi.

ciOK^/a

re

ao;iv("i

j^iveiv

CTpocpacKiyyi.

(TTpotjiaXiyyi
S"a
evOpmaxcoy,
Kqc7[/,oii;
upei^v^v
'Two

Svo

Kat

6 irojijTij^,0?

'O^

^woyovofTT^y^

emrrjv.

'7r"f';6j(eTa"

tov

TeitTjvaTo

avTOvpyaiv

xoo'/xoy.

eKBeepe
irpuTo^.

voov

ex

"j

yoi'v

Traroo?

aw^io-jjiuv
ocppa "Mpa"rri

nvp,
Eo"0"ajt*"vo?
TriiiJj

hv

TlriyatoviKpar/jpai,
Noe/jaif a^paifrti

icvpo^

avBo^

e/^WTO?

TO/^aK,

eTr"(r%")v.

ra
S'eveTrX^tre

iravTCi.

Ta

Tuwouo-^aj.

wTfTTftiTa

(pepouTaiy
pr^yvvfAevai

eoiKViai
'EiArjve(r"riv

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A

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ITNrE2,

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aJSe

(Atv

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od

uvtuk;

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fxe"vot;.

APKAI.

lAEAI

eve[A,taivova-i
(pa"i)/oii
waaoiq,

alq
ev
v.ai
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voi/j

a-ApoTqrei;

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AurBrjTOK;fpyoK;,
Aia.

a-ufA-amv

cupeKccXfxpev
.

itopOjAiQi
k(nuT"q^avQ.iru
narpi,

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y.ai

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ff/^avvjxoo"|t*OTro*Jiav

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yof,"Ta"; axixaii

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wtto

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amTTTaa-a-i

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xe
reXo?

re

106

ZOROASTER.

fl'v "rvvaT:reTxt

Ar

Zwijv,

jxepiC,0[/.evav
ox^rccv.

aTTO

eixifna-Bfia-av,
vofpcc

AXa'

aXXvjv

aXX'/jv y.a,T

waT/x,

Tcp

E"? aXXa?

iA,otpr]6"i"7a.t

Trvpi

"va|

voepa?" KO(r/xw yap

"ndkuiA-opcpm
xaTa
ov
acftOiTOi,,

n/}"v6ij"cev
voe/JOi/tdttoj'

y-off
[/.opcprj^

Ivcvo? fireiyoi/.fvoi

riavTota*? tSeaj?"t"%ap(iT/Aevo?,

y.oa-[/.ov

v.Q"Ty.oq

a,

f/.ia r.-tf^i].,

uv

aXXat,
Ef '^?poi^QvvTa.1
ixii/."pi"riA.evai
AicKaroi,
At

prjyvvjAevai v.o(t^ov -nepi (Twi*.acrt'

eoty.vtci^,
a-f/.ip^aX"Ov^,
i7if.t[Vi(T"7iv

vtoXwou?

irepj

^opeovTai Tpaiiov(Tai' nepi 8' a^(^" aXXvSi? akX'fi.

Evvoiai
Tlo'Kv

voeptzi iCYiytiq iraTpiy.rjq

ccno

iparro^fvain^vpo^ avBo^

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xp'^i'O^jay-iAV}
f^Xvere'

n^wTTj 'narpoq

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(xpyy^oi/ov

8' avro$aXrji;-nfiyr].

Ta,";

voeov(Ti
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Ttarpodev

'BovXa.n;

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"Kivov[A,evai u(jT"

'EKATH,

E^

avTov

A/*e"X"KTO"re

Ka"

y.oii

^povpem

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itarpoyevov^

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ertc^ema.

'rtpriTTripirty ioti;aupciT^rai;

av

Eyy.epa"ra";aXv.'qq ibioy

jwevo?

ev

"l TTi'^
ejr;"" Koa-y-oi; I'oepovi;avoxfjai;
'Ort

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Kat

Meya

y.%1

TO

entppei

eKSoT/j co-tj

ot"

epyari^,

TEAEAPXAI.

v-cXtcoi
ntp'^irrtjpoboxoi

8e
iitet^ooyf.oc;
itvpoi; av6i(;,i]

77oXwv,
Ylvevi/LO,

KAI

2TN0XEI2,

y."pavvoi,

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n.(X[Mpeyyfoq

vovjo-aj.

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Tiuvref

yap

avTcci.

v.a{,

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avvox^va-tv.
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t"j? 'Eucct^i;xoXttoj/.
tok

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.

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107

ZOROASTER.

which

they

Life

from

several

But

they were

Into

other

By

with

connected

are

Father

the

alternate

by

vehicles.

divided, being by intellectual

Intellectuals

for the

king

did

fire distributed
before

set

the

multiform

world
intellectual

He

promoted through
world

Are

The

the

vast

every

from

flower

the

counsels

And

Spiritof
He

of this

to

gave

how

Because

being

moved

budded.

Father

understand
so

as

to

from

she

the Father:

imderstand.

TELETARCHS.

AND

cavities
prester-receiving

the

and

flower

of Fire

Hecate.

and

the

strong

poles fieryabove.
his presters that

the

the

Idea

primigeneous

of the

begirds (viz.)the

the

Mingling
Oh

undistributed,

strength of Father-begotten
entirely-lucid
who

ofhis

power
world

hath

is the

they

should

guard

strengthin

own

intellectual

the

the

tops.

Synoches.

guides inflexible

operatrix,because

she

is the

dispeusatrixof

life.
fire-giving
Because
And
Of

spring all

of him

he

fountain

one

like swarms.

SYNOCHES,

Implacable thunders,
the

the

of Fire

HECATE,

Of

is

things

paternalfountain

self-buddingfountain

By unspeakable

out

there

World

Intelligent
lynges do (themselves)also

For

which

form

way.

point of sleeplesstime

first

the

recesses,

about

notions
the

Cropping
In

the

round

Intellectual

others

of

bodies

the

about

through
carried

of Ideas, of which

rushing forth

come

broken

Which

whose

to

world, according

the

all kinds

with

of which

Being

printof

appeared

Beautified
Out

the

incorruptiblepattern;

An

also it fillsthe

instils in the

potent fire.

life-producingbosom

Synoches

the

of

Hecate,

enlivening strength

108

ZOROASTEll.

AXXa

ruv
(j)povpoi

M.ai

A(pofAoioi
yap
Tov

01

epywv
evccfvo?

eavTov,

(TvvetA'^itTa.t
TeKerap'x^at

To*? Se Tivpoq

AXXa

iinyo^evoi

h^ccXuiv.

tuv
TcepiSaXKecrdai

zvitov

voeoov

hcvXevei

oo'a

'Eacrccf/.evov
mcotTtvyctv
A}.y.ri
TpiyXf^u,

(Tvvoy^i.v(7i.

aKv.-i\v (jwroq

^'
i^iv/^qv

voov

(Tvvo)(^"V(ti.

tok;

Trpvjo-Tvjpo-iy

voepoiq

vXaioii

na;

Tcarpoi;,

tov

etai

v.O.a^ovcac,.

oitXtaayra,

YlavToiciioi;
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crvv6-/i[A,cx,
M"jo' STtKpoiTav 6/x.7Z'i'p(0;?
trnopa.^yji/
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Km

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ra

a,Toy.a,,

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v.ai

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y.cci

i^f%'/)
Ttajpoq
i:vp Ivi/oLfxa

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/xevet,

etq

y.ctTaTtTayf/.eva.

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Kai

i"7%(.i Koa-fAOv noXKa

Nov

yap

iX'/jv.

(paeivoi/,

ovcrcc

'biaitorii;
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^wii)?
v-okvuv.
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ey(;ii n

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MiyvvjAii^uv

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atpdirov
epya

TfXovo'a.

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Mera

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^y^j

\pvxova-ara
QepfA'/j,
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iravra,

nareBeTo

4^XV' V^^JCI"S'

""'

^vvvcpia-raTaiyap
Tov

ia

'warpoi;' "^vX'O yap

Ovpavov, v.ai
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N"To";

S'e x"i
S'

^S^uv

re.

atGepcc,
yioa-[/.ovi.

"pvcTf/i.cc
epya

to)

jtocr/A'/jo-ao-arov

koo-jaovitoi,jJiera,

rov

avrrji; ear'/jpr/.rai

i/oepqi

/xeyav

Tcarpoi;.
avu.

Oeaq (pvati;
aitXiroi;
ai/.(f)i

"niupyirai.

yap

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HjAeuv eyy.aTeO-fjy.e
'Tiairjpav^jpmTe

Aplvjv"i/.\pvxovaa
ipaoq, wvp,

i/aiu.

(peyyei

109

ZOROASTER.

But

they

For

he

Teletarchs

The
To

with

clothed

All

as

To

intellectual

presters of

the

put into the mind

And

not

and

soul
of

mind

the

variety.
empyreal

the

channels

firmly.

But

indivisibles

frame

These

sensibles,

and

corporiformsand things destined

And

being

Soul

The

complexions

possessethmany

And

it is

of the

something
channels

The

being

Mind

of the

imitation

an

matter.

of the

power

Father,

of life ;

is mistress

and

immortal

Remains

the

bright fire,by

to

NATURE.

SOUL,

For

fire

Synoches

symbol

dispersedlyon

walk

to

Synoches.

completely-armedvigour of resounding light.

the

on

material

the

serve

as

the
triplestrength fortifying

With

the

subservient.

many

Having put

with

comprehended

are

things are

But

Father.

images.

the

of

print

the

intellectual

those

of the

works

himself, professing

asshnilates

be

To

of the

guardians

are

of the
;

but

cavities

of the

which

that

world

hath

is born

body.
intermixed

the

performs

she

part

of

ruptible
incor-

fire.

Warmth

heating

mind

The
Of

paternal conception, I, the

the

Next

the

us

in the

soul, the

father

of

soul
and

gods

did

put

in the

dull

he

things, for

all

soul

dwell;

body.

interposed.

men

Abundantly animating light,fire,ether, worlds.

For
Of

natural
the

Heaven,
But
But

her

works

Father.
and

For

adorning

horns

about
exalted.

the

the

are

soul

shoulders

which

the

with

fixed

the

with

co-exist

above
of

intellectual
adorned

the

light
great

Father,

the

Goddess

immense

Nature

is

110

ZOROASTER.

Apy^ei o'

(pv(7i";
a-AaiA,a.T'/jkuo-ixuv

av

re

epyuv'

acci

a'lhiw xataavpuv'
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itepi y-ti/Tpoi',iTca:^

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Ill

ZOROASTEE.

commands

Again indefatigableNature

And

drawing

Heaven

That

the swift

Look

into

not

eternal

an

sun

might

the

fatal

Maker

And

there

All

the

The

whole

The
One

another

was

the

World
World

run,

centre

he

as

useth.

Nature.

the

framed

himself

of the

World

World.

of fire, and

be

perfected.

seem

membranous.

might

manifest, and

be

might

works

of fire,self-operating

bulk

body

and

WORLD.

operating by

things,that

That

And

who

the

of this

name

worlds

might

course

about

come

THE

The

the

not

earth.

and

water,

ether.
all-nourishing
and
inexpressible

from

above

distributed

channels.

the

Earth

World.

oppositepart
;

middle.

fifth the

another

and

it descends

where

fierychannel,

Another

the

through
of the

the centre

Through

of the

another, from

life with

Passing

expressiblewatchwords

the material

to

channels.

Life-bringingfire.
Stirringhimself

with

the

from

centre

which

For

the

paternalMind

For

the

centre

For

it is

guides the empyreal

of every

symbols

Mind,

Avay

through

that

but

World.
are

soever

betwixt

is carried

one

of the

of the

something

(lines)which

sowed

imitation

an

all

resounding light.

of

goad

fountainous, which

Another
The

up

World.

the

the

equal.

Fathers.

which

is born

hath

Body.

HEAVilN.

For

the

congregated

Father

Circumscribing
And
And

fixed
he

Placing

Heaven

great company

constituted
earth

in

in the

round
of

septennary
middle, and

of the

firmaments

seven

World,

figure.

inerratic

stars.

of erratic
water

animals.

in the middle

of the earth,

112

ZOilOASTER.

Hepci

5' avctide^

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5e

eirmova

be
rivjfrj

Ewijge
To

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TroAvv

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toiitwv.

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e%ot/cri7

(pepea-Qat.

iSdouov

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To

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yap

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re

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114

ZOROASTER.

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a-nyevi^ov.

115

ZOROASTER.

SOUL,

thee

It behoves
From

whence

These

thingsthe
the

For

hasten

to

sent

was

Father

For

the

And

in the

he

Body

For

all divine

But

bodies

By
And

they

of

And

empyreal

avoid

They

though

Yet

the

Souls;
And

they

those

As

many

Or

from

Let

the

sent

are

the

Soul,

depth

of

are

you

concentrated.

descending

the

Soul

flower.

Father

destiny.

manumitted.

another

forth

bodies

of the

of fatal

wing

make

to

up

all

earth.

to

proceed

from

strong power
Soul

thy

number.

fates.
inexpressible

have

the

the

above

heaven

from

himself, under

immortal

in the

flames.

which

works

(O king) as

of them
Jove

the

soul-nourishing

souls, which

rich

Mind

sakes

blessed
superlatively

are

the

in which

from

this soul

sends

Certainlythese

contain

to

fruits the

see

you

Father

for your

Father,

audacious

the

And

able

conceiving

therefore

love.

God, attractingstrong
the

animated.

was

in Souls,

placed

corporealnature

from

Descending

Crops

in

are

Mind.

much

the mortal

so

Father,

you.

in them

being

of the

reason

Men

of the

incorporeal.

are

bound

Incorporealsnot

and

with

clothed

profound

established

things

are

Soul

symbols

with

Soul

of Gods

Father

thee

sowed

the beams

light,and

conceived, and

paternalMind

Replenishing the

the

to

to

MAN.

BODY,

be

shiningthee,
of his

thread,

predominant

but

thine

eyes
Extend

Stoop
Beneath
Dark

upwards.
not

down
which

all over,

to

the

dark

world.

continuallylies

faithless

depth

and

Hades

squalid,delighting in images unintelligible.

Precipitous,
craggy,
Always espousing an

always involvinga
opacous,

dark

idle,breathless

abyss.
body.

116

ZOROASTER.

K(3Li 6

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v.o"Tf^oq, vta"

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il7

ZOROASTER.

and

light-hatingworld,

And

the

By

which

Seek

Paradise.

Seek

thou

Having

things

many

way

of the

served

the

body,

winding

swallowed

are

the

the

up.

and

Soul, whence,
the

to

currents

what

by

place from

same

order

which

thou

didst

flow,
Thou

rise up

mayest

Stoop

for

down,

not

Drawing

again, joining action

through

precipicelies

below

which

ladder

the

sacred

to

the

hath

speech.

Earth.

steps

seven

beneath

which
Is the

throne

Enlarge
The

of

thy destiny.

not

Soul

necessity.

of

will in

men

Having nothing
she

For

boasts

If thou
Thou

There

is

Every

way

the

to

the

image

unfashioned

stretch

For

to

The

furies

The

bourgeons

Let

fieryhope

But

the

Until

slow

of

even

paternal Mind

she

out

go

these

he

docile

not

the

spiritnor

Leave

not

the

dross

Bring

her

not

forth, lest going

The

ungirders of

of those

loosed.

the

God.

on

word

paternalsymbol.

pure

of life to be

by

his

comprehended.

own

strength.

superficies.

forth

precipice.
she

have

something.

quit the body violentlyare

which

good.

will,

fruitful

deepen

soul

of fire.

lightfrom

profitableand

pronounce

made

of matter

who

reins

swift.

her

character

Defile

souls

the

place.

angelic region,

not

and

that

The

are

of the

asleep he

circumlucid

first rank.

are

accepts

Those

were

piety,

fire shall have

in the

of oblivion

the

the

to

ill matter

remembrance
gave

exists.

men.

thee

nourish

the

Gods

the

stranglers of

are

Insertingthe
To

mortal

God.

body.

soul

the

from

body

of

work

in the

For

approaching

mortal

also

fire-glowingcogitation hath

the

the

fluxible

The

mortal

the

to

herself.

to

inebriated

wholly

in which

the

for the

room

is

fierymind

preserve

clasp God

manner

she

mortal

harmony,

extend
shalt

give her breathing

most

are

pure.
easy

to

be

118

ZOROASTER.

AaiTja
EvSov
n

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^apiv

AiOepioi;
opnduu bxpcroi;
irhccTvi;

ov

^va-mv

Ov

avXayxvoiv

EixT^opiwii;
a-KaTTii
MeXXwv
EvO

TaS'

yap

y.cci

evvoy.ia

Srvj^f?
X^ow?

ayyuov

TTCi^et
^i;o-;?

ravra

ev

Ilvp ixeXov
H

xa"

ewaj

"?

Tcxva

/-'-"%")"?.

TEAETAI.

hai/AOvaiayvov(;.

todj

vca"

to-^Xa.

cctaToi^cryjyioii;
tiavoiaqaveXirric.

axvpryjloy
ck

TTu/j aTi^wi'Ti/V,

ijeaoj

oiS^a TiTaivuv,

oSfv f/jt'vvjv
irooBeova-av,

^w^ TiXova-tov,aiAcpiyufiVpoiC^am,eXixOeV

AXXa

y.ai

7ra/8a

xa*

Ef^mpov
H

lavTO.

oix"jo-oKO-i.

v.ay.fi(ivXyj^ ^kaerr'^i/.a.Ta
x/j^jo-ra,

TO.

AXXa

aBvpiAara.
tzccvto.,

a-vvayovTat.

AAIM0NE2,

Kai

aXYjOriq,

evcriti-fj";
Upov -TiapalfKrov
avoiyetv.

Ai/Tov? Sc %0iivKaTOJ/JixTa*

eXn^evO'^.

a-r7jptyi/.aTa,' (pevye"rv

apuT-/], a-0(piat",

2ov

tj-ot

TOi^cx,r

-re

avcfrpLf^t^.

Jtaj

ilttv (puroi;TrXeov

iimov

TfO/?

'/)%/3ro-a)

vwTOff

l-Tinov,
ti:i-/j^vjj:.ivov

TreTr^xao-jwevov, ^ Trat.XtyviJivov,

Tofeiifli/Ta,
"ta"
etTTajTar

IIoXXaKi;

Tjv

aa-rpa-nrMra,

"7r"

vutok;,

Xflyj^
jwof, aOpYjO-r^i

Tcavra

XcwTa,
OoTf

ya/)

Ao-Tf/Je?ou

ovpavioi; wprc^

Xa/XTTOva-;,
to

Tore

jw^v^f

(paiveraioymq.
"^a;?K#xaXv7rTa(,

119

ZOROASTER.

side

la the
Which
Oh

of sinister

For
Nor
He

is moved

swift

the

alone

of the

earth,

earth.

of the

gathering together canons,

sun,

will of the
of the

course

measures

upon

eternal

of virtue

fountain

nature

vast

is not

measures

the

by

the

is

omitting her virginity.

of boldest

truth

the

measure

Let

not

mind

thy

to

plant of

the

within,

machine

the

Subject not

there

entire

remains

man,

Hecate

Father

thy

sake.

progressionof

the

and

moon

for

not

the

stars,
For

she

progressionof

the stars

And

the

The

ethereal

And

the

The

supports of gainfulcheats

flightof

wide

If thou

intendest

Where

virtue,wisdom,

to

the

open

and

thy

vessel

the

And

the

earth

bewails

is not

The

bourgeons

But

these

the

Or

fire

Or

lightabundant
also to

Or

boy

Fiery
Or

on

see

thy

adorned

or

voice

whizzing

horse

is

speakest

shoulders

and

children.

their

RITES.

Demons.

pure

profitableand

are

recluse

temples
the

good.

of my

mind.

spacious air,

issuingforth.
winding

ridingon

the

about

earth.

light,

horse.

gold, or divested,

with

often

these

than
glittering

more

shooting,or standing on

If thou

to

sparklinglyinto

whence
;

in the

I revolve

like fire

unfigured

are

of ill matter

even

things

Extending

But

there

persuades that

Nature

toys,

shall inhabit,

earth

DEMONS,

are

assembled.

equity are

even

all these

paradise of piety ;

sacred

them

thy sake.

veracious,

flythou

for

brought forth

of victims

of the

beasts

For

necessity.

not

was

birds

of entrails

dissections

of

impulse

the

always by

runs

to

me

thy shoulders,
thou

shalt

see

that
absolutely

spoken,

For

then

Nor

do

neither
the

stars

appears

the

celestial

shine, the lightof

concave

the

moon

bulk.
is

covered,

which

120

ZOROASTEU.

Xduv

Mij

Ov

[3X(T!"toc.i

ecTTijHe,

ovy.

(pV(7"ii)i KaXeo-y;^

XP'O

yap

'Ot"

^ASTreiv

ce

S'eAyovTf?

i/'txs:;

Tcct;

ayaXaa,

avTOTiTpov

y-^t^o^i

y.epccvyoii.

Tiavira

T"

Tcpiv

reAeTiij/

Tajj-

ast

TeXto'dri'

(7ui/.a,

aTiayovat,

Eve

S'

Of

'jtOT

"toATa;v

apa

oXfiBeq

Eveoye*

EiCTi

'Enarivcov

x9ovK)t

kvi'"?,

Ser/t!/WT"?,

pocpsckov

(tt

^ctp^scpu

OvoiAQCTOt

avdpi

^poTCji

(Tuy.ct

tov

wep*

^putrMVo-i

jcti-qq

aXXa^Tjo

jAfi-noT

S'eocrSoTa

AvvajJi-iv

"v

o-KupTvjSov

KXvOi

(puirjv-

"%ovTa.

iv'kpov

iJi.op(f)'^(;
arep

Aau7rojU."voy

Tivpoq

eKOLcnoii

ap'pYjTov

TfXeraii

^Xeiprji;

'Hvfuac

itap

ovajjiara

yot,p

oXoy

i:vp,

^evBeoi,

Kara

wcfAov,

0EO2.

8e

'O

ai'S"o?,

6eo?

Kfi^aXiji'

eo-Tj

ay-epriq,

ayev'/jTO?,

ayaOut/

ayaOaraTO^,

(pv(Tiy.ov

fiovoq

ivpezviq.

"%""/

auoi/,otoraro(;,

(ppovtiAuv

Upa-no^'

vjvj3%o?

(ppoviixcoraroi;.

etrriv

ovroi

vicckov,

icavTOi

ean

acpdapro^,

ntpuToq

aS^ypoSoxijTO^,

8e
nat

itccT/jp

evvojAiai;

THE

PERIPLUS

HANNO.

PERIPLUS

THE

OF

THE

'ANNflNOS

KAPXHAONIQN

BA2IAEn2

OF

imp

puv,

Kpovov

'HpaxXesu?

lai

Tefii.(V"i,

yrji;

e^u

tw

hrjXovvra

too

k^vixovra

ropovi

'TiXvidoi;
av^puv
"iq

y.ai

Tfiv

in

deposited

It

Y."iii

ayuv,

yvvaiKUVf

that

aKKfiv

found

sailed

He
of

TtXovv

Zvoiv

Trapao"

yjiAepcov eitXiv-

eATtaccfAev

rivTH/cc

irpuTVjv
uvou.a"j

VTtrp/' v.q.'neira,

avaxOevrei;,
tw.ov

Saturn.

the

of

Pillars

with

and

the

to

and

thousand,

undertake

sixty ships
of

body

cules,
Hercities.

Libyphoenician

each,

women

nians,
Carthagi-

should

accordingly

fifty oars

and

iraprjiAeixpajAev, y.ai

Tre^tot V
"vi/.ta,r-/}ptov'
ya

of

he

of

number

thirty

and

provisions

men

other

necessaries.

a-rvjAai;

TzoXtv,

beyond

which

the

by

Hanno

When

aay."v,

Libya

temple

beyond

voyage

xat

X6M13V.

e^u

the

decreed

was

and

y.ai

of

Hercules,

icevrri'noii-

fA,vpiaiciiv
apidjA,ov
rpiuv,

(7"T",

THE

raSe.

vcri^eiv AitvcpoivieT:K"va-"Vf

y.ai

"nuv.

of

Pillars

'Hpay.Xeiwv,

"TTf\Km

noKeK;

"/cat

OF

parts

[/.e-

'Avvava
ESofev Kap%"]Sov*oj?,
TcKitv

the

RouND
the

Tij?

aveflvjvtevev

'^ai

ov

COMMANDER

CAKTHAGINIANS.

AtSwwv

a-rrjXai

VOYAGE

HANNO,

nEPinAOTS.

TON

HANNO.

mi

ayipurepiov,

a^JLiv

avrrj

ue-

iipoq e"n:"pa,v

lokoii/To.

Aaaiov

our

on

for

terium.

plain.
the

west,

Sev-

evQaUoaei^uhp"j-i
a-vv/,X6oixev
,

which

covered

temple

it

with
to

came

founded

lay

the

Thymiaextensive

an

thence

towards

Soloeis,

to

place

Libya,

trees,

where

Neptune

Pillars

beyond

named

Proceeding
we

the

sailed

we

we

Below

of

Ai-

had

days,

two

city

passed

and

voyage,

them
first

had

we

and

we

montory
pro-

thickly
erected

again

pro-

126

"wa.Xiv
lepovlhpvcrai/."Voi,

vo?

eve^yjfAev
ay"(r%ovTa
'zpoq 'ffkiov
ciyjpi

'f}u.tTv,
riiJiepciLi

Ktuvrjv

"!";

jAey

towards

//.etTTjjv 'j:o'kKqv

jMyaKov.

kxi

of

space

east, until

abundance

wild

the

at

and

sea,

large reeds.

great number

beasts,

day

arrived

of

elephants,and

of other

half

we

far from

lyingnot

filled with

^aXaTTTii; y.eiy.ei/yjv,kscXccjaov Here

the

the

lake
a
e/i.o[/,iG'6i/j-

T^op'pu
tyj^

ov

for

ceeded

feeding.

were

^fipicf,
v"[/,ojA,eva.Tiay.-

taXka,
iroXXa.

Tjjv

Xa^avrei;o"rov

ijixepat;
ttXovv,
TroXet? 'Rpaq rrj

y.a,raiv.fiiTay."v

^ecXarTTiy.aXovj/."va.i;,
Kapitiov
rei^O(;,

re

Ay.pav,

MiXnrav,

and

Acra,

and

and

Aram-

y.oli

river

Lixus,
its banks

the

At^ov,aro

Ai'Svyji;whom

^iXoi

T"/of,

ouy^pi

yevi)iA,"voi, Tovruv

he KaO'

AiBioitii;
vTcepBev,
ukuvv

ag"V0i,

yrjv

65

ire

pi

pay

Se

Ta

oprj,

the

Y.aroiY.eiv

av-

wild

river

Libya.

shepherd

time

some

the

on

Lixitse

country intersected
from

Lixus

flows.

Troglodytse,men

swifter

in

which

they

In

the

of the mountains

whom
as

great

inhospitable Ethiopians,

At^ov-

-vov

Lixitae,a

by large mountains,
the

from

Beyond

neighbourhood
^ripiut'ri

veixouevot

(pa"n

the

pasture

say

hteiX-^IAi^evrjv
op"(7i jweyaXoj;,
d'V

who

flows

continued

No/Aa8e? friendlyterms.

0*5 e^weiva^Mfv

the

to

came

feeding flocks, amongst

we

dwelt
avOpuTioiA"|tTaj. ^otrvi'fijA.aT
'map

we

which

TioTxy.ov

(.vefMv,

Melitta,

Thence

tribe, were

8' avTov,

the

Gytte,

riXOo(A.ev

mapa.

near

and

QiVTeq,

piovra,

cities

Cariconticos,

On

t";?

about

called

bys.

[Aeyav

lake

sea,

S'
ApajA^vv. yigt,\i"i6e"
ava,xe-nt

the

founded

day's sail,we

yiai

TvTryjv,

y.ai

xa"

Having passed

nupak-'
Ai/x.i/'/jv

re

of

various

the Lixitee

running

lived

than

pearances,
ap-

described
horses.

dptyjtovi;
aXXotofA,op(pOTj(;
TpuyXohvrai'

ov";

litiruv ev

Ta^vTepov^

oi Ai^nat.
hpofMiq
"(ppa11,ov
Se 'noi.p'
AexMovrec,
avTuv

from
Having procured interpreters

ip-

them
l^rjvea";'7rap"'!:X(0[Aei/
t^v (pyj[ji.yjv
"npoi

hvo
iAea-tJiA."piav,
'/jfAepat;.

exeififj/ Se
avuTyfiVTUy
(vpoi^-ev

"v

'TcaXiv

icpoi;

^fKiov

ei-^a
rjiA-epaqSpo/^ov.
{Avx^

Tmi;

koXtcov,

we

coasted

towards

Thence
east

found

the

in

course

recess

desert

south

of

of

try
coun-

two

towards

proceeded

we

the

along

day.
a

Here

certain

days.
the
we

bay

127

w/.Xov

"y;croi'jAUpav,

uiahiwj

TCivre'

Vjv vtaTyvtvjo-a-

S' avT/jv
y.ai.po(jiiQoc

yoip 6

Kap^'/jSovoj.
eyxe*
iY.

Y-UdBcii

eii6v

"nipncXov, y.at

tqv

ey.

of

y-coyietOeveirt

colony,

and

judged

from

place lay

e"5

"K0fA,e6a,Sj-jc

(/.eyaXov hccirXeva-ccvrei,
Xpe-

the

by sailing
Chretes.

called

[^(t'^ovi;
tvj^ KepVTj^.a"p'' proceeding

rpeti
uv

tiXovv
"/jf/.eprja-iov

(r"vTef,

ei^

fj^vy^ov

r/jv

the

Kccravv-

ttjj

VTvepeTeivei',

miupwnixDi

lAerpt,

by

^rjpetaey/ju.i/.ei'uy,

ot

iterpoK;

exeiSev
v.uXvovr(i;eYSYjvat.
ovTe";,

"i"; erepov

f^eyav

fAOV

TrXe-

TiXOoy-iv
'norct'KXa-cvv, y"-

v.cn

large

lake

had

sail,

which

lake, tiiat

from

and

bited
inha-

and

broad,

and

river
we

and

to

us

thence

of

we

lare:e

was

crocodiles,
returning

whence

again

came

hindered

full

horses

by

away

river, that

another

to

was

in skins

us

Sailing

landing.

back

drove

stones,

to

came

we

clothed

beasts, who

river
three

from

we

Cerne.

"upov.oheiXouylit-Kuvno-

u.OMra

v.ai

oOev Se iraXtv

raff.tuv.
avT(";,

"k;

aq

ai:crpi\}/-

KfpvTjv"Trav'/]X9o[X"v.

Ex""9fv

Se

Thence
fjifa-'/jjxSpi-

eTii

sTcXiiKTay-iv SwSeita

pai;,

TYjv

"yjv Tiaa-ai'

yr^v

\iar"^y.ovv

uevovreq.

yovrOf

ttj

roiq

8'

twelve

o\j%

v-no-

of which

eipBey-

jaefi'
yif^oiv Ai|ovv

who

reXevraK^

but

8e

'/jy

ra

t"v

would

fled from

not

us.

who

were

day

which

we

us.

approached
covered
was

the

with

wait

Their

even
intelligible

with

the

by

approach

our

the

was

Lixitee,

Towards

the

last

tains
largemoun-

trees, the

sweet-scented

the

pians,
Ethio-

language
to

some

south

shore,

is inhabited

not

rjf^epoc,,Ttpoa-upiA.ia-Orjixev
opecri

^aareatv.
fA."yaXoti;

sailed towards

we

days, coasting

AiSioiiei;,

S"

aavvtra

nai

^/*6-

itapctXiyoiK^voi- whole

(pevyoi'Tei;
v}[^ct.q,y.at

naK;.

of wild

came
'i]iJi.a,q,
auripoc^oiv

paXXovT"(;,

men,

savage

throwing
h(.p\/.a/zct,

aypiKv,

up

overhung by large mountains,

Xi[/.iir}";
"/jXdoy.ev.
iiap ijv oprj
{/.eyitTTo,

lake

the

of

extremity

was

which

Cerne

day's

voyage

our

Pillars,

This

islands,largerthan

thage;
Car-

Pillars to Cerne.

to

came

this

with

of

the

to

that from

reached

that

line

length

We

Cerne.

voyage

direct

then

We

acpihtiz-vriv
voTau-ov

our

Carthage

equal to

t"vo?

in

it

circle

settled

we

called

for the

iiXovi;,

Kepvjv.

Tov"Tev6iv

stadia, where

five

Kap%")Soyo?,er.i a-rYjXai;, from

Te

inland, containing

small

(ymaav

wood

and

of

varie-

128

hevhpuvivXa (vu^yjre

Se
TcepiirXivcravTeq

)t;Xa.

'fllA.epxqZvo,

XaTTTii
vji

weSiOv

o6iv

'/jv,

y.ar'

'nXioy,

[/.ev

ci(peu-

VDvtTo?

'KCDpa.-yjjv, a%|3" -/jKOoufv

y.oknov,

[Aeyav

8e Tovrcc,

Kepai;.ev

pov

v.ai
(/.eyoKti,

(v

ty)

irepa, ei^

vj[A"pcc"; [A."V,

Se

Te

rjv

ov^ev

'KoKKa

Xi/av^

ravr-ri

Se, itvpcc

y.ai

eXa(po"oi;ovv
f/.vptfK,v.
04

[/.avrfu;

Kevou

txX"*ire"v

Ta%v

S' evcTrXfvo-avTe?,

IA."i"oj/.t6a
"/upav

called

this

was

i:vpu^eii
pva.-A"";,
S'aXaTTav.

tuji/

tvte-

vrjo-cv.

night

ivetaXXov
S'

ytj

vj

ia.yy

eti

iiwo

ovv

airewXet;cpo"-/i6e}/Te^

TeTTapai;

(pfpofAenoi,vvKTOt;

could

we

we

S'

7-/)^

a(j"eu'pci3iA"v,
(pXoyoi j/.to'T'^v. ey

the

us

the

lake, and

in

this

and

afraid, and

heat.

being
for

on

four

days,

night a country

the

was

rest, which

stars.

When

full

passed

we

fire

fumes
per-

supplied

The

try
coun-

of

account

on

quickly thence,

terrified ;

much

island.

fires and

sea.

sailed

We

diviners

our

the

of

impassable

was

the

the

shouts.

thence

streams

it fell into

from

pipes, cymbals,

confused

country burning with

;

burning,

fires

abandon

in

in the

but

of

had

we

nothing

trees

Sailingquickly away
a

when

discover

and

to

In
in

sound

then

were

us

and

many

drums,

ijixepa^middle

tvjv

saw

ordered

large bay

Horn,

large island,

heard

We

the

near

Western

island,where,

'Kccprj-

6v^iUTivpov

a,"c(.ro(;
^epfJLviq,
rjV.

a-aiMv'

to

salt-water

there, we

days

came

the
a

another

/vnajWaTt'v* jWetTTOt S' air' anTij?

v.av.eS"v

all

interpretersinformed

was

island

in water
five

we

our

(pu^i/tivand

y.ai

itcx/za.'ydv,

Tvy.'Eavuv

""V 'fiy.0L^,v.ai

in

less.

or

the day-time except

a(pfCi'puy."V,

naioiAevct,

Kpavytiv

ttiv

until

land,

re
y.v[/."a,Xccv
Yj'/.o'iOfJi.ev,

OLvktcv

"/.ai

forwards

sailed

cx,T:o"avTe^, landed,

i^'/j vXvjv' vuKTO?

oTi

vvja-oi vji/

vijo-s),

^aXatrirwS'/;?,ev
fv^iTOi;

by

saw

we

intervals

more

taken

Having

e(p","rav which

ov

'Ecmey.u'keiaOa.i,

ot epfAv^veeq

continent,

the

at

an

each

on

which

from

arising

fire

sea

towards

plain;

night

e-

'nXiOfji.iv
f(? Toil^^:poa"6"v
yji^epa^

""?

to

came

fXaTTOv.

S' iv-nBiv,
'T5peu(ra|M."vo"

TTevTe

was

tains
moun-

to

wwocTTacrf;?,

to

of which,

directions, either

"savava(p(p'jy.eyav

pciil/.ev,
i:vp

Tax^Oev

75,

ry

side

we

of the

opening

these

by

days

two

immense

^a-

aiA-eTpv^Toj,

'/p."7[Koai

!^a,T"paTzpa^

iiti

for

ravra

(v
'yivoy.iBv,

sailed

gated. Having

ttoj-

y.ai

and

passing

discovered

we

of

fire.

In

at

the

lofty fire,larger than

seemed

day

came

to

touch
we

the

disco-

PICKERING,

WILLIAM

1828.

LONDON,

Thomas
Johnson's

White,

Printer,
Court.