Brugsch, Heinrich: Egypt under the pharaohs: a history derived entirely from the monuments (London, 1891)

432 TEMPLE OF DARIUS AT EL-KHARGEH ch. xvii-

the temples, and might revive whatever had fallen into ruin. The
foreigners escorted me from land to land, and brought me safe to1
Egypt, according to the command of the lord of the land. I did
according to what he had commanded. I chose of the sons of the
inhabitants from all their (schools ?)—to the great sorrow of those-
who were childless—and I placed them under expert masters,—
skilful in all kinds of learning, that they might perform all their
works. And the king ordered that all favour should be shown
them, because of the pleasure with which they performed all their'
works. I supplied all those who distinguished themselves with
whatever they needed for the scribe's profession, according to their
progress. The king did all this because he knew that such a work
was the best means of awakening to new life all that was falling
into ruin, in order to uphold the name of all the gods, their temples,
their revenues, and the ordinance of their feasts for ever.

(VIII.) I was honoured by each of my masters, so long as I
sojourned on the earth. Therefore they gave me decorations of
gold, and showed me all favour.

(IX.) O ye gods who are in Sais ! Eemember all the good that
has been done by the president of the physicians, Ut'a-Hor-resenet.
In all that ye are willing to requite him for all his benefits, esta-
blish for him a great name in this land for ever.

(X.) 0 Osiris ! thou Eternal one ! The president of the physi-
cians, Ut'a-Hor-resenet, throws his arms around thee, to guard thy
image. Do for him all good according to what he has done, (as)1
the protector of thy shrine for ever.

No further comment on the foregoing text is
necessary, for its historical value can hardly be over-
rated as giving an entirely new aspect of the character
of Cambyses. Darius I. took great delight also in-
rescuing the Egyptian temple-learning from its
threatened extinction. He provided for the training
of the youth in the priestly schools and built new
sanctuaries. There is a temple in the great Oasis at
El-Khargeh which is still in a good state of preserva-
tion, and whose walls are covered with the name of
Nthariush, the Egyptian form of Darius. But the
variation in the official coronation names leads to the
inference that Darius II. also took part in the build-
ing and decorating of this temple. It was dedicated