Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

l6o THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
And we saw in the cloud a blazing fire, and there
came out therefrom, moreover, a cloud of fire which
passed on into the dense black cloud, and when
it drew nigh unto it the whole of both of them
burst into a mass of blazing fire. And it remained
thus for three whole days and three whole nights;
the nights were as the days, and the days were
A three as the nlghts. Neither sun nor moon appeared,
ness.
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S-i^d during the whole time snow and hail fell upon
us heavily, and many of my friends died. And
on the fourth day we wished to set out on our
journey, but the snow which had fallen on the
The Greeks mouutaius prevented us, and we remained in our
''^ camp for thirty nights; now sn'ow""'' this took place in
the winter season.
And we departed from there, and marched for
five days and arrived' at a region of inhabited
lands and cities, which was situated in India, and
[the people] submitted to me and gave me tribute.
Certain In- And thcy Came forth to me together with their
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nobles, and said tribme.
unto me, "O noble man, behold,
"thou hast travelled through multitudes of countries
"and cities, and thou hast seen mountains and
"places which no man besides thyself hath ever
"seen, and over which no other kingf hath ever ruled.
"Now beyond this country there is none other,
"and there is nothing whatsoever beyond except
"the flowers which the wind beareth from Paradise
' Gr. Kai |ue9' ii|aepa(; e eKupieuffa|uev nis TTpaaiaKf]?
noXnuq, see Miiller, p. 122, col. 2.