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THE TESTAMENT OF ALEXANDER. 347<br />

"have told you that which I order you to do, and<br />

"I have not failed in that which I have commanded;<br />

"and, moreover, I promise you that I will be a<br />

"protector unto you.<br />

"<strong>Alexander</strong>, the king, the son of the god Ammon,<br />

"and the son of Olympias' in times past, but now <strong>Alexander</strong><br />

"the son of Philip the Macedonian, further ordereth ^^pi^e<br />

""^<br />

"that ye may know that if a male child be borne ^°"^ '''''<br />

^ ^<br />

followers.<br />

"to me by my wife Roxana ye shall preserve and<br />

"cherish him for the kingdom, and ye shall make<br />

"him king, and shall call him after [p. 202] my<br />

"name, and he shall be a Macedonian by nation-<br />

"ality. If a daughter be borne by my wife, let the<br />

"Macedonians appoint as their king whomsoever<br />

"they shall elect—only take care of her, only take<br />

"care of her— and let him be ministered unto as<br />

"governor and chief, and let all the service which<br />

"is ordered be rendered unto him, and everything<br />

"which is fitting [be done for him].^ If my mother<br />

"Olympias wisheth to dwell with Teino,^ let her<br />

"hear my counsel. And I choose that Elnukya,<br />

"the daughter of Philip the king, shall be given<br />

^ Read AJT'-n^ft •<br />

^ The Greek has edv 6e Yevriiai eK 'PuuSdvrii; U165<br />

'AXegdvbpou, eKeivov eivai pacnXea Kai ovoiua eTTiGeivai<br />

auTiI) 6 [dv] 66£r| MaKeboffiv • edv 5e SfjXu YevvnQf) ek<br />

'Pujgdvrig, eXeaBojcrav MaKebove? ofov pouXajviai paaiXea,<br />

edv |nr| pouXajviai 'Apabaiov tov 0iXittttou ulov; see MuUer,<br />

p. 148, col. r.<br />

3 ecTTUu 'OXu)uTTtdbai xfj |uriTpi 'AXeEdvbpou KaxoiKeTv ev<br />

'Poboi, edv 'Pobioi cruvboKiicrujcTiv ; ibid. p. 148, col. 2.

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