They said that Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt until the time of King Rhampsinitus was altogether well-governed and prospered greatly, but that Kheops, who was the next king, brought the people to utter misery. For first he closed all the temples, so that no one could sacrifice there; and next, he compelled all the Egyptians to work for him.

To some, he assigned the task of dragging stones from the quarries in the Arabian mountains to the Nahr an- Nil [31.1,30.166] (river), AfricaNile; and after the stones were ferried across the river in boats, he organized others to receive and drag them to the mountains called Libyan.