Histories

They went about from city to city collecting gifts, and got most from Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt; for Amasis gave them a thousand talents' weight of astringent earth,[*](Alum, apparently.) and the Greek settlers in Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt twenty minae.

Amasis made friends and allies of the people of Shahhat [21.866,32.833] (inhabited place), Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya, AfricaCyrene. And he decided to marry from there, either because he had his heart set on a Greek wife, or for the sake of the Corcyreans' friendship;