Histories

The fifth province was the country (except the part belonging to the Arabians, which paid no tribute) between Posideion, a city founded on the Cilician and Syrian border by Amphilochus son of Amphiaraus, and Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt; this paid three hundred and fifty talents; in this province was all +Phoenicia (region (general)), Asia Phoenicia, and the part of +Syria [38,35] (nation), Asia Syria called +Palestine [35.333,31.916] (region (general)), Asia Palestine, and Cyprus [33,35] (island), AsiaCyprus.

The sixth province was Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt and the neighboring parts of Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya, and Shahhat [21.866,32.833] (inhabited place), Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya, AfricaCyrene and +Al Marj [20.833,32.5] (inhabited place), Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya, Africa Barca, all of which were included in the province of Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt. From here came seven hundred talents, besides the income in silver from the fish of the Birkat Qarun [30.666,29.466] (salt lake), Egypt, Africalake Moeris;

besides that silver and the assessment of grain that was given also, seven hundred talents were paid; for a hundred and twenty thousand bushels of grain were also assigned to the Persians quartered at the White Wall of Mit Rahina [31.25,29.85] (inhabited place), Giza, Upper Egypt, Egypt, AfricaMemphis and their allies.

The Sattagydae, Gandarii, Dadicae, and Aparytae paid together a hundred and seventy talents; this was the seventh province; the eighth was Shush [48.333,32.2] (inhabited place), Khuzestan, Iran, AsiaSusa and the rest of the Cissian country, paying three hundred talents.