“Let peace be between us for our own and Egypt’s sake!”
“Hast thou received Nebenchari’s letter?”
“A Samian pirate-vessel is in pursuit of Phanes’ trireme.”
“Behold the child of thy predecessor Hophra, the rightful heiress of the Egyptian throne, departing unhindered to a distant land!”
“The works of the Greek temple now building in Memphis shall be discontinued.”
“May Isis grant us peace, and may prosperity and happiness increase in our land!”
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The Greek colonists in Naukratis had prepared a feast to celebrate the departure of their protector’s daughter.
Numerous animals had been slaughtered in sacrifice on the altars of the Greek divinities, and the Nile-boats were greeted with a loud cry of “Ailinos” on their arrival in the harbor.
A bridal wreath, composed of a hoop of gold wound round with scented violets, was presented to Nitetis by a troop of young girls in holiday dresses, the act of presentation being performed by Sappho, as the most beautiful among the maidens of Naukratis.