ABSTRACT
And SOLOMON left that place, and he met a noble of the nobles of Egypt, whom King PHARAOH had sent unto him with a gift; and there was an abundance of treasures with him, and he came and made obeisance to the King. And SOLOMON the King made haste to question him, even before he had presented his gift and embassy, and said unto him, "Hast thou seen men of ETHIOPIA fleeing by this road ?" And the ambassador of PHARAOH answered and said unto the King, "0 King, live for everl My lord, King PHARAOH, sent me unto thee from ALEXANDRIA. And behold, I will inform thee how I have come. Having set out from ALEXANDRIA I came to UHERA (CAIRO), the city of the King, and on my arrival these men of ETHIOPIA of whom thou speakest arrived there also. They reached there after a passage of three days on the TAKKAZI, the river of EGYPT, and they were blowing flutes, and they travelled on wagons like the host of the heavenly beings. And those who saw them said concerning them, 'These, having once been creatures of earth, have
