Herodotus, Histories, ed. A.D. Godley, 2.4.3

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[3] In his time all of Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt except the Thebaic¹ district was a marsh: all the country that we now see was then covered by water, north of Birkat Qarun [30.666,29.466] (salt lake), Egypt, Africa lake Moeris ,² which is seven days' journey up the river from the sea.

Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.

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[3] ἐπὶ τούτου, πλὴν τοῦ Θηβαϊκοῦ νομοῦ, πᾶσαν Αἴγυπτον εἶναι ἕλος, καὶ αὐτῆς εἶναι οὐδὲν ὑπερέχον τῶν νῦν ἔνερθε λίμνης τῆς Μοίριος ἐόντων, ἐς τὴν ἀνάπλοος ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἑπτὰ ἡμερέων ἐστὶ ἀνὰ τὸν ποταμόν.

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1. the southern part of Upper Egypt [32,26] (region), Egypt, Africa Upper Egypt .

2. In the modern Al-Fayyum [30.8,29.316] (governorate), Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa Fayyum , west of the Nahr an- Nil [31.1,30.166] (river), Africa Nile .

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