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αὕτη βοῦς. The pyramid-builders had nothing to do with Sais, and H. has wrongly introduced them into a rite which clearly was connected with the story of Osiris (cf. Plut. I. et O. 39, quoted on c. 62). For a mummy, no doubt that of Osiris, in a sacred cow, cf. R. de T. iv. 26; but it is only about 18 inches long (not life-size, as in c. 132). It used to be thought that Psammetichus II had the second name of ‘Menkaura’, and that H. was referring to some monument of his; but this theory is now given up.

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