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[108] θεῶνοἶκοι, κ.τ.λ. : with the whole passage compare the parallel lines 16, 22 sqq., and the references there given. Ptolemy's munificence towards the state religion is attested by the monuments. Professor Mahaffy (loc. cit. p. 184 sqq.) mentions as founded or restored by Ptolemy the temple of Philae (Upper Egypt), a common temple of the Greek gods near Naukratis (West Delta), a temple of Isis near Sebennytos (Central Delta), a temple at Pithom (East Delta).


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