14. On the tenth day after that on which he received the surrender of the fortress of Memphis, Cambyses set the king of the Egyptians Psammenitos, who had been king for six months, to sit in the suburb of the city, to do him dishonour,-him I say with other Egyptians he set there, and he proceeded to make trial of his spirit as follows:-having arrayed his daughter in the clothing of a slave, he sent her forth with a pitcher to fetch water, and with her he sent also other maidens chosen from the daughters of the chief men, arrayed as was the daughter of the king:
14. Eta Kambysesek Memphisko gaztelua hartu zuenetik hamargarren egunera, egyptoarren errege Psamenito irainez hiri-auzoan eseraraziz, erreinatu ere sei hilabetez erreinatu baitzuen, hau beste egyptoarrekin batera eseraraziz, beronen adorea probatu zuen honako egintza hauen bidez: