ius ▁discovered ▁that ▁On u ph ri us ▁was ▁near ▁death . ▁ ▁Pap hn ut ius , ▁dist ress ed , ▁asked ▁the ▁herm it ▁if ▁he ▁should ▁occup y ▁On u ph ri us ’ ▁cell ▁after ▁the ▁herm it ’ s ▁death , ▁but ▁On u ph ri us ▁told ▁him , ▁" That ▁may ▁not ▁be , ▁thy ▁work ▁is ▁in ▁Egypt ▁with ▁thy ▁bre th ren ." ▁On u ph ri us ▁asked ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁for ▁there ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mem orial ▁with ▁inc ense ▁in ▁Egypt ▁in ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁herm it . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁bl essed ▁the ▁travel er ▁and ▁died . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁hard ▁and ▁rock y ▁ground , ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁could ▁not ▁dig ▁a ▁hole ▁for ▁a ▁grave , ▁and ▁therefore ▁covered ▁On u ph ri us ’ ▁body ▁in ▁a ▁clo ak , ▁leaving ▁the ▁herm it ’ s ▁body ▁in ▁a ▁c left ▁of ▁the ▁rocks . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁bur ial , ▁On u ph ri us ’ ▁cell ▁cr umbled , ▁which ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁took ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sign ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁not ▁stay . ▁ ▁One ▁scholar ▁has ▁written ▁that ▁On u ph ri us ’ ▁life ▁" f its ▁the ▁m old ▁of ▁count less ▁desert ▁herm its ▁or ▁anchor ites ... ▁[ However ] ▁despite ▁its ▁predict ability , ▁Pap hn ut ius ' ▁Life ▁of ▁On u ph ri us ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁several ▁unique