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639
1. We have thrown the other things into the fire.
2. Therefore, let thanks be (given) to the gods, for the enemy have not harmed us
3. They supposed the snow had thawed; and it had thawed on account of a spring that was in a nearby ravine
4. They said that Cyrus might have killed off the King
5. He said they had left the place in flight
6. For he perceived the enemy had already taken the heights (already having taken the heights)
7. They have sent me men, who are faithful to Cyrus and well-disposed towards you
8. He has passed many days in the enemy country
9. Without the knowledge of the soldiers, he had sent a messenger to Cyrus
10. He drew up his foot soldiers on the heights/banks above the cavalry
11. Cyrus has neither sent another to indicate, nor has he himself shown, what needs to be done
12. He had entrusted this country to the Greeks to plunder, except for the captives
640
[face=SPIonic]a. oi9 pole/mioi ou0k a0popefeu/gasin
b. polla\ dw~ra pe/pomfe tw|~ Me/nwni
g. a0ll 0 o9 satra/phj e0pistolh\n e0gegra/fei basilei=
d. e1fh h9gemo/na pepomfe/nai tw|~ strateu/mati
e. a0gge/llei o3ti o9 h9gemw\n to\ a0gu/rion ke/klofen[/face]
641
From here Cyrus marches on, with his troops formed in line of battle, both Greeks and foreign troops;
for he thought he would fight the King this day; for about the middle of this day’s journey
he found [lit: there was] a deeply dug trench, extending up through the middle of the plain as far as the Median wall.
Alongside the river Euphrates there was a narrow pass/passage between the river and the trench –
the Great King (had) made [lit: makes] this trench opposite the wall,
since he (had) learned [lit: learns] that Cyrus was advancing/marching-on.
