Note 112 — Chapter II · THE ALEXANDRIAN DIVINITIES

As when they seized the throne of Egypt at the close of the XXth Dynasty. So in Nubia in the time of the Ptolemies, the king was a mere puppet in the hands of the priests, who used to send him word when they thought that he had reigned long enough. For the story of Ergamenes (Ark-amen), who put an end to their rule, see Diodorus Siculus, III. 6. 3, or Budge, History of Egypt, 1899, vol. VIII. pp. 166 sqq.