The Classical Accounts of India c13.76

c13.76

54. To the kingdom under the sway of Ceprobotras⁴⁷ Tyndis is subject, a village of great note situate near the sea. Muziris, which pertains to the same realm, is a city at the height of prosperity,⁴⁸ frequented as it is by ships (from Ariake and Greek ships from Egypt).⁴⁹ It lies near a river at a distance from Tyndis of 500 stadia, whether this is measured from river to river or by the length of the sea voyage, and it is 20 stadia distant from the mouth of its own river. The distance of Nelcynda from Muziris is also nearly 500 stadia, whether measured from river to river or by the sea voyage, but it belongs to a different kingdom. that of Pandion. It likewise is situated near a river and at about a distance from the sea of 120 stadia.