A comparative study of Herodotus III, 129–130 and of the Vatican Naophorous (VN) on the historical dynamics between 522 and 519 BCE, depicts a precise temporal succession ranging from the failure of the Egyptian physicians to heal King Darius, who was suffering due to a dislocated ankle (successfully healed by Democedes), to the sovereign ordering Udjahorresnet to return home and restore the offices of the House of Life either in Sais and/or throughout Egypt. A number of historical, philological and cultural evidences suggest that the two events may be correlated, according to a new interpretation of the lacuna at Reg. L of the VN, obtained with the help of modern information technology.
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