The historian Herodotus (c. 500 B.C.), who was a great traveller, makes passing mention of it when writing about his approach by ship to the delta of the Nile.
Umbhali-mbali uElerodotus kwiminyaka engamakhulu mahlanu (phambi kokuba uYesu azalwe) owaye ngumhambi omkhulu wokwenza wokudlula kwezixeliweyo xa selebhala ngezi azixelelweyo ngenqanawa ukuya kwidatha ekwintili yomlambo onenyoba eziliqela echwebenil omlambo iNile.