(This book is part of the Records of the Three Kingdoms)

Daqin state [Rome] is also called Lijian [Alexandria?], is (reached from) Anxi’s(=in China), Tiaozhixi great sea’s west, from Anxi’s border Angu city by boat, straight through the sea west, if encountering favorable winds; then arriving in two months, if winds are slow maybe one year, if no wind maybe three years. Their state is at the sea’s west, therefore commonly they are called Haixi [sea’s west, Egypt?]. There is a river [Nile?] going out of the state, west also there is a great sea [Mediterranean?]. Haixi has [Wu]chísan [Alexandria?] city on the west side of the strait, from the country straight north to Udan city (Aden), southwest again crossing a river, by boat one day then crossing. Southwest again crossing a river, one day then passing. Altogether there are great capitals of three (countries). However from Angu city on land road directly north traveling to the sea’s north, again directly west going to the sea’s west, again directly south going to Wuchisan city, crossing one river, by boat one day then passing. Circling back around the sea, altogether then crossing the great sea for six days then arriving at their state.