Diodorus mentions that the Nabataeans had attacked merchant ships belonging to the Ptolemies in Egypt, but were soon targeted by a larger force and "punished as they deserved".
Diodoros menyebutkan bahwa bangsa Nabatea telah menyerang kapal-kapal dagang milik Wangsa Ptolemaios di Mesir namun tak lama kemudian menjadi sasaran kekuatan tempur yang lebih besar dan "dihukum setimpal dengan perbuatan mereka".