Testament

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying… they shall make an ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about… And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold… The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee…

The Book of Exodus 25:10–16 (King James Bible, Revised Version)

…we sailed along with all speed, being stricken by fear. After a journey of four days, we saw the land at night covered with flames. And in the midst there was one lofty fire, greater than the rest, which seemed to touch the stars. By day this was seen to be a very high mountain, called Chariot of the Gods.

Thence, sailing along by the fiery torrents for three days, we came to a bay, called Horn of the South. In the recess of this bay there was an island… full of savage men… they had hairy bodies, and the interpreters called them Gorillae. When we pursued them we were unable to take any of the men; for they all escaped, climbing the steep places and defending themselves with stones; but we took three of the women… we killed them and flayed them, and brought their skins to Carthage.

For we did not voyage further, provisions failing us…

The Periplus of Hanno, 6th century BC (Originally written in Phoenician, translated from the Greek by Wilfred H. Schoff)