⁵ The king appointed for them a daily ration from the king's choice food and from the wine which he drank , and appointed that they should be [1]educated three years , at the end of which they were to [2] enter the king's personal service e .

⁵ The king then ordered that they be served from the same menu as the royal table - the best food, the finest wine. After three years of training they would be given positions in the king's court.