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workers of the Socidte Finlandaise d'Archaeologie to contemplate the 

 partial failure of their too premature and ambitious attempt to render in- 

 scribed characters by movable type. Had the attempt succeeded, it 

 would have been a triumph ; as it is, love's labour is by no means 

 altogether lost. 



In the accompanying plates, which set forth, at once, the phonetic 

 values of the Siberian characters, and a comparison of three inscriptions, 

 as represented in Inscriptions de I'lenissei, with the copies of the same 

 made by M. Youferofif, the extent of the divergence between the two ren- 

 derings is quite apparent, even to the superficial examiner. No. XX, as 

 copied by M. Youferofif, reads: 



No. XX. 

 Part I. Line i. me ku ba to ba i : mi to me to me: i ku me ku ba 



2. ka do* mi- to ji ta chi: aba ta ba mi do ku bu ji tsu ka 



3. sa go ta yo ba ka me chi ji ta shi ta: mo .shi dzu ta 



4. ra ba ma me Buda: ba i to gu ku mo mi 



5. kei ku ku da ta 



Part II. Line i. ta: gi ri ga fu ju 



2. to ji tsu ka: sai do to ji ku 



3. ya me to ba i: mi ta sa go ta TSU 



4. gi : mi to shi dzu ta ku bi ri be ku de 



The same as given in Inscriptions de I'lenissei: 



Part I. Line i. me ku ba to ba i: mi to me to me: ba ki me ku ta 



2. do mi: to ji ta chi: no ta ba dzu do ku bu ji tsu ka 



3. ta sa go ta: ba ka me chi ji ta shi ta: mo dzu ta 



4. ra ba ma me shi do: no i to gu ku mo mi 



5. ka ki no to da ta 



Part II. Line i. i: sa ri i fu ju 



2. to ji tsu ka: ne do to ji ku 



3. shi'. me to ba i: mi ta sa go ta TSU 



4. me: mi to shi dzu ta ku : bi ri be ku i 



Literal translation of No. XX. according to M. Youferoff's version. 



Part I. Mekuba tobai: niito Metome: iku Meknba 



Mekuba's consort: king Metome: buries Mekuba 



Kado: mi: toji tacJii : abatta ba imi doku buji tsuka 



door: behold: shut stands: defended may malice injury safe 



tomb. 

 Sagota Yobakame chijitashita : mo Shidz7ita 

 Sagota Yobakame ruler under: even Shidzuta 



