300 Mr. Bankes's Letters on 



slovenly manner) it was of no interest, has made but a careless 



copy, instead of conforming to my injunctions in making several at 



different times of the day. I fortunately, however, have two (such 



as they are) ; for my old interpreter and janissary, Mahomet, who 



was with Linant, attempted another. I inclose a tracing from 



both of them : 



Inscription on the wall of the great staircase among the ruins of Meraurit, 

 which is probably the ancient Mer'de. 



As copied by Linant. 



i\iN -J w/NAi -^l/^lt^l 



KkXllVA^'iH -X^VLTeX-A "N 

 N^r rEXlC'7EK-V£N"T 



As copied by Maliomet. 



All that I can extract, that I feel certain about, is — possibly 

 [REGINAE] XXV . ANN06' . FELICITER . VENIT . VEBE. 

 MENSE . A[r^O]R . DIE . XVO. 



