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About two leagues from Scheick Ticineiddhj, and 

 on the opposite shore, that is to say to the east- 

 ward of the Nile, the vilhige of Kau d Kehir 

 (Kan the fjreat, to distinguish it from the smaller 

 village on the opposite side), which is built upon a 

 lofty promontory, presents to the eye and the re- 

 gret of the traveller, the ruins of an ancient co- 

 lonnade, in a ffood state of preservation. A i)ank 

 of freestone, half decayed, repels tlie attacks of 

 the current against the territory of this ancient 

 city, vvliich some suppose to be AnlceopoVis (the city 

 of Antasus), and others DiospoUs Minor (the lesser 

 Diospolis). At the very point of the cape and be- 

 fore the haven, you may see the vast remains of a 

 mole, which the waters hardly cover, and which, 

 projecting into the middle of the river, renders this 

 passage extremely dangerous. When the water is 

 low, this piece of architecture, also built of free- 

 stone, appears above the surface of the river, and 

 gives an air ot probability to the conjecture, that in 

 this spot there was formerly a bridge over the Nile. 



The master of the boat was a native of Tom'ieh ; 

 he did not wish to pass this town without paying 

 a visit to his family and his habitation, and above 

 all, without laying in a stock of corn for his own 

 use : he caused a tolerably large proportion to be 

 conveyed to his house ; and lest the lading of his 

 vessel should appear diminished, he took care to 



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