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a third, and under all, thus carefully covered up and hidden away, a great 
monolith covering an opening in the rock. In this deep chamber was found 
a splendid sarcophagus in black stone, resembling that of the King 
Eshmunazar, in the Louvre. It was also, which is more important, provided 
with an inscription in Pheenician, eight lines in length. 
The inscription has not yet reached us. In the Badeir (published once 
a week at Beyrout in French and Arabic) a translation is proposed, which is 
copied for what it is worth. Probably considerable modifications will be 
. made in it when the inscription is in the hands of scholars :— 
‘JT, Talnite, Priest of Astarte and King of Sidon, son of Eshmunazar, 
Priest of Astarte and King of Sidon, lying in this tomb, say: “Come not to 
open my tomb; there is here neither gold nor silver nor treasure. He who 
will open this tomb shall have no prosperity under the sun, and shall not 
find repose in the grave.’ 
There seems to have been little else of importance found in these 
chambers; some gold buttons, a coin or two, collars, rings, and bracelets, 
two bronze candelabra, and some terra-cotta lamps exhaust the list so far 
as can at present be learned. Something however will, doubtless, have to be 
added, and it is meanwhile interesting to note that his Excellency Hamdi 
Bey proposes to recommence operations in the early spring of next year.” 
ORDINARY MEETING, January 3, 1887. 
A. McArrtaur, Hsq., M.P., V.P., In tHE CHarr. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed; and the 
following Elections were announced :— 
Memsers :— His Excellency Sir F. A. Weld, G.C.M.G., Singapore ; 
-D. Biddle, Esq., M.R.C.S.E., England; J. B. Braithwaite, Esq., England ; 
Rev. President A. W. Cowles, D.D., United States ; Josias Howard, Esq., 
South Africa ; Leslie A. Norman, Esq., New Zealand ; Professor T. Otis 
Paine, LL.D., United States; Gerard Smith, Esq., M.R.C.S.E., London. 
Lire Associate :—Rey. E. J. Penford, Kent. 
AssoctaTEs:—The Right Rey. Bishop Thompson, D.D., United States; the 
Right Rev. Bishop Hare, D.D., Dakota; the Very Rev. Dean Gott, D.D., 
Worcester ; E. Bourdillon, Esq., C.E., South Africa; Rev. H. Brancker, 
M.A.Oxon., Wimbledon ; E. KH. Cornaby, Esq., London; C. M. Cresson, 
Esq., LL.D., United States; Rev. S. W. Duffield, B.A.Yale, United States ; 
Ven. Archdeacon P. P. Fogs, M.A.George, South Africa; Rev. G. 
Grenfell, Congo; Rev. J. A. Harris, D.D.Pen., United States; Rev. W. 
Harrison, Canada; Purl Lord, Esq., United States; Rev. Professor A. 
Mangum, A.M., D.D., United States; Rev. G. H. Muzy, New South 
Wales; Rev. Professor H. 8. Osborn, LL.D., United States; Rev. C. J. 
Ridgeway, M.A.Camb., London; Rev. J. S. Shields, D.D., T.C.D., Black- 
heath; Rev. W. Tucker, D.D., United States; Professor J. N. Vail, 
United States; Rev. L. B, Wolff, India. 
