ACCOUNTS, &C., OK THE BRITISH MUSEUM. I3 



Barnamaj, a biographical notice on the grammarian Abul-Husain 'Ubeid Allah al- 

 'Uthmani, of Sevilla, and hia masters ; Arabic, a.h. 705 (a.d. 1305). 



Suwar-aI-Ka\vakib, a treatise on fixed stars, with figures of the constellations, by 'Abd- 

 al-Rahman al-Sufi ; Arabic ; a.d. 1664. 



Proverbs and popular sayings current at Cairo, translated and explained by J. Lewis 

 Burchhardt. This is the author's autograph ; it is much richer than the edition printed in 

 London 1830. 



A collection of letters of the Timuride Emperors of India, by 'Inayat Khan ; Per- 

 sian : 18th century. 



Sa'Td-Nameh, a history of Sa'adat 'All Khan, Governor of the Carnatic ; Persian : 

 18th century. 



Fvituhat-i-'Adilshahi, a history of the Kings of Beejapoor; Persian: 19th century. 



Lives of the Nizams of Hyderabad ; Persian: I8th century. 



The Grulistan of Sa'di and the Divan of Hafiz, written in Kashmir on paper of native 

 manufacture ; 19th century. Presented by the Director of Kew Gardens. 



The Liturgy of the Passover, in Hebrew, with curious illuminated headings and 

 miniatures in the Italian style of the 14th century. 



Lechem Happanim, a commentary on the Moreh Nebochim of Maimonides, by Isaac 

 Shemtob ; Hebreio : 16th century. 



Liturgy of the Armenian Chui-ch : 14th century. 



The four Gospels in Persian, a version made upon the Syriac text : 18th century. 



During the year, 913 readers have applied for Oriental MSS; and 3,335 volumes have 

 been consulted. 



Ch. Rieu. 



Depaktment of Oriental Antiquities. 



I. — Arrangements. 



In the Egyptian division, the following arrangements have been made in the 

 galleries: — 



Part of an Egyptian statue has been mounted on a stone plinth. 



Upper part of a statue of an Egyptian queen has been mounted on a granite plinth. 



The upper part of a female statue has been mounted on a stone plinth. 



A sepulchral altar has been mounted on a stone plinth. 



Part of a lion has been mounted on a stone plinth. 



An Egyptian statue has been mounted on a granite plinth. 



Part of a gray granite sarcophagus of an Egyptian prince has been mounted on stone 

 plinths. 



A small inscribed obelisk has been mounted on a granite plinth. 



A black stone slab with inscriptions has been restored and mounted on a granite 

 plinth. 



Eight Egyptian heads from statues have been mounted on stone plinths. 



An Egyptian monument with inscriptions has been mounted on a granite plinth. 



Two marble busts of the Ptolemaic period have been mounted on stone plinths. 



A votive foot with sandal has been mounted on a stone plinth. 



A bust of Plutus from the Hauran has been mounted on a stone plinth 



The recesses in the northern Egyptian Gallery have been fitted with glass frames. 



A collection of casts from Egyptian sculpture purchased of Mr. Hay has been re- 

 paired, framed, and mounted, and preparations made for its arrangement in the recesses 

 of the Egyptian central saloon. 



The photograph of an Egyptian papyrus in collections at Athens has been glazed and 

 framed, and fixed on the wall of the north-west staircase. 



Several smaller objects in the Egyptian rooms have been mounted, and additional objects 

 incorporated in the wall-cases. 



208 Egyptian objects have been mounted and 32 Egyptian objects repaired. 



20 pieces of linen inscribed with part of the Ritual have been framed and glazed. 



Two small Egyptian tablets have been framed. 



Two casts of seated Egyptian figures in the Museum of Bombay have been mounted 

 on wooden pedestals. 



In the Assyrian division — 



The glazing of the Assyrian sculptures has been continued. 



The Assyrian ivories have been remounted, and the table-cases rearranged with ad- 

 ditional objects. 



A new table-case for Assyrian objects has been placed in the Nimi'oud Gallery. 



A new table-case has been placed in the Assyrian transept, and part of the collection 

 from Cyprus exhibited in it. 



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