94 H. Bloclimann — DelmericTc' s Inscriptions from Hisdr Mruzah. [April, 



Mr. Delmerick's Hisar inscriptions amount to twelve ; of No. I he 

 sent a reading. Among the inscriptions the reign of Humayun is well 

 represented. I now give my readings and translations. 



I. 



From a mosque near the Talaki ( ^^h ) gate, Hisar, west (metre, 

 long ramal). 



In the name of God, the merciful, the clement I 

 O Preserver ! Guardian ! 



1. The Jami' Mosque was erected with, tlie help of the Lord of glory ; (it is) 

 like the Ka'bah in perfection, like the Kiblah* in beauty. 



2. Near it is a large well with a spring like the Zamzam ; its water, Hke the 

 hreath of Christ, removes sickness. 



3. Both were built by order of the lady Fatimah Khatun, who is the 

 mother of the mother of the great Khan, the distinguished Kutb Khan, 



4. In the time of the reign of Buhlul Shah, the protector of the faith, of 

 him like whom no other king is in battle. 



5. The date is the 2nd day of Jumada I, and 870 years had elapsed since the 

 time of the Flight. [21st December, 1465.] 



XL 



From the Mausoleum outside the Nagori Gate, South. The rubbing 

 measures 8 ft. 2 in. by 5 in. 



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In the name of God the merciful, the clement ! . 



There is no God bu.t Allah, Muhammad is Allah's prophet, may God bless him ! 

 The departure of this king of the Shaikhs and the Saints, Shaikh Muham- 

 mad, son of Mahmtid, the Chishti, took place on the 9th Sha'ban, 892 [31st July, 1487]. 



* As Kiblah is here opposed to the Ka'bah, it seems to refer to Jerusalem {Bait- 

 til-kuds). 



