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- Continuation of Dr. Dorn’s version, with an English translation 
answering to Part IX of our manuscript. 
ARTICLE I. 
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In the year 270, the Khalif. of Bagdad 
withdrew (the revenue of) the pits of naphtha 
and salt. from the country of Shirwan and 
bestowed it upon the inhabitants of Derbend. 
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in Badkübeh (or Bakû) on the shores of the 
sea, When they were digging out the groun: 
to lay the foundation of the store-house, 
there appeared a large stone “, on which there 
was written: «The naphtha and salt are con- 
secrated to Derbend. » When this affair was 
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(the following order): « Whosoever shall take 
away the (pits of) naphtha and salt from the 
inhabitants of Derbend, shall be the enemy 
of God and of the Prophet.» So saying he 
took all the naphtha and salt from Shirwan 
and appropriated them to the inhabitants of 
Derbend. Île appointed Muhammed, the son 
of Ammdr, as steward over these pits of 
naphtha and salt, in order that he might send 
to Derbend all the income he should receive 
from them. 
After Muhammed, the son of Ammir, 
Muhammed the son of Yezid became the So- 
vereign. of Shirwän. He appointed a ste- 
ward over the naphtha pits and Saltern, who, 
as agent, received all the revenues that were 
2 The reader will find a similar circumstance in note b to Remark 2. of Part IX. — 
