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the ruins of an ancient town, which is attributed to a heathen race ; 

 and quite close to that is the village of Bazar, now inhabited by the 

 Kamalzais. Not far from thence is another very extensive ruin, 

 where several remains of statues have been found* . In the land of the 

 Yusufzais also are the ruins of Motina near Yar- hosein ; those of 

 Gagri and Shirkand near Ismaila ; Kirkand near Mayar, in the district 

 of Otti ; Kaleder near the stream of Kdlapdni ; Mashari-Banda, on the 

 river Landeh ; and Pelusseddn, opposite Messa. Besides these ruins 

 the country is covered with an immense quantity of small artificial 

 hills, on which there are remains of ancient dwellings, and where, in 

 the rains, Indian, Bactrian, and Indo-Scythian medals may be found. 

 Near Panjitar are the ruins of Nogiran, where there are inscriptions 

 in the same character as those noticed above. 



In the district of Shemla, which is further to the north, we remark 

 those of Ndgari, where basso-relievos may be seen. On the banks of 

 the Indus are the ruins of Pehour, Toppi, Hound, and Mahmedpur, of 

 which I have already spoken. The river Landeh or Nagumdn sepa- 

 rates the Yusvfzais from the province of Katiuks. This country is 

 very mountainous, and contains mines of sulphur, salt, springs of 

 naphtha, and many slate quarries. It is inhabited by the tribe of the 

 Kattuks and the Aferidis, intrepid mountaineers, who often intercept 

 the route from Attok to Peshawar. Their chief towns are Nizdmpur 

 and Sirri in the interior, and Akhoreh on the right bank of the Nagu- 

 mdn. This last town may be presumed to be the Ora of Arrian. If 

 this be the case, the inhabitants of the mountains of the Katiuks are 

 descendants of the Assaceni. The province of the Kattuks is divided 

 from that of Kohdt by the district of Lachitri. 



III. — Facsimiles of Ancient Inscriptions, lithographed by Jas, Prinsep, 



Secy. 8fC. 

 [Continued from page 349.] 

 PI. XXVI. 1. — Asirgarh inscription. 

 This inscription, for the knowledge of which I am indebted to the 

 antiquarian zeal of Dr. J. Swiney, has been in the possession of 

 Dr. Mellish since the year 1805, when, according to a memoran- 

 dum on the original drawing, it was copied from a wax impres- 

 sion of a seal found at Asirgarh by Captain Colebrooke, of the 

 Engineers. By the three notes in pencil at the top, (which I have 



* We have lithographad in PI. XXVI. a bronze head dug up probably at this 

 place by M. Court. It bears a Sanscrit inscription. — Ed. 



