vom 29. October 1866. 655 



in "i"!^) seems however to be due to the presence of the labial 

 semivowel. Since then ikmu represents the Hebrew tV0\ it is 

 natural to think that ihmu represents the Hebrew JntT» or its 

 equivalent jnW (the Hebrews were in the habit of substituting 

 i for the Assyrian i). Now, this verb has in Hebrew a peculiar 

 force, implying recovery from a disease; see Gesenius Thes. 465, 

 where we have the significations "2. revixit; a. convaluit" with 

 examples, and see Schleusner lex. in Nov. Test. 1011. 4; where 

 a similar use of £«'ou in the Greek of the New Testament is 

 pointed out. Supported by this analogy, I can have no difficulty 

 in interpreting the verb ihmu "recovered," "became sound or 

 perfect again"; the eclipse having been a State of disease or im- 

 perfection. Compare laboranti lunae, Juv. VI. 443; and Plin. 

 H. 12, as explaining it; also mediaeval legends, cited by Grimm 

 and others. I hope that these remarks will be favourably recei- 

 ved by the Academy. 



Killyleagh, Ireland 26. Oct. 1866. Edw. Hincks. 



Hr. Kirchhoff berichtete über neue epigraphische 

 Sendungen des Hrn. Dr. Ulrich Köhler in Athen. 



Hr. Trendelenburg trug einen Bericht des Hrn. Prof. 

 Bonitz in Wien vor über die Gesichtspunkte, nach welcher er 

 den Index zum Aristoteles durchführe; und die Klasse sah mit 

 Dank und Anerkennung in dem eingesandten Alpha, das in 

 2303 ausgearbeiteten Artikeln vorlag, die Vollendung des in 

 jahrelanger Mühe beharrlich fortgesetzten Werkes in gröfsere 

 Nähe rücken. 



