1840.] from Bactrian and Indo- Scythian coins. 371 



conjecture, entirely ungrounded, as we cannot at all explain 

 the following ; not even the name of Hermaios is to be dis- 

 covered, and we should probably find extant the name of his 

 Scythian conqueror, together with what corresponds to the 

 strange, 2Y. 



Notwithstanding this obscurity, we may, however, derive some 

 isolated facts from these coins ; first, that the language is here 

 no longer Indian. Thus Uhavima and Kagala do not admit of 

 a natural and appropriate interpretation as Indian words. Both 

 of them perhaps belonged to the Scythian language, and it 

 appears cannot be explained, but with reference to the context. 

 KOPANO agrees with the Indian dialect upon the Kanerkes- 

 coins, which have PAO in place of the former Raj 6 ; we can- 

 not therefore allow ofKot^avoc* Nor can it denote king or 

 prince, used as it is in immediate connection with PAO, king. 

 Therefore upon the Kadphises-coins, where XOPANO appears in 

 juxta-position with KOZOYAO* the title of king, must be look- 

 ed for, being probably KOZOYAOj king. As these Hermaios- 

 coins have the word fiaaiXiwg, and give orripoe as a Greek word, 

 viz. for Gwrripog, we must expect to meet with an equivalent for 

 deliverer upon them ; the plausible inference suggests itself, that 

 Uhavima upon the reverse may be the Scythian word for crwrrip. 



To this interpretation it may be objected, that Uhavima, being 

 the same with Oojj/io in the great Kadphises legends, is observ- 

 ed to follow GU)Trja f and that consequently it cannot be the 

 same term, but rather some native epithet of the Kadphises. 



To this division belongs a third variety of Kadphises-coins, 

 upon which ZA90Y is substituted for KOZOYAO ; this also 

 is a term for king, probably not of Scythian origin; for it 

 occurs As. Trans. Vol. v. Plate xxxv. p. 553: XOPANOY 

 ZA90Y KAAA$E2. 



I shall not undertake reading the native legend from the 

 edited specimen, especially as Mr. Prinsep has promised to put 

 together some other coins of this class. 



KOPANOY and ZA90Y are declined as Greek words, 

 unless OY be not taken for a varied orthography of O: the 

 barbarian name Kadaphes, on the other hand, is not declined. 



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