40 PEOF. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., ON RESEARCHES IN SINAI. 



chambered temple of Maghareh and Serabit be bas found many 

 examples of a non-Egyptian writing akin to tbe Pboenician, or early 

 Hebrews, in tbe mines upon squares marked out side by side on tbe 

 walls, also in tbe temple upon rougb images — too rougb to be of 

 Egyptian design, and be concludes beyond doubt that this was the 

 writing of Semitic labourers. And further, he asks, in view of this 

 evidence and that of the Tell-Amarna letters, " Can it be supposed 

 that the " Israelite " officers, who were responsible for the amount 

 of work" (done at Ramses and Pithom — Exod. v, 10, 11) "were left 

 without any of the training in writing and registering which was 

 essential to every Egyptian 1 "] 



Professor Hull, in replying, expressed his pleasure at the 

 interesting discussion which his paper had called forth, and asked to 

 be allowed to convey to Professor Petrie the thanks of the meeting 

 for the loan of the lantern slides which had helped so much to 

 elucidate the subject of the paper. 



The Chairman put the question, which was carried unanimously. 



The meeting then terminated. 



