TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
to the other. The length I found thirty-two feet in the dear; 
the height about eighteen, the width fifteen. A gate, fituated 
at one extremity, forms the principal entrance j and two doors, 
alfo near that extremity, open oppofite to each other. The 
other end is quite ruinous; but, judging from circumftances, it 
may be imagined that the building has never been much larger 
than it now is. There is no appearance of any other edifice 
having been attached to it, and the lefs fo as there are remains 
of fculpture on the exterior of the walls. In the interior are 
three rows of emblematical figures, apparently defigned to repre- 
fent a proceflion : and the fpace between them is filled with 
hieroglyphic characters, properly fo called. The foffit is alfo- 
adorned in the fame manner, but one of the ftones which 
formed it is fallen within, and breaks the connection. The 
other five remain entire. The fculpture is fufficiently diftin- 
guifhable ; and even the colours in fome places remain. The 
foil around feems to indicate that other buildings have once 
exifted near the place ; the materials of which either time has 
levelled with the foil, or the natives have applied to other pur- 
pofes. I obferved, indeed, fome hewn ftones wrought in the 
walls of the modern buildings, but was unable to identify themi 
by any marks of fculpture. 
It was mentioned to me that there were many other ruins 
near ; but after walking for fome time where they were de- 
fcribed to be, and obferving that they pointed out as ruins what 
were in fad only rough ftones, apparently detached from the 
rock, I 'returned fatigued and diftatisfied. The Shechs had 
provided for us a dinner in a garden, where we were un- 
molefted 
