182 AXUM. 
ject, and the assistance of several friends, to clear up; and at pre- 
sent, Dr. Vincent, who most kindly has given me every assistance 
in his power, considers the whole inscription, with the exception of 
one passage, as perfect. 
" For the following copy of the inscription in modern Greek cha- 
racters, together with the notes, I am indebted to Dn Vincent. 
1 Aeit^ocvocg Be^(riXBvg A^uf/^eiruv Koct 
6 ccvijci^Tis A^BCi)g Aroe.KT7}(roiVTCov 
7 KocToc Koci^ov TiS e^vug rcav BsJ^ae;- 
8 TUV WTTi^BiXoc^ev^ Tisg vi^BTB^ovg 
9 a^£X(pisg XxM^oivu y.cx.i rov A^vi(pocv 
10 TUT^g 7roXe[jL7}(Toci koci TToc^a^e^co- 
1 1 KOTcav ocurm U7roToc^a,VTBg ocvrisg 
12 '^yayov TT^og ^[JLocg, ^ztoc ytoci toov 6^s^- 
Ig [JLOCTCOV OCVTUV fioUVTe, ^ ^ H< ^ X.OCI TT^l?- 
QuTCOV ^ * ^ KOCl KT7JVC0V VCaTOCpO^UV 
%5 ^ps^oivTsg oiVTisg l3o£(rivTe^ K.a,i B7ri<riT- 
l6 ^ea oivvcav'^ TTont^ovTBg ocuTisg (^vtutb^ 
J 7 Koii oivca zxi v^piVfiaa-iv TTOiVTO.^ sig %o^' 
l8 TOicrioiv' oiTivsg vi(Ta,v rov apt^^ov l3oc(riXiT 
ig zoi (Tv.v Tea oxXta uvtcov rov ocpt9f/,ov ^ ^ * 
go vvuveuofjbevor y.oc9 Bzoia-TTjv Tjf/'S^oiv up- 
21 rag tririvag ^« * ^ f yicx-i otvovA btti pcvivoig. 
Where this mark * occurs the reader will refer to the original, 
t This reading was suggested by the Dean of Litchfield. 
