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the place ; but we were shewn a piece of a statue about three feet 
wide across the breast, but so damaged, that it was impossible to 
coDjecture for what it was originally intended. 
A Kamsin, or hot wind, set in, and drove us to our tents, but in 
the evening we ventured out, and at one extremity of Medinet Timai 
discovered the ruins of a temple, the columns of which had been 
thrown down and broken ; they were of granite, together with their 
capitals and bases. A little boy carried us to a spot, where we saw 
the lower part of a statue in basalt, of very fine workmanship ; this 
I bought from him for a dollar, and hired an ass from the Schech of 
the town to carry it to Mansoura. Whoever discovers an antique, 
has a right to dispose of it ; they say it is God's property, and lie 
gives it to whom he pleases. 
The Arabs brought me a few antiques, which were generally 
of little value, but which I bought for a few paras. The Schech 
gave me a little figure in lapis lazuli, of a ram with foiu^ heads, 
but it had not the long, horizontal horns. The night was cool and 
pleasant. 
May 10, — I wished to have dedicated this day to an examination 
of the ruins ; but the Schech urged us to continue no longer in the 
country, as, from the present disturbed state of Cairo, the Bedowee 
were become more bold, and might, possibly, think it worth their 
while to collect a large party, and attack us. His arguments were 
conclusive, and we therefore gave orders for our departure ; but 
in the mean time took a ride to Gussur Timai, whence we were 
soon driven bv millions of sand flies, which attacked us without 
mercy. 
I think that tradition has judiciously appropriated the twoTimai'Sj 
