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Right, ^nd pafe on to another of the like bigneft, 
which leads into the Court. But all this is but a new 
Building upon a:n old, and by this outward Wall is quite 
jfhrouded that Magnificent Entrance, which belonged to 
the fifft Fabrick; of the ftatelineft whereof We were 
enabled to judge by the two Stones which fupported the 
fides of the great Gate, each of which is 35- Foot in 
length, and artificially carved with Vines and Clufters 
of Grapes, exceeding bold and to the Life. They are 
-both Handing^: and in their places, and the diflance be- 
tween them, which gives us the widenefs of the Gate 
If Foot. But all this is now walled up to the narrow 
.Door before mentioned. Over the little Door there is 
an Infcription in Greek, and alfo another in another Lan- 
,guage and Charaftcr, which I never faw till in Tadmor, 
por underftand what to make of it. From that in Greek 
we hoped for fbme Information ; but it will be evident 
to any one that reads it, that the Stone was brought 
from another place > and cafually put in there. 'Jisthus: 
TO MMHM6ION TOY TA4>6a^NOC 6KTIC6N 6« IAIfie)N 
CGnTlMlOC OAAINA0OC O AAMnPOTATOC 
CTNKAHT [IKOC] AIPANOT OTABAAAA0OT TOT 
NACc^POT ATTc*T6 KAI TIOIC ATTOT KAI TlcoNOJC 
6IC TO nAN-TGA6C Aloe^NlON T6IMHN. 
Under this wais the unknown Charaders, which ! jLall 
here give you a Specimeh of, it being as w^ll as it couid 
be taken, thus. Vide Figuram, 
The Letters J^etween thefe [ ] marks were not Le- 
gible, but I have ventured to lupply the defecl, as alfo 
you will fee irt |bme others following. Neither was the 
€ in MNHMGON lipon the Stone, but was doubtlefs 
omitted by miftakc; and the Infcription is nothing elfe 
but the Infcription of a Sepulchre, the like to which we 
faw 
