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Xvhicli this legend has been preferved. Part of this 
element, however, has been defaced by the injuries 
of time ; which to demonftration appears (23), not 
only from coins already publifhed, but iikewife from 
others preferved in the cabinets of the great and the 
curious, to which eafy accefs may be had* The 
fixth muft be Nu?i^ as we may conclude from all the 
abovementioned (24) coins. The draught of it, how- 
ever, given us by the Prince di Torremuzza, feems 
fomewhat to refemble- one of the forms of Mem^ and 
therefore it was probably not taken with the ut- 
moft accuracy j the Prince, perhaps, not being fo 
thoroughly converfant with the various figures of the 
Siculo-Punic, and Siculo-Phoenician, letters, and 
learned men but little acquainted with thofe figures 
pretty frequently miftaking one fimilar letter for 
another. This charader Iikewife is apparently different 
from the form of Mem, in the fame infcription, and 
feems not a little to refemble the ufual form of Nu/i ; 
as will appear to every one, examining it with proper 
attention. The feventh is T/jau, as will be admitted, 
I believe, by every one verfed in this branch (25) 
of literature. The infcription, therefore, of which 
I am at prefrnt attempting an interpretation, is formed 
of the two words niHOn DV, AM HAMMA- 
HANOTH, HAMMEHNOTH, or HAMME- 
NOTH, POPVLVS MENENIVS, or MENA- 
(23) Phllofoph. Tranfad. Vol. LIV. p. 99, 404, & Tab. xi. n, 
1. p. 99. Memoir, de Liiterat. &c. ubi iup. PJ. 11 . n. 7, 8, 9, 
10, 12. p. 417. Aldret. Laftanof. Pelier. &c. ubi fup, 
(24) Phi/oj, Tranf. Menu de Litter at. &c. A!drec. Liftanof. 
Peller. ibid. 
(25) Barthd. Peller. &c. 
VoL. LXI. 
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