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by the Palmyrenes ; pN37*> CHILIADES, for fo 
it ought to be read, a word that feems peculiar 
to that language, though apparently of Hebrew 
or Syriac extraction* TYbiVSDX DE PECVLIO; 
fNW piW pNH:, TRIBVTA MVLTA MVL- 
TA, i. e. TRIBVTA PLVRIMA * njn:D, SE- 
CVNDVM DONA, i. e. PLENA MANV * 
NmD, DOMINVS; to omit other inftances that 
might be produced, are indubitable proofs. The 
words IVLIVS, AVRELIVS, COLONIA, CJE- 
SAR, CRISPINVS, HrEMONA, AHMOC, 
BOTAH, and AAEHANAPOC difcover at firft 
■ light the fources from whence they are to be 
deduced. The laft of thofe words has been a lit- 
tle injured by time, feveral of the forms of its let- 
ters being confiderably altered. The third and fourth 
elements of the fifth line of this infcription, as well as 
the fecond, third, twenty-fecond, and twenty- eighth 
( Thau and Nun in the Palmyrene alphabet being 
extremely fimilar) of the fourth, have likewile 
met with the fame fate * to all which I have endea- 
voured to refiore their primitive powers and forms.. 
In fine, this infcription may be confidered as a tolera- 
ble good fpecimen of the language or dialed; of the 
Palmyrenes (a). 
3. The words 12*70 12 V'pD 12, BAR MAL- 
CHV BAR MALCHV, in the beginning of this 
infcription, evidently confirm the ingenious con- 
jecture of the learned Mr. William Baxter, men- 
tioned by Dr. Halley * according to which, AI 2 - 
MAAXOT, in the correfpondent Greek infcription, 
(a) Vid. Schind. Lex. Pentaglot. & Cartel. Lex. Hcptaglot, 
pafs. 
was. 
