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though that It was alfo applied to one particular deity, 
the words asar-haddon, tiglath-pil-eser, &c. 
feem clearly to evince. The Gallic hesvs, taken 
by fome for the god Mars, of a fimilar found, may 
perhaps bring an acceftion of ftrength to what has been 
here advanced. The name asar, or eser, there- 
fore amongft the Phoenicians was probably both equi- 
valent to the general term god, and likewife pointed 
out to them one particular deity. In abd-asar, or 
abD-eser, it muft have anfwered to bacchus, 
or dionysvs; the whole name correfponding with 
AIONYZIOE, bacchicvs, of or belonging to 
BACCHVS, THE SERVANT OF BACCHVS, the true 
import of the two words abd-asar, or abd-eser, 
of which this Phoenician proper name is compofed. 
VII. 
With regard to the next proper name, 
or rather “l^rTDTK, aserim-hammar, 
M. l’Abbe and I differ confiderably in our notions. 
He takes the fourth letter for He , and I for Mem. 
Now this character is exa&ly the fame with that in 
the firft line of the infcription, which I have already 
proved to be Mem , and confequently it muft be con- 
fidered as altogether the fame element. Admit this, 
and the two words forming the proper name, “lD“ 1QN 
or rather “VjmD^DN, will immediately occur. 
I fay "IQ-CnDK, or rather *0*TCT)DN‘, becaufe fuch 
an ellipfis of the prefix (particularly (i 6) in the proper 
name or may fometimes be 
(16) Id. ibid. p. 603, 608. 
obferved. 
