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that nothing farther relative to this word will be ex- 
pected from me here. The figure of the H.Ixth t 
according to Dr. Porter’s tranfeript, not a little re- 
fembles the unufual form of the fame element as 
prefented three times by the Oxford— Cidean mar- 
ble to our view. 
2. The twenty- third Citiean infeription is form- 
ed of fix words, five of which are evidently 
proper names. They are ranged in four lines, 
and may be reprefented by Hebrew characters 
thus. 
crp-i rovD 
yj w’dk 
-\xb “iDtn 
LAPIS sEPVLCHRALIS RECIMI 
ASI AV JE AB 
DASARI LAR 
IL JB RECAT JE 
The fifth letter of the fecond line, which feems 
to have been intended for V yu, is pretty much de- 
formed. This appears from Dr. Porter’s accurate 
copy of the infeription. The original itfelf does not 
now exift. I take this character to have reprefented 
(94) Van, becaufe it fomewhat refembles the iTolic 
JAivamma, which anfwered to that element. The 
minute {trait line preceding the firft word is evi- 
dently an accidental blemiih, and therefore cannot 
be confidered as a letter. This, from its fize 
(04.) Chifh. Antiquitat. Afiat. p. 17, 19. Load. 1728. 
, K k k 2 
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