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Beth of the (3) Palmyrenes, which had moft cer- 
tainly the fame origin with the Phoenician Beth . 
Nor can it be taken here for any other element. 
Befides, the common Phoenician form of that letter 
and the character in queflion are (4) promifcuoufly 
ufed on this fpecies of coins. The fecond element is 
Jin, as appears from other (5) authentic monu- 
ments. The third is Lamed , though not fo well 
preferved here as on fome other fimilar (6) coins. The 
fourth," at fir ft fight, will be pronounced Thau, by 
every one at all verfed in this branch of literature.. 
That the fifth is Refch, we may fairly prefume; as 
the fimilar letter Daleth appears (7) open at the 
top, like this, cn a medal of Sidon, publifhed by 
M. Pellerin, and as fuch a figure of Refch a&ually 
prefents itfelf to our view on the reverfes of two of 
my Tyrian (8) coins. Nor does the conefpondcnt 
character on another of thefe Phoenician medals, ^a 
draught of which has been given (9) us by M. 
Morell, recede much from the common Phoenician 
form of Refch , which on thefe pieces likewife fome- 
times occurs. The fixth is Zain , as has been 
(10) rendered elfewhere fufficiently evident. What, 
the inverted B, under the chair, was intended to 
denote, unlefswe may confider it as the initial letter 
< ?\ Philof Tranfaft. Vol. XLVIII. p. 693, 74 0, 
( 4 ) Peller. ubi l'up. PI. CXXII. p. 164. 
(0 Philof. Tranf. Vol. Bill. p. 282. & Vol. LIV. Tab. 
xxiv. Peller. Recueil dc Medail de Peup.etdcl u.be. 1 oni. 
Trois. P- PI- CXXII. A Paris, 1763. 
(7) Peller. ubi fup. Tom. Sec. PI. LXXXII. N. 21. p- 226. 
See Tab. XII. N. 2, 3. . nVVIT 
(n) Morel, ubi ("up. Peller. Tom. 1 rots. PI. CXAll. 
(?o) Philof. Truf. Vol. XLVIII. p. 7 * 5 * & Vol ‘ ^ TII ‘ 
p. 283. 
