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stone ; which has hitherto received no explana- 
tion. Some Greek inscriptions, near the entrance, 
prove that the grotto was visited in a very early 
period. One of them, which Tournefort has 
preserved very entire, mentions, that a number 
of persons, whose names are subscribed, "came 
thither during the administration of CRITON." 
In the present copy, the dotted letters have 
been supplied from that author 2 . 
E n i 
K P I T n N O Z 
OIAEHAGON 
M EN AN A P O Z 
O X A P M O Z 
M E N ri K P A T ! ! 2 
A NT I RAT P O Z 
Is 1 H O M E A n N 
A P I ZT E A Z 
<f> I A E A Z 
ro p r oz 
A I O r E N H Z 
* I A O K P A T H Z 
ON E Z I M OZ 
Monsieur De Nointel, French ambassador to visit of the 
Constantinople, seems to have flattered himself 
that he was the first person who had ever dor- 
(2) Voyage du Levant, Lettre V. torn. I. p. 225. Ijyon, 1717. 
K 2 
