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inscription, there were the same Greek cha- chap. 
racters, destitute only of the Greek cross pre- - 
fixed in the former instances. The inscription 
stood thus, 
TH C ATI AC 
C I W N 
the letters being very large, and deeply carved 
in the rugged surface of the rock. 
The Hebrew Inscriptions, instead of being 
over the entrances, were by the side of the 
doors. Havins: but little knowledo-e of the 
characters in which they were written, all that 
could be attempted was, to make as faithful a 
representation as possible of every incision 
upon the stone, without attempting to supply 
any thing by conjecture ; and even admitting, 
in certain instances, doubtful traces, which 
were perhaps casualties caused by injuries 
the stone had sustained, without any reference 
to the legend ^ The following characters 
appeared upon the side of the entrance to a 
(5) A copy of one of these Inscriptions was since exhibited to some 
learned Jews. These men recognised the Hebrew character, and 
would have made such alteration in the transcript as might serve to 
develope more fully the imperfect parts of it, and lead to an explana- 
tion of some of the words. This was not permitted ; because con- 
jecture, by introducing more than is warranted by the original, would 
rather 
