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appendix.
ABUL HASSAN.
{Library, East India Mouse, No. 617.)
He says that the tahlet upon which was the inscription, was
found in the mouth of a golden serpent. The rest of his account
is an imperfect repetition of former authors.
MOHAMMED BEN ABDULLAH BEN MOHAMMED,
of bagdad.
This book was written (in Turkish) 1089 a.h. (Addit. MSS. of
Brit. Mus. 78G1.) It contains an extract of the story of Surid,
and an imperfect translation of Makrizi's work.
AL AKBARI,
"Wandering Stars," or the History of Misr and Cairo. By Shams
TJldin Mahommed Ben Alsliaihh Abou 'Ishurur Ben Alshaihh
Mohammed Albahri. {Add. MSS. 9973, Brit. Mus.)
It contains the Sabsean tradition (already given) as to Surid.
The inscription, according to this account, was, " I have built
the Pyramids to provide against the dreadful consequences of the
deluge, which is about to overwhelm the earth."
He says that amongst the twenty-two remarkable objects in
Egypt are the two large Pyramids. It is said, by the ''Com-
mentary upon Hariri" by Alsharisi,0 that they arc situated seven
miles from Gizeh, and that they are built of enormous stones.
One of them is the tomb of Hermes (Edris, to whom be praise!)
the other that ofAnamanimum.1 TheSabrcans perform pilgrimages
the name Hermes; that one of them was the Enoch of Scripture, and the Edris of
profane history.—Dr. Sprcngcr.
3 This Commentary is inserled in De Sacy's " Avertissement aux Stances
de Hariri," Paris, 1822.
1 Probably meant for Agatliodacmon.
appendix.
ABUL HASSAN.
{Library, East India Mouse, No. 617.)
He says that the tahlet upon which was the inscription, was
found in the mouth of a golden serpent. The rest of his account
is an imperfect repetition of former authors.
MOHAMMED BEN ABDULLAH BEN MOHAMMED,
of bagdad.
This book was written (in Turkish) 1089 a.h. (Addit. MSS. of
Brit. Mus. 78G1.) It contains an extract of the story of Surid,
and an imperfect translation of Makrizi's work.
AL AKBARI,
"Wandering Stars," or the History of Misr and Cairo. By Shams
TJldin Mahommed Ben Alsliaihh Abou 'Ishurur Ben Alshaihh
Mohammed Albahri. {Add. MSS. 9973, Brit. Mus.)
It contains the Sabsean tradition (already given) as to Surid.
The inscription, according to this account, was, " I have built
the Pyramids to provide against the dreadful consequences of the
deluge, which is about to overwhelm the earth."
He says that amongst the twenty-two remarkable objects in
Egypt are the two large Pyramids. It is said, by the ''Com-
mentary upon Hariri" by Alsharisi,0 that they arc situated seven
miles from Gizeh, and that they are built of enormous stones.
One of them is the tomb of Hermes (Edris, to whom be praise!)
the other that ofAnamanimum.1 TheSabrcans perform pilgrimages
the name Hermes; that one of them was the Enoch of Scripture, and the Edris of
profane history.—Dr. Sprcngcr.
3 This Commentary is inserled in De Sacy's " Avertissement aux Stances
de Hariri," Paris, 1822.
1 Probably meant for Agatliodacmon.