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60 TRAVELS IN EGYPT, NUBIA,
figures have been rudely cut in the west face; and on a
column of the north front are characters much defaced of a
Greek inscription *. On the other column are characters,
none of which I could trace.
About three quarters of a mile further to the north, stands
a single column without capital, of small dimensions, fluted
about one-third below the die that surmounts it. It has the
appearance of having been engaged in a wall, and is sur-
rounded by fragments of shafts, and other parts of a building,
whose form I could not make out. The west bank of the
river, in the neighbourhood of Gartaas, is almost desert. A
few huts, scattered amongst the ruins, afford shelter to the
miserable inhabitants. The opposite shore has some degree
of cultivation, and the mountains are a little distant from the
banks of the river.
From Gartaas we sailed for Taeefa, called by Norden
Teffa, where, on the 15th, we arrived. It is on the west
bank, above which the sides of the river become bold and
craggy. Near this place is the entrance to the shellaal, or
cataracts of Galabshee, where Mr. Buckingham lays clown
the tropic of Cancer. Taeefa contains several remains of an-
cient buildings, scattered about on an open cultivated spot of
more than a mile in length, and about half in depth;
* See Greek inscriptions.
figures have been rudely cut in the west face; and on a
column of the north front are characters much defaced of a
Greek inscription *. On the other column are characters,
none of which I could trace.
About three quarters of a mile further to the north, stands
a single column without capital, of small dimensions, fluted
about one-third below the die that surmounts it. It has the
appearance of having been engaged in a wall, and is sur-
rounded by fragments of shafts, and other parts of a building,
whose form I could not make out. The west bank of the
river, in the neighbourhood of Gartaas, is almost desert. A
few huts, scattered amongst the ruins, afford shelter to the
miserable inhabitants. The opposite shore has some degree
of cultivation, and the mountains are a little distant from the
banks of the river.
From Gartaas we sailed for Taeefa, called by Norden
Teffa, where, on the 15th, we arrived. It is on the west
bank, above which the sides of the river become bold and
craggy. Near this place is the entrance to the shellaal, or
cataracts of Galabshee, where Mr. Buckingham lays clown
the tropic of Cancer. Taeefa contains several remains of an-
cient buildings, scattered about on an open cultivated spot of
more than a mile in length, and about half in depth;
* See Greek inscriptions.