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inscriptions. All of the inscriptions have either been photographed
or copied by hand where access was difficult. The graffiti written
on the walls of one of the sufi's cells in the Sultan's Inal Complex
were also copied on foil by the present author. The inscriptions will
be processed using the computer program HOLY QUR'AN,
Zero Soff, 1992, in order to spot possible rules governing the
choice of texts for the decoration of the complex and their
composition (D. Kirinitsianov & M.G. Witkowski).^
5. In June, two samples of the original wall plaster from the so
called Mill were taken to S.C.A. laboratories for composition
analysis. The following table shows the results:

sample from
external wall
60 QUARTZ Si02
17 CALCITECaC03
15 DOLOMITE CaMg(C03)2
1.2 GYPSUM CaS04 x 2H20
none ALBITE (Na,Ca)AI(Si,Al)308

sample from
internal wall
55
24
9
3
7

IV. PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION FOR
FUTURE WORK
The past season saw the preparation of two important plans
that will provide the basis for future work.
1. Adaptation of the space of the ruined Mill for the purposes of a
carpentry workshop. The project assumes that the remaining
elements of the original construction will be preserved and
showcased. The roofing and the natural lighting system, as well as

Cf. E. Cruishaiik Dodd and Sh. Khairallah, 77?c 7/nnge q/*ITonW. 4
S'E/r/q q/CUrun/c Uer.s<?.s' /n AGw/'c UrcA/Yecnrrc, vols. 1-11, Beirut, nd, passim;
S. Lamei Mostala, The Cairene Sabit, Form and Meaning, VI,
1988, pp. 33-42.

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