The survey of Western Palestine-Jerusalem . Emanuel Dcutsch,and the conclusions he came to were as follows :— 1. The signs cut or painted were on the stones when they were firstlaid in their present position. 2. They do not represent any inscription. 3. They are Phoenician. I consider them to be partly letters,partly numerals, and partly special masons or quarry signs. Some ofthem were recognisable at once as well-known Phcenician characters ;others hitherto unknown in Phoenician epigraphy I had the rare satisfac-tion of being able to identify on undoubted Phoenician structures in Syria. JERUS
The survey of Western Palestine-Jerusalem . Emanuel Dcutsch,and the conclusions he came to were as follows :— 1. The signs cut or painted were on the stones when they were firstlaid in their present position. 2. They do not represent any inscription. 3. They are Phoenician. I consider them to be partly letters,partly numerals, and partly special masons or quarry signs. Some ofthem were recognisable at once as well-known Phcenician characters ;others hitherto unknown in Phoenician epigraphy I had the rare satisfac-tion of being able to identify on undoubted Phoenician structures in Syria. JERUSALEM. 153 Generat, Notes.—Soutii-East Angle. A shaft was sunk (commenced 14th November, 1868) at a distance ofabout 20 feet south-east of the south-cast angle. Stone chippingswere met with, alternating with layers of fat earth, and in someinstances rough stones a foot cube. At 53 feet a gallery was drivenin to Sanctuary wall on level of bed of Course c (2,293 feet), passingthrough two rough masonry walls, one running north and south,. GALLERY AT SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF SANCTUARY. the other cast and west. In the gallery exposing Course c agallery was driven to the east for about 8 feet from the south-eastangle, and it was ascertained that the rock slopes away at an angle ofI in 9. Subsequently it was driven for 30 feet, and found to be at anangle of 31°. The upper surface of the rock, for a depth of 2 to 3 feet,is very soft and decayed ; beneath this is the hard uiczzcJi, on which thebase course of the wall is built. 20 154 THE SURVEY OF WESTERN PALESTINE. At 3 feet to the cast of the angle a hole was found scooped out of therock, I foot diameter and i foot deep. On clearing the earth out, a littleearthenware jar was found, standing upright. At 4 feet nDrili of the angle, close to the wall, the rock is cut away inthe form of a horseshoe or semicircle, 2 feet wide and 2 feet 8 inches mould was found in this. Upon the soft rock there rests an accumulation of from 8 to
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