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    IOAN 11-111.

    11 IZ M N T ~ ~ M E E Y N N E ~ C N H YA q s o y M~ey ZENZOOY ~ H M

    13 N F q Z H N A A ZO YN X l n n A C X A-N N I O Y T A E I ' A Y W A = B W K

    14 A2PH-i At3lf 'OCOAYMA A 46 1N E M M Y rise ey ABAA N~szay NNGCAYM T N N ~ ~ ~ A M ~E A Y W ] [ T ~ A

    5 I l ]Z I T H C Y Z [M C T ' A Y W A q ] T [ N I 0 N O Y M A C T [ I ~ TABAA l2 ] N N O Y 2 [ A ' i N A X O Y A NNI]M ABA[A] s [ F n A y WN ] C A y MTN]NGZ[A]Y[q .A]BAA N ~ [ Z A M T ] N [ N p q

    AX l K ]O B O N A Y W A q y [ A p16 G N G y T p ]A n E Z A n A X q N

    NT+ NC]pA[M]n ABAA X q lNI AB]AA = N I M A~ n p ] s t [ p aZ n ~ s t ]Mn~ercur

    17 N H ~ I [M]A N U ) ( F ) T h y F n M Y X I N B q M k e H T H C X '4C H ? X n ~ w z ~ K H E I A

    18 O [ y A ] M T A N l O y T A l Oyw y ~ ~rxeyl W x e sy MM A CI N [ n E T ] K T C B O = A [N

    I a p A p X[] ~ [ e l l p e NE E I - AIHCoyculy~ axw [ N ~ Y ] BWAr?Cw~l?n[el F[nl[s I Y WNAK +N]A [ T ] O Y N A C ' l N ~ A M T

    2 zooy] n A x s y x l N l o y r a e 1X ~ ~ ] M T c f'AMll y K W [ T ] ~ n l ? n - ' f WT A ] K K [ N A T O ] Y N A [ C ] q N ~ A M [ T

    21 2 O O y [ . ] N T ~A N E q X WMAC ATBB . i n .

    H22 N T A ~ ~ T W W NA ABAA %lN

    T M A O Y T ' A ' f? n M y X I N qM A ~ H T H CXB ne61 n e r q x c u-MMAq h Y W A Y ~ ~ ~ ~ c T Y T r [ p A+H MN~CBXGTAIHC xooq.

    23 e q y o o n AF z p H i ZNe~epoyc~AHM' ZMn [ y l x e l e inn~cx[aA[2A2 ?;~]ICTYA n q [ p N [ y N y A ]N MA lN T q l p [

    24 M A Y - N T A ] ~A KCN E ~ N Z O [ T MMAY =MY] N n A B A A X

    25 N q C ] + Y N [ ] G 2 W B NIM' A y W~ q F ] ~ p l hN X [ ] K A C pOys NA ~ G T P FT B E cp[~e-N ]T A q r A p N q C A y N X

    111 I EY nerz?;inpw~.lc. N G Y [ No y p w ~ eBAA' ~NM+ AP[ICAIoc s n s q p w n e N [IKOAHMOCsyapxcu~[ne N I O ~ T A

    z 1. n e e l A ~ I ~ ~ p ~ qT O Y ~ [ Hn A x w N W xe PABBI =CA[YN E XE NTKOYCAP A BA A2 1 G n ~ o y r s . NCAM r A pN A A A y e A ~ N ~ [ I ] M A I NTK i p MMAY [NTIAK lM H T l

    3 ~ I I N O Y T G oon N M M ~ c I .A o y o y ~ a x e q xe 2AM H N B M H NXW M M CN 6 K X Y = X ~ A O Yss N ~ e c ~ n 'CAM M A ~A N ~ Y TMNTP~O M ~ N O Y T [ E

    4 n A X N I K O A H M O C N [q] XN U ) NZF F Y N A X n A n p W M N K E CA n ' h q p 2 h h 0 ' M H O Y N6 A M A T P E q B W K A Z O Y [N A 2 ] H T C-N T q M G E Y G K C A ~ CB

    15 [G] he superlineation is visible. O YMBON probably, one A s inserted above the line. 16 eqrur w s possiblyB q O T . 2 After ATBE s i c ) I can read nothing certain except and final B. 3 N M A E I N the N is certain, the superl. lost.24 GOT robably 0 hough N Z T in XI1 3 3 2 superl. MAq sic.

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    T A y X l l A q A& AUAX ITCAPFOy CAp%n& A y W n [ ] N T Ay XnA q---AKAA 2NnnNA O[ynN]A[n&---7 MllPPMA12& X [ & AFI XOO CN ~ K& +AN T ~ O Y [ X ~ A T HNB i i~ecan ' e [ n N a NI-TM AT&~CM[H. AXXA KCAYNF BN X& N T A~ I O ~ y [ wq-NNA ATO ' TEEITB 8 & N[OYAN NIM' N T A Y X ~ A ~KA?

    9 In z' ANIKOAHMOC

    MHN +XW MMAC N&K' X8~ B % c A ~ N M A ~ X[O MMAq AYW FIGTANNBY XPA[?T N ~ M N T ~ ~M X ~ . Y ~B-=XI F N NTNMNTMNTPE

    ATn8 8lMHTl I l&NTAql [AKAAzTme nUJHp& i?npw~[

    I OAN . 111.

    Fl14 ~ y wA T A B ~~ T A M U ~ ~ C H C

    X l C & M A ~2lnXAEIE T881r e ee e T o y N a x z c e i n y ~ p s1 5 G ~ ~ W M &e ~ a c e YAN NIM'& r F n [ ~ c ] r & y & p ~ q~ N A K O YN W s 2 l j ~ ' l ~ O Y W W N ~JA A

    16 NH2&' T&&I TApT8 86 N T A ~ N O YT & ~ ~ ~ K O C M O CWCT nqu)Hp& NoYWT] AqT&64 XKAC & OYAN NIM & ] ~ ~ ~ I C T & Y &pAqN]q2Xl e AUAX' AXXA &qNA

    17 XI ~~oY](uu)N~ ANHOE' iiT A n N ] O y T & r A p %NAY inequ)Hp& 6 N A]nKOCMOC TAq2.TKPIN]B MnKOCMOC' AXXAX]EKAC &pCnKOCMOC NA

    18 O ] y X l AKAX 2 lT OOT q ' I l & en~c l rsys p ~ qGN PICPINEMMAq N Il & ] ~ q~ I ~ ICTEY~A& ~ p ~ qN HAH AY~[KPINGMMA'i' X & ~ i l ' I F n l ~ T & y &M lp&N Z ~ ~ ~ N Q ~ W TT

    9 n N O y T & ' T E F l A 8 T & T KP [IClC X6 AllOY A&IN 1 AnK OCMOC AYU) ANPWME MFPB~K[&K NZOYOAnOYAeIN' NB

    20 PeN OY2KHYE r Ap ?Ay ' O yAN r ~ pIM' etpc i ? n & e ~ y~ M A C T G%O A Y WM[Aql] y A n OY AE IN X & N O YX]nlAN8qZKHY& X & C62AY'

    21 ns]+pe a e N T A ~ TMHEy~pe ql ] A~O &IN XeKAC63 PEN&q]ZUHy& Oy W N2 AUAX'X[&-N]TAq&BTOy ~ ~ ~ ] o ~ A & I N

    4 After x n~ r lpparently a colon but it could be an apostrophe and a low point. 5 MAq sic Ad fin probably nbetter lost between ;I and nNA 20 g Possibly A8 was written before o y W y 8 at the beginning of the line. I ANNEY sic6 NezA]le very doubtful. 8 p N O y L U T there was probably a superl. ov r N and possibly over p none over 9 21 nOYA8IN 1

    A superl. ywN2, UJNZ nncertniu. OyAClN o sic

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    -Leaf containing pp. IA, lo missing, 11122-IV 5 .ll

    IV n q y H p . N e y i i o y n ~ r ~-MMy NT~AKU)[B-] K 8 n 2pH[i] N2HT9 i i o y n ~ r ~NTAPEq21C GqMA[A]2 Aq2MB EMAYq q w@ A ~ P H . ~YW5 2 p ~ i~ T ~ H W . 5 WN2 q [ A ] ANH26' n A X TC21

    7 n ~ e yixncosn[e.] ~ y c 2 1 MC ~ [ e q ] ~ X A ~ I C A NHEIM 1 ASAA TC A[ M] A~ ~AAMA2 F?n[l]MAy XKAC NAClKe.M AY n A X I= GC [X ] AYlC A y W N[A]I ASAA' AneelMA A

    8 TA CO ' NqMABHT[ t l]C TAP N 6 6 MA2 M[ A] Ye n A X W NEC X BWIT y W T 9 HK ' EYNT~K 21 nAX. TCC X A f' ln lCT6y

    I2 ASAA T O f i n ~ ~ yTAAN2. MH NHCI TC2IM' X 0yZ0y0yNCK ZTAK AF'GFIWT' NO Y NHY TTNAOYWU)TKWB' n l p+ NN NT~ )w N ~ I W T ' O YA > l r ~ n ~T AYW K T A ~ ~ C O Y BAA E I TA Y O Y T E ~ IPOYCAZHTC KNN'~(s)H~ IN 22 AHM'. ~TCUTNTTNOY

    1 3 TBNAYG- AIHC oyw?@ n~ w y ~ '~ E T E ~ N C A Y N EX E q N 6C X O YA N NIM' T C O MAq CN' ANAN NOYU)U)T'AsAA' ~EIMAY .YNAlB ~ ~TNCAYNE M A ~ .

    4 AN' n6TNACCU A N T A ~ sAA' ~ O Y X I q y 0 0 n ASAA'MAY n C l ANAK' +NA 23 NIOYTAI AAAA CNNHYITEE4 NEq qNAIS N CJJA A O y O y N O y T T l T N

    NH26 p qO yK ly T MAMH NAOyWQT9 Space for two letters before NE% either a or G - y q c w sic wz sic. l0 MMAC sic, N 8 omitted.

    12 p+ si see Introduction p. XIX 14 NHZE written below the line. MA y 2' superl. I8 NTA, no more at end of line.1g ~ T Kuperl. ? I N H y sic instead of the usual ~ N H ~ 3 MAMHE sic S. NAME, A NAMIE).

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    IOAN IV

    l Mnslwr'zNoyK ~ N o yMH- p&n lWT rap Y l N e CA2A&lN& & ~ N A o ~ w ~ ) T 'W

    4 TEBIMING. o y n N a n en N O y T ' A y W N E[T] N A O yW(I)T' NEq &YNAOY[W]U)T'725 Oy nN A MNOYMH[&]' nA X TC21M N&q X & ~ [ C A Y N ] X & MECCIAC \HY n [ TO YM O Y T ~ ~ A Y e nxLc epyan e 5 ~ e yI ~N[ATAMAN

    26 AZWB NIM' n ~ x e N ~ C eAN AK n& TC&X& NMM&27 N r o y ~ o y A y 6 1 [ X lN 6 4MABHTHC ~ ~ M A e l [ 2 & N Wcexe MNOYCZIME.[MnexayeM &N TO I XO O C X K y [l ] N [Bc ~ e y . A Z ~ A K ' C E X ~NM

    28 MeC' ATCZlM& C K O Y [ T C2yA p lA ACBWK A2OyN [ATnO

    z9 AIC n A x e c NNPWME AMHHTNTGTNNEYAYpane e a q x o y A ~ A ~ IZWBNIM' NTAEI&TOY MW n &

    3 &In& n z . AYE1 A ABAA'31 TnO AlC u,)A ApAq' NT OY NO Y

    At3 B T M M ~ ~NBqMABHTHCc e n c w n q eyxw MM C X&

    32 ~ABEIOYWM' N T A ~ B n Ax e q ~ e y& ANAIC' OYNTH1 Noyzpc M ~ e yT~AOYAMCree l NTwTN ~ T ~ T N C A Y

    33 N& MMAC &N. N&qMABHTH[C6 & N & Y X W MMAC K N O ~ &p ~ ys MHTI NTAOY~G[I

    34 N 8 N q A T ~ & ~ O Y W M ' A X &

    CIHC N y X & TAZp& ANAK' T&XK[A]C& &INAlp MnoywyMnt2NTAqTeyA&l . A y W

    35 TAX[W]K' ABAA' i i n e q z w ~ .MHNTWTN&N GTXW MMAC XBK &q T[ A] Y NKATN& N T & ~ w ~ c1. &LC2HT +XW MMACNHTTN ] 611 N=BA A2PH-i-NT&T]NNY ANXWPA X

    36 H A H A ] Y O Y B A y A AC 2 0Y ' n TWC2 q ]N A Xl ~ o ~ E & K &Y W-0YNqC WO yl2 AZOyN NKApnOC

    ]O N fJJA ANH2' XK AC En T ] X O f i I l & T W C 2 YAP37 y ]N OY~H Y. n C X &

    r A p o y l ~ ~ e n snea x eO ~ W T ' erxo oywr ' nerwcz.

    38 ANAK AIXAYTHN& AWC2N ]n &T & M n & ~ N y n 2 1 c eApAq 2NKAY& N&NTAYynz~ce ~ W T W Z ATG B W K A 2 0 Y N An OY 21 C '

    39 AEAA' A & ~ T ~ O X I C T MM ~ YAA2 p n l C T e y ApAq NCAMAplTHC &TK nC&X NTCZlMI3 NTAcPMNT~~x e A ~ X W phel WE. NIM'

    40 NTA ~ I C TO~ .rapoyel A&y a A ~ A Y INCAMAPITHC AYC&n CW nq ATP86160Y ZATHY

    41 Nzooy c ~ e y ~ W y n ~ y e~ N A Q W ~ypnlcreye pAq

    4 &TB& nC&X&. NE YX W MMACNTC21M& X N ~ ~ I C T & ~ s & N ~ & TBE n c [ e ] x & . ANAN

    5 N superl. 27 y superl 36 o y superl. acuna probably only three letters perhaps EyCU]mN, a blunder of thescrlbe in omlttsng the final 2 There seems to have been no superl. 39 End TOY sr 4 N superl

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    IOAN IV-IZ

    r ~ pNCW= A P A ~ YW 7C A yN X n l M AM H n--43 n CO THp %IKOCMOC'NNCA2OO y A CNEY A41 AEAA' 2NnMA T

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    l0Kq l I l eK6AAG NKMAAPB-N r o y ~ o y E A~OYXEEIXl IlPWMG AqTWWN Aqq l nq6XA6 ' NnChEEATON A n

    10 NGYXW CE MMACXINIOYT A l X6 f lCA[B]BA[TON]n'CT O l NK' [N A41 n] K

    11 6AA6' A'4OYWOj)B [N]Y X In s F ~ e y s ~ ~ [ N T A ~ ] T A A6 A l ~ ~ T A ' ~ X O O [ CN Hel] X

    12 41 nBK 6A A6 kM[h A2 A)'XNOYqX NIM'~ npWM[ N T A ~ X Ooc N ~ K ~IFIK [ M A A Z ~

    1 3 nNTAqTAXGAq A[ NqC A y N E N X N IM n[ 'r A p NEAqCe2Tq F Y NOYMH

    14 ~ M A G M [ Y ' ]N c a ~ e a l= 6l N Z M A ~z ? j F n e e n ~ x m 4 e ~ I C2HTE AKOYX l M ~ P K A T KAFNAE XKACB NenEeAY

    15 A ~ ~ F Iwne MMAK.A ~ E W KXlnpWM A4TAMANIOYTA I X CC ~ T A ~ T A A ~ A ~ .

    1 6 AYW TEE nea NE~ENIOYT A l n H T CA= X N qlp

    17 NNI J~CAEEATON'a s ~ q o y w c 5 ) ~ e ye nae~W Fzws QA AZ~H-IA+NOY

    1s A ~ WNAK +izcus s ~ e eeel6 E CU)IN N C W ~ l N l O Y T A1 A MAO Y Tq' X O Y MONONG~ EW A' BAA M ~ C ~ E E A T O NAXAA F q X W LMAC f l A I W T

    9 n nNO)'Tes A= 0 y W GI l AX Eq N Y X 2AMHN ZAMHN

    IO N V -K+XW MMAC NHTNe MN6AM h c l ) ~ p Fh Ay e 2Apaq o y a e s ~ q IMHTI KNBYAnlWT Eqlp ;MAY N T n H r A p NA CE TO Y N l2W[O ]y[q] 2OMOlWC nU)Hp NA

    zo T[ OY ' ~]EIw T' TAP MA[Z [ n y H p ] A y W qT C EO M M A ~AZ[WE NI]M' Tqlp MMAY NTA [q ' AY]W qNATCBAq A2N2BHY N]Y ANIe X KAC N]TW? &TTNA~MA

    21 l2' ] L e rap Y A p n l W TTOYN]ACNTMAOYT' A Y WNqTANI2AY TGELTF U)Hp q [N]ATAN2ANTqOYAY)OY

    2 2 ~ F I W T h p N A ~ K ~ I N F ~ NAAAy . AAAA TKPIClC THpC Aq

    2 3 Teec F i n q ~ p e . ~ K A C ~peO Y A N NIM' NATAlAnU)H

    Yp& KATAe TOTAlO M~ E I W T ' E T N q TA IO NF?ny~psraslo N Mne~

    24 WT' L T A ~ T ~ ~ A ~ 'AMHNZXMHN ~ X W MACNHSX ~C?TCW = A n A C s X e A y W& ' i p I l l C~ y A n & NTA q T ya s 1 O Y N T ~ ~ e y~ w u N ~y A A NH 26 ' AYW ~ N N H ~NATKPICIC' AXAA AqnW N& Asax' Gnwoy a z o y ~mu

    5 WNZ' 2AMHN ZAMHN ~ X WMMAC NHTN x e oyNoyo y ~ o y NHY ~ + O Y N O Yr e ~ N ~ T M A O ~ TACWTM

    8 Both K and K re used for the z m sing of the Conjunctive tense; t he former is the Achm form 3 nFNrAqT. icerror for naP1Tby-r. 15 TAAsAq the final q is certain I8 nNOyTE the following words are omitted by homoeot; they refound in the sah and boh and all greek texts 2 ENEEGY 1 ENEEY. 2 BE ~ ~ H P Eic AAAYE sic 23 y superl

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    K AATCMH Mny~peM n ~ o y r sA y W NTNACW CeNhWWN2.

    26 E88 T Y N T ~ ~ W T 'n WWNZ 2PHi N ~ H T ~EE1 ANTE

    NTA ~ +Mny~ pe T ~ E ~K O Y N q M~WONZPNi NZH

    27 Tq- AYW ~ q + E ~TTOYCIA ATPqlp M+fl' X I l Y H--28 P M n p w ~ ~ n e .fl[P]pMAEI2 e x e o y ~ o y o y ~ o yNHY O y A N NIM' ET~NNTA+OC

    29 NACWTMA T ~ ~ C M HYW NCe61 ABAA' NNT Ay [el p NMneTNA NOY AyANACTA[ClC NW WN2N NTA y l p Mn e A y A[ yANA

    30 CTACIC NKPICIC.K~ ' [ A ]MNA[KMMAI GAAYG~WBApA61O yA T ' K A TA e e ~ cWT>E l pK pl N . A y W TA Kp lC lC O yMHT X E lAQIN NCh l lAo y w y EN MMIN MMAGI- AAAAN c A n o y c D y Mne~raqreya--31 1- eywns ANAK'EBI~APMNTp 2ApAl T A ~ ~ T ~ ~ T P EY

    2 MH ' K e y A I IE TP MNT p 2A pA l e A y W fC A y N X

    yMHT TqMNTMNTP633 ETqlp EMACApAlV NTW

    AT xA ~ uj)A IWANNHC A Y--34 W A ~ P M N T ~ ~TMHB ANAKA E 1X1 E N NTMNTMNT~BaBaA z t 7 G p w ~ e . AAA N ~ C Ie a x w MMAY XEKACB ET

    35 TNAOYXE~ INTwTN- Nn e F ~ ~ e y n sz ~ ZTMOYZ A y W ~TPOYAE IN >

    IOAN. V

    KNTWTN AF AT~TNOYW~TAHA' G M W ~ N POC O y

    36 O Y N O Y 2 ~ n q 0 y A E l N ' ANAK O ~ N T H ~ IMEY NTMN

    T=T~ TNC ATXiiOANNHC N~BHY Ap ~ T A ~ A F IW T T Y N HEl X K A C FIN[A]XAKOy AKAA' K T A ~

    F2KHye -]-Elp MMAY CBPMNT p 2ApAl X n lW T ' n p T y

    37 A61. A Y W n61WT' PTYA--1 ~ E I N T A ~ ~ M N T ~ BA ~ A ~ I .O y T e ] M ~ T > c w T ~ ACMH-NT ] q ANH2E a O y T

    3 s N ~ ] YAFKTF~ . YW MNTHTTN ~ e yn q c s x e s q y oO n GTHNE' n N T An HTNNAOY~E l N T W ~- --NTTNpnlCTy ApAq EN >

    39 ZAT2T NNI-~A+HXe N TWKT ~ X W MMAC X OYNTHT N NOYW WN2 (5)A hNH22pH.i N~HTOY AYw N=MBY NCTPMNT~B TBHT'

    4 AYU) TE? OYWQ N AFI U)A Ap A l ' X K A C T TNA X I

    41 M~U)WNZ. I X I A y E N42 ABAA' ~I? PWM' AAAA A l

    COYWNTHNE x e MNTHN AI-AnH N T ~N O Y T

    43 ~ N T H N ~ .NAK' AS Nn p s N M~AEIWT YW MncXIT' EpO,)AKEY

    1 Zij.nqps~ MMIN L M A ~~ E T T M E ~ T N A X I ~

    44 N E Y 6'8 NZENTwTN E T 30 E l A y l ~ e er3 is an error E1AU INE is Fut . I11 which cannot be negatived by N The other sah. MSS. read either

    F I ~ I N G Pres. 11) or ~ N E I ~ I N GImpf.) followed by the post-negative; in this d~ alec t hey would be E E I ~ I N E r N E E I ~ I N F ilgreek authorities have the present, and a future tense is inadmissible. 31 EN superl. 7 Slight remains of nE show that tholacuna after EPTEYA canno t be filled otherwise. 42 ArAnH SZC without article, probably error.

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    IOAN V VI.

    T KAT N A Q ~ ~ ~ C T ~ T= A q pn lp A~ MMA~ . T A ~X I A y ABAA ~ I ~ N E T N G ~ H Y rA p NqCAYN X E y nNAA ~ We A y ABAX 2 1 G n o y 7 E E ~ . ~OYWU~)BI+IXI~~OCss o y a e s r q reTE;iy l~e x e G ~ H TC A T ~ ~ P ~h.45 CWq N. Mn p Me EyE X A EIK' ~wu, ) APAY X p n o y NAK' ~ B T N A ~ K A T H T O ~ I 8 noyes XI NOY ~ HM ~MW= N A ~ ~ ~ E ~ W T '9 0 X 0 y NW AEAA GNVIMAO n' X ~ ~ T N A ~ K A T H ~ O ~ I e HT HC A NA p AC nC AN NCIMMWTN MO~CI-IC n l MW[N] nT pOC X OYNOYClJHT W ~TTNP2XIll ~ ~ % ~ I M Ay N f 0 y

    46 ApAq. N N T A T ~ ~ T O O ] T ~A~IK EIWT ipnlCTy TAP AMW [ ~ C H C TBT ] CN y 0 A Ah A NW 1 6 Y NAN T T N A ~ ~ ~ c T [ ~ ~ 1 i ] y M ~ B E I M H H ~ ~ .A X E

    A l n ' A ~ ~ M M YAP IHC NY X MAPGNPWMGA47 c2ee1 ETBHT' eyne T ~ T [ N xoy A~PH.~.N E ~ N O ~ X O ~ T O C- A EpnlCTEyI 3 N ANC21 N A q W q 2GnMA

    ~ T M M Y ' N Y N 2 T ANPWMB 66 N A X O Y e y N ATNA~~ICTY ANACX I i l 0 ~yo. 68 A ~ X INE

    V I =~~CAN I A= EW K A AGIK' A Y W AqU,)n2MhT' A.q~ I K ~ OBAXACCA T ~ A NNG~MABHTHC-MMABH

    z AlXAlA ~~TIBPIAC' N Y ~ THC A AY NN~TNHXY0YMHU)F ENAUJOq OYH2 W AN nE NT AY Xl Tq APAYZ C W ~ e N ~ YN E Y NMA 2 AEAA' 2NNTBT NTA~OYCIIN Tqlp M M A ~F N N A n A X E q ~ N CI MA OH TH C

    3 TQ WNE ' 6 AqBWI< X CWO y2 A 2 0 Y N NNAEA2pH.i A ~ N ~ ~ T A Y~ ~ M C T ' KM NTAYCEEIIG X K AC o y ~ e e r qKNWMABH N G X A Y ~ 2.~36 ABAA'. AYCAY

    4 THC' Nq2HN A A20YN 3 2 Y 6E A Y M A ~ ~ T C N ~ O Y Cx ~ i i n a c x ~yasle NNIOY N B I ~N~XGKMBTAYCETA . K 6F Aqql NqEh n ANTOy WM' ABAA'A2pH.i A q N e y Xs O y N O y 1 4 n - l - 0 ~~AIK'%IwT'' NMHYF NNHY YA ~ p h q . h pWMe 6e N T A p o y N e y A~ 4% + I A I ~ ~ O C NA n MA I N NTh q q N Y X WT A ~ A ~ I K 'O x e 6pe~ss1

    6 NAOYWM' K T A ~ 6 n l45 Afte r NTCUTN he scribe wrote in error a nd crossed i t ou t w i th a diagonal line but left the point. I have omitted both.

    T h e r e i s a s ign > n the margin just before % A. 4 n ACX A sic G q superl 7 superl. 9 M H H q G sic.

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    IOAN. VT

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    ZvNTNp nlCT ey6 ApAK. Eyrie

    3 1 +WB 8T8K81pe MM A ~ N-NelAT6 OYWM' ~IM NN21nXAlE K AT Ae B 6TCH2 X8A y + N y Z O yA e lK ' A T p O y

    32 AAMq ABAA' Z T ~ EA X -IHC N BY X 2AMHN 2AMHN+XW ZMACNHSe ~ w yCHC N n6p f NH*] MllAGiKA B ~ A ' i ~ n e . ALAA n ] + e ~ ~ [ rn e r t NHTN ABA[A 2 N ~ n e

    33 ~IAFIKMHB. [ nhe lKr A p k l N 0 y ~ e~ET[NNHYA2pNi ABA[A] G T ~ ' Y Wt NOYWWNZM~KOCM[OC

    34 n A x e y ~ e qe n x A e l c MAN ~ N~A[&IK] Noyae~[u)

    35 NIM' nhx[e K ~ e y] e ANAI~'ne n a e ~ ~ 'M~WWINZ. e

    NNHY U)A [ApAel] qNA2KON. A Y W n ~ ~ I l l ~ ~ t ? y pA

    36 61 qNAEIBB BN ANH2' AAA&A6 l XOOC NH 8 TBTNA~ e ypael a y o reri$nl

    37 CTBYE BN- OYAN NIM' ~ T GnAElWT' NATeq NHEINHY y~ ~AEI. +NANAX~

    38 N ABM' X E T h t? l N ABAA' 2 < ~ n ~ e l p eMnhoyWcg). AAAA nOyWt5) MneN

    39 T A ~ T ~ ~ A ~ I -eel a e nsnOyWcL) M ~ N T A ~ T Y A ~ ~XeKAC e N F N T A~ T T O~

    K[HIN H ~ I ~ p o yATEKO ABAA'~ ~ Z H T O ~ .AAA elATOyNA

    40 coy G+AG zooy. n 6 ~ 1A pne noywy Mnaelwr' x e~ a c e y a ~IM' GTNBYA n y t i p e A ~ Wr~n lc reyeApAq eqAXl ~ O ~ W W N Z5)AANH2['] A Y W ANAK' TA TO Y

    4 1 N A [ C ~Zi3+ae] iizooy. ~ e yKE[F6 XI ] N I OYT h l 6TBHT q X B Aq] XOOC X ANAKne nAelK h]TAql ABAA'

    42 Tn]G' A [YW N]YXUJ MMACx e MH [neei e ~ l n e y Hpe ~iCD[CH+'] neel ANAN eG c a y ~ [ e ] nqelcu~MNT q l M G 6 y ' N E W N Z6 q X O MMAC X[ NTAGIA]BAA' Z T ~

    43 aiiZ O[~W$B nlaxeq ~ e yx e i; if@ [~Fr~NE

    44 TNEPH[Ye KNIGAMAAYE:A e l UJA ApAel elM HTlrenaelwr' e p ~ e y ~ e ~CWK GMh'4. A Y 0 ANAK 2WO ~ T ' + N A T O Y N A C ~

    45 +A8 NZOOY qCH2 rAp~ % ~ ~ O + H T H CE C eN Aywne r ~ p o y ~ ~ ~ X I C B O Y--N T N nN OYT 6 ' OYANNIM' NTA~CWTMBAA'z ~ ~ n a e ~ o r 'YO A ~ X I

    46 CBW GNHYa A ~ A ~ I -BAA' 6 N X A y N e y A n el W Tk e h h y ~eyanelcvr'

    3 AY 1 sic 33 [nAElK] there is no room for the usual sah ~eadingn 08 1K rA p n n y H p e M n N O Y T E 34 superl6 A superl nearly broken away 37 Before ~ N A N A X ~he words A y o ~ T ~ N H YA ApAEI have dropped out by homoeot

    39 T he t rue reading is inserted above the line over the y which is not s truck out 45 CBOY . . CBW sic

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    8GIMHTI neTyoon AKAA'2 1 r N n ~ o y r e eeine N

    47 TA qN EY A~EIWT' 2AMHN2AMHN +XW MMAC NH=x e nerpnlcreye o y ~ r e q-M M y ~ ~ W W N ZA ANH2E.

    48 ANAK' ne na sl ~' nww~z.49 A N ~ T N ~ I A T ~YWM

    nMANNA ZN[nX]Al A y W5 AYMOY- nee[~ne I A ~ K ' 7 ~

    NHY ABAA' 2?jr [ne X ~ K ACS p O y [O y]W M A[KAXNOHEy [ W N'~] ~MoY'

    5 1 ANAK' n n[Al K] CTAANZNTAq l ABAA' T N T ] ~ . py ~ o y e e YWM' ABAA' 2 3nlA[ l ]K' qNAWoJN2 [ Y AANH2F' [nAIK A ] +N[Ar e e q n e [racapz] zanw

    52 O N 2 MIIK[OCMOC] NIOYTA61 66 NEyMl[q)] =NYpHy e y X W MMACX N I ? ~~ z eneel NAY)+ N ~ N

    53 ECA~ZTTNOYAMC. nbXeK N 8Y X 2AMHN 2AMHN +xw MMAC NHTN--Xe ~ T N T M O ~ W M ' T C A ~ Z 'MnQHp Mf lpWM A y W 6--TBTNTMCW M ~ G ~ C N A ~~ ~ T H G~ e y Mnww~z

    54 ~ ' T H N ~ ' T o Y W M '?ccapr' ayu, ercw knqCNAqO y N T e q M^ ~ IWWNZY A ANH2ee A y W A.NAK'+

    IOAN VIXNATOYNAC~ +A Nzooy

    55 TACAPT' r A p Oy2 pe M M H ~Te' A y W n A CNAq O Y CW M

    56 MHBnB. ~~?TOYWM'NTAcaps' ayw ercw M n a c ~ a qqNA6W 2fH.i NZHT'A Y W A

    57 NAK' 2PH.i N Z H T ~K A T A 8 6NThqTEYAe l ~ l l l A l ~ T '6TBAN2[' AY]* ANAK OWOYT'-fABN2 [ M 8 1 8 ~AIWT' A Y W~ T N A O ~ A ] M T ' TM]) 2W[ Wq N]A WWN2 FT BH T

    58 neelne [ nae ]~~ 'T A ~ I BAA'Z r n e [ K A T A ] ~ ~~ ETAN=[IAT] OYWM' A Y WA ] y M O y n CT] NAOYWM' f i n GIAI]K' qNAWWN[2] Y A ANH2e-

    59 NE ] l A q [ X O O y ]TCYNATWT]H E ~ ~ [ C B WK]A+APNA

    60 OYM' nAX[ZAZ A]BAX' G N ~MAOHT[HC x e n]eelcexe N A ~ T 'NIM' ~TNAU~)CW Ap2.q.

    61 qC AY N A XI= 2PH.l G Z H T ~--X NeqMAeHTHC KPMPMn A x e q ~ e ye neel neTi;

    62 CKANAAAIZE ,MW=. pcl )ATr? jNy AnYHpenpWM ~NA AZPH'I' AnMA

    63 B T ~ N Z H T ~yapen n n N xner' TANZO r c A p z + 2 ~ yEN N A A ~ E .CBXGANAK'N T A e l X O O y N H T ~ENKANE-YW OYWWNZN'

    64 AAAA OYN2A []IN THN47 h e point after ANHZE is basal, not high as usual 5 No space for AE before n~ in lac. 5 Space for sin

    letters only in lac. 5 NYpHy si sah. form . 54 q superl. 57 Probably 2 w w q or 2Wy4 hardly space forZ w o y q cf. XIV 2. 58 [KATA] probably no space for morc in the lac 9 [Csw] or ceoy possibly. 60 o spacefor e in first lac.

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    IOAN VI V11

    AN C ~ f l l C ~ y N. NqCA[yNE TAP x ~ i i y h p ~ n 'I=x e NIM neen l c~ eyeN.ayw x e NIM' n e r ~ a p n a p ~

    65 A l A O y MMA ~ . Y W N [ q] X U l EMAC X6 TB n l h [ l] X O O CNHTNXE =GAM [NITAA y E l U)A ApA[ l lM]HT[IN C ~ T E ~ CW [ABAA 21%

    66 n h 8 l ~ T TB f l [I A2h2~ T N ~ ~ M A ~ H [ T H CWK Af lA2Oy Ay AA [ABAA FY MA

    7 A ~ E n[xxe E eZ n L k ~ c ~ x o [ y ce MH NTO% 2 w o y T N [ T ~ TN

    8 OYWU ) ABWK[' AqOYWU)K NF qXICIMWN [nTpOC X6 I l X AlC N[hB]WK [oh NIM' 2NC X ZWW[NZNT~TO]OTK

    9 AYU) ANAN [ A N ~ ~ ~ c T ] Y EA y w N M M ~ [ % ] A K ' ~flE lETOyAAB ~ T ~ N O ~

    70 r e . ~ q o y w U ) BXI= XE MHANAK N ~GPCATII'THNG-MnMNTCNAOyC A y 0 O yes ABAA' ~NTHNEOYAIABO

    71 A O C ~ F . NWXW AE MMACTB ' ~ O ~ A A CU)HP GC1M O N I l ICKAPIWTHC NEnE1 r A p f l ~ ~ ~ p l l A p A ~ l A ~ yMMA ~ yeene AKAA'--V I ~ L ~ T C N A O Y C .NNCAN l NqMhA2 XI= AKAA'

    -AB~ T ~ A A I A A I ANF'iOYW [(S)I-Ap N AMAA2 %~+O~AA[IAx e N ~ Y ~ I N Bc w q XINIO[YTA l A Tp O yMA O y Tq ' N[ q2HN A A20Y N .XI flU)AI [ENIO[Y]TAFI TCKHNO~HI-[IA

    3 f l A X y 6 E N q XI Nq CNH[ Yx s n [ w ~ eIBAA' i;ineel~a [NKBCUK h2PH p A+OYAAIA X [ pNKMA]BHTHC NAN[Y2W O y A]NKZBHy TKl[p

    4 MMAY. MA]p6AAy I-Ap ~ Z O [ K-2Nfl2Wfl A ] y W qU,)IN Z T [ A ~ AU)Wl l ~ ] Q Y ~ ~ A ~ ' ~ H c I A '[U)nKIP NN]I O ~ A N ~ K 'B[AA

    5 ~ ; ~ ~ K O C M ] O C ~pNqCNH[y6 r Ap ~ ~ I C T E Y ] pAq N. n A[ X q

    6 N EY XI=] l l A O yh l U )ANAK i i n ~ ~ q ] l -l ~ ~ y [ A l U )A NTwTN CBT]WT

    7 Oy[AClU) NIM] M ~ ~ A M '[ TP JlKO[CMOC MECITGTHNFANAK A [ ] q M C T y I X [FGTP [N]AK' TBHTq X

    8 Nq2BHY C[Z]AY' N TWGBWK' A2pNi A IlU)Al ANhKA Zna+~oys ~ [ I l n y ~16 X ~ ~ ~ A T I ~ A O Y A I U)

    9 X ~ K BAA NTA~BCIXGN[ A Z T A ~WOY ~TTI-A

    I O AIAAIA. NTAP~NG~CNHYBWK' A2PHi AflU)Al' T O[ T N T A ~w o y q A ~ B ~ K 'zp [ l i . iAllU )Al . %O[y]CDN2 ABAA' [ NAAAA 2Nnzwn NIOYTA[GI

    64 n G n l c r y s sic [ A ~AA ] s uncertain. 68 N E ~n the lac. s doubtful. I ABAA is scribe s errornd is found in no other authority. 7 is very uncertain, but the remains are consistent with it nd there s a trace of superl.,

    not consistent with A space for three letters before it, qy AyW. r o c ~ n yrobably no mare at end of the line.OYU)NZ for %OYOYWNZ.

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    NCAYNE MMh l AYW T6--T N M M ~ ANAK' OYEIABAA' T O ' A YW NTAI N 2ApA6l Oy Ae 6T ' A[A]AA O yMH n

    30 n pT 6y A I ' N []yu) [ IN] 6 CAtSAnq ' A y W M[nAA]y NT q6 IX A2PH.i [A XW q X ] E

    31 nA T Tq Oy N[ O] y [El. A2A2]nlCTy ApAq [ABAX G ~ M Hy e . A ~ WYX[W MMACx e e p y a n z [I MH ~ ~ N F20YE MACIN A[NBNTAnEl

    3 2 E TO Y ' A M ~A[~ IC AIO C c W GnMHU)E EYKPM[PM N

    61 T Bl i Tq p A ] y [W A y X A y XIN a p x l p y [c MNi;i+aplcalOC N ~ ~ N ~ Y [ ~ H ~ T H C

    33 [KACC yAGA nq. nA X E 6 I=]X T[ l K6OyAlU) U)HMn+yoon [NMMHTN-AYW] ~ N A

    34 BWK' U)A [nNTA qTyAE ]I' T BA Y WTNAU)IN[ NICWEI T[T]NA

    GIN MMAEI EN Ay [W n ]MAANAK' t ~ A ' 4 [T ] N A Y

    35 61 6 N ApAq' n A X 6 NlOYTA61 NOYPHY X6 p[I llNABUJK' A T 0 X ANAN T[NNAGIN M M ~ N. MH 64N[ABWK' A2PH.i ATAlACnOPlA-NZEAAHN N '~~C B O YOY

    36 AIANIN' E y n E n61CX-N TA qX OO q X T T N A q INF NCWGITT[NA]GIN M

    IOAN V

    [=lMAC1 N. A Y W nMA ANAKe M M A ~ TwTN T ~ T N A

    37 UJl EN ApAq. 2pNi A6NNA6 N [20 ]0y N T ~ ~ ) A61[] ~ p[ lH] c A26 ApeA y W N]~[A]U)GHX' ABAA' 4X W ~ [ MA I C ' X n TAB MA

    38 pese[l U)IA A ~ A ~ ICW-eF n ICT]~ [AIPAEI KATAs [ N T A T ~ ] ~ A + Hxooc x [e oyN

    2NEI]PWOY N A ~ E ~BAA' NzH]T ~EMAY qA[A

    39 NZ' NT A ] ~x B ~~ I [ T--se n n ~ ] ~T O ~ N A X I [ T ~I

    ~erF ]n [ l ] c~syepaq [ ~ enA T] Oy Xl nNA I -Ap[' I=

    40 NGMnATY IXI AY ' 2A[6lN6 ABAA] ~ M H Y [ B NTAPOYCU)TM A[I l lCXey[xu, MM C x e n e e ~ ] [A

    41 M[Hn ~ ~ ~ o ~ H T ] H c '6NK [A Y ] A N F [ Y X W ] MMACx s [ n e ] s t n s n [ Z . ~ ] A ~ I N FN [ Y X ] W MM[AC] X MH pn [G] NHY ABAA' GTTA

    42 AIA[Al]A. U)APTTPA+H X0oc x s [slpsnz NNHY AEAA'Gncnep~a ayela. A ~ WABAA' GBHBABEMt ~ eI Z ~ ~ A A ~ ~ I Aoon N Z H T [ ~

    43 Ay np Ax ' 66 U)Wn G ~ M H44 TBHTq' 2A IN A

    ABAA' N~HTOY e y O y W U )28 OyGIABAA for OyABAA, apparently a dialectic form cf X 16 XV 35. fter n e p T e y A E 1 the rest of v. 8 and the whole

    o v. 9 have dropped out by hornoeot. 32 a p x l e p e y c sic always for X 34 A ~ Wuperl. 35 A I A C ~ O ~ I Aic.38 oyN is doubtful as also the filling of several lacunae in this page. 39 Perhaps an enclitic ne should be inserted after rAp.40 6 E may be A . neel may be Ne61. 42 cn. A A y e l A sic 43 n p a x s i c . 3

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    ZA sA n q . AXM M n e x ~ y e

    45 N 6 46 1X A ~ P H . ~X Wq ' A Y E WKC X I N ~ Y ~ H ~ & T H C A NAPX l 6 p & y C ~ ~ ~ A ~ ~ c A ~ o cy Wnxxsy NE[Y] X& eTBe ey

    46 T N N T ~ hyoywU)B x 1 N 2 ynHp&THC X M n & p w ~ X & ANH2& NI36 i i n & l p w ~ &

    47 AYOYWTEIM+APICAIOCX & MH G ~ ~ X A N AW

    48 OY ' MH AXAY& ~IIICT&Y ApAq AEA X' ~AP XW [N H A

    49 BAA' ~NM+A~ICAIOC. XXAneel F T ~ C A ~ N ~N M n N o5 0 MOC 6 4 ~ 0 0 n 'AnCA20Y6. nA

    X & N IK OAH MO C N &Y n & ~ T [ h q lU)A hphq Nyapen' y e & AE[AA' ii

    5 Z H T O y n e ' X6 MH ~ ~ [ M O Cp[K]pl[N] Mf lpWM& 6IMHTl NqCWT[M A ]pAq . AYW =MM X &

    52 & y n &[ Tq lP ]& ZMA'~ 'yoywU)Bsyxw MMAC NW XE MH NTK'oYABAX' Z OYK AN TTAXIAAIA. ZATZT z z r p ~ + ~YWK N y X O ~ N ~ ~ O + H T H CN A T W W N AEAA' ~ T ~ A A ~ A A ~ [ A

    (v . 53 and VIII 1 11 omlt tedV111 2 66 AN &qCXE G M ~q

    X W MMACX A NAKn& n 0 y AIN M~KOCMOC'l&TNAOy AZ q NCWI qNAMAA26 &N

    ~K EK &' AAXA qNAX1 M3 n O Y A l N M ~ w w N ~ 'A X -M ~ A ~ ~ C A ~ O CW X & CTAK'

    H--&T pM NT p 2ApA.K' T&K=TMNTP& OYMH& &N[T&

    I4 ~ q o y w i i j i ~IKCA x [ & q--X & KA N ANAK' &&ICS)APMNTp& 2ApA&l OYMH&T& [TANTMNT~~- fCAyN[&

    X & NTAI TO . A y W lNA1 5 BWK' ATO- NTwTN T ~ T N-PKPIN& KATA [C] AP~' ANAK

    N ] - ~ ~ K ~ L N AAY& N6 K]AN 6~1CS)hiKplNA

    AAXA ANAK' ~ ~ ~ A B I w T '17 NTA~TEYAI' qCH2 A AN

    ~ ~ & N O M O C 6 TGTMN-rps GWMBN ~ Y y

    8 M]H&T&. ANAK' - f i M N ~ p &

    47 EPETNic AANA error for ~ ~ A A N A 5 OyN s e e ms t o be a sc r iba l error forz. I 2 EqC G X E i s doub t l e s san error for AqC. 14 P r oba b l y no t h i ng a f t e r nA X [ Eq . N T ~or NT EIEI as f r equent ly e l sewhere . he f ina l por t ion oft h i s v i s omi t t e d by homoe o t . I 9 The r e i s sp ce for 8 bu t no vest ige of i t . N superl.

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    A 8TNA lM OY ~ l l f i N h & .nM]A ANAK' E-~NABWK'ApAqMN~AM MW% AI AM).

    2 2 N ] Y XW 6 MMAC XI N I OYT A11 X MHT l ~NAMOYOYT'M ] M A ~ Y A F X 4 x 0MAC X nMA ANAK +NAEWK ApAq ~ T w T ~ETNA

    23 9 1 1 6 N A pA q' A y W n A X q N E Yxe] NTwTN STW= O ~ A&A]A' i?jnKA2. ANAK' ANAK'O y ] A & A A ' ~ 'N T W ~ NN ] T U ) f i ~ N A E A X '~ I ~ I [ K O CMOC- ANAK' ANAK' OY[AEAA

    24 I N %~EIKOCMOC' AAAAA~ I XOOCNHSE TFTNCAMOY ~NN~TNNAEEp ~TN TF~P~ICTEYEA p x eA]NAKn' TCTNAMOY

    25 N [ G N ] A E ' N Y X W 68MM[AC N]q X NTAK NIM'n A x e [IlH[C] NEY XE X I N ~ A

    26 pen'j-cexs GMHEy i i$ 2 ~ 2A X W T E T HN ' A Y WN T A ~ K ~ I N G - AAA OYMHGne n s N r a q r e y ~ e ~ .ywANAK' NFNTAGICATMOYN T O O T ~N ~ E I XW MMAY

    27 An]KOCMOC. i i n O y i i [ ~ x ] N T A~ c x NMMGY

    28 G]TEE n61WT" nA X q 6 N YXIS 20T AN p~A.T%xIc E n u ) ~ p

    MWTN sic 23 NTwTT; 2 sic often n this

    IOAN V111 I5MM IlpWM E. T OT T [ T N A~ ~M 8 X A N A K ' ~ ~ .y [ W ] + i A A y N 2APAEI 0 y A T a A[AAAK A T A e ~ T A ~ A I W [ TTCEAI NI N+XW [F

    29 MAY. AYW q y o o n ' ~ [ M H1 X l nN T AqT y A l ' M~ ~ K A A T 'y A T ' X [ANAK' +elf' %~F&NI?['I

    3 ?joyhlll) NI[M]' N e e l [G qX WMM Ay A2A2 pn CT y[ ApAq

    3 NGqXW MMAC[LN l O y T A e l G T A y p ll ICT ] y ApAq X q) WI l N [ T W

    ~ p y a ~ e S s o ycexs N T W G NAMAB[H

    32 THC MAMH. A y W TTN[ACOYWNTMH' A YW TMHE

    33 N A~ T H N FNPM26' AYOYWTEE ~ ANAN ncn[ep--MA N A E ~ A ~ A M[yW M]nNp%2A NAAY[ AN]H2 '~ y26 NTAK KXW M--MAC X TTNAppM[2]' >

    34 A ~ O Y W ~ E y XI= X 2AMHN 2AMHN ~ X W MACNHTNXE ne-fpe Gn~ase4 0 N2M2A' f i n ~ ~ & '

    35 n qNA6OY [ IN2NnHI U)A ANH2[' n Y ] Hp N T A ~N A 6O Y [ Y A

    36 ANH26' PU;)AIlYHP [-pTHN NPM2 ONTWCT T NA y W n N F 2 ' >

    papyrus or sah NTETN3

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    IOAM VIII

    40 +]NOY T= )IN CAMA

    NAN NTAYX~ANN ABAA'Z N[O]yn [O p]NIA. o ~ ~ w T '

    42 E T l l N O Y T l l ' n A X 8IHC N Y X N E ~ =elwr'ne n ~ o y r e e p eTNAGPIT'NAK r A p 3

    U~ E ~ N c o ~ ~ N T A ~ ~C~XE [Z 6 h M M M ~ T NACU T[M

    44 AIlACGXE. NTwTN NT[W~ENABAA'MIl%l[lwTn Al AB O AO C . A y W T T [N O yw y ~61pe sn ley~~aMn%lfDT' ~ T Y M ~~ o y p ' I 2 A r s p ~ [M ] n X l Ny ~ p s n ' yw M n q w [ z ] e A [ ~ E T ~~ N T M H ~[] Z[MHB0on 2PH-lN ~ H T ~0T[ANe p e n p e q x e e ~ x ' ~ c e x ey a p e q c e x e AUAA' GNere~ w q ~ e -e O ~ C A N X ~ ~ A [ A

    45 n M?~~ ~K I(uT ' N[AKa s +xw ZTMHE TN[T

    46 nl C T y ApAEl N. N ~ M '%THN nTNAXnlAIBTBB NAB. eync ee~xwNHGTMHF BTBG eyvTTN pnlCT y NHI GN

    47 neryoon' AUAA' E n ~ o yT UJA~'~CW%~ANCX-Mn NO yTe . T[B] n [ l ] iiTW?% T=CW%~ E N X -NTWTN ZENABAA' EN N

    48 n N O Y T B ' AN I OY T A l O ywFu eyxw iwac ~ e qEKAAWC ANAN TNxw MMACx e NTKOYCAMA~ITHCA y U l O y N O y A A l M O N IO N

    9 NMM~K qoywI l )B XIIGx e ANAK' KAAIMWNNMMH~IAAA +TA~IO Mn ~ s l w r 'irwTN TGTN

    4 Probably o more t end of line after CxE

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    l-5 y w c M M A ~ I - NAK' A +U I

    N N N C A ~ A A Y .q y 0 0 nXlnTNAoj) lN A ~ ( U ~ ~ ~ K ~ I N

    51 2AMHN 2AMHN +XW MMACN H ~ N nGTNAAPH2 AnAc e X qNANy 6N AnMOY c5)A

    52 ANH28' n A X NIOYTAGI NqX +NOY ANEMFE OYAAIMONION ~TNMK'. AEpA2AM' AqMOY M N M ~ ~ o HTIHC ~ y wTAK KXW MMAC X nsTNAApH7, A[ nAC ] X qN Ax l l T I 8 NA[nMOY

    53 MH ~ N B ~ K 'TAK A ~ ~ E I W [ TASPAPAM' n l NTA~MOY--MNM~~~'O HTHC.KIP E

    54 MAK' NNIM ~qoywIl/)B XIIHC x e eywnc ANAK' 881yh+GAY N H ~ I yhayene n A A y q y o o n x l n a l w r ' T+ a y NHEI- nea NrwEiT=XW EMAC n N O Y

    55 rsne. ~ y w;ineZicoywi?i.ANAK A + C A ~ N M M A ~ .>s e ~ y ~ x o o ce + c ~ y ~ eMAq N +NA U)U)~ %ANx e s ~ ~ 'T~TNZE.XXA- I - cA~N M M A ~ Y O fhf'H2

    56 Al lqCX. AKPA~AM'n f ielwr' A~TGXHX' Z M A ~eKAC8 qAN y Anh2OOY AY W

    7 A ~ N ~ Yq p e y e . A x 6 y~ 4INIOYTAEI x e Znar~ p r a e ~ o ypawne. ~ y w

    M A58 AAEpA2AM' N Y APAK' n A

    X I N Y X Mn AT AEpazaru' ywne ANAK' -f9 yoon'. A ~ ~ I W N F8 xG Y N A N O Y X ~A P A ~AEC

    ~ n q q l A E A ~ ' Nnpn'x AY W qMAA2 AqN y A y--pWM8 A yX nA q so NKXA[

    AYW ANeqMAeHTHCx ~ o y q yxw MMACXE [PAEEl]. N lM n ~ T A ' ~ ~ N A B ne~]neFNC~GIATGNGX K A C y A X l l A q 8 4 0 K

    3 =A' A~oYw(S)B ~llEO y T M n g l ?NAB O YT M ~ N ~ ~ A T XAAXKAC pK2EHy MnN Oy T OyWN2 AEAA'2HTq. C y y ApAl A ~ Z W SA N 2 E H Y E M ~ N T A ~ T YAEI. ZEOC +ooyne c M n ar s r o y y ~wne eMN~ay NAU~)S%AM' AF ~ w BN2H. 2WC + ~ ~ K O C M O CANAK' nOyAlN M n ~ o

    6 CMOC' NTA~E~XENG~ IAqNAXOYnB6CB AnKA2AqTNAOyAM AEAX'T I l66C B A ' ~ c T ~ ~ A M

    7 N ~ ~ E G A ' A Y U ) A x e q ~ e qx e EOK' K I O Y ~ n e ~ z o~ T K O A ~ E H ~ ~ ACIAOYAM' n ~ 6 1 ~ A P O Y A Z M ~E

    -5 N superl 3 ns super] 7 KIOYE S ~ C chm conjunctive OAYBH~PA ic s y ~ p o y a z n qor

    eyApOyOyA2Mq

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    IOAN IX

    ~ ~ N T A ~ ? % N A O ~ ~ .qKWK'se Aq laneqzo ayw a w e y

    S ABAA' NT21TOYWq 66 A Y WNTNY ~ p ~ qiyhpen' x eN Y ~ ' ~ ~ T u ) ~ ~ EA X YXE MH nE l N nET2MACT

    9 6 4 x 1 ~ T N A E ' AlN n AX Y X E nE61IlE' 2ENKAYGA]C x e HINE L I M A ~ . T A ~A ] N H X W MM C X ANAK'

    1 nF' nhxey NW x e ~ e y6E NZF AYOYGN XlNKE[AA ~ O Y W ~ Ke n l p o M e e y ~P O y M O y T E ApAq X KC~ ~ T A ~ T N A O Y A M q

    A A ~N A K ~ A 'AYW nhX q N HEl X K WK A n Cl A OyAM' NKlhnK20. AIKWK6 AElAnA20 h IN Y ABAA'

    2 n A x e y N E ~ e E ~ T O eTMM Y ' n A X 64 X ~ C A Y N ~N.--3 AYEIN G ~ T N ~ OBAxe apsroy N?;i+~plca~oc

    4 NnCABBATONn NTAKCT NAn A M A y W A q O yE N N

    I 5 N ~ s x ' A y X N O y q 6 E A NXI~+APICAIOC XE NTAK~ e yBAA' K e y N2e N T A ~A n A x s q ~ e ye NTA~CAA-O Y A M ~ N A B ~ A 'AYW AEIA

    6 n ~ 2 0 ~INFY ABAA n ~ x 62AlN A AKAA' =Ap l]CAlO C X n El pWM O y A

    CBAA' e~ Mn~oyrens. eqApH2 EN AnCABBATON >2N KAy A 6 y X W MMACX NEU;) N 2 O Y N ~ A M ' NO y p W M N P G ~ ~ N A B FAlpNlMAIN NTGEIMINE'A y W N p O yC X lC M A 9

    7 on' K ~ H T O Yn A x t z y G--nTO NBAA X6 NTAKE K X W MMAC X y GTB[HT]q'X A qO yN A N ~ K ' B ~ A 'TIN A n ~ x wE oynpo

    S + H T H C ~ ~ ' y i n l cT y e N TB HT q X I N I O YTAEI N EO ~G A P A ~W~ q ~ e yEAA' AN TO^M O Y T A N lA T z n N

    9 TALINEY ABAA' h y x ~ o yX N n E ln E ~ = u) Hpc ereTiixw MMACX NTA NXn Aq 4 0 NBAAN C ~2e NO^ q ~ e y

    20 KAA' A N ~ ~ E I A T E ywGn A x c y x e neelne K ~ Hp A y W X N T A N X ~ A ~

    2 E ~ O E A ~ . e y 1NOY q ~ ~ yBM' ZCAYN N. H NIM' ~ N T A ~O Y ~ N N E ~ B ~ ANANTNMM N. N T A ~2 W O y q A ~ ? T ~ c x 2A

    22 pAq' NTAYXBNE~I XINEq lAT X6 N G Y ~?AT ~ H T O ~NIOYTA

    ZMACT sic I S AElA for Asl ) lA. 6 CXlCMA sic I9 X N O Y sic for X N O y O y . X E N E is for X E NE,here is a distinct point over the E of zATE and the second stroke of H in ZHTOY; their meaning is obscure CMNNEic

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    Z61 ne. ~ e a y o y wA p EYCF~NN MMAC X lN lO yT A l X pu)AOy @ O M O A O ~ ~MAq X I l x c l l qA u)Wn

    23 AflOC YNAT WrOC ' TB fl 1 ANqE lAT XOO C X Aq

    4 PT MAXNOYLI. AYMOYT66 AN AflPWME M ~ M Z--C I A ~ ' N Y f lET Nq O NKAA] nhxey N E ~E + a yflN]OYT ANAN GC Y~ 1 neelpw~e e o y p e q

    25 P ] N A K ~ 'Aq0ywu)B Xl [ f l5 ~ s ye +CAYNF e~ ANAK' X 0y f i qpNABnA]NAK'. n e t c ~ y ~ eM A ~--X Nl O NKAA fl AY W

    26 NOY +NY AEAA' f l A X yNEq X y f l NTA q q NKNT AqO yeN ANKBA'

    7 3 G2' ~qoywij jE q X WMMAC X A l O y W l X WMMAC NHGY W G f l =cu)=' Y A N n T G0ywu) C U ) ~ pAq' MHTTNOyWu) Z W O ~ ? %

    28 A~MABHTHC ~ e q . YZAO yu ) ApAq y X W MMACx e NTAK'CIE: ~MABHTHCM~~TMMEYNAN A ANAN MMA~HTHCMMU)

    9 ~ C H C - NAN GCAYNBX ] A f l N O y T C E X fiM W ] ~ C H Cn E l N r a q

    IOAN IX.

    xNCAYNB N X OYABAA

    30 T o n ' A flPWME OY WY K y X W MMACN Y X T E l pW O YNT TMAF126 X %W% ~ G T ~ ~ C A Y N ~N X 0 yh K hh ' T o l l A Y

    3 A ~ O ~ G NNABFA' GCAYN A X M APE nN OY T[cm% a ~ p e q i ~ ~ s e .--AAAA Eu)Wfl YPMN[NOYrene oyse A ~ Wq[e lpsM n q o y w c y~A~~~CWTT

    32 A]f'Aq' XINA NH 26 MneA A ~ C WTMx e axayeo y s ~NBBA' NOYBXA~ea qx nA q 40 Ejsx[xe] . >

    33 NYABAA N Z?;~~~NOYT[fl n l N ~ N A ~ ~ A A ~

    34 N NZWK ~yoywo,)sEYXW MMACNW x e GT Yx n a ~ ' H ~ ~ KN~NAB A y W NTAK TNA-~CKWNN' A y W AyN AX q AKAA35 A r c cW% X A YN AX qABAA' A y W ~TApqC?lN-M M A ~ ~ x e q W x e aplf l lCT y A f l q Hp e Mnp W

    36 MC. n ~ x e q nxaelcN I M ~ ET A G I A ~ ~ I C T ~ Y ~

    37 ApA'i n A X E q X AKNY ApAq' AY W nTC G M ~ KT A ~E' >

    39 NTAEI ANAK' A ~ C ~ I K OCMOC Ayzen' X ~ K Acs N ~ T E N C B N ~ YBAX [BN

    5 o y A has dropped out before ANAK zo 32 E a q x nA q si 1 EAyxnAq 34 r npEK stc 37 c an interestingsurvival of th 0 g. st The whole of v 38 and the first words of v 39 are omltted 9 NTAEI for NTAEIEI

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    2 IOAN

    MLe1s y ~ ~ e yBAA' ayw N ~ T 'N 6 Y ABAA' Nceywne NBA

    40 A' A Y C W ~ M 12AFINB N N ~G ~ e qBAA' G ~ A ~ I C A Ioc ~ y waxey N B ~ e MHA NA N 2 0 0 Y N A NA N A N2 N

    4 1 GAB.A x e F c ~ e ys NE.NTCDTN 8NBhhe N=NAB A p 0 G . ~ N O Y TBr?jxw MMACx e G ~ e yABAA' ~ G N A B 2 6 Ap Tq S

    X 2AMHN 2AMHN ~ X WMACNH? X ~N=NHY N 2 1 F ~ n p 0 A20YN ANFCAYA y W ~ OY W ABAA' 21KCAn s 7 T ~ e y y c a ~ x ~ o y e

    2 nF. A Y W OYCANnG. ~ T TNHY AE N T A ~KAA' 21TNnpoN TA qn e n g W C ~TENGCAY.

    3 neel y ~ p e n M ~ o y r y e ~N6 4' A Y W QAPGNFCAY C W ~A T W C MH ' A Y W Y A PE Y MO YT A N CA y K A T A n O y p N- -4 N q N T O y ABAA' 20 TA N qU)ABN ABAA' NN~TGNU )~Hp O y N U)APqMAA2 2A TO Y82H' AYU) CYAPENECAY O YA 2 0 y Ncu)~ X C C hY NN T ~ ~ C M H -AOYA20Y CAOY~MMO . XXA CeNAnWT'ABAA' MM A ~ e C E C A Y N ~

    6 N NTCMHN ~ MM o .1n A p2 y Ml A A q X O O C N YXI H AE MnoyM~ex e y e q x w MMAYNEY. >

    X X.

    N7 n A X q N N Y XI=

    X E 2AMHN 2AMHN +XWMAC NHTN A NA K '~

    S npo N ~ e c ~ y .y a N NIM'N ~ A y e l e N C A N X l O y eNB AY W 2NCANN' AAAA Mne~ecay m51 ~ p ~ y

    9 A N A K ' ~ ~po. epeyaoyeeKWK' A 2 0 Y N 2 1 ~ 0 0 q N AO y X l . A y W ~ N A B ~ K 'ZOYN-Nq l ABAA' E 6 1 ~ 6GY

    1 MA MAN n C A N X I O Y EMAql TB AAYG' BIMHTIXEKAC qA XlOY ' AYU)N ~ ~ W W T 'YW N ~ T C ~ K O .ANAK NTA~ IGKACF e yax l NOYWWNZ.AYW NCEXI 0 ~ 2 0 ~ 0 .N A K ' ~ ~ywc~ T N A N O Y ~ .ywc ~ T N AN O y q . ~ A ~ ~ K A T ' ~ ~ Y

    12 X H 2 AN Bq BC Ay ' n X A E lB K E A 6 T 6 0 Y U) W C N n neel G TE NW ~ N N F EWC A y CS)APqNY AnOYWN UJ~ ~ N N H Y y wC(KAN~cay Zn wr ' ~ y w~ p en o y W w N y T A [ p ] no y Nq

    1 3 xhpoy ABAA' X o y x ~ e ~BeKene. ayw np] AOYU,)

    4 N W 2 h N e C AY ' + N AKn n y W C TNANOY4 A Y W+ C A Y N ~NNWGI- AYW NW

    5 61 C A Y N ~ MA~ I . ATA T n h l ~ ~ 'A Y N e4 N G T G G ~ i for N E T G M E ~ . ANZEN it is just possible that AN is the construct form of ANAN but much more l ike ly

    that it is a blunder and should be deleted. M A O y A Z O y si for ~ A y o y A z O y neg. consuet. . X E Y sic for X G E Y .9 21TOOTq si 1. 21TOOT. I0 TCGKO si apparently error for TEKO. 12 W superl

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    [=lM M Ae l' A y W ANAK' ~ C A YNF M~AEIWTAYW +NAK O Y N T A ~ Y X HANAE

    6 C A Y ' O Y N TH I A AN MM Y i i z N K c ~ y . ZENABAA' ~ N N ~ ~ E I A Z Bc ~ y . y o N~TMMEYN+ ~ ~ c ~ o y z o yC E C W ~ ~ATACMH. i iceyone i ioyIAZCAy ~ o ~ W T 'y Y W C

    I 7 NOYWT TK n [ ] l n A I WTMAI M M A ~[ ] -~NAKO Y-N T A ~ Y X H [ ]KAC AN

    8 l NA XIT C' M[N]AAY 41 MMAC NTOOT +[AAA A]NAKGTKW MAC [ZApAel O y AET' OYN-~[T~IOYCIA AKAAC A Y 0 O Y [ N ~] T ZO Y C ~ AA I X I T C ' ~ N T [ O A ] H NTAFIXI ]T C ABAA' 2lT[N] ~AEIWT'

    9 A y ] W A Oy CX [l] CM A Y W n N] IOYTA I GTB NF lC X '

    2 ~[e]yNzaz xw MMAC NZHTOY X O~AAIMONION ne--TN MM W' A[YW] qAAB. TB] y T=CW= ApAq'

    21 Z ] NK [A ]y F Y X W MMAC X N lC[ ]X [] NAO y NN 4 0-N]AA[I ]MWN. MH OYNGAM'NOYAA lMWN AOYEN AN

    22 BA] NOY=A' A q Y Wne a s zNnoy~ely~TM~ e yI~XIA~IK' f i e 1 6p] OYCAAHM' NTnpWT

    23 A y W N ]GqMAAZ n XI=

    IOAN X

    [ lNnpn. ZATCTOA N[CO

    24 AOMWN' AYK WTE 6 ApAqx l N l o y r a c l . n A x e y ~ e [ qX Y A N T y Y W n Kql--M ~ N Z H T ' y n KTAKns n?E EXIC N ~ N oy

    25 I lAPPHClA' Aq0yW U)B N YXIFCe ~ s ~ x o o cHF--A y W T T N p n l C T y [NAPA61[.l ~[ZIBHYENAK ape ;;i[~lay z N n p e ~M ~ A--l W T [N]l NTpMNTP

    26 ]TB[HT' AA]AA N T W ~BG[i;nlcr]eys CN x e NT[Wi [Z~NAIEAA' ~ G N A ~

    27 c ~ yN A C ] A ~ANAK' yhpoycwr ]~A TA CMH. A y W+CAYN[] MMAY NTAY A

    28 CN AO [yA ]ZO Y Ncu)I' A [Y WANAK' +N[A]+ N ~ Y O [Y W W N~Y A ANHZ' NceTMzq ABAA 'YA ANH26 AY W N[6x ~ y eapnoy ABAA' zN

    29 NA ~ I X ' n A I WT NThq [ TBsy N H ~ IZIFNOYA~NIMayw M N G A M N A A ~ ~rapnoy AKAA ~NNGIX

    3 0 ElWT' ANAK M N~AIW T3 1 A NA N O y ' A y q l W N

    AN XINIO YTAGI [XKAC32 YAN AXOY ApAq ' AqOYW

    Y B N y X I ~ C A lTCGBWTN A2A2 NZWK N[AN O y q ABAA' ~ I ~ ~ [ A I W T

    15 n a s l w r an sic 1 6 n e e l A z E c A y the scribe first wrote new by mistake crossed out q with a diagonal line andwrote I ov r it. O y l A 2 6 C A y O y 6 1 or O y cf V11 8 note. 19 CXICMA the bare line of the X still remains the rest othe letter is effaced cf IX 16. 31 EYXW sic 8 YM~EE 2AEIE would be expected here but it is difficult to read Aafter 2. - [ or perhaps M[N. 29 ~ I X Nic 32 s ~ A ~ o y qic 1. - ~ o y O y .

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    l-ETE y ;MAY N2W8 ET

    33 T-NAX'WNF A P A ~ I ~ y o yW T 8 N q X lN lO Y. TA I X ENANAX'WNE EN hp2.K' TB 2 0 8NANOYq' AAA& TEE OY X NTKOY~WMBIP MM KN

    34 N O Y T ~ .ACIOYWTBNY XI=X6 MH qCH2 EN ~ =N OMOC x e ANAK' A,I[X]OOC x e K

    35 T C D ~NNOY[T ' ]OnAqMOyT E ANET[MM]Y X NO y T NE El N [ TA ~c ] x Gn NO y T y W n [ E u,)A A p ]A y A y WG 6 A M ' NT[TTPA+H EWA

    36 ABAA' 21 nG NT [AI ll W] TTO y E A q ~GNA O Y ~ nKOCMOC N T W ~GTET[NXW GIM CApAq X K X E y A [ X ] A lX O O CX ANAK nu,)Hp [ M ~ ] N o ~ T .

    37 syng t e l p e CN NNZBHYGMnhelm-' MTi;n~creyeA ~ A E ~ .

    AE38 eyrie j-e~peM M A ~ aN eyare--TMpnlC TyE ApAl Ap ln lCT y E ANA2BHye. XCKACE~ I T E T N A ~ M EAYW T~NCA~NI X I lA [ l ] Y T Y O O n 2p[H-i]2]HT' A Y W ANAK 2pHi' N ~ H T ~

    39 N Yy IN G A8 CAAMA2T[ MM A ~ ~ W ~ I BAA' =TOY

    40 SIX AWWK AN AnlKpO GnlOpAANHC AnMA ETEpE-iWANNHC N ~ H T ~i y ~ p enqf'BAnTlZE A y W Aq 6W M

    41 M 6Y ' AYMHCS) B W K ' Y A ApAqA ~ WFYXW MM Cx e Ene'~WIANNHC MEN ~ Y GMA6]1Ne C6 X 6 NIM' NTA

    IOAN X-XIA

    ..IWANNHC XOOY ETBE ne42 E l 2NMHNee A Y W A2A[2

    XI I pnlcrsye ap~q. e y i j o y Ae Y W N E X E AAZAPOCAEAA' GBHBANIA+ ~ eMMA~IAGMAPBABCCW

    2 NE ' T E l A8 MAFIA ZT CTA2CnXAElC NC GN A Y WA C ~ A T N ~ ~ O Y ~ I T ~ncqW. [TH] TnCCAN AA

    3 ZAPOC [U)W]NE' A y X A y 6 Y A A [pAq X l ]NEqCWNE YX W M C X ] IC2HT [q ]Y WNE [X~~GT]KMAEIE M M ~

    4 ~ T [ A P ~ c w ] ~A6 X I ~ C Ax e q X n]sa ~ W N E y o o n '[N AnMO]Y' AAAA TB n A Y-M [ ~ ] N o [ ~ ] T BEKACE ep[e]nqy H p N [A]XIEA Y ABAA' 21TOO T ~ . ep [e ]Fco y w y MA ~ I An ~ ~ M A ~ B AECCWN6

    6 AAzA~OC' ~ T A ~ E ~ C WA X q y U )N E T O T M NA q 6W k 2 0 0 y C NEY ~ M A

    7 T ~ N ~ H T ~ 'NNCWC A n A x s q N N E ~ M ~ H T [ H CX MAPAN A ~ O ~ A A I A . Ax e y NW XIMM BH~C x ePABEI. +NOY NEPCNIOYTA61 ~ I N B AKAAE~K'M n wNE' AYW AN KNABWK'AME[Y

    9 A I O ~ W ~ BI= X MHNMNTCNAOYC N O ~ N O ~

    2?3+00yEPyAOYEE MAA26 2 x + 0 0 ~MAqXlXp+l jX NEqNEY nF AnOyA[ElN

    33 oyes sic 37 efore APAEI is an I struck out perhaps the scribe began writing NHEI. 38 A superl -EU ATE sic 1 G P ~ A T E ~ : 2 T EE 1 h , probably th copula T8 has dropped out here T H ] uncertain space for two lettersonly in the lac. 3 ~ I C Z H T E is preceded by n x A s I c in all other texts 8 HT superl g N E ~ N E Y sic

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    IOAN XI[=l [ l --

    1 MnlKOCMOC' PU)AOY X M A ~ A NIHC X ~ X [ A A6 MAAZC GTOY(~)H (I)A[pq F lC N ~ ~ I M Al E N 6X I X ? ~ ~ A ~ ' TNO ~ A I N 00 22 PEnACAN NAMOY N. AAo n ' z p ~ i ZHTC-~ 6 1 ~ X [ O AA +NOY AN +CAYNE x e

    y - A y W MNNCWC n A X q X 2WE NIM' B T K N A ~ ~ ~ N O YA A ZA ~ O CTNCQEHP A~NKA [T TC M M A ~N A T ~ ~ T O YKE. AAAA GINAEWK' X ~ K A 3 N ~ K ' ~ x 6KC ~ C e ns

    I 2 C 66lATOYNACI I l AX Y 24 CAN NATW WN' n A X E MAP6 N q XIMMA~HTHC e A NE X +CAYN X qNAnxaelc eyrie A~NKATKE TOWN ~NTANACTACIC

    13 qNATWWN' p= A6 X W 25 ~ A Fzooy- n A X -MMAC TB n qM Oy' NH A [ NEC Xe ANAK'Ilt? TANAC YM Y n X [] ~ X P A T A C K A y W n W WN 2' ~ E T Fnest N K A T K ~ i ~ [ e ] n ~ s y nlcreye A ~ I A ~ I AN e q y a

    4 T O T e A F c X O [O C N y S O Y 2 6 MOY qNIAWWN2' AY W OYANIlAppHClA X A[AZApOC AqM Oy NlM] BTAAN2 TF~ ICTGY~

    5 A] YW f p y TB[THN X A]pA l qNAMOY N Y A AKACe pTNApn [ lC Ty Xa NH2. TF ~IC TG ~ ApA[ l~ 6 1 ~ e yN. AAAA M[A 7 n A X C N q X C l l X A [ ] I C

    6 PAN 9~ p ~ q -~AXC BWMA[C ANAK' +inlcreye X[ Nn y A p O y M O y T A p A q X6 [AI T A K ' ~ n I l y H p e G [ n N O yA y l M O C NN~~Y ; ~ ~ ;MABH T ~ETNNHY llK[OCMOCTHC] X MAPAN 2WOYN XF 28 A y W NTA~CXEN[I ACBWK-

    7 KAC] NAMOy f i ~ q ' ACMOyT AMAPIA T[CCWTA p ] ql 6 XI= A461N N 6 C X W MMACN6C NX[IOY-M]MAq ll?ThyIl %i;inTh X AnCA2 &. A y W q M [O YT E

    8 +o]c' EHBANIA A NC2HM 9 A ~ O .NTACA N T A ~ ~ [ C CWA20Y]N ABI~OYCXAHM' N = ACTWWN ~ N O Y ~ A A [ MN A I ~ ~ T HCTAAION> 30 ACI ABAA' u p A ~ A Y .FiT: . .[C

    19 OYIMHYE A AEAA'?NNIOY ~f i i ; inATqlA2OyN An[+T]A l N Ay e l u)A AMApeA M AAAA T I N ~ G I ~ [ M A-M] NMAplA X e q A ch CWA 0 y NTAMApeA TGTApA'l

    zo T]E n0 yC AN . MApeA Ao' 3 N ~ H T ~F' NIOYT[AI-N T] A~ C CW X K NNHY 6s T=IlHl NMMGCACl A]EAA ZH Tq' MAPIA A

    2 NC~]MACT'= l lHl ' nA1 3 p si qu 1. NEpE. - [ probably N should be added at the end of the line to form the imperfec t N y ~ y .

    XpA there may have been another letter or two at the end of the line but probably not; l suggests th4t TB (cf. boh. andgreek) has dropped out before NKATK but perhaps it is a corrupt form of the sah. reading here 7 q superl. 18 [NA]doubtful, space only for two letters in the lac. 26 A ~ A I ,he scribe wrote AN661, drew a line through N and wrote pAabove it. 28 [BwK] is uncertain.

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    Z NH- -A y W TCAACA MMAC. ~ T A YnZMAT' NTOOTK Xf.3p O y N y AMAplA X A CT W WN 42 AKCW'?% ApA61' ANAK A Goyshaw' ACI ABAA' ayoy +CAYNG x e KCWGp ~ aazoy NCWCeyxu, GMACXE Noyasry NIM'AAAA GCAEWK ABAA' A~T A+O C A~IM. TA lXOO' I TB n M H Y6

    32 M]APIA IS GTAPECI AEAX' AnMA TA ? ApTq X KA C )ATlHC NZHTq' AY W ACNFY p n l CT y xc N ~ A Kl NApAq. ACNAXC ~ N G ~ O ~ ~ I T E 43 T A K ~ N A O ~ T ' A ~ W C X W MMACN6 4 X I l XA E I C TA p 6q X N l A '4 hyGHh'NKG~ IMA NpIlACAN AEAA'2NOYNA6 NCMHX [

    33 NA IMO Y N. l= 68 GT hpE q 44 AAZAPOC AM OY AEAA' Aq l ANY A ~ A C CPIME [AIYO NIOY BAA' XlnBNTAqMOY qMHp-TAEI N T A ~ E I M M ~ c y p t ~ e N N ~ ~ O [ Y ] ~ I T GNNE~GIX- - - -A y W AqYTApTp 2N[nnNA] NO N[ZENK]PA' AY W n 420

    34 NNETMAX N[ZHT AYW] ~ A [ X E ~ MHP [ NO ] Y [ CO ] Y A h ~ l O N n Ax e ~ T A T E ~ K A A ~O. naxey [ N E ~ XE[= ~ l e ys E A A ~ BAA'

    35 x e ~ X A ~ I C MOY [ i i ~ ~ e y .~ I 4 5 K T C ~ N K A A ~N~EWKy36 ME XI= N G Y XW A [ MMAC M H ] y A E A BAA'GNIOY

    XINIOYTAI A N [ Y A 8 ~ ~ 1 1TAYGI U)A AM[APIA37 Tq]MAl GMA~ A [ l] N[ e A A y [ W] A y N y A n NTA [ q q

    ~ ~ Z H ] T O ~A X YX n l c 46 AY ~~ IC T Y ApAq 2A[lNTAq]OyN ANEA' N f l E AE A AEAA NZHTOYAY[EWKNM]NGAM'~MA~ n A% YA G+A~ICAIOCAYTA[MAY

    38 Tp]I lIMOy. KC AN Nq 47 AN ~~T A= TO Y' [NAPM A ] ~ '% HT ZPH.~ NZHT~. ~ I XIE~YC MNM API[CAIA ~] TA +O C. NyF? 2 y n y OC AyCWOy Z AZOyN N[fl

    39 NO IY WN E ZIpW'i' n A X l= C YN ZApIO N l l A X y X X AAA6' AnWNE ~ M F Y ' y n T N A q a n l pW M nAX MApeA N64 X6 H A H 48 qlp N2h2 GMAFIN E N Y AA ~ ~ C T A E I W T A Y r ~ p n . K AA q k l 2 O Y A N NIM'

    4 0 n A X KCC X F?~IXOOC NA~~ICTY ApAq. AYWx s spey~pn~creye~ N A csa XI~TZ~WMAIOC Ncsw-N E y A W A Y M ~ N OY T . I OOTNn IMA AYWA yq l n WNE MMGY ' K 6 49 ~ ~ Z O N O C .YEE A AEAA-41 AW ]1 NG~K EA' zPH~'A T n 8 NZHTOY X8 KAI+AC [nap q X W] ZMAC n A l W T' l

    3 superl 37 N E ~ N G A M robably not space or more than three letters in the l ac ; NE is uncertain however 39 HAHsi omitting nXAEIC 4 0 Mn~xooc othing mor at the end of the l ine 42 X 0 0 4 sic EY[A sic possibly y [NAF u t I instead of F n t I I I 7 Perhaps [n w s [Oy 8 nEEIMA sic

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    IOAN. XI XI1

    exlepeycne i i r p ~ ~ n erM 6 Y' I lA X q N y X ~ T WN T ~ T N C A Y N ~N &AYE--5 0 O y A T TN pA Or lZ N X C

    TpN Aqp NEN XKA C EpGOY]PWM NOYWT NAMOY 2Anxaoc i i reT i+ee~oc

    5 THpq 2A616 ABAx' NTA~XGneel A e~ Z A ~ A ~~A~BI-qAA]AA napxlepeycne N T ~ AMn G T ~ M E Y ~ ~ [ I ~ ~ ' o ] + H T B Y GX N P FC NAMO[Y ~ A ] + ~ ~ N O C

    5 ayw za+ee~ocoy [MONONAAAA XKAC AN [kJJHpNT n NO yT T[X Ap A]BA[A

    qCAY20Y AYMA [NOYWT5 0 0 y 6 E [MY A Y X I

    CAXNE XEKACC YNAM[O]Y54 O Y T MMA~ =68 NFqMA

    A[2] 6 N nAPPHClA GN[~o]YTACIAAAA A ~ K W K 'ayxwpaECl2HN AZOYN AnXAEl A y n OAI]C EYMOYTCA ~ A C e E+PAIM'~ [ q ] q w n eM ~ e y NNG~M[A

    55 BHTHC' N642HN A6 A 2 0 Y NX I ~ ~ ~ A C X A~ l o y r a e l .A y W AYMIiU) BWK A2PH-iAf3lPOYCAAHM' ~ T T XW ~ A2ABH M ~ ~ A C X A K A C

    56 GIYATOYBAY' N [ Y yIN ]6 E C~IT~-CY W N [ Y X W MMIAC-NNOYPHY 6yA[2 A peT Oy?i@nee X sy [nercao61NHTZx e ~NNH [Y N A

    57 2 p ~ in y A e l e . N A ~ [ X I E ~ ~ Y C53 Z ooy szc probably error or or XIN

    there is a fragment of the second le t ter which cannot be

    -Zr A p ~ G + ~ p l c a ~ o ceA yd - NOYENTOAH 6 K Acs epey~oyes MEXF e qT O GqATAMhy XKAC

    XI1 EyNAGAn'i. 66 2ABHZ C A ~~OOY nnACX[AA41 ABHBANIA An MA f3T E A A ~ A ~ O C ~ H T ~ee[lN T A q M Oy A Y W h= T[O]YN A C ~ BAA' N ~ T M [ AO ~ T 'Ay] lp C N84 NOYAl[nNON] AnMA =MYA y W N]pMApeA ~ A ~ A K ON] lC A AZAp lO C A N Y n ~ [ N TN] HX MApl[A A A C] X l N O ~ A I T ~ AC A ~ SN A ~ A O Cc;~AT' [ N ] A ~ c o ~ N T c . ACTW2C-NNOYP ITe NlHC AY W [ACq w r e M M A ~n q w e NTCA n ' [A] n H l A M [ O y2ABAA Z n c r ~ e ~nca

    4 6N nA [X ] .~OYAAC nlCK[APIWTHC [OY] A B A A ' ~ N ~MAeHT[H]C n l TNA?

    5 nApAAl [A ]OY MM A ~ r s e ey [M]noy+ neslca6 ABAA ZAYMTU,)SCT[ATp] Ncerseroy

    6 i i [ N 2 ~ ~ ] .i T A q x n e l6 N x e n l ~ q p ~ o y y n eTBNZHK~]AAA NEYCANXIoyene aylw N e p e n r o A o cCOKOMON] NTOOT~ Eq

    j he y o f AyxWpa is not certain but probable cf B o h j j ]T q N E ~s practically certain

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    26

    SAx loye NNBTOYNOYX&

    7 MMAY ApAq f lAX&q 68 XII ~ C & A A W ~ N ApAC X & BCAAPH2 ApAq A+OOY NTAKG

    S GCE- N ~ H K &NMMHTNoyasly NIM' ANAK A& NMM H ~ N N NOYA&IU,) NIM'. >OYMHU)~ & &NAU)W~ABAA'% NlOyTA&l A ~ C W T ~&q G M 8 y A y W A y E l &TB& I=B IN O Y A & ~ AAA X EK AC& AN &yAN&y AAAZApOCnENTAqTOYNACq ABAA'

    1 G N ~ T M A O Y T 'YXICAX N E A & X lN A PX Ie P 8Y c X8K AC& 8 y A M O y O y T ' N ~ K&

    1 1 AAZApOC X N&[pC2]A2 ~ [ N IO y T A B l BHK fl& [T]BH?~ayw ~ e y f n ~ [ c ] ~ e y eIHT

    12 iflCqp&c T& OYMH(5)C CNAY W q N&NTAY&L Af lQA8le c-T A ~ O ~ C W ' % ~& IHC NNNY

    13 A ] J ~ & ~ o ~ C A A H M 'y X l 2 8Nsas ASAA' GZ~NBNNEYEIh]bA h' 2lp&Tq' A Y W N&Y&U,)6 1 ~ ~BAA' X & qCMAMAANT'X I ~ E ~ N H ~np&hlMflXAElC +p0 GlllcpAHA"

    14 I=A& NTA~E~GNOYGIWqT8AO ApAq KATAQB 6TCH2---15 X & MIlpp2AT& [Tu)&&p&] G C ~WN &lC f l&fp0 N[NHY NB] &q~ M AC T 'A=O[~CIG N&I]u)

    16 N & ~ M A ~ H T H [ C n o yM ~ eA N ~ ~ I~i jyap[en' AAA NTAp q X l A y Xl[l= T O T 6 hyif lM& ye X & [NpN&l CH2

    IOAN XII

    56~ T B H T ~ . ~ W E ~ IN ~ N

    17 T A y & & T O y N 6 4'Tpt? 6 & XlnMHrg)& & K M & ~X & AqMOYT& AAAZAPOCABAA' ~I~TA OCy W A q T O yNACq ABAA' % N ETMAO~T

    18 &TB& n&L AN Af lMHy& &IABAA' HE X& AYCWG&

    9 A ~ ~ ~ ~ & & I M A & ~ N+A~ICAIO,CA6 f l A X & y N O y e p H y X T &m -G N e y X & T N6NZHY &N-NAA Y&' &IC IlKOCMOC AqBWK

    zo 2lnA2Oy MMA~ . & ~ N ~ & NOyA l] AN IN ABAA' %N&T'BHK h2Pk A lgAlB AYWU,)T

    7 Z]P[H-i. .]1;1UJA&1&' N&&l 68 A y+ [cl y[. .]G p+~xlnnocABAA' ~NBHQCAIAANTI-AAIxala. A ~ Wy c s n c w n q yxw-MMAC X & f lXAEIC ?%oYw.(~,

    22 a N e y aFc. ~ + ~ x lnnoc1AqXO OC AANAp&AC. ANA p&AC AB MN+l~lnnocayxoo[c

    23 A=. N T A ~ B A ~ O Y W ~ ) B4xu, MMACN&Y X ATOYN[OYE X&KACC &qAXIeAy X I

    24 nU)Hp& Knp W M &' 2AMHN2AMHN +XU) MMACN H GX ? [~e=]TtrhblAB NCOYO2g[&lC A2pH.i] A ~ N ~ K A ~CM[OY u,)ApC]60)' 0 y A & & EG[(l)Wn& A & &]CU)AMOY U)Ap&C

    25 NOYKApflOC] ENA(I)Wqe n8TM A & l & ~ T ~ ] $ Y X HqNAC0pM 8C A y m neT ]N AM &C TW

    I 5 The form C15 Aehm.) is uncertain, CH5 the sah. form 16 xi the dots over the two letters probably indicate their-deletion. 7 G M ~ic I9 N Super] 2 [BHK] uncertain, hardly space for NNHY. - Z]p[H.i. .] is very doubtful,but think it is a ease of dittography. 2 The superl. over TM remains. - [ y w n eeems to fill the lac. better than ~ y n e .5 MECTw sic and no more.

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    IO N-z

    TE~ YXH %~IKOCMOCqNAApH2 APAC AYWWN2 U)A A

    26 N ' q)WnE OY NO Y NA-PAlAKONl MApEqOyAZqCW l 0 A y W nMA ANAK' +NABWK ApAq nAKAlAKONOCN A y w n s M ~ c ye[pe]yaoy ~AIAKONI N H ~ I x l

    27 W T ' N A T A ~ I A ~ . +NOY ATAYXH ( s ) T A [ ~ ~ '] Y W Y I lE

    - ~ . N A X O O ~ . [AEIWT MAITOYX A ~ Ia ~ a x ' [T~EIOYNOY] AAAAerss n6el A [ ~ I ~ P H ~reelloy

    z8 N OY ' nAE I W [ T + Ay F ~ E KpN ' AYCM[H 6 E 1 ABAh %m e x e ++[AY AYW AN ~ N A

    2 9 t E A y ' nMH(S)[ TA2] ApTq ~ T C W % [NEYXIW MMACn X O Y2 pA Yn E N [ Tn NE612NKAY N [ Y X W MMA]CX Oy Ar r A OC [n ] [N TAqC

    3 X =Mq' A ~ [ o ] ~ u ) F B [qX W-MMAC XI= x e Nrare [e~CMH N TBHT' AAAA [T B

    3 1 THN' +NOY TKPlClC [MnKOCMOCT. ~ N O YlAp[XWN-MnlKOCMOC CENAN&[Xq

    32 AKAA' ANAK' 2U)OYT Y[(S)AxCCT' ~2pH.i[ ~ I ~ N ~ K A Z+NACAK'OYAN [NIM Y A APAI

    33 N E ~ X W M[~FI G ~ ~ C H M A X qNA[MOY NZ

    34 hq0yWU)B N[ q XlI lMHUJF X ANAN ANCW[% ABAA G ~ N OMOC X n% NA[u)Wn Y A ANH2

    -Aay^ NCO N2e NTAK KXW

    MMAC X CNAXCT'~(S)H35 p6 i i n p W ~ ' A x q 6 E ~ yXI= X E BTI KOYAI(S)Y H M n E l l O y A l N Q00n'

    AZMH MA28 2WC-OYNTHTN MnOYAElNX N nKK T 62AT HN 8A y W nTMAA2 =nKKE ~ MM BN x e ~ N N A

    36 ATOP 2WC O]YNTH%~M~[OYAIN] Apl l l lCTYano[yael~ I ~ K A C ~ p e r ~ ay W [ n N ~ H P ] ~ O Y A G I NN 61 AqXOOY XIIEC'YW Aq

    37 BWK AqZAnq ApAY - i; i~ ]A lN r ~ p [ o y q s s r o l y Mnoy-MTO A[BAA. M]noypnlcrey

    38 ApAqP XEKACG ]pEnCXH[CA.~AC] A X W K ABAA' n NT]Aq[XO Oq X ] l lX A lC NIM'n ] N [ T ~ ] q ~ [ l l l ] ~ T y I%zplay A ~ Wssael NnxaI]C N T A ~ GW X ~BAA NNIM

    39 ]TB nEI % I O Y ~ ~ ~ A M 'at~nlcrsye s a q x o o c AN-4 X]IHCA.~AC X6 AqTWM NNOYBICA AYW A ~ T W M 'Mnoy2]HT'XKAC NOYNCYNO yB x Nc]~NoI n o y2HT NCKA]TOY TA TA N

    4 1 2A y ' Nl ] AqX OO Y XIHCA- ~ A C h q N ] Y A n A y hI l N O y T G A y ] W A q C X E T--42 BHTq' ABAA] 2NNApXWN

    5 2 superl. 7 A[El crasis for AElEl as often. 29 ~ 6 1pparently error for n66l 32 [2 = the ruperl.remains with space or two letters before it. 34 The last clause of the v has fallen out by homoeot. 5 A superl. -z o c for ZEWC 37 THP[OY there was more in the lac. perhaps NEBI before A q 6 6 ~ 0 y 4 TWM sic

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    IOAN II XIII.- -Ze ZC~ 2 ~ 2nlcreye a p ~ q xxa e NCIBWK YA~EIWT'-TB z + A p l ~ h l O ~ F Y ~ ~ O M [ O MPPNTENWqN' TA O ~ I N XKAC ;0ya)wn N 2NnKOCMOC A~F?~;PIToY

    43 AnOCYNAKUrOC hy @p n A y z YA AEAA' AYW TAPE OYr ~ pN p w ~ e ~ O Y O ~ A Y A l n N O N Y W n F ' A n A lA

    44 M n N O YT E ' A h 9 A y 6 H A ' BOAOC O y W q N O y X MABAA' G ~ X WFIMAC me MAC A ~ ~ H T 'I O ~ A A Cn l CT y e ApA l qYn lcTy nQHp NCIMWNnlCKAApA]El F N AAAA ne NTA'4TBY ~IWTHCXE ~ A ~ ~ A ~ [ A A I

    46 Ac t - A N AK ' ~ nOy AEI N NTA 3 AOY M M A ~ .~ C A Y N X 1 AIIKOCMOC X B K A C ~ OYAN IH XE A~IWT ' + N K ~ ~ NNIM' ~ ~ I c T E Y pA[I Nq NI]M' AZPH-i ANE qGIX A Y

    47 6 W ~ % ~ K K E . A Y W p$[CS)A W XE] N T A ~ I BAA' 21[%0 y ] CW% A[NACX N ~ A n N O y T ] A y W ~ ~ G N [ ApepH21 APAY ANA[K NAFK~ I 4 Tq M~] NoY T ' A [qTU)WN M ] M A ~ N. N[TAI~I TAP I~A~~No]Aq [KOY

    NI A~K[PIN GIIKOCMOC A Nq2A lT A21 PHI A[ q X IAA] XK[AC . . . . . . . Oy Ae NT lO ] N AqM [APE9

    48 l l T ]A 8 T I [ ~ M A E I . . . 5 MA q A y W A ] ~ N + x ' [ M A ~ AN] N AC [ X OYN T eq n T TAA] KANH A~?+[~X FIN A ~ K ~ ~ ] N GM A ~ C .C 8 X 6 N [l Oy ] i 3 ~ 0 y p [ T NMMAN T A I ] X 0 0 4 N T [ A ~ T N A B[H]THC A Y W ~ [ ' ~ A T o Y-PKpIN] zM2.q %+A[ NIZO M ~ A N T ~ O N[TMHP]

    49 O Y X ANA]K' NTAIC~?X N 6 MAq' A41 6 E Y A C[IMW]N flFz]apa[el olyaeer. AAAA na rpoc n ~ x ee r M ~ s yIwT' NTA qTe yA l nNT Aq ~ q ~XAIC NTAK n [ + N H ~ INOY~NTOAH e y 7 T A ~ I A N A O ~ ~ I T [ ~ .I] litI ~ ~ - N A x o o ~ Y W y l l+Nh O~WFBA X q N q X E

    5 reya r . ~ y wc ~ y ~ e ~q ns+~lpeM M A ~ CAYNFGIN TOAH OYWW N 2T G Y A A MM Aq] NTAK EN +N [OYNH2]' N+XW z M h y ANAK ~ N [ ~ C ] W C K N A M M ~AK A T A ~ NTA~A[IW]T xooc 8 p ~ q . A X E T ~ O CE [ ~NHI TIT g [ + c ~ ] x M X N A] KAAK' Ae lApeT' &[NH

    XI MAC. 2AeH A M ~ ~ A E I E 2s. [I]HcYW@ ~ A X [ I ~--MnnACXA qCAyN XI~= N q [X]F ~ ~ M ~ A ~ T KX A T q O y N O y [ ] F qAnW ] N ABAA' ~ ~ ~ [ I K ] O C M O C

    42 Noyu)wne sic 45 This v omitted by homoeot 46 NTAEI crasis for NTAEIEI. 47 Probably not spacein lac for N ~ ~ A P H Z . 3 X rror for XI - I W Tic 4 [ K o y is not certain 5 Probably not space in lac orEIOy6, either form is admissible n[]rAElr qu l ~ETNAE IA .

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    -ZZg T ~ K ' M E ~ O C MMH~I.n A

    X q N W X I CI MW N n T PO Cx e n x A e l c oy MONON NAO y p l T AAAA NA K e 6 l x ' M

    1 T A A n . n A X E ITCW Xe [ n K- - -TAqXWKM NqPXPlA N IMHTI N ~ I A N E ~ O Y ~ I T ~AAA~ T O ~ B A E L T '~ p q . TwTN2WO]y?% T ~ ~ T O ~ E A ~ T '

    11 AAAA] THPGN. NEqCAYNE r ] ~ p ner~apnapaa~a[oy-MMA] qe TB n E l A qX O O C X TT]NTOYBA~T' CN TCIPT[N

    12 NTA ] ~ ' ~o Y U) A E q l [ o] Y G~ e y ] o y p ~ r e~ X I N ~ ~ Z A ~ I T [ ~A q NA I X q A N A Y W n A [ X ] q N8 YX6 T~%]CAYMB [ xe e y ne

    13 [NTAlq NHTN' N T W ~ ][ r e r N ~ o y r s paa x e ncaz]a y o n X A l C ] ~ y wKAAWCT~NX]U) MMA[C. ANAK

    14 r q n e e j yne ANAK [AeIelaNBTNOIYPIT~ nxheic [AYWn c ~ 2 . 1NTwTN zwoy[TN Cy Ap] W ~ NFIANOYPITB

    16 NB]T~]PHY' 2AMHN 2AMH]N -~.xwMMACNHG--X MN2M2EAa N EW AnFqX A ~ I C - oyas MNanocroAOC Nq AnNTAqT[Y

    17 ~ q -yneT~NCX~NE[N&1 N ~ E I E ~ T H N Ep e y [ ~

    1s rerNeer[o]y e~~xepw[r?;iTH~TNN ANAK e r c ~ [ yN ~ N N T A & ~ C A T ~ O Y

    ZHAAAA x e ~ a c s perrpa+n NAX W K ' AUAA' X ~G T O YO M' MnAAlK' NMMH~IqGnqf

    19 C] A ~ H I X W ~I . = ~ N O Y fx ] w MAC N H ~Mn A Tq Y Wne x e u A c e e q y ~ q w n e p6r~aFn lc reye E ANAKnE'

    z o 2AMHN 2AMHN ~ X U ) MACZ I ) NHTNxe oyee ABAA' G[TH

    NI3 ~ T N A ~ ~ A ~ A A ~ A [ O Yz z M A le y S A Y T 66 A 2 0 [ yNTNNOYB~HYI M M A L~ H TH C

    y @ ] M ~ l 2 X E qX W M[MAC23 GTBB NIM' ~ e y N o y e [ ~B

    AEAA' % N ~ ~ M A B H T H [ C 4N H X [ ~ ] K o Y o ) ' N ~ I[HC

    24 . MA] l h [MAq ' A qX W[S 6 O Y B n l X I CIMWN]n T pO C A ] X N [ O y q X N l M

    25 11TqCx] ApAq' +[nH6 E NA Xq AX]NTMC[T~HTNIHC- n ~ l x e q W XF n [ x A

    26 81C NIMnB]' A L I O Y U ) ~ [I =Xn e ] + ~ a c ~ n n a s ~ ~ '[TATB

    N E ~ ] e 5 ~ s y n e . A ~ Wa q c ~ n n ~ e u c '~ T F [ ~ IOYAAC nu)Hp NCIMWNn[ lCKA

    27 PIWTHC MNNCATPeqX[I] n A 1 ~ ' nCATANAC BWK A20YN~ p a q ] A X H ~ e qI IHC x en]TKNAeq plq GOY~AAM

    2s Gnexaye a s NNGTNHXIMMW MME X BTU ey

    zg Aq X n I Nq NPEZAlN~e ~ 6 ~ 6e ~ ~ I A Hro

    14 [CyH] or [ c y y ~ ]ither form is admissible. V. 15 is omitted probably by homoeot. Most of v z and part ofv 2 1 omitted by homoeot. 4 The filling up of this verse is merely copied from the Sah. 26 Ay 3 is uncertain: the initialAq of the next line is certain therefore the reading w s not N T A ~ E ~ 7 P I ~ic

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    8XOCCOKOMON N T O O T ~ io y a ~ cE NTA~HC ooc NWx e r a y MncrS?jpxpla M M [ A ~A l l u ) A l x K A c ' ~ A ~ [K

    3 ~ H K E - T A ~ E C ~ X IE Fi[n~ellcXIIIETMMGY NTOYN[OY A ~ I

    3 ABAA' N B T O Y Y H T B NT[A]pq1 A B A A ' ~ A X ~XIIE[E ] ~ N O Y

    A'iXIBAY X l I l yH p G ~ [ P wM A yU ) A nN O y TE X l A y 2 ~ [ H i

    32 2HTq. AY W n NO YT B N[A+A]Y N F ~ p ~ i ZHT~. Y [U)NTOY

    33 ~ l o y~ a + e a y N E ~ . [ A ~ Hp] T[ l ] KAIOYAl ll ) O H M+y]oon' NMMHTN[ T E T N A ~ IN NI CU)[I] AYU) KATA[ B[TA~IXOOC NNIOYTAGI xe ]nMA ANAK l+ M [ M ] A ~N[TO=TTNACS)I I N Ap Aq' +X[W U MMAC NHS]U)0)' [+NO)'

    3 4 nAHN ++] OYGNTOAH [NBPp NH]= X[]KAC CP[TNA@PE[N~]TNE~HYATAB[E NT A ~ M ~ ] ~ T H N EKACC [ZU)o y G GTGTNA+~FNG

    35 TNE~H[Y.I 2?jnce1 OYAN NIMNAMME X NTWTTNAMABHTHC ~ T ~ T N ~ A ~ ~ E N C

    36 TNEPHY' nAX Eq N64 X ICIMON neTpoc XF n x m c ~ K NNA ATO. ~ N W~llxX nMA ANAK' +NNA ApAqK N A ~ O Y A ~ K 'C W ~ I N >

    37 n A x w NH x e n x m c TBe y N + N A ~ o ~ A ~ T 'N NCWK'+NAKOY +NOY NTA+YX[H

    38 A2PHi ~APAK'A ~ O ~ W ~I=

    IAN. XIII XIV. -X K NA K AT K ~Y X H 2ApAl. 2AMHN 2AMHN +xOM] MAC NEK x e N E O ~ A A ~K T] Wp MO Y T Mf l h T G~ p ]A M M A ~ ~ A Z T '--XIV I C[A]n'. M ~ ~ T ~ G ~ N ~ H Ty [ T ] A p Tp ' A p l n l CT y A--l lN O ]T A y O N T [T N pn lCT]Y ApAl' OYN2A2 LMA N ] u ) w ~ & M ~ Aelwr.1 ENEMMANNEGINLAxoolc NHGG +N[A]BWK.]ACABTE NOYM[A] N[H

    3 T H 1 AYU) AN l yA BO [K. AICABTE Noy MA NH

    +]N[NHY A N T A X I T HN E y ] A A pA I' X [ E n M AAN]AK' 1.M [ M A ~TTNA

    4 UJU)]n M M ~ . A y W n M AAN]AK' +NNA ApAq [T=CA]YN M M A ~ Y W TTN

    5 CA ] yN NTZIH. n [ A ] X BUMAIC N E ~ e nxpelc] r N c ~ yNE EN x e ~K N N [ A ]TO N E ~-N2E NAyC OYU)NT21H' >

    6 n A X q N q~llxe ANAKT T21H A Y O TMH Kn WWN2 ' GX YGNHYx z o y ~ anlcur' ~IMHTIABAA' 2 lT0OTmG y n A TETNCO~U)WNT' T ~ T N A C O ~W N ~AKBEIOT' A YW G 1NOY TGE~CAYNEM A ~

    8 AyU) T ~ N N ~p A q ' n A X e

    9 E superl. 3 6 s not certain but there is vestige of a high point above th e vanished letters which suggestsa circumflex; there is not sp ce for 66 and the vestige is not that of a 6 32 The first clause is omitted by homoeot.-KAl = KC 36 The last clause is omitted by homoeot. 2 The lac may have contained NTIAC. i e conjunctive as inBoh. or poss. ATplAC. In view of the similar lac in v 3 the former is more likely. 3 [NHY AN the basal tip of is visibleov r the I of ApAel in the line below; AN is uncertain but seems necessary to fill the lac. 6 ZITOOT the scribe wrote ZI-TOOT^ and deleted the by two diagonal lines.

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    IOAN XIV

    O h+lxlnnoc ~ 6 4F n x A e I cMATCBAN AI~EKEIWT' A y W

    9 NKZWAPAN. n A x e F c N E . ~x e n e a o y A a y r ~ p q GMH% A Y W ~ ~ K C O Y U ) [ W N T+lXlnn. ~ ~ T A ~ N YApA1. AqN Ey A~ AK ~ W T ' [ YWN E ~2 e NTAK KX[W MMACX6 MA]TCBAN AnKI [WT'

    I N&ICTYE NH I [N X ANAK +Gn~slwr ' [ ~ W h l W T %?]HT Ncexe A[NAKXW MM]+Y NH% FI[XW iMA Y O]Y+T' N. n[A1W T A ] r ;l T YO On N~ [HT lp

    1 1 NN]'~zBHY. Ap lll l CT[ Y NH1 X ] AN[AK] +=nAlWT [A yWn A l W T NPIHT Y n MMANAplnlCTy] TB Nq[2BHYE

    I z ZAMHN] PAMHN ~ x W[MACNH%] X n T p n l ~ T y [ApA1 NZ]BHYB +lp MMAY~ T ~ M ] YU ) W ~ ~ ~ N A T O ~ayw ~ N A ~ N E T N ~ E ~PAYX ANA[K]' EINABOK' Y A l lA

    3 BIWT' A Y W ~ G T E T N ~ ~ ~ T IM M A ~ Ilhf'EN n l +NAT q XKAC pn lWT ' NA

    14 X ] l A y G ~ Y H P ' ET%yA.pAlTl ~ 0 y 2 W B T n ~ p N

    5 neck +NATEE~. E T ~ T N ~ A@PIT' TBTNAAPHP ANAN

    16 TOAH' AY W ANAK ~ W O Y T '+ ~ ~ c e nc ]wn 'n~e~or ' y o~ N A +NHTN J~KGIIA~AKXHTOC

    -OBX K A C q A Y W n KMH

    17 Cl)A ANH2. nnNA iiTMHE. l l f 3 ~ 6 ~ C 3 A M 'n KO CM OC A X I T q ' X q N YAp]Aq EN ' OY A N ~ C A Y N ~M]Aq N. N T W G T%CA]YN MM A ~ qNAC3OYZA]%THN A Y W Z y W n

    8 ] T H N ' +N ~K AT HN N ] p c 6 ~ O ~ + A N O C '

    19 +NE.I]HY U)A A~w?%' 6TIo ~ Y ] H M ' ~ y W [ nKOCMOCN AN ] y ApA l N. X [ANAK 1AA] NZ' A Y W NTWTN 2WOY

    2 YN] ETNAWWNZ 2[N 0O y TTN[A%MC] NTwTN x e ANAK [-I:l lAl]CDT Ay W %[TO% N2 ~ 1 ~ 'Y W NT[WTN-NZHIT' AYW ANAK [ZTHNB

    2 n e ~ ~ y i i ~ j ~ ~ q+[BNTOAHA y W eqAApH2 ApA[C n?%MY l lTNAlN [MMAEIn T MA l A M M A ~ I l A6 l W T NA&'LT~' [AIYW ANAK2WOyT ' + N A ~ [ ~ ] I T ~ . yW ~ N A O Y A N E ~ Tq ABAX'

    22 n A X '~oYAAC nKANAN[IT HC X n X A l C TB YGKNAOYANEZK' NN AB[AhA y W KNAOYAN2K N T A ~23 6 N ABAA' ~ IIKOCMOC .=

    0y Wu;) t~ nAX Eq N 64 X pu)AO Y E 6 @'IT' qNAAPH2 AnAC X A y W ~ AIWT' N A ~ P I [ T ] ~a]yw +NNHY y~ p ~ q .TA

    12 AN supeil 9 There is hardly space for 6E before KOCMOC and if it had been there traces of the should be risible- - -2 Ayw NTWTN NZHT z dlttography 2 EqAApHZ sic probably rror for EqAp. or GqNAAp. AEING si rror fo r M A ~

    OYANGZT SIC.S

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    IOAN XIV XV.r O A

    T6NO NN NNOYMANUJWIl6 CTZpH-l NZHT'~ T N A +24 ZAZTHq' i lTN'4MAEI EN KApnOC 8 N ' INAyA ATq >-MMAl qNAAPH2 N AnACeXe. AYW YG NIM' TNA+KAP

    ayw ncexe ere7 NcoTi A noc ~ N A T O ~ K A ~e ~ a c ePAY n ~ l ~ n & . AAA n A n A 3 ZOYKAPnOC. NTW

    s lW T fl b A q T e y A l . N c [ e l TIN ~ W O Y T NTGT?~TOYBOs lc l )AXOOy NHG I ~ A ~ T . [ ~ ETBG ~ C F X B NTAFI.XOO~

    26 T H N ' ~ ~ A ~ A K X H T O C 4 NHSW 2pH.i NZHT'A Y W= 6TOYAAB T n F I W T ANAK' Zpli i %THN' KAT[AN A G N A O Y ~n a p e ~ e . . eel ~ n r e p ' r e q ~ ~ y + ~ ~ pTl ; i~ey ATC~BATHN e AZWB noc] EN Z A ~ A ~YAFETY ~ I M HNIM [AY]W N qTp G?n[ M TL] f i 6 W N T B W~ [ E x A A ] y e [ ~ E ] x NIM' +NAX[OOY T6 ] l ZWO Y q Te @F ETEITGN

    27 ~ ~ [ T i j lKO)' NHTN N [ Y I .]NA 6O y &N 2pHl ZHT '1 APH[NH. TIAGIPHNH ++ MM[AC N]AKTe TBW N E A A [ A ~ -]TWN H [ ~ NI M ~ T ~ ~ T N ~ [ H T T N N ~i ~ e p . T[NAG]W--~)T[AP- OYA& M ~ ~ T ~ ~ F [ @ w B 2]pH-i EZHT'A y W A[NAK] 2PH-l-28 A]TE[TN]CWGE ANAK' A l[ XO NZIHT'I f lee1 [qNA+ Oy]KA [p]oc [NHTN] ~ N A B W K ' [TAL ~ ] O C N A ~ w ~ .[ ~ c A ] ~ AAN y A ApW]=' NT&~?;~[MA )\]HE1 T~TNAU F [AAY~ N [C . . M ] M A ~ I EPGTNAP[y 6 ZWB. p=0~&[6 6 0 2~H. lX e [ & lN A] BW K y h n A l W T ' X ZHT' CCNANAX~ ABA[A NBC] F

    29 f lA [ lWT] Nq ApAe l' A y W NO^ nT&p %u)Ayle [ . A y W C]A I [ X O 0 4 ] NHGMIlATqU)W NACAYZOY NC~NAXOYAne x e ~ a c e q y ~ y o n e r e ~ K W Z T ' CG~AXOY.TE

    3 TNAF~ICTY. -~NAXZ[AZ T N Y A 6 W 2PH.i NZHT,N6 & N NCX C NHTN- T N A C X 6 W %THNBN H Y r A p X l n A p X W N M n c l IET~NOYAY~ ~AIT CIKOCMOC A Y 0 N'iTMGNAAY MMAq A YW z ~ ) W f l H

    3 1 2pHl NZHT'. AAAA X6 Et' 8 ? % f l l A q X I A Y X l f l AnKOCMOC NAKM X +MA lW T' X K AC ~ ~ T N A + K A ~Cl& %~AIWT' A Y W KAT A@ ~ O C N A ~ W ~T ~ T N ~ w-NTA~+ATOOT' TEEL ee 9 ne N H ~ IM M A ~ H T H C -KAlp MMAC. TWWN MAPAN A T A 8 e N T A ~ A ~ W T ' PIT

    X V I BAA' i%IlMh. ANAKII T ANAK 2 W O y T ' AEIM?;~'&THBW Nexaxe MMHE AYW nh N ' 6 W 2PHi' % T A A ~ A ~ H

    2 61WT' I l I lOyAl. y G NIM23 NTATGNO NEN sic NNOYMAsic.. 24 n A n A E I W T sic 7 After NHTNa clause has fallen out by homoeot

    28 Before MMAEI s space for two letters e g CB. 3 1 TEE1 BE Sic for TGEITG 96 3 X O O ~ he scribe put a point atthe end of the line by mistake 4 6U W 0 Y sic - W O y q sic - E N is written in sm ller letters rather abovethe line X[ ~ C A ]here may be space for two more letters in the bracket

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    CCMOC' AAAA ANAK' AEICATnTHN ABAA' ~ ~ K O C M O CTB n l nKOCMOC MAC

    f20 r MMwTN a p i n M e y e M

    ncexe i i r ae~ xoo qNHG MN2M2EA' Nq A=

    XACIC- sgne aynwr NCWE l CENAnWT CATHNB' > Y n A yA pH2 A n [A C] X

    21 C6NAAPH2 AnW[TN AN AAA]&N l THp O y Y [ NA TO YNHTNTB n A [p N X CCA yN N ~ ~ N [ T A ~ T Y

    2 2 A1' NMI l lG T[AC X NMEY N ~ N A B APAY +N]OYC MNTOYA16[ MMEY

    23 ]TB nYN AB ' n[T MACT -MMAI qMACTE +[N nA l WT24 NMnllp i i 2 B [ ~ ~ pH.i

    NZHTOY M nK&[Y ] T O Y N ~ ~ T [ O YABM ~ e y . N O Y [ AY N EYApAl A y 0 A yM [C T W l M

    25 I lAK lWT ' AAA[A X KA C1~ A X W KABAX' xln[ce]x[e] 6 rCH2 ~O Y NO MO C Y

    26 M CTW I A n X l N X H ' 2 OTANs y y ~ e lI~~IIAPAKAHTOCnfNA INAOy'i NHTNAKAA' 2 1 ~ n A l W T ' n NA-N T M H ~ TNNHY BAA' 21T N ~ A ~ w T 'l E M y

    27 N]APMNTP TBHT' A Y WN T W ~ w o y G iT ~ G--P M N T ~ ~e x ~ ~ [ y ~ p e ] n 'T?NUJOO~' @[MH]I

    I T A r A n H sic I NHTN pnrt o vv 11, 1 h ve dropped out here by hoinoeot 3 E N ~ ic 14 The firstclause dropped by homoeot 5 T[ ] o space for more thad five letters in the lac 2 superl OW[TN ANprobably AN was written here as the vestige of the final A in the line shows that it extended about two letters further than thepreceding l ine and there must have been sir or seven letters in the lac

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    34Z

    X V I I N l AFIXOOY NHS1

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    IOAN XVI

    eye 6 NTBXXI~IC TB npeU)& X & A y X n AO y p W M & A nK O

    2 2 CMOC. NTwTN 2 w o y G f ~ o yM&N OYNT[H]TN MM'( N0 yx y n ~ . N[F;i]cwc A AN +NAN &Y APWTN N T & ~ & ~ N ~ [ H Tpeyc- [ ~ y wM]NAAY~A ~ IMne [p&y&] ~ ~ T O O ~ T H N

    23 ~ ~ [ o o Y ] TGTNAXN O Y[ &I N.] 2AMHN 2AMH[NfXCD [MMAC] NW= X n &--T & T N [ A ~ A ~ T ] ~M A Y TN

    AFICJ[T qNA]T &eq NHT N 2[N

    ayw r e r N A x 1 - XEKACE &pen[&25 T ~ p e y [ e ]AXWK' ABAA' N&[ l

    &lXOOy NHTN 2N2&NnAp

    NNHY20TAN e&INACX CE] N M H ~2?]2&Nnhf'201MIA' AAXA ~-OY]~A~PHCIAE]& INACX [&M]H= ETKG

    5 NMMHGN has d m p p ea red but the superl.AI or A~ IE I . 32 [X P] s uncertam.

    -n26 ~ ~ I w T+OOY 6

    6Y T&TNATWKZ 2NnApeN. ~ y wNAXOOC&N N H ~& ANAK' TA

    7 cencwn n ~ e ~ w r 'T A ~rap nawr ' ~MAEI~?MMW

    x s N TWG ATE--~ p p l T q Y ~TTNP[I I IC T & y Xt? ANAK' &lG

    28 NHY ABAA' ~ ? ~ A & I w T ' A yW 2.61 A nKO CMOC' nAA[ I]NAN ~ N A K U )N CW ~ I ~ K OCMOC NTAKWK'y~ A e t

    9 wT n A X & y NECl X I N WMABFITHC X & [I]CZHT&+NOY K C ~ X ~G o y n ~ pp m a ayw NK[X]FAAYG

    3 N ?~~A.PzYMIA]' +NO)'ANF?M& X KCA[y ]Ne NZWBNIM' AYW GXPIAEN X]&KAC &pOy&e N[AXNO]YK'G n e e ~ p n [ ~ c r & y ] e e-NTAK'EI ABAX' 2[ 1T Nn ]N 0y

    3 TC- A~oYwCS B [ ~ e y ] I= f N 0 y T [ ~ N ~ ] ~ I c3 T6Y6' &ICZl-I[Tt? C~INHY

    XIO YN OY AY W [ACSl]. XFKAC& &p&T N AXAP] ABAA'n n o y e A[n]qMA.ayw T~TNAKAAT' oya e r ' AAAA fyoon' o y ~ eT' N X nA61WT' WO

    33 on' NMMHGI-EEI AFIXOoy NHTN X ~ K A C GepeTNAKOY NHTNOYEI~ H N H p t i i &HT. OYNTHTN M M ~ Y OYBAI

    remains superl 8 The first clause has dropped out l

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    A+lC ~ T ~ K OCMOCAAA TWK-N2HT' ANAK AEIXPO AnKOCMOC

    XVII NE61 AqX OO Y X I I ~YW Aqql~ 4 8 6 ~ '2pHi ATn E q X W MA[CX ~ AF IWT ' A TO Y NO Y E +&AY~ ~ F K U ~ ) H P &EKACG &pnK

    z YHP & NA+ Ay N&K' KATAB&-N T A K ~ q ~ T Z O ~ C ~ AC A ~ XNIM' XG KA CE OYAN NIM NTAK'T & T O y N H& I CIA & Y NOYW

    3 O N 2 3 A A NH2 ' n F& l A n nW WN 2 u)A ANH2E X&KAC E F yN A C O ~ W W N K 'n N O y T & ~ M H O yA & Tq A y W ~ & N T A K T ~ N Ao y q IHC nxc. ANAK' ael+&ayNK' 2 l ~ N n K A 2 A & ~ X A K ' ~ W EAEAA' N T A K T ~ ~ ~H&I A T ~ A& q - +NOY 6& nh& lWT' - I -&hyNH&l 2A2THK' 2PH.i AY &TGOYNTHHq ~ A ~ T H K 'MnA

    6 TnKOCMOC u)Wn&' A&lOyAN&2n&Kp N AsAA' NN~WMB TAKT & & T O y N HF l AEAA' G~KOCMOCNWKN&' A YW AKT&TO Y NH&l

    7 A Y W A&lApH2 An&K C&X&' ~ N O YA&IF?M& X& OYAN NIM' NTAKT & TO y NH&I ~NABAA' 1TO

    s OTK'NE- x e N c e x & NTAKT & & T O y N HF l A l T& T O y N y 'A y W ETAY Y X I T O Y MAMHeX & NTAGI ABAA' 2 1 ~ 0 0 ~ ~ 'Y Waypn~creye & NTAK & p 7 7NAOYT'. ANAK' ee~chncn'TBHTOY eelchncn' &N &TB&n]KOCMO C' AAXA GTB& NENT A K ' T ~ ~ T O ~HCI X& NWK[N&

    AN. XVI XVII.

    s1 AYW NW T H ~ O Y WK'NG

    A ~ WWK' NWEINE. AYWX I G A Y N~HTOY. y W +Uj)00n36 & &N %~K O CMO C' TAYA & C E ~ ~ K O C M O C .NAKA & ECINNHYUJA A~ A K ' Ac lor ' nsroyaas' a p ~ z

    12 PAY G ~ & K ~ & N 'OyA&lu;) E I ~ M & Y ' N&lAPH2 APAYn& %nKpN NTAKTGEqNH l ' A YW ABlAPH2 ApA y& ] M ~ A A ~ E A A ' ~ ~ H T O ~NATGKO FlMH nUj)HP Mn T K O X F ~ & T ~ ~ A + HA

    13 X W K &&AA' +NOY lNNHyu)A APAK' AYW NF1 & IX WMMAY I~KOCMOC&KACE EYAKW N&Y Finapey e F ~ X H K ' BAA' 2p i i i 2 ~

    14 TOY ANAK' A&I+ N&Y in&^CX&. A y W f lKOCMOC AqMFCTWO)' X & ZENAEAX &N GnKOCMOCN& K AT AB e ANAK' OYABAA' &N G ~ K O C

    5 MOC- ce~chncn' N x EKA'ilTOy AEAA' ~ ~ K O C M O CAAAA XEKAC& &KAApH2 ApAy

    16 ABAA' ~ N ~ ~ ~ o N H ~ o cNABAA' & N G ~ K O C MO CN &KATAB& 2 ~ 0 y T ' NAK' O y

    17 AEAA' N ~ T ~ KOCMOCATO YB AY 2pH-l ~%TMH&' n& K

    1 8 cexene TMHE. KATABENTAKTEYA~IAnKOCMOCANAK 2WOyT' A lXA yC& A

    1 9 nKO CM OC ' A y W + T o y 6 0I MAC sic O y N T n H q sic 1. O YN T H G I ~ . 6 AGlAPH2 S ~ C 1 1 APH2 A the scribe originally wrote A y at the

    end of the l i ne but erased th y with a knife: it is however still legible - he last clause of v 11 has dropped out.

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    I 0r

    MA&l 2ApAy XKAC Z WO y 6)~ a y w n s y r o y e ~ s ~ r 'N

    20 TMHG' &ElChIlCf l' A & FN TB~ s e l yaeeroy. xx Aa &TB&N K A y & AN & l l l ~ T & ~ &pA&l

    2 1 ABAA Z I T N ~ O ~ C G X ~ ~EKAce rnpoy syaywns ayee. >K A T A e e NTAK nA l wT ' KZPHlNZHT' ~ y wNAK' Z ~ H TNZHTK&K[AC]E zwoy E y a q w n e z p[Hi-N Z H Ge B ~ E ~ K O C M O C [Pl l l CT & y X NTAK npT [y

    22 asl. ayw A~I le y n ~ s ~ y~ 4 ~ )T A K T ~ G ~ H ~ . e AK@

    PIT. ZAOH NTKATABOAHM ~ K O25 CMOC. ~~AEIWT' ~AIKAIOC- ~ y w

    n ~ o c ~ o c; i n & q c o y w ~ ~ 'NAK'As AlCOyWCDNK' A y 0 NEE[I

    . . ~ y c o y w w ~ r '& N2 6 TAKncPTyA l ' AYUJ A& [l

    Oy[WN]&Z N&Y ABAA' f in&K peN~ y wN +NAOYANEZ~. X ~ K A

    AC& TArAnH NTA K ~T~~ ITHTCXV I ecaywne 2pH.i NZHTOY. NEFI

    N T A ~ ~ ~ X O O YIIK ~ I B[AXMNNB~MAOHTHC~ I K ~ OnXlMA[p]pOC Mn~eapoc MA&p&OyNOyKHnOC E H T ~nMA NT[A];~~BOK20YN APAq M?~[N]~MABHTHC' N+[qC Ay N& 2 [W O ]y q X O y A A [ C I l &TNA$ [ A ~ A A ~ A O ] ~ AY MI lMA GTMMBY& 2A[2 N C A ~AITCwoyz A M C ~ NNW

    3 MAOHTH C' i]YAAC 68 A q X I-NTCfl[&lpA A y W Z]NZyl lHp&THC ABA[X] ~ T?~N APX I~ YC

    AN . XVI I -XVI I I .lA

    M ~ ~ ~ A ~ ~ C A I O Cql AnMAGTMM~YNZ&N+ANOC A Y W Z&NAAMnACM T Z & N Z O ~ A O N ~HG A&~ ~ C A ~ N GZWBNIM' ~TNNHY A X W ~ ~ I BAA' nhX q N e y Xe pFNu)lN&CANIM AYOYCDCS)B ~ e q~ N ~ I N EcA~HC N AZ U )plaloc. n A x e E NCY X&A]NAK'~ ' NqAZ A & AP ] & T ~ i i o y ~ h c & T N A

    6 ~ ] ~ A ~ A A ~ A O YM A ~ .TAp&'iXOOC 6 & N? X ANAKnE' AYZAEIE CAnA

    7 Z O y A2PH.i A X ~ ~ K A ~ 'A+[I ]N AN AYX NOY GqX W MMAC X& G ~ B T N ~ I N ~ANIIM NTAY AB n ~ x e y[&

    8K nNAZWPAIOC' AqOyU)X I I ~ & A I XOOC N H

    & AN AK nG ' Y n &ANAK 6 C I l & ~ & ~ u ) l ~ &-NCWGI K A N ~ E INC~BWK

    g X&KAC & &~ AXW K ABAA' XIncexe N T A ~ X O O ~e N ~ NT A K T ~ ~ T O ~H ~ IMnlT ~ K A A A ~ ~BAA' Nzwroy

    1 0 CIMW N 6 E n& Tp OC & y N o yCHq& N T O O T ~ qAT2C h qyw ce MnzXzex M n ~ p x ~&p&yC AT41 M ~ ~ M G ~ ) T NNOYN~M' e n p e ~F M

    1 1 ~zMze~'nsAAXOC. n A x eHC M ~ B T ~ O C& N O Y X ~

    2 0 NA superl. 22 After NHEI the rest of v. 22 all v 3 and 24 have dropped out by liomoeot. ; Very slightremains are consistent with 2mO y in the lac. 6 N soperl. he last clause of the v is omitted. XIM sic3 Apx sic 6 2AEIE the scribe wrote ZAEINE and crossed out the N, but that still leaves a mutilated sentence compared with-all other texts. 7 XNOY probably crasis for XNOyOy 1 NNOYNEM sic

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    AN XVIII-ne-NTBKCH4G dmeCKAEl2 ' n X O y-NTA~AGIWT' T ~ W H ~ IMH 1-NA12 C]OOq N.TCnElPA 6 AYU) nX lA l--A]pXOC MNN2YnHPETHC N T ~ N I

    O ~ T A ~ Iy s w n s NZ y ~ ~ p e q3 AYW A ~ N T ~a ANNA N y [ ~ ] p e n

    N Gn Y AM ' A E n N K A ~ ~ A Cl A p X l14 epeyc N r p ~ ~ n e5 ~ e y~ i i

    4ac aene nsel NTA~XICAXNG-N N l Oy T Ae l XF C ~ N A ~ P TPG[Y5 PWM ~ O Y ~ T M O Y ~ ~ ~ A ~ O [ C '64

    OYH2A6 C X ~ X I C I M W N n[TpOCMN~KGMA~HTHC .M A [ B HTHC A ~TMM~YGpnAp[XIBp y C C A y N eM M A ~ Y W AqBW[K A

    OYN MNIHC ATAYAH Mnhp[x~e16 pYC ' nT pOC NqX2EAp[Tq-M ~ A A ' 1pNnpo. A ~ I e Asa) r [ x in

    MIAeHTHC ETGnAPXIGPGYC C[AY N F M]MA~ YW AqXO[OC] NTM[NE

    7 O y T e Aq Xl nGTpOC A2OYN. T[=20,' A NMNEOYTG n A x e c M[neTpO C X MH NTXK 2WYK AN [N--T K O ~ A K A A '2NMMhBHTHC [M

    18 n lpWMEan AX q X MMAN. N[E]Y~ 2 s p e r o y e xiiiz5izex MLNN2ynHpeTHC AyXpO yu) [A2s y T 2M M O MMAY X N p n X qM ~ A A ' ETpOC 2WO yq AN N64

    19 ~ 2 epe5 e q r z ~ o M A ~e [napXlGPEYC 6 A ~ X N B I ~TB N[f3

    7 MABHTHC AY W TB TCBW' A[q

    o y ~ c ~e q I=e ANAK NT A e l C e X e % ~ KOC M OC GOYnAppHClA' ANAK' No yA l U j N[IM I ~ C E W N O Y C Y N A ~ W ~ H [ yW

    -ncNnpnee nMA 6TE[p]6NIOY

    T A ~ I ~ p o y ~ o y z paq. AYo Linlxe~ayeNcexe

    21 n2Wn' A2pAK' $NoY MMA1. XNOY N~NTAYCWTTx s ey N ~ ~ T A F I X O O Y EY~ e e ~TCAYNG N N ~ N T A

    22 EI X O O Y ANAK NL A6 N~ [ a p l e q x o o y .oyes N N 2y--nH]p TH C AqUJW6e NlHCN O] YK OY p 6 q X W MMAC X eT ] l T& 633 k 0 y A ~ B n A p

    23 xllepeyc. n A x w XIKCeeylne KAKWC A ~ I C ~ X ~PI

    INT~E 2 ~ n n e e ~ yyrieO YK]AAWC eTE ey EK2le Aph

    24 1. A] qX AO yq XlANNAC EqMHP] C5)A K ~ I ~ A CApX l py C

    25 CIM]U)N A [ n] TpO C Nq[A2apslrq e q r 2 M o M M A ~ . Axe l y ss ~ e qs MH NTAK2W]yK AN NTKO~AEAA lN]9MABHTHC A ~ ~ T MM]) Fhp Nh E q X W ZMACX

    26 M]MAN n A X O y A KAA'2NN2M26~'M n ~ p x ~ e p e y c yC yN r NH Cn E ~ N T Anerpoc c A x e n ' n e q ~ e y r ex e ANAN e p ~ ~ y~ A K ' N

    27 I;IKHnOC G M E ~AAlNAN A ~ G W A ~EAX' NTOYNOY

    28 AYh)rKTWp MOYTE K--NChNEEl AY X I NlHC AEA)~'~ ~ ~ N K A ~ ~ ~ A c20YN AnnpAlT W p lON ' N e 2 l T Ay e A n .

    -12 XlAlApxOC sic 16 i n ~ hic for MnsAA cf v IS 7 2 T y K the scribe s ms to have written 2OyK first nd

    then corrected the 0 t o w without adding another 0 S TZMMO TZMO sic 26 ANAN apparently a scribrl error forANA[K E]N.

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    IOAN. XVIII XIX

    z nHA ] y [ W NITAY M ~ O ~ K W K2 Oy N T O C N 8 4 X O Y KO Y N 6 [ ~ n p [ ~ ] l T W p l O NKAC NOYCW TAK NTKOYFPO A ~ [ o ~ w ] ~W q A]AAA GYNAOYW M Mnnh X I I ~ e NTAK' T X W

    9 CXA' AI41 6 ABAA' QA APAY Xlnl MAC X NTKOYFPO. AN[AKAATOC AYW n ~ x q Y IT ~ T A ~ X ~ A InEE lZWK A yKATH rOplA ~T IN W NTAGI AnKOCMOC Anl

    30 M]Aq A2 0Y N An IM P AYOYW(~~)B XKAC EINA~=T~ ] y X W MMAC~ qB N M ~ N[T] MHB. OYA N NIM' T y Of l ] e l Fn 0 Ay NNATEB[q] N on ABAA' GTMHE: (S)AP~CWne AITOOTK'. n ~ x e q ~ [ e y ] [I 38 i T i ATACMH- n ~ x eI A An l ] bATO[C X ] XIE TWT~N TB TOC] Nq X yT TMHG

    ]~KPIN iM2.q K A T A ] ~ ~ N A y W ] N T A P B ~ n l ~ 4 1[NNOM IOC n A X y 6F N q X l [ N l O Y ABAA]' ( 5 ) ~ IOYTAE~ n ~ x [ qTA611 X 0Y K' ZCTl NN [AMOY N ]Y X ANAK' :+6Nhhy[

    3 2 O Y T] A A ye X e K A Ce Y A X W[ K A e ]N NAITIA 2PHi' Z ~ H T ~--KAA] XlnCBXt? NlHC NTAqX[OOq 39 O ] Y N T H ~ ~ e y O ~ [ C W'~ ]~CHMANE X qNA[MOY WNT' XKAC INAKA

    3 3 i c y ] MMOY- A ~ K O K 66 [ x l n l x A oyles NHTN AKAA ZNiin[~TOC] A[20YN An]npAlTWP[lON CXA.] N T ~ [ ~ o Y W ~ ~ )eA y W A ]q [M Oy T] A F c n h X [ q A]TpAKW NHTN ABAA @N G ~ ] [ ~ T A K ~ ] p 0 N~[ loy 40 PO] NNIOYTA[I' A y A Y 6 H A

    34 The11 &~oY[WU)B] XII~C X [K AKAA' X Mnp[KAne l ABAAxw [Mn] eel AKAA' MMAK'X AAAA BAPAKBAC- BA~PABKACZE[NKA]YE nepxooc N ~ K ' T K H T ' XIX I A ~ e y c ~ ~ se. ore

    35 A'I[oYw]Y)B XlnlAATOC X e MH n lA A TO C A q X l N T c AqfT l A[NA]K O y l O y T A l ' n K 2 MACTITOY M M A ~ . Y[W 5~ ~ [ N o c ] YW NK'APXIPYC MATO l A y Y W W N T~ N [ T ] + ~ T K 'ATOOT' y fl O ~ K A A M ' BAA' ~ T Z E N ~ A N

    36 N T A K ~ . A ~ O Y U I ~ K I= X T A y KA A q A ~ NT]qA[n~ a ~ l r p p oA] NAK' OYABAA' A ~ WY+ Z ~ W W ~O ~ [ Z A ~ I T ~ N ~ [ ~ ] E I K O CMO CT ' N O y 3 N x H ~ . AY W NYN[NH]Y u)AA K [ A A ' ~ ] ~ ~ K O C M O C T A A P A ~ YXW MAC X [XAIP[V]~Oe Y N A M I y E X I N A npp0 N N I O ~ T A ~ Iy[-i- AA]C2y[nH]pTHC XK ACe N O y 4 AZOYN Jn642 0' nl[AATO]CTBG[T' ATIOOTOY NNIOYTA~I. AN A ~ I KAA' y~ PAY [C~IXWNOY [. .T~AMNTPPOOYABAA' MMAC N Y X IC2H[T] AI

    37 E N ~ [ ~ ] ~ M A T .A X 6 n lA A NTq AKAA' NHG[KA] C2 8 n super]. 29 nBBIMA sic. 35 o y l o y T . sic EKAPX. sic 1. nBKApx. 36 After XBKACE the scribe

    wrote E N O y and then crossed out the E he two missing letters after NOY were either 6 E or . E. 37 NTK 2 sic39 [ O y w u ) 6 E ] nuncertain irom Sah. 40 [ K A ~ E B IAs.] filling of lac uncertain. I Perhaps 6 8 followed TOTE.2 ZABITE cf v. 5 3 XAlpB vestige of E is visible AC, C is certain but the vocalisation in this dialect is doubtful. Threeletters are wanted in the lac.

    G

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    ne 4 TTNA]MM X - f 6Zhhy N [N 13 NTAK] nu)BHp MnppO N. nlA[ A5 X I T I A ~ P ] ~ ~2 t lTq .Aq l 6 AN A[EAA' TO C A ] NTA ~ ' ~ cw% A I l l C [ X E

    XII~C p]nKAAM' N ~ A N T B1[= . Aql N ABAA NlHC AqT[POY6 6 E 2 lWW]q' Nrapoy~[e ]y32 ApA[q MO y T ] ApAq X A l eO CTP [W- X I ~ ~ ~ ~ H ] ~ T H CN A P X I ~ [ B Y C TO N M]MNT2EPAIOC X [ rA E

    AYAUJSHA] h8hA' Y X W MMA[C X8 1 4 E A ~ A . ]I;IN[E]Y A n8 Nxn[coeM M A ~ . AIXF ~ I A A T [ O C~ e ye XI cxa. A ~ W ~ l x e q NIO[~TA~q NTW=] NTGTNP[CTAY~OY 1 5 1 x e e ~ c er]kFpo. ; T [ A ~ A MMAq' AN]AK TAP i - f [ 6 1 ~ N AAA N yA 9 6 HA ] A BAA' X q l [ Tq A p l

    W X l ]N I O Y TA l X h N[ AN T O C N Y X ] A pl CT Ay pW M [ n O y NT N O ]yNO MO C G ~ e yA y W r?jpp0 A y l 0 y W F X l N A [ p X lKATAI lNNO]MOC C g E [Aphq pyC X G=] K F ~ oZ [ M ~ lT E I E ~ATpGqMOY.] X Aqq [ ~ ~ t l ~ 16 MH Tl I

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    qA2 1 NI N ' ] N& Y X W AF MMACMnlAA

    TOC x ~ ~ ~ p x l s p e y cNIO~TA--& l Xe MnpCA2q Xe F p 0 NNIOYr a a . AAAA x s n s s ~ e yspX O O C X & A NA Kn& @p0 NNIOYT A ~ I . ~ q o y w F ~lnlxaroc x e

    23 ~ E ~ T A F I C X ~ ~FICA.2'4. MMATOeie Z T A ~ ~ C T A ~ ~ WKc AYXIM n q F y m ~ yw ~ y e e q ray-~ o y w ] ~y w ~ noye n[oys NMMATAEI A y W TK 2A l [TBT2A&lT A & N&CXAA&6 [N

    24 AAAA NBYCA2TqTAYTE [nA X& YC& NNOY[&PH]Y X & M ~ [ T ~ N~ A Z C . AAA MAEO.NIM' A ~ A C e ECA~TANIM' X [ ~ K AC6 p&TrpA+H NAX WK ' A[BAAx e A y n w y s i ~ a z ~ e ~ rs a [ x c u o yA y W Ay NA X] KA HP OC A = [ T A ~C O Y ' MMA TOGI 6 AYF[N&EI.

    25 NsYl.28 A APGTOY 2A T? jn ~ [ Th ypoc NlHC X I T E ~ M ~ ~ Y .YW[TCWNE N ~ e q ~ e e yAPIA ~ g [ eepe i i~xwna. yw MAPIA T M ~

    26 TAAAHNH' KC8 N T A P ~ ~ N G YA f i M e e y A y W nM AeH THCTqMA&le M M A ~ I &qAZ8A ~ G T ~ A x e q N T ~ M ~ ~ Ye elc

    27 I lscli)Hp&. &[l]TA nA X & q T ~ M A ~ HTHC XE ec TEK'ME~Y XIN+OO y &FM MIFY AnMABHTHC--28 XI TC A20YN AnqH&I ' MNNca ne[e & ~ C ] A ~ N EXICCeAZWE NIM XWK ABAA' n b x e q

    29 x s +AB. N E ~ N O ~ N K B E NA

    m --A T ' ~ [ ~ ~ ] H ~ ( ~ ~ M H ~2MXZC O[ yC nO rr O C [. Fq]MHZ A[B]AA ZNnZMXA ~ K [ A A ~ ] ~ ~ o y e y c c o n o ~ ~A ~ c [ o o ] ~ T ? ~M M A ~T&qTA- -3 npO[ ' ; T ] A ~ G ~ X I A M ~ Z M X 'XII[HC] A X E q X & A y X W K AEAAA y W [Aq,qPI]K N Tq An e h'lf fn=

    3 I N I1 [0 yT] A l 6 & ABAA X8 NfZTnApACK&y] HT& XEKAC& NE]CWMA @W] 2lnCTAYpOC *CABneEATON NIEOYNAC r A p nzooyM~ CA B B ] A TO NETMMEY' A yC&nCWIl] n lA]ATOC XBKACEe y a o y ~ y q ] OYOY~ITEN

    32 Csq l TO Y G ] M ~ Y . y & l 6 E XIMMATOE1 AyOy]AUj)q NOY plT M n y ~pen G ~ n ] ~ e y [ & e ]TAY~CTAY

    33 p O L M A ~M ~ . ]T[A~OYFIAFNKCy . A I ~ A ~ ~ qoyw e q ~ o y nloy. + y q NW

    34 OYPl TE AA]AA OY & NMMAT o E l Aq]KU)WNC M n ~ q c n i pNOYlA OrXH AYU) NT[O]YNOYA41 ABAA XI] OY CN Aq Goy--35 MA Y' n&N ]TAqNY A AqpMNTp A yW ] O yMH& T TE qM N T ~ N T ] ~ ~ 'y [W ] ~ & ~ M M E YCAYN& Xe qX]&MHG. XCKACE2 ~ 0 y = T & ] T N A ~ ~ ~ c T ~ ~ &

    36 NTANF]EI A p QWn& X&KACp &T rp [&+H NAxWK' ABAA' XeN&yK e]C [Oy ]vu )q AEAA' NZH

    37 A Y W AN T ]~P A +H X W MMAC

    3 MATOGIE MATABI si NTAYCT. si O Y W N 2 S ~ or O YO YW N O Y si A h6 6 E[N there is spaceor more letters after EN. 29 The word before EqMHZ z was 66 or A6 [OO]yTN the vowels uncertain. 31 F [ N ] ~

    uncertain, only the superl. remains of the twb and th; other letters are eo.njectura1 E ruperl. F y A o y A q q ] very doubtful,the word is broken in every instance and there are possible conjectures in connexioa with >wruu)q Ach m.) and K O qq Boh.) .5 Perhzpips MM would f i t better than CAYNE 5 [ZwoyTN] uncertain, perhaps ;TW . 6 [NeyKEj very uncertain.

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    IOAN. XIX XX.

    --YMAB]HTHC n l n [ N lHC ~ ] W T 0 y ~ [ n 'i2Hn A ]TB G T N[NIOYTA T ~ O C YW] A[W] .g~p[n A l XKAC] GqAql ~ C W M ANIHC KAh A~T]A+[oc]. AqCWQT [AZOYN

    6 A41 F 2U)OYIq AN X[ICIMWNTpOC qO]YH[2 ~ C O ~

    I n ~ A + [ o c1yKA AT

    7 ncoy]AA~IO[N2] NZHN[ 6'41 KA A [T

    NIOY]TA [ 2 ~ 0 0 1 ~ . AANeloYN[ C lAYCA[

    nMA ] T A [ ~ ~ c T A ~ ~ ~ 8 nK]M [AeHTHC

    37 ~ a [ a r t c q illing of lac doubtful 38 The fi l l ing of tile lacunae of this fragmentary page and its v rso is largely coneetural p ~ Eeading certain as also in X X 19 4 C N ~ Y i followed perhaps by ~ N O Y B ~ H Y .

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    IOAN XX -4 6 qC B13) n A X C N Y X AKAX X A y q[ l ll 2 n A X q G AN X +~HNH NH

    X A el C ' A y 0 +CAYN E N X E [N KATA8G NTA~AGIWT4 TAYKAAq TO' NTXPGC N][I] T ? ~ N A o ~ T NAK' 2WOyTACKATCnA2Oy ACNY AK c AN +XAY M M W ~ .TA

    qAZ NCCAYN EN X E pqX nl A E AqNlqE A20YN5K ~ EAXE^ NECXI= A nO y2 0. A y W n A X W N Y X

    TC2lM A2pO T6plME' pU)I 2 3 XI MnGh EToYAAB. NNE CANIM' T l A CM Y TCTNAKOY NOYNAKENEYX n AX N Hn B' I lA XE C N Eq X n [ X A AEAX' C6NAKAAY N Y ' N FIC EU)~I NTAK G P ~ I T ~XI[C A TETNAAMA2Te NNWOYp ~ l NTAK KAA~O[* AN 24 CNAAMA[ZT] E?MAY 8 0

    1 6 AK + N A ~ I T [ ~ ' ] AXE ZC [C MAC A OY I AKAA' 2NnEX MAPIAM'NTAC ACKAT[C TC] NAOYC [llE]TU)AYMOYn A X C N q ~ [ ~ T ] ~ K F ' [ A I O C T ApAq X E [A lA ] y M OC ~ s q MX p A6 BO yN[In]u)ApOyA2M [ l M Y 6 N N [ T A ] P ~ ~XI

    17 x e nc~z. hx[e IH]C N ~ C M 5 N]CY[XW G GIMAC N E ~IG-11pxw2 A~AI i [ n~ ] l - [B IWK MABHTH[C X ] ANNGY An XAA2pHl a,)A nAl[W]T' BWK A [ 11 ~ .N T A ~[] ~ A X C ~EYY A ] NACNHY NTEXOOC N6 Y X [ X ITMN[]Y A b l U ) ~ l q T+N]ABWK A2PH.i U)A~AIOT' T[ ~ 6 4 6 1 ~ 'Y W ~ T A N A Xn ] e T~ e ~ w rn e y 0~ ~ o y r [ s TAGIX' ~nsqcnlp +NA?

    18 E T ~ = N O ~ T ~ .ACI X