 | Asia - 1836 - 624 pages
...which he had found to stand for the words Afenandrou, Apollodotou, Ermaiou. Basiltot, and Soleras. When a supply of coins came into my own hands, sufficiently...investigation, it was too seductive not to lead me to an humble attempt at its solution." By the help of the corresponding Greek letters, those in the ancient... | |
 | Horace Hayman Wilson, Charles Masson - Afghanistan - 1841 - 558 pages
...the words Menandrou, Apollodotou, Ermaiou, Basileos, and Soteros. When a supply of coins came into my hands sufficiently legible to pursue the inquiry,...investigation, it was too seductive not to lead me to an humble attempt at its solution." Although thus difiident of his own competency, the object was pursued... | |
 | India - 1851 - 590 pages
...genuine Greek ' names were faithfully expressed in the unknown character, a ' clue through them might be formed to unravel the value of a ' portion of the...turn, be applied to ' the translated epithets, and thus lead to a knowledge of the lan' guage employed." This plan was followed out with infinite labour... | |
 | India - 1851 - 580 pages
...genuine Greek ' names were faithfully expressed in the unknown character, a ' clue through them might be formed to unravel the value of a ' portion of the...turn, be applied to ' the translated epithets, and thus lead to a knowledge of the lan' guage employed." This plan was followed out with infinite labour... | |
 | James Prinsep - India - 1858 - 554 pages
...which he had found to stand for the words MENANAPOT, AIIOAAOAOTOT, EPMAIOT, HASIAKH2, and 2OTHPO2. When a supply of coins came into my own hands, sufficiently...investigation, it was too seductive not to lead me to a humble attempt at its solution. In plate xii. are contained the whole of these corresponding legends,... | |
 | Archaeological Survey of India - Excavations (Archaeology) - 1871 - 570 pages
...and Soteros. When a supply of coins came into my hands, sufficiently legible to pursue the enquiry, I soon verified the accuracy of his observation, found...investigation, it was too seductive not to lead me to a humble attempt at its solution."* The clue pointed out by Masson -was eagerly followed up by Prinsep,... | |
 | Sir Alexander Cunningham - Excavations (Archaeology) - 1871 - 578 pages
...and Soteros. When a supply of coins came into my hands, sufficiently legible to pursue the enquiry, I soon verified the accuracy of his observation, found...investigation, it was too seductive not to, lead me to a humble attempt at its solution."* The clue pointed out by Masson was eagerly followed up by Prinsep,... | |
 | Sir Alexander Cunningham - Excavations (Archaeology) - 1871 - 614 pages
...genuine Greek names were faithfully expressed in the unknown character, a clue would through them he formed to unravel the value of a portion of the alphabet,...investigation, it was too seductive not to lead me to a humble attempt at its solution."* The clue pointed out by Masson was eagerly followed up by Prinsep,... | |
 | India - 1882 - 546 pages
...genuine Greek " names were faithfully expressed in the unknown character, a " clue through them might be formed to unravel the value of a " portion of the...turn, be applied to " the translated epithets, and thus lead to a knowledge of the lan" guage employed." This plan was followed out with infinite labour... | |
 | Asiatic Society of Bengal - Archaeology - 1885 - 772 pages
...genuine Greek names were faithfully expressed in the unknown character, a clue would, through them, he formed to unravel the value of a portion of the alphabet,...titles, and thus lead to a knowledge of the language OO fj employed. Incompetent as I felt myself to this investigation, it was too seductive not to lead... | |
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I soon verified the accuracy of his observation, found the same signs with slight variation constantly to recur, and extended the series of words thus authenticated to the names of twelve kings, and to six titles or epithets. It immediately struck me... 
