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Greeks, their reference is manifest: they they almost all relate to the Deity, to whom they were sacred. Drugs, spices, plants, and trees, had their names from the same source. They are supposed to be from the Greek: but they are from a prior language. The Ruby was stiled Pyropus, from the serpentine God P'ur-Opus. The Opal from Ope-Al, the same Deity. The Baril was Bar-il, progenies Solis, the offspring of the Sun. Aurum, Cinabasis, Courale, Alabastron; also Canabis, Anothum, Aroma, Cinamon, are of the same [purpust?] Opium was originally termed Opion: Bal-samum, Baalsamen. Sulphur is from Sol-Phur, solis, sive divinus, ignis. Spurge, if I mistake not, is called Peoms, from the Deity, to whom it was sacred. Cinamon was denominated from Cin-Amon. the Lord Amon. The sweet reed of Egypt was still Chana. sive planta regalis: and sometimes Chan-Osiris.
The names of Temples should not be omitted. These were Naus, Naun, Naor, Pator, Patra, Beth, Bad; [indecipherable].
The names of hills - Hor, Har, Pen. Crag. Col, Calah, Gib. we [indecipherable] with Cragus in Italy Lyria, and other parts - [viridis?] tragi- Horace. Names of ships -- Naus, Holcas, Cibotas, Baris, Cuba, Cubeia, Phaselus, Cumba. The terms among the ancients, by which they expressed any thing large were -- [indecipherable], Ram, Ocha, Oga. Bou we met with in