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May Friday 5

Termanin 6 45 A.M. Temp 56° Baro L. 28.17
Left 7 39 going 217° over plain covered with plowed fields
arrived 7 55 il-Lfer a small completely ruined place
with few small trees situated on a slight rise of ground
like an island in the plain. Left 8 45, arrived Roman
Road 9 37 then along road to 9 50 Tnen to Right arriving
Tell Akibrin 9 58 Left 12 15 ascending mountain arriving
at summit 12 55 magnificent view, elevation about 400 ft.
above plain, ruin of pagan temple "Srii" an handsome fig
tree on summit. Left 3 08 going 260° descending to foot of
mtn. to a ruin - comlete Budj Djabi 3 23 except few door jambs
and hurtels standing - small. no stop - arrived 4 13 Burdj
Abdallah a square tower standing nothing else - arrived
4 25 Burdj Nacii - named after the man as family who
owened it - same description as last. Left 4 59 going
across plain 13° to Scrmeda - Prismatic sights from
Burdj Nasir are 255° distance 1100 ft. Burdj, 320° - 1/3 mile
small V at to of hill "Khaler) spelling questionable", 37°
straight up valley to Djebel Shekh Berekat
Arrived Sermeda 5 19 no stop, Bab-il-Hawa 5 50 from
there rode up valley to camp stopping 16 mins on way for
Prentice to read inscription on Roman Road arrived camp 6 30
at Kasr il-Mudakhkhin, ruin of a small building on
Roman Road in pass through hills
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