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96 that the true name of this Helleno-Babylonian was, and that Tenklúsh is an alteration. What proves this, and gives, at the same time, a remarkable confirmation to the preceding opinion, is, that in the Kitáb el-fihrist, by the side of Tenklus, figures a =Tincrus, whose legend has a wonderful resemblance to that of Tenklus, and to whom a work is ascribed identical in title with that of Tenklus. It is evident that these two authors are but one and the same, and that their names represent two forms of the primitive. There is nothing surprising in such a name, when borne by a Babylonian sage, since in