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Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, from the Commencement to 1863. First Series, complete in 20 Vols. 8vo., with many Plates, Price £10; or, in Single Numbers, as follows:-Nos. 1 to 14, 6s. each; No. 15, 2 Parts, 48. each; No. 16, 2 Parts, 4s. each; No. 17, 2 Parts, 4s. each; No. 18, 6s. These 18 Numbers form Vols. I. to IX.-Vol. X., Part 1, o.p.; Part 2, 58.; Part 3, 58.-Vol. XI., Part 1, 6s.; Part 2 not published.-Vol. XII., 2 Parts, 6s. each.-Vol. XIII., 2 Parts, 6s. each. Vol. XIV., Part 1. 58.; Part 2 not published.—Vol. XV., Part 1, 6s.; Part 2, with 3 Maps, £2 2s. -Vol. XVI., 2 Parts, 6s. each.-Vol. XVII., 2 Parts, 6s. each.-Vol. XVIII., 2 Parts, 68. each.-Vol. XIX., Parts 1 to 4, 168.-Vol. XX., Parts 1 and 2, 4s. each. Part 3, 78. 6d.

Asiatic Society.-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. New Series. Vol. I. In Two Parts. pp. iv. and 490, sewed. 1861-5. 168.

CONTENTS.-I. Vajra-chhediká, the "Kin Kong King," or Diamond Sútra. Translated from the Chinese by the Rev. S. Beal.-II. The Páramitá-hridaya Sútra, or, in Chinese, "Mo-ho-pôye-po-lo-mih-to-sin-king," i.e. "The Great Páramitá Heart Sútra." Translated from the Chinese by the Rev. S. Beal.-III. On the Preservation of National Literature in the East. By Col. F. J. Goldsmid.-IV. On the Agricultural, Commercial, Financial, and Military Statistics of Ceylon. By E. R. Power.-V. Contributions to a Knowledge of the Vedic Theogony and Mythology. By J. Muir, D.C.L.-VI. A Tabular List of Original Works and Translations, published by the late Dutch Government of Ceylon at their Printing Press at Colombo. Compiled by Mr. M. P. J. Ondaatje.-VII. Assyrian and Hebrew Chronology compared, with a view of showing the extent to which the Hebrew Chronology of Ussher must be modified, in conformity with the Assyrian Canon. By J. W. Bosanquet.-VIII. On the existing Dictionaries of the Malay Language. By Dr. H. N. van der Tuuk.-IX. Bilingual Readings: Cuneiform and Phoenician. Notes on some Tablets in the British Museum, containing Bilingual Legends (Assyrian and Phoenician). By Major-Gen. Sir H. Rawlinson, K.C.B.-X. Translations of Three Copper-plate Inscriptions of the Fourth Century A.D., and Notices of the Chalukya and Gurjjara Dynasties. By Prof. J. Dowson, Staff College, Sandhurst.-XI. Yama and the Doctrine of a Future Life, according to the Rig-Yajur-, and Atharva-Vedas. By J. Muir, D.C.L.-XII. On the Jyotisha Observation of the Place of the Colures, and the Date derivable from it. By W. D. Whitney, Prof. of Sanskrit, Yale College, U.S.A.-Note on the preceding Article. By Sir E. Colebrooke, Bart., M.P.-XIII. Progress of the Vedic Religion towards Abstract Conceptions of the Deity. By J. Muir, D.C.L.-XIV. Brief Notes on the Age and Authenticity of the Work of Aryabhata, Varâhamihira, Brahmagupta, Bhattotpala, and Bhâskarâcharya. By Dr. Bhâu Dâjî.-XV. Outlines of a Grammar of the Malagasy Language. By H. N. Van der Tuuk.XVI. On the Identity of Xandrames and Krananda. By E. Thomas, Esq.

Vol. II. In Two Parts. pp. 522, sewed. 1866-7. 16s.

CONTENTS.-I. Contributions to a Knowledge of Vedic Theogony and Mythology. No. 2. By J. Muir. -II. Miscellaneous Hymns from the Rig- and Atharva-Vedas. By J. Muir.-III. Five hundred questions on the Social Condition of the Natives of Bengal. By the Rev. J. Long. -IV. Short account of the Malay Manuscripts belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society. By Dr. H. N. van der Tuuk.-V. Translation of the Amitabha Sûtra from the Chinese. By the Rev. S. Beal.-VI. The initial coinage of Bengal. By E. Thomas.-VII. Specimens of an Assyrian Dictionary. By E. Norris.-VIII. On the Relations of the Priests to the other classes of Indian Society in the Vedic age By J. Muir.--IX. On the Interpretation of the Veda. By the same.X. An attempt to Translate from. the Chinese a work known as the Confessional Services of the great compassionate Kwan Yin, possessing 1000 hands and 1000 eyes. By the Rev. S. Beal.-XI. The Hymns of the Gaupâyanas and the Legend of King Asamâti. By Prof. Max Müller. -XII. Specimen Chapters of an Assyrian Grammar. By the Rev. E. Hincks, D. D.

Vol. III. In Two Parts. pp. 516, sewed. With Photograph. 1868. 228. CONTENTS.-I. Contributions towards a Glossary of the Assyrian Language. By H. F. Talbot. -II. Remarks on the Indo-Chinese Alphabets. By Dr. A. Bastian.-III. The poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, Arragonese. By the Hon. H. E. J. Stanley.-IV. Catalogue of the Oriental Manuscripts in the Library of King's College, Cambridge. By E. H. Paimer, B.A.-V. Description of the Amravati Tope in Guntur. By J. Fergusson, F.R.S.-VI. Remarks on Prof. Brockhaus' edition of the Kathâsarit-sagara, Lambaka IX. XVIII. By Dr. H. Kern, Prof. of Sanskrit, University of Leyden.-VII. The source of Colebrooke's Essay "On the Duties of a Faithful Hindu Widow." By Fitzedward Hall, D.C.L. Supplement: Further detail of proofs that Colebrooke's Essay, "On the Duties of a Faithful Hindu Widow," was not indebted to the Vivâdabhangârnava. By F. Hall.-VIII. The Sixth Hymn of the First Book of the Rig Veda. By Prof. Max Müller.-IX. Sassanian Inscriptions. By E. Thomas.-X. Account of an Embassy from Morocco to Spain in 1690 and 1691. By the Hon. H. E. J. Stanley.-XI. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the same.-XII. Materials for the History of

India for the Six Hundred Years of Mohammadan rule, previous to the Foundation of the British Indian Empire. By Major W. Nassau Lees, LL.D.--XIII. A Few Words concerning the Hill people inhabiting the Forests of the Cochin State. By Capt. G. E. Fryer, M.S.C.-XIV. Notes on the Bhojpuri Dialect of Hindí, spoken in Western Bebar. By J. Beames, B.C.S.

Vol. IV. In Two Parts. pp. 521, sewed. 1869-70. 16s.

CONTENTS.-I. Contribution towards a Glossary of the Assyrian Language. By H. F. Talbot. Part II.-II. On Indian Chronology. By J. Fergusson, F.R.S.-III. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan of Arragon. By the Hon. H. E. J. Stanley.-IV. On the Magar Language of Nepal. By J. Beames, B.C.S.-V. Contributions to the Knowledge of Parsee Literature. By E. Sachau, Ph.D.-VI. Illustrations of the Lamaist System in Tibet, drawn from Chinese Sources. By W. F. Mayers, of H.B.M. Consular Service, China.-VII. Khuddaka Pátha, a Páli Text, with a Translation and Notes. By R. C. Childers, late Ceylon C.S.-VIII. An Endeavour to elucidate Rashiduddin's Geographical Notices of India. By Col. H. Yule, C.B.- IX. Sassanian Inscriptions explained by the Pahlavi of the Pârsis. By E. W. West.-X. Some Account of the Senbyú Pagoda at Mengún, near the Burmese Capital, in a Memorandum by Capt. E. H. Sladan, Political Agent at Mandalé; with Remarks on the Subject by Col. H. Yule, C.B.-XI. The BrhatSanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-Mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern. - XII. The Mohammedan Law of Evidence, and its influence on the Administration of Justice in India. By N. B. E. Baillie.-XIII. The Mohammedan Law of Evidence in connection with the Administration of Justice to Foreigners. By the same.-XIV. A Translation of a Bactrian Páli Inscription. By Prof. J. Dowson.-XV. Indo-Parthian Coins By E. Thomas.

Vol. V. In Two Parts. pp. 463, sewed. With 10 full-page and folding Plates. 1871-2. 18s. 6d.

CONTENTS.-I. Two Játakas. The original Páli Text, with an English Translation. By V. Fausböll.-II. On an Ancient Buddhist Inscription at Keu-yung kwan, in North China. By A. Wylie.-III. The Brhat Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-Mihira Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-IV. The Pongol Festival in Southern India. By C. E. Gover.-V. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley.-VI. Essay on the Creed and Customs of the Jangams. By C. P. Brown.-VII. On Malabar, Coromandel, Quilon, etc. By C. P. Brown.-VIII. On the Treatment of the Nexus in the Neo-Aryan Languages of India. By J. Beames, B.C.S.-IX. Some Remarks on the Great Tope at Sânchi. By the Rev. S. Beal.-X. Ancient Inscriptions from Mathura. Translated by Prof. J. Dowson.-Note to the Mathura Inscriptions. By Major-Gen. A. Cunningham.-XI. Specimen of a Translation of the Adi Granth. By Dr. E. Trumpp.-XII. Notes on Dhammapada, with Special Reference to the Question of Nirvâna. By R. C. Childers, late Ceylon C.S-XIII. The Brhat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâhamihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-XIV. On the Origin of the Buddhist Arthakathás. By the Mudliar L. Comrilla Vijasinha, Government Interpreter to the Ratnapura Court, Ceylon. With Introduction by R. Č. Childers, late Ceylon C.S.-XV. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley.XVI. Proverbia Communia Syriaca. By Capt. R. F. Burton. XVII. Notes on an Ancient Indian Vase, with an Account of the Engraving thereupon. By C. Horne, late B.C.S.-XVIII. The Bhar Tribe. By the Rev. M. A. Sherring, LL.D., Benares. Communicated by C. Horne, late B.C.S.-XIX. Of Jihad in Mohammedan Law, and its application to British India. By N. B. E. Baillie.-XX. Comments on Recent Pehlvi Decipherments. With an Incidental Sketch of the Derivation of Aryan Alphabets. And Contributions to the Early History and Geography of Tabaristán. Illustrated by Coins. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.

Vol. VI., Part 1, pp. 212, sewed, with two plates and a map. 1872. 88.

CONTENTS.-The Ishmaelites, and the Arabic Tribes who Conquered their Country. By A. Sprenger.-A Brief Account of Four Arabic Works on the History and Geography of Arabia. By Captain S. B. Miles.-On the Methods of Disposing of the Dead at Llassa, Thibet, etc. By Charles Horne, late B.C.S. The Brhat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira, Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.- Notes on Hwen Thsang's Account of the Principalities of Tokháristán, in which some Previous Geographical Identifications are Reconsidered. By Colonel Yule, C.B.-The Campaign of Elius Gallus in Arabia. By A. Sprenger.-An Account of Jerusalem, Translated for the late Sir H. M. Elliot from the Persian Text of Násir ibn Khusrú's Safanámah by the late Major A. R. Fuller.-The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley.

Vol. VI., Part II., pp. 213 to 400 and lxxxiv., sewed. Illustrated with a Map, Plates, and Woodcuts. 1873. 8s.

CONTENTS. On Hiouen-Thsang's Journey from Patna to Ballabhi. By James Fergusson, D.C.L., F.R.S. - Northern Buddhism. [Note from Colonel H. Yule, addressed to the Secretary.] -Hwen Thsang's Account of the Principalities of Tokháristán, etc. By Colonel H. Yule, C.B.The Brhat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-The Initial Coinage of Bengal, under the Early Muhammadan Conquerors. Part II. Embracing the preliminary period between A.H. 614-634 (A.D. 1217-1236-7). By Edward Thomas, F.R.S.-The Legend of Dipañkara Buddha. Translated from the Chinese (and intended to illustrate Plates XXIX. and L., Tree and Serpent Worship '). By S. Beal.-Note on Art. IX., antè pp. 213-274, on Hiouen-Thsang's Journey from Patna to Ballabhi. By James Fergusson D.C.L., F.R.S.-Contributions towards a Glossary of the Assyrian Language. By H. F. Talbot.

Vol. VII., Part I., pp. 170 and 24, sewed. With a plate. 1874. 8s. CONTENTS.-The Upasampada-Kammavácá, being the Buddhist Manual of the Form and Manner of Ordering of Priests and Deacons. The Páli Text, with a Translation and Notes. By J. F. Dickson, B.A.-Notes on the Megalithic Monuments of the Coimbatore District, Madras. By M. J. Walhouse, late M.C.S.-Notes on the Sinhalese Language. No. 1. On the Formation of the Plural of Neuter Nouns. By R. C. Childers, late Ceylon C.S.-The Pali Text of the Mahaparinibbana Sutta and Commentary, with a Translation. By R. C. Childers, late Ceylon C.S-The Brihat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-Note on the Valley of Choombi. By Dr. A. Campbell, late Superintendent of Darjeeling.-The Name of the Twelfth Imám on the Coinage of Egypt. By H. Sauvaire and Stanley Lane Poole.-Thre Inscriptions of Parâk rama Bâbu the Great from Pulastipura, Ceylon (date circa 1180 A.D.). By T. W. Rhys Davids. -Of the Kharáj or Muhammadan Land Tax; its Application to British India, and Effect on the Tenure of Land. By N. B. E. Baillie.-Appendix: A Specimen of a Syriac Version of the Kalilah wa-Dimnah, with an English Translation. By W. Wright.

Vol. VII., Part II., pp. 191 to 394, sewed. With seven plates and a map. 1875. 8s CONTENTS.-Sigiri, the Lion Rock, near Pulastipura, Ceylon; and the Thirty-ninth Chapter of the Mahâvamsa. By T. W. Rhys Davids.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part I. The Origines of the Mongols. By H. H. Howorth.-Inedited Arabic Coins. By Stanley LanPoole.-Notice on the Dînârs of the Abbasside Dynasty. By Edward Thomas Rogers.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part II. The Origine of the Manchus. By H. H. Howorth. -Notes on the Old Mongolian Capital of Shangtu. By S. W. Bushell, B.Sc., M.D.-Oriental Proverbs in their Relations to Folklore, History, Sociology; with Suggestions for their Collection. Interpretation, Publication. By the Rev. J. Long. Two Old Simhalese Inscriptions. The Sahasa Malla Inscription, date 1200 A.D., and the Ruwanwæli Dagaba Inscription, date 1191 A.D. Text, Translation, and Notes. By T. W. Rhys Davids. - Notes on a Bactrian Pali Inscription and the Samvat Era. By Prof. J. Dowson.-Note on a Jade Drinking Vessel of the Emperor Jahángír. By Edward Thomas, F.R.S.

Vol. VIII., Part I., pp. 156, sewed, with three plates and a plan. 1876. 8s. CONTENTS.-Catalogue of Buddhist Sanskrit MSS. in the Possession of the R.A.S. (Hodgson Collection). By Prof. E. B. Cowell and J. Eggeling.-On the Ruins of Sigiri in Ceylon. By T. H. Blakesley, Ceylon. - The Pâtimokkha, being the Buddhist Office of the Confession of Priests. The Pali Text, with a Translation, and Notes. By J F. Dickson, M.A.. Ceylon C.S.-Notes on the Sinhalese Language. No. 2. Proofs of the Sanskritic Origin of Sinhalese. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.

Vol. VIII., Part II., pp. 157-308, sewed. 1876. 88.

CONTENTS.-An Account of the Island of Bali By R. Friederich.-The Pali Text of the Mahâparinibbâna Sutta and Commentary, with a Translation. By R C. Childers, late Ceylon C.S.The Northern Frontagers of China. Part III. The Kara Khitai. By H. H. Howorth.—Inedited Arabic Coins. II. By S. L. Poole.-On the Form of Government under the Native Sovereigns of Ceylon. By A. de Silva Ekanâyaka, Mudaliyar, Ceylon.

Vol. IX., Part I., pp. 156, sewed, with a plate. 1877. 8s.

CONTENTS.-Bactrian Coins and Indian Dates. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-The Tenses of the Assyrian Verb. By the Rev. A. H Sayce, M.A.-An Account of the Island of Bali. By R. Friederich (continued from Vol. VIII. N.s. p. 218).-On Ruins in Makran. By Major Mockler. -Inedited Arabic Coins. III. By Stanley Lane Poole,-Further Note on a Bactrian Pali Inscription and the Samvat Era. By Prof. J. Dowson.-Notes on Persian Beluchistan. From the Persian of Mirza Mehdy Khán. By A. H. Schindler.

Vol IX., Part II., pp. 292, sewed, with three plates. 1877. 10s. 6d. CONTENTS.-The Early Faith of Asoka. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part II. The Manchus (Supplementary Notice). Part IV. The Kin or Golden Tatars. By H. H. Howorth. On a Treatise on Weights and Measures by Eliya, Archbishop of Nisíbín. By M. H. Sauvaire.-On Imperial and other Titles. By Si T. E. Colebrooke, Bart., M.P.—Affinities of the Dialects of the Chepang and Kusundah Tribes of Nipál with those of the Hill Tribes of Arracan. By Capt. C. J. F. Forbes F.R.G.S, M.A.S. Bengal, etc.-Notes on Some Antiquities found in a Mound near Damghan. By A. H. Schindler.

Vol. X., Part I., pp. 156, sewed, with two plates and a map. 1878. 88. CONTENTS. On the Non-Aryan Languages of India. By E. L. Brandreth.-A Dialogue on the Vedantic Conception of Brahma. By Pramadá Dása Mittra, late Offi. Prof. of Anglo-Sanskrit, Gov. College, Benares.-An Account of the Island of Bali. By R. Friederich (continued from Vol. IX. N.S. p. 120).—Unpublished Glass Weights and Measures. By E. T. Rogers.-China viâ Tibet. By S. C. Boulger.-Notes and Recollections on Tea Cultivation in Kumaon and Garhwál. By J. H. Batten, late B.C S.

Vol. X., Part II., pp. 146, sewed. 1878. 68.

CONTENTS.-Note on Pliny's Geography of the East Coast of Arabia. By Major-Gen. S. B. Miles, B.S.C. The Maldive Islands; with a Vocabulary taken from François Pyrard de Laval, 1602— 1607. By A. Gray, late Ceylon C.S.-On Tibeto-Burman Languages. By Capt. C. J. F. S. Forbes, Burmese C.S. Commission. - Burmese Transliteration. By H. L. St. Barbe, Resident at Mandelay. On the Connexion of the Mons of Pegu with the Koles of Central India. By Capt. C. J. F. S. Forbes, Burmese C.C.-Studies on the Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages, with Special Reference to Assyrian. By P. Haupt. The Oldest Semitic Verb-Form. -Arab Metrology. II. El Djabarty. By M. H. Sauvaire.-The Migrations and Early History of the White Huns; principally from Chinese Sources. By T. W. Kingsmill.

Vol. X., Part III., pp. 204, sewed. 1878. 88.

CONTENTS On the ill Canton of Sálár,-the most Easterly Settlement of the Turk Race. By Robert B. Shaw. Geological Notes on the River Indus. By Griffin W. Vyse, Executive Engineer P.W.D. Panjab.-Educational Literature for Japanese Women. By B. H. Chamberlain. On the Natural Phenomenon Known in the East by the Names Sub-hi-Kazib, etc., etc.. By J. W. Redhouse.-On a Chinese Version of the Sankhya Káriká, etc., found among the Buddhist Books comprising the Tripitaka and two other works. By the Rev. S. Beal.-The Rock-cut Phrygian Inscriptions at Doganlu. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-Index.

Vol. XI., Part. I., pp. 128, sewed, with seven illustrations. 1879. 58. CONTENTS.-On the Position of Women in the East in the Olden Time. By E. Thomas, F.R.S. -Notice of Scholars who have Contributed to our Knowledge of the Languages of British India during the last Thirty Years. By R. N. Cust.- Ancient Arabic Poetry: its Genuineness and Authenticity. By Sir W. Muir, K.C.S.I.-Note on Manrique's Mission and the Catholics in the time of Shah Jahán. By H. G. Keene.-On Sandhi in Pali. By the late R. C. Childers.-On Arabic Amulets and Mottoes. By E. T. Rogers.

Vol. XI., Part II., pp. 256, sewed, with map and plate. 1879. 7s. 6d. CONTENTS. On the Identification of Places on the Makran Coast mentioned by Arrian, Ptolemy, and Marcian. By Major E. Mockler.-On the Proper Names of the Mohammadans. By Sir T. E. Colebrooke, Bart., M P.-Principles of Composition in Chinese, as deduced from the Written Characters. By the Rev. Dr. Legge. On the Identification of the Portrait of Chosroes II. among the Paintings in the Caves at Ajanta. By James Fergusson, Vice-President.-A Specimen of the Zoongee (or Zurngee) Dialect of a Tribe of Nagas, bordering on the Valley of Assam, between the Dikho and Desoi R vers, embracing over Forty Villages. By the Rev. Mr. Clark Vol. XI. Part III. pp. 104, cxxiv. 16, sewed. 1879. 8s. CONTENTS.-lhe Gaurian compared with the Romance Languages. Part I. By E. L. Brandreth.-Dialects of Colloquial Arabic. By E. T. Rogers.-A Comparative Study of the Japanese and Korean Languages. By W. G. Aston.--Index.

Vol. XII. Part I. pp. 152, sewed, with Table. 1880. 58.

CONTENTS.-On "The Most Comely Names," i.e. the Laudatory Epithets, or the Titles of Praise, bestowed on God in the Qur'an or by Muslim Writers. By J. W. Redhouse.-Notes on a newlydiscovered Clay Cylinder of Cyrus the Great. By Major-Gen. Sir H. C. Rawlinson, K.C.B.Note on Hiouen-Thsang's Dhanakacheka. By Robert Sewell, M.C.S.- Remarks by Mr. Fergusson on Mr. Sewell's Paper.-A Treatise on Weights and Measures. By Eliyá, Archbishop of Nisíbín. By H. Sauvaire. (Supplement to Vol. IX.. pp. 291-313)-On the Age of the Ajanta Caves, By Rájendralála Mitra, C.I.E.-Notes on Babu Rájendralá Mitra's Paper on the Age of the Caves at Ajantá. By J. Fergusson, F.R S.

Vol. XII. Part II. pp. 182, sewed, with map and plate.

1880. 68.

CONTENTS.-On Sanskrit Texts Discovered in Japan. By Prof. Max Müller.-Extracts from Report on the Islands and Antiquities of Bahrein. By Capt. Durand. Followed by Notes by Major-Gen. Sir H. C. Rawlinson, K.C.B.-Notes on the Locality and Population of the Tribes dwelling between the Brahmaputra and Ningthi Rivers. By the late G. H. Damant, Political Officer Nága Hills.-On the Saka, Samvat, and Gupta Eras. A Supplement to his Paper on Indian Chronology. By J. Fergusson, D.C.L.-The Megba-Sutra. By C. Bendall.-Historical and Archæological Notes on a Journey in South-Western Persia, 1877-1878. By A. HoutumSchindler.-Identification of the "False Dawn" of the Muslims with the "Zodiacal Light” of Europeans. By J. W. Redhouse.

Vol. XII. Part III. pp. 100, sewed. 1880. 48.

CONTENTS.-The Gaurian compared with the Romance Languages. Part II. By E. L. Brandreth. The Uzbeg Epos. By Arminius Vambéry.- On the Separate Edicts at Dhauli and Jaugada. By Prof. Kern -Grammatical Sketch of the Kakhyen Language. By Rev. J. N. Cushing.-Notes on the Libyan Languages, in a Letter addressed to R. N. Cust, Esq., by Prof. F. W. Newman.

Vol. XII. Part IV. pp. 152, with 3 plates. 1880. 8s.

CONTENTS.-The Early History of Tibet, from Chinese Sources. By S. W. Bushell, M.D.— Notes on some Inedited Coins from a Collection made in Persia during the Years 1877-79. By Guy Le Strange, M.R.A.S.-Buddhist Nirvana and the Noble Eightfold Path. By Oscar Frankfurter, Ph.D.—Index.-Annual Report, 1880.

Vol. XIII. Part I. pp. 120, sewed. 1881. 5s.

CONTENTS. -Indian Theistic Reformers. By Prof. Monier Williams, C.I.E.-Notes on the Kawi Language and Literature. By Dr. H. N. Van der Tuuk.-The Invention of the Indian Alphabet. By John Dowson. The Nirvana of the Northern Buddhists. By the Rev. J. Edkins, D.D.— An Account of the Malay "Chiri," a Sanskrit Formula. By W. E. Maxwell.

Vol. XIII. Part II. pp. 170, with Map and 2 Plates. 1881. 8s.

CONTENTS. The Northern Frontagers of China. Part V. The Khitai or Khitans. By H. H. Howorth.-On the Identification of Nagarahara, with reference to the Travels of Hiouen-Thsang. By W. Simpson.-Hindu Law at Madras. By J. H. Nelson, M.C.S.-On the Proper Names of the Mohammedans. By Sir T. E. Colebrooke, Bart., M.P.-Supplement to the Paper on Indian Theistic Reformers, published in the January Number of this Journal. By Prof. Monier Williams, C.I.E.

Vol. XIII. Part III. pp. 178, with plate. 1881. 78. 6d.

CONTENTS.-The Avâr Language. By C. Graham.-Caucasian Nationalities. By M. A. Morrison.-Translation of the Markandeya Purana. Books VII., VIII. By the Rev. B. H. Wortham. - Lettre à M. Stanley Lane Poole sur quelques monnaies orientales rares ou inédites de la Collection de M. Ch. de l'Ecluse. Par H. Sauvaire.-Aryan Mythology in Malay Traditions. By W. E. Maxwell, Colonial Civil Service.-The Koi, a Southern Tribe of the Gond. By the Rev. J. Cain, Missionary.- On the Duty which Mohammedans in British India owe, on the Principles of their own Law, to the Government of the Country. By N. B. E. Baillie.-The L-Poem of the Arabs, by Shanfara. Re-arranged and translated by J. W. Redhouse, M.R.A.S. Vol. XIII. Part IV. pp. 130, cxxxvi. 16, with 3 plates. 1881. 10s. 6d. CONTENTS.-The Andaman Islands and the Andamanese. By M. V. Portman.-Notes on Marco Polo's Itinerary in Southern Persia. By A. Houtum-Schindler.-Two Malay Myths: The Princess of the Foam, and the Raja of Bamboo. By W. E. Maxwell.-The Epoch of the Guptas. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-Two Chinese-Buddhist Inscriptions found at Buddha Gaya. By the Rev. S. Beal. With 2 Plates.-A Sanskrit Ode addressed to the Congress of Orientalists at Berlin. By Rama Dasa Sena, the Zemindar of Berhampore: with a Translation by S. Krishnavarma.Supplement to a paper, "On the Duty which Mahommedans in British India owe, on the Principles of their own Law, to the Government of the Country." By N. B. E. Baillie.-Index.

Vol. XIV. Part I. pp. 124, with 4 plates. 1882. 58.

CONTENTS.-The Apology of Al Kindy: An Essay on its Age and Authorship. By Sir W Muir, K.C.S.I.-The Poet Pampa. By L. Rice.-On a Coin of Shams ud Dunyâ wa ud Din Mahmûd Shah. By C. J. Rodgers, Amritsar.-Note on Pl. xxviii. fig. 1, of Mr. Fergusson's "Tree and Serpent Worship," 2nd Edition. By S. Beal, Prof. of Chinese, London University.— On the present state of Mongolian Researches. By Prof. B. Julg, in a Letter to R. N Cust.A Sculptured Tope on an Old Stone at Dras, Ladak. By W. Simpson, F.R.G S.-Sanskrit Ode addressed to the Fifth International Congress of Orientalists assembled at Berlin, September, 1881. By the Lady Pandit Rama-bai, of Silchar, Kachar, Assam; with a Translation by Prof. Monier Williams, C.I.E.-The Intercourse of China with Eastern Turkestan and the Adjacent Countries in the Second Century B.C. By T. W. Kingsmill.-Suggestions on the Formation of the Semitic Tenses. A Comparative and Critical Study. By G. Bertin.-On a Lolo MS. written on Satin, By M. T. de La Couperie.

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CONTENTS.-The Genealogy of Modern Numerals. Part II. Simplification of the Ancient Indian Numeration. By Sir E C. Bayley, C.I.E.--Parthian and Indo-Sassanian Coins. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-Early Historical Relations between Phrygia and Cappadocia. By W. M. Ramsay.

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CONTENTS.-Early Kamada Authors. By Lewis Rice.-On Two Questions of Japanese Archæology. By B. H. Chamberlain, M.R.A.S.-Two Sites named by Hiouen-Thsang in the 10th Book of the Si-yu-ki. By the Rev. S. Beal.-Two Early Sources of Mongol History. By H. H. Howorth, F.S.A.-Proceedings of Sixtieth Anniversary of the Society, held May 21, 1883.