Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century (1903)
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925, Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935, Hommel, Fritz, 1854-1936, Jensen, P. (Peter), 1861-1936, Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951 · Philadelphia : A. J. Holman · leaf 836
tour madefrom June to Sep-tember, 1879, byShapira, the Jew-ish antiquity dealer from Jerusalem, who gained a certainnotoriety in connection with the well-known Moabite andother forgeries. He first travelled from Aden to Sana,whence he made a trip to Amran, about twelve hours north- ^ A Pilgrimage… … AzabHalfivay bctiveen Aden and San-a^^ 716 EXPLORATIONS IN BIBLE LANDS west of Sana and 7700 teet above the sea, and from thereover the pass of Kaukaban, 9200 feet (the highest peak be-ing T0,000 feet), to Tawihi, whence he returned to Sana.On his way home he went via Menakha to Hodaida.^ In April…
