Excerpt from Researches Into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phoenicians and Babylonians, Vol. 1 In a work like the present, addressed to general readers, it is quite unnecessary to use diacritical marks; nor. As a general principle, is anything gained by writing 6, s and 5 for Hz, ts and 311. The Heb. Qoph-sound is better rendered by q than by k. The conclusions at which I have arrived represent the results of a study extending over many years. And my special thanks are due to Prof. Sayce and to Mr. T. G. Pinches for much assistance most freely given; whilst, at the same time, I am alone responsible for the statements, theories, and arguments of the' work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.