Anecdota Oxoniensia. Semitic series.

340 CHURCHES AN!D MlONASTElRI'S OF EGFPT.
the street of Ioney, the palace of the Emir Silxt), and the palace of the Emir
Salar in the street between tlhe two castles, the palace of liishail, the Khan
al-tHajar, Al-Jamalun, the hall of Al-Afram, the house of Baibars in the street of
As-Safliiyah, the house of Ibn Al-Maghrabl in the street of Zawilah, many
dwellings in the street of the Swallows' Well and at Al-Ilakar, in the Castle
on the IMountain, by several mosques and oratories nd o other buildings, which
it would lake too much space to mention.
Among the churches, destruction was wrought on the church at the Ruins
of the Tartars in the Castle of the Mountain, the Church of Az-Zuhil on the
spot where the Pool of An-Nasir now is, the Church of thle 1amra, a church
near tle Seven Wells, owhich is called that of the Daughters, the Church of
Saint Iennas, the Church of Al-Fahttldin (the Trainers) at Cairo, a church
in the quarter of the Romans, a church near tle Archers, two churches in the
quarter of Zawilah, a church near the F lag-Store, a churct at Al-Khanldak; lour
churches in the frontier-city of Alexandria, two churches in the town of DamTianhllr
Al-W-altsh, a church in the province of Al-Gharbihyalh, three chorches in the
province of Abh-Sharkliyah, six churches in the province of A1-Bahntasa; at Suylt,
MIanfalft, and aunyat Ibn al-Khasib eight churches, at Kits and As oln eleven
churches, in the province of Itfit one church; in tile market-place of Wardoin
in the city of MIisr, in the quarters of Al-Mlucisahs antd Kasr ash-Shana' at Misr
eight churches. A great number of onasteries also were destroyeld, and the
Mlonastery of the MIule and the Monastery of Shatran remained long deserted.
These important events, such as could with difficulty be found a second time
duri ng a long series of years, took place in a short space of time; so many persons
perished, so much property was destroyed, and so many buildings ruined that for
their multitude they cannot be described. The end of all things rests with God!
16. Church of iulihael. This church was by tle canal of the Banl Wa'il
before the city of Alisr to the south of 'Akabah Yal.sub, and is now near tlhe
I3ridge of Al-Afram; it was newly built under Islam, and is of fine architecture.
17. Clhrch of llary, in the Gardens of the Vizier to thle south of tle Lake
of Al-Haabash; it is empty, and no one goes there.
18. 7he Church of lare, in the district of Al-'Adawiyalh towards the south, is
old, biut already ruined.
19. The Church of Anfhony, in the district of Bayad, north of Itfili, has
been renewed. In the district of SharniG b tltere were many churches now
destroyed; one of them is in tle dlistrict of Icl'it on tile moultain, two (ays
to the south of B13atd, and still exists.