Note 260 — KHALIFAH THE FISHERMAN OF BAGHDAD.

Arab. “Dar al-Na’ím.” Name of one of the seven stages of the Moslem heaven. This style of inscription dates from the days of the hieroglyphs. A papyrus describing the happy town of Raamses ends with these lines:—

Daily is there a supply of food:

Within it gladness doth ever brood

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Prolonged, increased; abides there Joy, etc., etc.