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Cana (which has trade with Egypt,

the far-side coast, India and the

Persian Gulf).

(Imports)

Wheat and wine; a little, as at Muza

Ciothing in the Arabian style, poor quality

Coppei

Tin

Cora.

Storax

Other things such as go to Muza

Presents for the king: wrought gold and silver plate, horses, images, thin cloth- ing of fine quality.

(Exports, the native produce)

Frankincense Aloes The rest of the things men- tioned from the other ports. Dioscoripa IsLanp.

(Exports)

Tortoise-shell, various kinds Indian cinnabar (dragon’s blood).

(Umports, brought by merchants from Muza and by chance calls of ships returning from India)

Rice Wheat Indian cloth Female slaves, a few Moscua. (Imports) Cloth Wheat Sesame oil. (Exports) Frankincense. SaraPis ISLAND. (Exports, to Cana, at regular in- tervals) Tortoise-shell. Persian Gulf. OmMANA AND APOLOGUS,

(Imports)

Copper Sandalwood

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Teakwood timbers Blackwood logs (from Yndia) Ebony logs * fe. Frankincense (from Cana to Ommana). (Exports)

Sewed boats called madarata (from Ommana to South Arabia)

Pearls, inferior to the Indian

Purple

Clothing, after the fashion of the place

Wine

Dates, in great quantity

Gold

Slaves (to both India and S, Arabia)

Makran Coast. OR-AA. (Exports)

Wheat

Wine

Rice

Dates

Bdellium.

Indo-Scythia. BarRBARICUM (at mouth of Indus river). (Imports)

Thin clothing, in large quaniity, some spurious

Figured linens

Topaz

Coral

Storax

Frankincense

Vessels of glass

Silver and gold plate

Wine, a little.

(Exports)

Costus

Bdellium

Lycium

Nard

Turquoise

Lapis lazuli

Seric skins ¢

Cotton cloth

Silk yarn

Indigo.