I here send you some Fragments of Papers put into my Hands by a very good Friend, relating to antique and obscure Inscriptions, which were retrieved after the Death of Mr. _Flower_, Agent in _Persia_ for our _East-India_ Company, who, while he was a Merchant at _Aleppo_, had taken up a Resolution to procure some Draught or Representation of the admired Ruins at _Chilmenar_, pursuant to the third Enquiry for _Persia_, mention'd in the _Philosophical Transactions_, pag. 420. _viz._ _Whether there being already good Descriptions in Words of the Excellent Pictures and _Basse Relieves_ that are about _Persepolis_ at _Chilmenar_, yet none very particular, some may not be found sufficiently Skilled in those parts, that might be engaged to make a Draught of the Place, and the Stories there Pictur'd and Carved_. This Desire of the Royal Society, as I believe, it hinted at a Summary Delineation, which might be perform'd by a Man qualifi'd in a few Days, taking his own opportunity for the avoiding much Expence, (which you know they are never able to bear:) So I cannot but think Mr. _Flower_ conceived it to be a Business much easier to perform than he found it upon the Place, where he Spent a great deal of Time and Mony, and dying Suddainly after, left his Draughts and Papers dispersed in several Hands, one part whereof you have here, the rest its hoped may in some Time be recovered, if Sir _John Chardin_'s exact and accurate Publication of the entire Work do not put a period to all further Curiosity, which I heartily wish. _An Exact Draught or Copy of the several Characters engraven in Marble at the Mountains of _Nocturestand_ and _Chahelminar_ in _Persia_, as they were taken in _November 1667._ By Mr. _S. Flower_._ _N_ 1. _N_ 2. These two Characters are engraven on the Breast of two Horses cut out of the Mountain of Black Marble at _Nocturestand_, distant a League from _Chahelmanare_, or the Ancient _Persepolis_, one whereof is said to be _Alexander_'s, the other _Rustram_'s, (a Famous Hero supposed to have lived about the time of _Cambises_.) Mr. _Fl._ _N_ 1. This Character hath some Similitude with the Ancient Hebrew, but the _Persians_ would have it their own, tho' they understand not a Letter. Mr. _F._ [Illustration: ΤΟΥΤΟΤΟ ΡΟΣUΥΟΝ ΜΑΣΛΑΣΝΟΥ ΘΕΟΥΑΡΖΑ......ΣΙΑΩΣΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΝ ΑΡΙΑΝΩΝ....ΣΘΣΩΝΥΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥΠΑΠΑ..ΥΒΑ..ΕΩΣ ΤΟΥΤΟΤΟ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟΝ ΔΙΟΣΘΕΟΥ _I Senex Sculpsit_] _N_ 2. In these Lines the places are prickt where the Letters were defaced and not Perceptible. Mr. _F._ _N_ 3. This is the (_Arabick_) _Persian_ Character engraven at _Persepolis_ not above 500. years since, and is little different from the Writing us'd at this day. Mr. _F._ _N_ 4. These two Lines were writ entire on _Rustram_'s Horse. Mr. _F._