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         PATRON
         His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Sulman A1 - Khalifa
         Amir of the State of Bahrain.







                                                              Members have also showed considerable
         Editorial                                       interest in taking an active part in the work of
                                                         the Society. Many have volunteered to help
                                                         with the dig planned for the Autumn by the
                                                         Director of Antiquities. Mr. Abdul Kader
                                                         Al-Takriti, whilst the project for the photo­
                                                         graphing and maintenance of ancient buildings,
                                                         which is now getting under way, is also
                                                          receiving considerable support from members.

                                                              The Committee of the Society would like
              The early part of .tne year 1974 has seen   to thank the Ministry of Information for making
         a considerable growth in the membership of the   possible the production of this bi-annual
         Society, being 100% up on the previous year.     magazine. It would also like to thank R.T.V.
         Bahraini nationals account for a significant     Bahrain, the Gulf Weekly Mirror and Falcon
         proportions of this increase, indicating a grow­  Cinefoto for the help that they have given the
         ing awareness of and interest in the archaeology   Society in the past and look forward to their
         and history of our islands.                      continued support in the future.




                                                                          Editor Marguerite G. Coady

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          President            Mr. Mohamed Eshaq.
                                                         1. One of the Dilmun Seals found in Bahrain in
          Vice President       Mr. Khaled Zayani.       the 1950’s. These seals were used in Bahrain by
                                                        traders 4,000 years ago.
          Secretary            Mrs. Marguerite Coady.     The Bull’s Head found at the Temple of Barbar
          Treasurer            Mr. Ahmed Fakhri.        in Bahrain, dates from about 2.500 B.C.
                                                        3. The stone with a cuneiform, found in Bahrain
                                                        in the 19th Century, tells of “the servant of the
          Honorary Members.                             god Inzak”. is known from the Babylonian
          H. E. Shaikh Abdulaziz Mohamed Al-Khalifa.    god-lists as the principal god of Dilmun. “Place
  •*»                                                   of Rimum, servant of the god Inzak, of the
                                                        tribe of Aqarum.”
          Sir Mortiner Wheeler C.H., K.T., C.I.E., M.C.
                                                           The Qibla Stone from the Suq A1 - Kamis
  r                                                     Mosque, indicates the direction of prayer.
          Mr. Thomas Geoffrey Bibby.
                                                        Suq Al-Khamis is the oldest existing Moslem
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                                                        building in Bahrain and dates from the 11th
          Mr. Frederick Day.                            -century.

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