View source for Inscription on the Monument of Kabar Hadra in Lebanaon

Transcribed by [[Norwit]] during his trip to [[Lebanon]].

[Written in Greek]

    It has long been my fortune to study not only the art of swordplay but also letters and 
    lore, to the extent that the Romans have given me the name of [[Palamedes]]. Much have I 
    learned, and not all of it auspicious. And now it is said by pilgrims that a king of the 
    north has come south even to Rome, whose understanding of things is much in line with my 
    own. Since I have met with naught but ridicule in my own land, I leave to consult or join 
    with him, either there or in his island home.
    
    Because I may never return, I leave, briefly, the following conclusions I have drawn from 
    my researches: That there exists a cruel and vile people in some remote corner of the 
    earth, That they in ancient times raided Egypt, Anatolia, and Crete, before returning 
    undefeated and unbowed to their obscure or distant home; That they are marked from other 
    men by the presence of tails like monkeys', a symbol of their subhuman nature; That they 
    are nevertheless crafty and remorseless in war, That they have resolved to return to 
    effect the utter annihilation not only of the Roman Empire, whose passing I would scarcely 
    mom but also all of all humanity, Roman and Arab and Persian and Abyssinian alike.
    
    This King Bear has voyaged to a land far to the west, beyond the so-called Pillars of 
    Hercules, over the River Ocean, near those distant shores to which elves go when they hear 
    the call. There, he claims, he has fought against this race, and had the worse of it. The 
    patriarch of Rome has called him mad, but his beliefs so align with mine that I cannot let 
    him go unheeded. Therefore, let me take up arms and entrust my soul to the gods. For the 
    sake of humanity, let us succeed.
    
    [[Qabar Hadra]]