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IV. ABC. XXI. ■ OF THE SUDAN 87

1. Humayyir and Dahaysh, ancestors of the Humayyirab and Dahayshab were full brothers.

2. The Mawwatab : " Among them was Walad Dayfa." 3. The 'Awadia sub-tribes: "Each one of these tribes has many branches"

4. The Makbulab : " Some of them live near Shendi." XXI Mismar ibn Serrar ibn Kerdam had four sons, namely Sa'ad el Ferid, and the three sons of a single mother, Subuh Abu Merkha,

the above-mentioned Rubat, and Nebih. . . .{The descendants of each are given in Tree 3 , but as remarks not mentioned in the tree are made in passing concerning some of them, these remarks are inserted here, as follows) :

1. The Dubab: "Among them was Sheikh el Husayn el Zahrd." 2. The Gima'a: "Among them was 'Asdkir Abu Kaldm." 3. The Hakamab, or Awl ad Hakim : " Some of them are in Don- gola and others in the Ga'ali'n country: among them was the feki

Muhammad ibfi el Bedowi, who was Sheikh el Islam." "And Hakim also has descendants round Arko, called the Mihaynab."

4. The Nasirab: "Their ancestor Ndsir dwelt on the White Nile near Berayma."

5. Hdmid Abu Tinka: (i) "He of el 'Ayn, which lies west of el Sdfia in the Kababish country." (2) The descendants of his son

'Adlan are said to be at el Koz village, those of his other two sons at Um 'Adam, and those of his grandson Muhammad "among the Halawin," i.e. all in Mesallami'a district.

6. Marangdna {ancestress of the Hagab): "She of the ridge near Walad Medani."

7. The Rashidab : " Who live on the White Nile near el Hanayk." 8. The Mukdab: "On the west bank of the White Nile, opposite Gebel Auli."

9. The Nailab : " They include the sons of el Mek Bdbikr who were about 18 in all and each of whom had posterity."

10. The Sulaymania: "On the White Nile, opposite Um Arda Island."

11. The Hamaydania : "Among them was the feki Ibrahim 'Abd el Ddfa'i, the author of the History of the Sudan."

12. The Shaki'rab: "Near Um Arda Island."

13. The 'fsAwiA: "Some of them are with the Kababish." 14. The DuNiBAB : " Who live with the Gimi'ab, and include Kudur

the panegyrist."

15. The Harayzab: " Who include Sheikh Dafa'alla el Gharkdn^y who lives at Omdurmdn."

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