96 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv. abc. xxi.
quence of which he fled northwards along the Koz el Hagiz to el 'Ayn in the far north, where he died.
9. The NAiLAB are the ruling family of GAMu'fA, that of Nasir el Mek. II. The "History of the Sudan" referred to is without doubt "D 7," of which the introduction shou'd be consulted.
The " AwLAD EL Sheikh el Taib" {see tree) are the Gamu'ia of the village of Sheikh el Taib, i.e. Sheikh Ahmad el Taib el Bashi'r, for whom see D 7, ccxxxv (and note).
15. Dafa'alla"el Gharkan" (i.e. "the drowned") was a religious recluse living in Omdurman. Since the Turkish days, i.e. for at least 33 years, he never emerged from his room. He was partly paralyzed and only a very select few ever had the entree to his presence. For no other reason than the above he acquired a great reputation for sanctity. He died in
1917.
16. "El 'Anagawi" {see tree) in other versions is "el Fungawi." The tribes mentioned as descended from MansQr the son of Gamu'a
represent the subsections of the Gamu'ia.
XXII Cp. D 6, XXXIX. D 5 (c) speaks of Subuh Abu Merkha, Ghanim's grandfather, as the first of the family to settle in the Sudan (paras, i-iii). The Tartars took Baghdad in 1258 a.d.
XXIII This accounts for the frequent occurrence in nisbas of "Fur" as descended from Dula son of Kerdam the Ga'ali. One remembers too
the name "Edrisdjal," i.e. Idri's el Ga'ali, as grandfather of Sulayman
Solon, one of the early Fur kings, and how 'Abd el Kerim ibn Gama'i the founder of the Wadai dynasty is said to have belonged to a Ga'ali family (see Introduction to Chap, i of Part III). Para, xxiv has reference to the second of these traditions.
XXI v See preceding note ; and cp. Wiistenfeld, 1 1 . Barik is not mentioned. The remainder are all but correctly given.
XXV See Wiistenfeld, A, D, and J. "Rubab" (^^bj) should be "Riab" (w>'£j) and "Sayda" (Sj*-*-^) should be "Hayda" (ejuj»-).
For Layla see Wiistenfeld, 2. The author seems to nod in repre-
senting Kuda'a as the son of Ma'ad ibn 'Adnan. Otherwise the genealogical facts are correct.
XXVI The accuracy of the first sentence is impugned by the author's own subsequent statements, e.g. as to the descent of the fourth tribe of GUHAYNA.
" Ghaylan" is generally written " 'Aylan ": cp. D i passim. For "Guhayna ibn Rish" see Wiistenfeld, H. "Rish" {J^ij) should be "Rayth" (w^rjj). The names of this Guhayna's ancestors as given do occur in Wiistenfeld, H, but with altered relationships.
For the second Guhayna see BA, Lviii and note thereto: "Anas" should be "Unays." This Guhayna belonged to the tribe of KudA'a.
For the third Guhayna see Wiistenfeld, i. "Sawad" (i'^w) should be "Sud" (>^). The family of this Guhayna were neighbours of the family of the Fezara son of Dhubian who was very closely connected with
the first Guhayna: see Wiistenfeld, p. 275 {sub Leith ben Sa'd).