132 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv.aii.li.

LI The Mesallamia are the family of Musallam son of Hegaz^ son of 'Atif el Bukri. He migrated from Syria in the time of 'Omar ibn 'Abd el 'Aziz and settled in the Sudan.

LII The RiKABiYYUN are the family of Rikab ibn 'Abdulla and trace their descent to el Sheikh Ahmad ibn 'Omar el Zila'i, who was of the stock of 'Okayl ibn Abu Talib.

LIII The 'Amriyyun (spelt 'amr. . .) are the family of Sulayman son of 'Omar son of 'Abd el Malik son of Marwan, and are the ruling race that are known now as the Fung.

LIV The pedigree of Fezara is well known. They are one of the

tribes of Tami'm and have dwelt [in the Sudan] since the conquest of el Bahnasa.

LV The Beni 'Amir are the family of 'Amir ibn el Darab el 'Adwani, [and] entered Abyssinia.

LVI Kenana are the relatives of Duhaym ibn Ahmad el Kenani, an important and unblemished family. They dwell in the same parts of the country as Fezara.

LVI I The Gabiria are a numerous body in Abyssinia, [but] the majority of them are between the Mahass and Dongola; and it is

well known that they are the family of Gabir ibn 'Abdulla el Ansar[i], who left them [as his posterity] at the time of the conquest of Dongola, after its siege.

LVIII Rufa'a used to dwell with the Bega and Abyssinians. Then they migrated to the Nile. They are the family of Kahtan; and God knows best.

LIX The 'Abbasiyyun are of the family of 'Abdulla ibn 'Abbas in the Sudan. They include the family of el Saffah and others.

LX The Gabarta are Arabs by origin.

LXI The Fellata- invaded the land of Takrur. They are the family

of Fellat son of 'Ukba^ ibn Yasir from el Batrayn. Some genealogists say that they trace their descent to 'Abd el Rahman son of Abu Bukr el Sadik: others say they are Arabs. God knows best.

LXII The Hadarba. I heard el Sheikh 'Abdulla Abu el Wuzir el Hadrami say that they were from Hadramaut, and similarly the Delaykab also, and [that] the cause of their emigration was [their] maltreatment of pilgrims. Then they settled among the Bega at Erkowit and Suakin, [where they are] till the present day; and some of them have scattered farther afield.

LXIII The Ga'afira are a mighty tribe, and are descended from

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