172 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv. cs. xvit.

Muhammad begot 'Agi'b, who begot Haltit and Khayr el Sid and Hasoba and el Zaj^n Balula and Abu Bukr.

Hasan begot the Hagakab and the Na'amanab (sic) and the Kiab. Razuk begot the feki Mekki.

KhalafuUa begot the Hatukab (?) and the 'Atwadab and the Igirbab. 'Ali begot Kharuf, who begot the Kharufab and Hammadullab and the 'Ahidab and the Bashkab. All of these are the descendants of Hadlul."

Perhaps "el Zayn Balula" should be "el Zayn and Balula," and by "Zuaynab" in No. i would in this case be meant the descendants of this el Zayn.

There is nothing in No. 2 to correspond to the names of the three sections said in No. i to be descended from KhalafuUa.

By "'Agi'bab" (No. 2) are meant the children of the Agib son of Muhammad mentioned above (No. i).

The feki Sherifi's kiibba is at Ummat 'Ankan'b east of el Kamlin. El feki 'Abdulla was also a Mesallami and is said to have been buried near Gebel

'Isa Talib (near Ummat Ankarib).

"Igirbab" means "The mangy ones." XVIII This Razuk is not the Razuk of the quotation from No. i in note XVII, but a son of Muhammad Katarish (so both Nos. i and 2).

XIX No. I, in agreement with No. 2, previously gave an "'Awad el Ken'm" as a son of Muhammad Katarish. Later on No. i gives another Awad el Ken'm, "ancestor of the Talbab," as son of Hamtur. No. 2 has apparently confused the two.

xxvii No. I calls them "Our lords the Hashiab," and launches forth into praises of the Ashraf, omitted by No. 2.

Koz Ragab is on the Atbara, and the Kash to the East. XXX No. I gives the sons of Ibrahim as No. 2, but omits to say Ak-hal died

childless, and adds "Fakid {sic) begot the Rizkab."

XXXI For "Shokab" No. i gives "Shakutab," and, while giving the 'Agamab as descendants of Ibrahim, does not say that they were so descended through 'Omar.

No. I adds among the descendants of Ibrahim one " Muhammad walad 'Agib el Shinanabi."

XXXII No. I gives "Teraif" for "Terarif."

After the mention of Sirayrab several lines are added by No. 1 which are incomprehensible and omitted by No. 2. The passage in No. i runs thus:

>wv^'3 j'i^^ i— J.J ^jj j-**.^\ ^j^oA.jJI j^ ?----J' 3*^3' *X<J»- AJU^ ^jIj

AiiXaJI y^ \^tt^j^^ dJU^^I j3'>*^' ^-^ ^33 AA-JJ^"^! ^ij^^f 'y** O-iP'

and may possibly be translated: "And of the stock of Delisa are the Sirayrab Awlad el 'Irak, and the Abu Denana surnamed 'el 'Irak 'Abd

el 'Ali,' and Abu Denana Hammad, [these two latter being] the sons of el Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman the elder son of Delisa the elder ; and their mother was el Zayn, called [reading lyiS for I^U] ' Gariat el Halanka' ['The