192 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv.di.ciii.

are the stock of 'Amir and 'Omran in the neighbourhood of Diraw, and they [are . . .a word omitted in the text] : among them again are

the Awlad Ga'afir el Sadik, who are Ashraf, and the Awlad Ga'afir el Tiar who are Beni Hashim ; and the Derr, the rulers of Egypt.

CIV The tribes of the Rikabia are three : the descendants of Rikab ibn Anas of Kuraysh, the descendants of Rikab ibn Sultan of

GuHAYNA, and the descendants of Rikab ibn Ghulamulla. The last named are Ashraf of the stock of el Husayn (the blessing of God on

him) the son of 'AH and of Fatima the daughter of the Prophet of God (on all of whom be the blessings of God).

CV El Sheikh Ghulamulla had two sons, Rikab and Rubat.

CVI Rikab had five sons, 'Abdulla, 'Abd el Nebi, Habib, 'Agib, and Zayd el Ferid.

CVI I Rubat had one son named Seli'm. CVIII Selim had six sons Ruzayn, Dahmash, Muhammad '(3n, 'Abd el Rizak, Hadhlul, and Musbah.

CIX 'Abdulla's sons were Haga and Hagag. CX Haga was ancestor of the Doalib, the children of el Sheikh walad Dolib.

CXI Hagag was ancestor of el Sheikh 'AH walad 'Ishayb (the pro-

genitor of the 'Ishaybab), and of el Sheikh walad Ak-hal and of a section of the Kawahla at TekaH and of the Hadahid and of the Ge- NANA and of the Simriab and of many households [living] with the Shukria.

CXI I 'Abd el Nebi had two sons, Mashir and Shakara. CXIII Among the descendants of Mashir was el Sheikh 'Abd el Sadik ancestor of the Sadikab ; and among the descendants of Shakara

was Hasan walad Shakara and the 'Abidab and the Nurab [who Hved] at el 'Afat in Dongola and left it and joined the Kababish and multi- pHed with them and became nomads.

CXIV The descendants of Habib are the Sababia.

CXV The descendants of 'Agi'b are the stock of el Sheikh Hammad^ Abu Halima the ancestor of the Halimab.

CXVI The descendants of Zayd el Ferid were the Shabwab and

the 'Akazab and the Tamrab and the four sons of el Hag Magid.

CXVII Selim, the son of Rikab 's brother, had six sons, as has been mentioned above.

CXVIII The descendants of Ruzayn were the Awlad Habib Nesi. CXIX The descendants of Dahmash were the Awlad el Feki 'Ali Manofal at el 'Afat.

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