196 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv.dlcliv.

White Gin which deceived the prophet of God Sula^inan (God bless him), and Christian slaves who came to West [Africa] from Afturia and conquered it, but were subsequently conquered by Islam and converted, and then multiplied for generation after generation in

^^■est [Africa]. CLV The rest of the inhabitants of Kordofan from the banks of

the White Nile to Donkola are 'Anag. The countr}- to the west of it and south of it, and all its mountains, are [peopled by] Xuba.

CLVI Fertit are all Zing by descent. CLVII The Bexi Helba Arabs in the West are descended from the

Beni 'Amir Arabs of the Hegaz. CLVIII So too the Selim Arabs on the White Xile and in the Gezira and at Tekali and in the West are descended from the Selim Arabs of the Hegaz.

CLIX The Gell.\ba el How.\r.\ are from Upper Eg\-pt [el Rjf] and descended from remnants of the stock of 'Ad.

CLX The B.\za'a are descended from the tribes of el HtpuR, Arabs

of Upper Eg)-pt [el Rt'f], and are connected in lineage with the Derr. CLXI The Selimia are Ashr.\f, and likewise the Awlad el MAG^L\R

at Um Gurfa^.

CLXII The Dagu and the inhabitants of K_\ga and Katul are

'.■\NAG.

CLXIII The Ghodiat are H.\-\l\g. CLXIV The people of Sennar are Beni 0^enl\tya by descent. CLXV The Mesallamia are Bedayria by descent. CLXVI The DwAYH Arabs are Guhayna by descent.

CLX VII The Xuba of el H-\raza and Um Dl"RR.\k: and Abu Hadid

are 'Anag. excepting the Awlad Mahmud at el Haraza who are RlK-\BiA ASHRAF.

CLXVIII The people of Abu Tl'BR are partly Magidia, and partly RlK-\BiA ASHR-\F.

CLXIX The Xuba of Abu Slnxn are 'Anag by descent. CLXX The Kl-rtan are '.Anag by descent. CLXXI The H.\SAXIA Arabs on the \Miite Xile are Gl"Hayna by descent.

CLXXII The SHAN.\KiT in the West are a medley of Arabs, con-

taining nomad Arabs and Derr Arabs and Arabs of Upper Eg}-pt [el Rif], and there have joined them some Ashraf of the [Beni]

'Abb.\s and the Hasania and the Husay> ia ; and the lineage of each is known.

CLXXII I The Mogh.\rba are Arabs of Upper Eg)-pt [el Rif]. and

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