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IV. D 2. XXXIII. OF THE SUDAN 215

XI Now the Gamu'i'a and the Sururab and the Gimi'Ab and the Ga'aliyyun and the MirafabI and the Rubatab and the SHAiKfA are all descended from the same ancestor, viz. Abu Merkha, who was

ultimately descended from el 'Abbas.

XII The Hasanat. Their place is round el Ketayna.

XIII The Deghaym and Kenana are the sons of 'Omar, and live at Gema'an near Abba Island.

XIV The Selim and the Rufa'iyyun are Guhayna by descent. XV The Mesallamia are Guhayna by descent, and their place is in the Gezira.

XVI The Medaniyyun. Their place is at Medani.

XVII The 'Arakiyyun. Their place is Abu Haraz and 'Abud. XVIII The Khawalda are round 'Abud, and they are Guhayna by descent.

XIX The Kawahla are round 'Abud and Wad Medani, and they trace descent to Zubayr ibn el 'Awwam, and among them are the Hasanat and the Shenabla.

XX The Ya'akubab^ are said to trace their descent to the Ga'aliy- yun.

XXI The 'Akaliyyun. Their place is between the Binder and the Blue Nile.

XXII The Hammada are between the Dinder and the Rahad. XXIII The Kawasma reside north of Sennar.

XXIV The Kamati'r. Their place is Karkog. XXV The Lahawiyyun are mostly nomads and live on the east of the White Nile between el Kawa and el Gebelayn.

XXVI The Beni Husayn are spoken of as " Awlad Abu Rof," and most of their nomads are from Gebel Sakadi and Moya to Khor el Dulayb.

XXVII The Markum are a large tribe.

XXVIII The 'Ulatiyyun are mostly nomads: and all the six tribes are descended from Guhayna.

XXIX The Fung are they who founded the ancient kingdom of

Sennar with the 'Abdullab, and they were the greatest power in the Sudan, and their descent is from the Beni Ommayya.

XXX The Hamag were the viziers of the Fung, and their descent

is from the Ga'aliyyun.

XXXI The Shukri'a are Guhayna by descent. XXXII The Batahin are Ga'aliyyun by descent. XXXIII The Dubania are Guhayna by descent.

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