272 NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE SUDAN iv. d3.

256. ^"YUSEF IBN EL ShEIKH MuHAMMAD^ IBN EL TeRAYFI." A pupil of his father. . . . Before his death he appointed his son Sheikh Muhammad to succeed him.

257. "Zayn el 'Abdin IBN EL Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman ibn el Sheikh Dafa'alla."

A follower of Sheikh el Gunayd^.

258. "^''El Zayn ibn el Sheikh Sughayerun^" (d. 1086 a.h.^). He was born in the Shaikia country.. . .His mother was Hoda, one of the Terayfia. He followed the teaching of his father, and died in 1086 A.H,

259. "ZiADA IBN EL NuR ibn cl Sheikh Muhammad walad 'fsa." He was the Khalifa of Sheikh Muhammad' 'Ali and, like all the pupils of that famous man, the recipient of favours from King Badi walad Rubat. King Dekin too sent him on one occasion 50 head [of slaves].

He died at Dongola el 'Agtiz [Old Dongola], and was succeeded by his son Ahmad,

On the back of the last, i.e. the 220th page, is written in a rough and different hand :

"The ownership of this Tahakdt has been transferred to Mu-

hammad ibn Ahmad Hammad el Nil el Rayyah. He has not...

{illegible). . .nor changed it."

1 Tree 9. - No. 177. ^ No. 49.

"* Tree i. ^ No. 241. ® 1675 ^-D. 7 No. 181 (?).