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Sulayman ibn 'Abd el Malik ibn Marwan was the name of the seventh of the Ommayyad dynasty, who died in 717 A.D.; but he certainly never

went to Abyssinia and the Sudan and he died nine years before " el Saffah " was born. Either the Sulayman referred to here is another man altogether or, more likely, a confusion has arisen between his name and that of

'Abdulla ibn Marwan, the last of the Ommayyads, who did take refuge in the Sudan.

The first 'Abbasid Khalifa reigned from 750 to 754 a.d. MS. 3 omits mention of the change of " Ans" to "Ounsa." ccxiv For "Ounsab" MS. 2 gives "Unsdb." ccxv Cp. A 2, XXXII ; A II , Lv and D 2, xli.

ccxvi "Fung" (jj-^) and "Fung" (^>s) occur with equal common-

ness. In D 3 both are used indiscriminately. For the origin of the name see Westermann, pp. lii et seq.

910 A.H. (1504 A.D.) is the accepted date for the foundation of the kingdom of Sennar, and there is greater agreement in the numerous extant chronologies of the kings than would be expected.

The points that are worthy of notice here are

(i) That in Bruce and Cailliaud's versions 'Abd el Kadir appears as successor instead of predecessor of Nail, but in BA, D 2, and D 7 (which

is the most reliable) 'Abd el Kadir is shown as succeeding 'Omara Dunkas.

(2) "'Omara Abu Sakinin" (MSS. i and 2) should probably be " 'Omara Abu Sakakin" (or " Sakaykin" as in MS. 3, D 3, vi and D 7).

(3) Duda (or Dura, as in MS. 3) is also given by Bruce and Cailliaud, but in D 2 and D 7 (and as a general rule) he is omitted.

(4) "Tanbul" appears in Bruce as "Tiby"; in Cailliaud, D 2 and D 7 as " Tabl '' : MS. 3 also gives " Tabl."

(5) 'Abd el Kadir and Ounsa appear in transposed order in Bruce, Cailliaud, D 2, and D 7.

(6) The 'Adlan who preceded Badi Sid el Kum is similarly said by Bruce to have been son of Ounsa and brother of 'Abd el Kadir: Cailliaud

also calls him brother of 'Abd el Kadir. D 2 and D 7 and MSS. in general {e.g. D 3, 241) call him "son of Aya": this may be a nickname, or his mother may have been Aya, or there may be a confusion between Aya (written i-^t) and Unsa, i.e. Ounsa (a_JI or i-.jl).

Cailliaud is in error when he speaks of 'Adlan as "Tue par le cheykh Agyb." All the MSS. and all traditions agree that 'Adlan killed 'Agi'b, i.e. the famous sheikh of the 'Abdullab, known as the Mdngilak, for whom see D 3 (vi and passim) and D 5 («).

As regards the site of the battle, Cailliaud gives it as Karkog, as do BA, AB and D3 (No. 241): elsewhere in D 3 (No. 126) it is written

"Kargog" or " Karjoj " (^^s^j.^) by error for Karkog (^^j^). D 7

gives "Kalkol," and the latter may be correct. The name Karkog, as generally used, applies to a large and well-known village over 50 miles

south of Sennar and it is most improbable that Sheikh 'Agib would ever have been fighting the Fung there. His seat was north of Khartoum and