58 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv. ba.ccxvi.

the numerous engagements between the Fung and the 'AbdullAb used to take place in the vicinity of el Halfaya, or at least far north of Sennar.

Kalkol is close to el Kamlin, some 60 miles south of Khartoum, and a

likely spot for a battle to have occurred between Fung and 'AbdullAb. Or again the reference may well be to a small village called Karkog very close to the south of Khartoum, and a copyist, thinking the southernly Karkog to be intended, and knowing it to be out of the question, may

have substituted "Kalkol."

(7) Nineteen years is too long for Badi Sid el Kum. Bruce gives 6, Cailliaud 7, D 2 12, and D 7 only 3 years for his reign.

(8) "Badi, son of Abu Dukn" (in all three MSS.) should be "Badi Abu Dukn."

By " Si'di 'Abd el Kadir el Gayli" (in all three MSS.) the author means 'Abd el Kadir el Gilani, the founder of the Kadiria tarika, who died in 1 166 A.D.

The words translated "was a follower of" are O^^^ ^s j.^a».. (9) MS. 3 (only) allots Ounsa son of Nasir 14 instead of 4 years,

ccxvii-ccxxi Isma'il died about 1766 and the total of the preceding reigns mentioned by BA is 310 years. As BA says 'Omara Dunkas began to reign in 910 A.H., this would bring us to 1220 A.H., i.e. 1805 A.D. It is clear, therefore, that the durations of the reigns have been exaggerated.

There were nominal Fung kings who succeeded Isma'il, and the names that follow here as those of the Hamag dynasty are really those of the all-

powerful Hamag viziers.

Between Isma'il and Nasir walad Muhammad there is a gap during which 'Adlan II was nominal king and Badi walad Ragab and Ragab walad Muhammad successively viziers. Nasir succeeded Ragab while

'Adlan was still on the throne. For these kings and viziers see D 7.

In para, ccxix MS. 3 gives "Muhammad walad Ragab" for "Ragab walad Muhammad," and 4 years for 4^.

ccxxii "1230" (I rr.) is no doubt a misprint for "1235" (| TTc). Isma'il Pasha took Sennar in June, 1821.

ccxxiii MS. 3 is identical with MSS. i and 2 in this paragraph, but for

the omission of the words "that was found" and "ibn" (between "Ibra-

him" and "el feki") and the substitution of "Gabarabi" for "Gabirabi"; but MS. 3 of the nisba ends abruptly with the words " Gabir son of Muhammad. End" {j^_j^\ j^:>~« ^1 j^^**-)- A copy in the possession of the feki Muhammad 'Abd el Magid of Omdurman is identical in this passage with MSS. i and 2, but ends abruptly with "and I confide."

Which of the copyists is referred to in the phrase " I found his son. . . " is uncertain as there is no information available as to the date of el Nur el Gabirabi.

The date of el Sherif el Tahir ibn 'Abdulla would be about the end of the fifteenth century a.d., i.e. about the time of the foundation of the

Fung kingdom: he was senior to Sheikh el Zayn ibn Sughayerun, whom D 3 (No. 258) says died in 1086 a.h. (1675 a.d.), by five generations, both

being descended from 'Aid ; and it appears he wrote the nisba, and that