CONTENTS

PAGE Introduction v

Bibliography of Editions referred to ... . xiii

Part I THE INHABITANTS OF THE NORTHERN SUDAN BEFORE THE TIME OF THE ISLAMIC INVASIONS

CHAP.

1. The Pre-Islamic Arabian Element 3

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2. The Nubians, the Nuba and the Libyan element

3. The Bega, the Blemyes and the Nuba of Merge

4. The non-Arab races of Darfur .... Appendix i. A tabular comparison of the Berti and Zaghawa dialects . . . . . ii8 Appendix 2. A tabular comparison of the dialects of the

people of Midob, the Birked and the Barabra . . . . . . .119 Appendix 3. A tabular comparison of the dialect of the

Fur with those of certain of the "Fertit" tribes ....... 120 Appendix 4. A short vocabulary of the Masali't language 122 Appendix 5. The Tungur-Fur of Dar Furnung . . 122

Part II THE PROGRESS OF THE ARAB TRIBES

THROUGH EGYPT

1. The Progress through Egypt in the Middle Ages of certain Arab tribes now represented in the Sudan 131 Appendix. On the penetration of the Sudan by Berber

Tribes ....... 151 Note to Genealogical Trees i , 2 and 3 (from Wiisten- feld). . 154

2. The General Progress of the Arabs through Egypt AND their Invasions of Dongola . . . .155

Genealogical Trees 1,2, and 3 . between 192 and 193

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