The Horses of the Sahara and the Manners of the DesertDaumas, E. (Eugène)
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The Horses of the Sahara and the Manners of the Desert
Daumas, E. (Eugène)
Arabian horse; Sahara
Thirty loads of barley 150
Four _khrabya_, or enormous earthen vessels filled
with butter
Total 1,100 _douros_.
I estimate at 600 _douros_ the amount of what he may
have lent or sold, to the people of the _kuesours_
with whom he has business transactions 600 _douros_.
In his tent he has 600
Buried in a hose belonging to him in one of the
_kuesours_[92] 1,000
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Total 2,200 _douros_.
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He has likewise a house in a kuesour in the charge of
a _khremass_, containing his most valuable property 60 _douros_.
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RECAPITULATION.
Tent and furniture, etc 741 _douros_.
Wearing apparel of both sexes 815
Arms 219
Harness and Accoutrements 376
Horses, cattle, etc. 20,988
Deposits 1,100
Loans, etc. 2,200
House 60
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Total 26,499
_douros_.[93]
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