Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798Browne, William George
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Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798
Browne, William George
Egypt -- Description and travel; Sudan -- Description and travel; Syria -- Description and travel
From Cooka to Muddago 2
In Muddago are Mohammedans, who are governed by a
petty prince under the king of Bergoo.
From Muddago to Bahr-el-Fittré } { 1½
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The people on the banks of Bahr-el-Fittré are called } {
Abu-semmîn, and are Mohammedans. They use little boats} {
for the purpose of passing from one place to another } {
on the river. } N.W. {
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From Bahr-el-Fittré to Bahr-el-Gazalle } { 2
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_Road deep sand, no trees._ } {
The neighbourhood of the Bahr-el-Gazalle is inhabited
by Arabs, who feed camels and sheep, and some oxen.
_Route from Khukjé to the Bahr-el-ada, and thence towards the
Bahr-el-abiad._
From Khukjé to Baraka S.S.W. 3
_Baraka is inhabited by independent Arabs._
The greater part of this road is deep sand; the
remainder, from _Baraka_ by the Bahr-el-ada, is clay.
The part of that river, which is here meant, is
occupied by tribes of Arabs feeding cows and sheep;
they are called Missicié. This part of the river is
also frequented by wild and ferocious animals. The
Missicié Arabs comb their hair back, twist it, and
fasten it in the form of a scorpion’s tail behind.
They collect honey of the wild kind in great quantity,
and hunt the elephant.
From Baraka to Tûrrût S.E. 4
From Tûrrût to Jungeiôn S.E. 1
The people of Jungeiôn are tall and black; they have
cows, sheep, and goats, and feed on the _Mahriek_ or
white maize. They collect the dung of the animals
mentioned, dry it, roast it on the fire, and
afterwards use it for a bed. These people are very
numerous. The country in their neighbourhood is all a
plain, and the soil clay. They have a practice,
apparently superstitious, of milking their cows into a
vessel with a narrow mouth, that the milk may not be
seen, and never pour it into a dish or bowl; and any
stranger who visits them is obliged to drink of the
dugs of the cow, as do the calves.
From Jungeiôn to Shăd S.E. 1
From Shăd to Inigulgulé N. ¼
_Route from Khukjé to the Bahr-el-ada, thence toward the
Bahr-el-abiad, and returning to Rîl._
The inhabitants of Inigulgulé are idolaters. They
clothe themselves with a kind of cotton cloth.
From Inigulgulé to the residence of the king of Ibbé E. ¼N. 1½
From said residence to the confines of Dar-Fûr N.W. 4
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