Travels in Ethiopia, above the second cataract of the Nile : $b exhibiting the state of that country, and its various inhabitants, under the dominion of Mohammed Ali; and illustrating the antiquities, arts, and history of the ancient kingdom of Meroe — John Shaqi
Travels in Ethiopia, above the second cataract of the Nile : $b exhibiting the state of that country, and its various inhabitants, under the dominion of Mohammed Ali; and illustrating the antiquities, arts, and history of the ancient kingdom of MeroeHoskins, G. A. (George Alexander)
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Travels in Ethiopia, above the second cataract of the Nile : $b exhibiting the state of that country, and its various inhabitants, under the dominion of Mohammed Ali; and illustrating the antiquities, arts, and history of the ancient kingdom of Meroe
Hoskins, G. A. (George Alexander)
Ethiopia -- Description and travel; Meroe (Extinct city); Nile River -- Description and travel; Nubia -- Description and travel; Sudan -- Antiquities; Sudan -- Description and travel
Commencement of the Journey across the Great Nubian
Desert. — Description of the Caravan. — Advantages of
Turkish Dress and Customs. — Provisions necessary for the
Desert. — Akaba, or Mountain Passes. — Dead Camels. —
Fear of Robbers. — Anxiety about the Stock of Water. —
Arab Opinion of Travellers. — Alarming Diminution of our
Water. — Dead Bodies of Slaves and Camels. — Hojab el
Jenous. — Bab el Korosko. — Age of the Camel. — Bahr Bela
Ma, or Sea without Water. — Mirage. — Perils and Charms
of the Desert Life. — Dilet el Doom, Valley of the Shade
of the Dooms. — Gold Mines. — Omrishi Sufir. — Wells now
dry. — El Murrah, or the Well of Bitter Waters. —
Hieroglyphics on the Rocks. — Colony of Bishareen. —
Height and Character of the Mountains. — Arab Songs. —
Gazelle. — Danger of leaving Caravan. — Absah Gold Mines.
— Storms in the Desert. — Cambyses. — Bruce. — Arab
Manner of mounting the Camel. — Manner in which the Arabs
repose. — Arrival at the Nile. — Estimate of the Length
of the Route and general Pace of the Camel 17
CHAPTER III.
Abou-Hammed. — Fortified House of the Sheakh. — Island of
Mograt. — Population. — Tax to the Pasha. — Tropical
Rains. — Arab Raft. — Fortunate Escape. — Manner in which
the Camels pass the River. — Gagi. — Description of the
Harem of a Sheakh. — Office hereditary. — Habitation of a
Sheakh. — Ethiopian Flies. — Doum Trees. — Abou-Hashim
and other Villages. — Cultivation. — Arab Civilities. —
Berber Sheep and Goats. — Villages and Islands. — Arab
Burial-ground. — General Character of the Country. —
Tract of Desert. — Wild Asses. — Fifth Cataract. —
Present State of numerous Villages. — Arrival at
Makkarif, Capital of Berber 34
CHAPTER IV.
Visit to the Governor. — Court and ancient Chiefs of the
Country. — Hospitable Reception. — Turkish
Entertainments. — Character of the Governor. — His
Attentions. — Style of living. — Dongolah Horses. —
Anecdotes, Costumes, and Portraits of the Chiefs. —
Turkish Knowledge of the Arts. — Bazaar of Makkarif. —
Houses. — Manufactory of Indigo. — Extent of Cultivation.
— Population. — Camels’ Hides. — Sugar Manufactory. —
Ethiopian Wool. — Bishareen Tribe. — Manner of collecting
their Tribute. — Ababdes and other Arab Tribes. — Turkish
Policy. — Burckhardt. — Character of the People. — Arabs
of the Desert 44
CHAPTER V.
Departure from Makkarif. — Various Villages. — The
Mugrum, ancient Astoboras. — Route to Goss Redjab. —
Verdant Appearance of the Island of Meroe. — Voyage on
the Astapus. — Numerous Villages. — Cottages. —
Hippopotami. — Manner of destroying them. — Villages. —
Arrival at the Pyramids of Meroe 62
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