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=== Signes in Géodésie. ===

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==== signes p.r les cartes α ====

eaux minerales It. 5
echelles R.d. 18
etangs grands R.d. 15
- moy. It. 8
faubourgs R.d. 12
<s>flaques d'eau </s>forets gr. C.p. 30
forets petites It. 15
hameaux It. 9
iles moy. C.p. 
- petites R.d. 15
- de riv. gr. It. 8
lacs gr. C.d. 18
- moy. It. 12

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villes cap. C.d. 30

landes gr. R.d. 15
- petit. It. 8
marais It. 8
meridiens C.d. 18
mers gr. (océan) C.d. 48
- ord. C.p. 30
montagnes chaines C.p. 28
- chaines second. R.d. 18
- [isolées ?] gr. & pet. It. 89
monumens isolés It. 6
notes It. 5
observations C.d. 12
passages defilés R.d. 10
plaines grandes C.p. 15
points cardinaux C.d. 24
villes du 2.e ordre C.d. 24

points trig. 1er. ord. C.p. 18
- - 2e - R.d. 12
ponts It. 5
rades C.p. 15
riv. grandes R.p. 10
- ord. It. 6
rochers <s>en masse </s> It. 7
ruines carac. penché [sténo]
salines It. 7
sources de riv. It. 4
vallées C.p. 27.
vallons gr. R.p. 15
- pet. It. 8
villages gr. It 12
- ord. It. 9
villes 3e ordre C.p. 18

==== voyage à Adulis β ====

Mousfⱥwwa' 11 mars
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fragmens de poterie dont je pris deux : ils étaient tous marqués en dehors de lignes parallèles
fortement creusées. je remarquai encore un <s>pilon </s> mortier lave usé et troué au fond. il y avait près
des chapiteaux et des futs de colonnes dont je remarquai deux sites 4 pierres delaves carrées
et creusées de 4 à 5 centim. Toutes les ruines me semblaient occuper un demi mille
carré environ. du coté de l'E, et près du torrent (qui s'est creusé un lit à berges verticales
de 2 mètres de haut, sur 8 à 10 de large) est un point de passage entre deux petites
elevations. on croit y voir les restes d'une porte. les tombeaux de l'ancienne ville
couvraient un espace de 100 à 200 mètres de large au dire des Saho. le torrent a 
tout emporté et nivelé à 2.5 mètres au dessous du sol des tombeaux. quelques uns de 
ceux-ci néanmoins sont presque recouverts par l'alluvion aussi on a peine à croire que les
autres soient de la ville ancienne puisqu'ils sont au dessus du sol d'alluvion actuel.

==== destruction d'Adulis γ ====

un fait qui me fut confirmé par plusieurs Saho et Hhabab, c'est que lorsque le
torrent enlève de la terre là il met à decouvert des vases de porcelaine et de verre vert
pour la plupart entiers. un pasteur m'assura avoir employé un de ces vases chez lui mais
on le lui avait cassé depuis peu. Ceci prouverait que la catastrophe qui abima Adulis
fut subite et la tradition d'un tremblement de terre est d'autant plus vraisemblable 
que des phenomènes analogues sont très fréquens à Mousfawwa'. - on me dit qu'un 
franc qui assaillait des hyènes, M. Ruppel sans doute était resté un mois à Afta
qu'on eut bien soin de ne pas lui montrer la pierre à laquelle on prie. on avait
bien peur que je n'emportasse une de ces pierres, et pour ne pas offenser le monde je ne 
dessinai rien car on aurait cru que je copiais une inscription et l'on n'aurait plus
cherché de ces pierres pour moi.

==== superstitions Saho δ ====

Sanda est le nom du torrent d'Azoli. personne ne pouvait me rien dire des ruines
marquées dans la carte Anglaise quoiqu'elles ne soient qu'à 5 milles de distance. Tous les ans
pendant la saison des pluies les Saho sacrifient une bete à la montagne de habon hawa
et l'on mange toute la chair sur place. Si l'un des convives en emporte un morceau
les genies les poursuivent à coups de pierre. Ces mêmes Saho lorsqu'ils voient pour la
1ère fois la nouvelle Lune, se mettent quelque chose de vert sur la tête et dans les cheveux.
hiptay chretien de halay me donna même un brin de buisson, ce qui prouverait que
l'usage ne tient pas uniq.t au Samhar. on fait cela même quand les nuages ne
laisseraient voir le croissant qu'au bout de 4 à 5 jours. Les atokles tribus aguerrie entre
les habab et les hardendoa, au lieu de verdure machent un peu de blé et le mettent 
sur leur front.

==== voyage d'Adulis ε ====

Après 1.5 jour passé à Afta nous en partimes de nuit à 2h0m (Xl. A) allant le 
long de la mer et droit au N, fesant 2.3 milles à l'heure. à 4h30 lit de torrent à 4h
35 un tombeau et 3 puits amers à 400 mètres de la mer qui est ici cotoyée de 
mangliers et d'acacias à tête en [cymble ?] et hauts de 3m à 5h10 tourné à gauche
vers le mont gadoum : a 5h15 arrivé à adjimbogo cercle de 15 à 20 huttes. nous y 
bumes du lait et repartimes à 6h0m ; à [réserve] 3 puits (bonne eau) et tombeaux de
[illisible]. à 7h35 puits rochers et cap du wady de gⱥbⱥlalo. l'eau est à 3.m de la
surface et devient amère en été.

==== id suite ζ ====

Il y a a ici beaucoup de jolis arbres et (en cette saison) de l'herbe en
abondance. Les rochers plateaux quoiqu'ils paraissent être le prolongement du M.t
gⱥdⱥm et qu'ils soient elevés de 20 à 25 mètres au dessus de la plaine sont
neanmoins la même roche coralligène qu'on voit à Mousfⱥwwa'. leur prolong.t
forme un <s>cap</s> promontoire et une crique qui ne sont pas indiqués dans la carte
Anglaise. nous eumes là une querelle pour avoir un vase à boire de l'eau. nous
passames la chaleur sous un arbre du mouswak, et nous partimes à 1h40m il y 
a à gⱥbalalo des sortes de coupes d'argile près des puits larges de 1m et servant à 
faire boire les bêtes : j'ai vus id a hageyn, et une femme eloignait les bêtes ce qui est
rare chez les musulmans. à 2h 10m cap tökoul oublié [lgt ?] <s>aussi</s> sur la carte. à 2. 35
puits leg.r amer de hamas. à 3h15m, marché droit sur le ☉ (jusqu'au soir sur cette
même direction à 4h0m laissé habib et à gauche : puits. à 4h27 marchè au S. 
à 5h0m arrivé à ab ha'seyn parti de là de nuit à 1h45 et arrivé à 3h25 à [sténo]

Revision: Folio 16r (#33)

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