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ckoufodah means hedge hog toson (297) 19°7' N.


water[modifier]

363/388 water freezes in Yemen (298)


tehama 375[modifier]

ras hele 18° 36' N. the principal Arabs to which the country belongs are Cotrushi, Sebahi, helali, mauchlota & menjahi. they come from a'jam & are black & woolly headed (302) there are also the Habib. - taami, in Hebrews temi, or tehama means the sea cost (302)


Kotumbal in 17°57'N. The Cotrushi abide in the village sibt (303)


island derege or shield island.


[dueime?] villages souths of Djezan in 16°12'5 N.


henna[modifier]

henna is an astringent to keep dry from sweat (307)


musc 380[modifier]

the Arabs perfume themselves with musc, amber, incense bejoin mixed with the sharp horny nails which are at the end of the fish [surrumbac?].


381[modifier]

371 the Abyssine girls bear children longer than the Arabs, i.e. after 20 years (308


ish Perim, otherwise mehun (315) raheeda (317)


money 383[modifier]

commesh, loubia, muchsota & harfare synonymous at Loheia: but the first is the most common. (323) 1 real = 40 commesh


weights[modifier]

a Loheia is a weight called faranzala = 20 roll of 160 drachms each (324)


Loheia[modifier]

Loheia (325) is 15°40'52 & 42°58'15


winds 386[modifier]

358 the harbours on the west coast are deep without banks or bars on account of the N.W. winds (327)


foosht island has excellent water (330) 15°59'43 they catch a great deal of fish called seajan w to sell at Loheia for corn.


rains 388[modifier]

374 in baccalan island are fine cisterns and it rains violently by intervals from October to March.


sea W. 389[modifier]

374 our fish & rice were boiled in sea water which I prefereed (335)


cisterns[modifier]

388 Zimmer island has fine cisterns 16°7'N. there are antelopes & hyenas.


Jibbel [teir?] called orneon in Ptolemy 15°38' (339)


bad bank by 15°28'15 - racka garbia isl. 15°31'30


dahlac 393[modifier]

the s. cape of Dahalak is ras shouke - [Dobelen?] has 80 houses (349) 370 cisterns. there are 12 villages in Dahalac the blacks of Arkeeko grow less black in a generation at Dahalac. - they are not long livers (353)


id 394[modifier]

formerly the Basha of masuah passed every summer at Dahalac for the coolness of the air. the fishery extended from Dah. to 20° N. a place between suakem & the supposed river frat called gungunnah in 21°28' N was for the grand signior. tortoises were also fished. tibbar i.e. pure gold from [senaar?] (354)


language 395[modifier]

the language at Dahalac is that of the shepherds.


ras anlalou the N. cape of Dahalac (360) there is a bogaz or run of tide between Dahalac & the S. point of the island of [Noora?], about 40 fathom broad.