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Another he gave to his brother Obeiri, 

 hence Seklawi-Obeiri. The third he gave 

 to his slave, so Seklawi al Abd (of the 

 slave). It is interesting to know that 

 Seklawi al x\bd proved a choicer strain 

 than Seklawi Obeiri. 



In closing his remarks on Keheilet Ajiiz 

 Upton says: 



** Whether the era of Keheilet Ajuz 

 was before or since the days of Rabiah, 

 and if before, whether the horses in- 

 herited by Rabiah were solely from her, 

 I cannot say. But it certainly appears 

 to me that a special selection of horses 

 does exist in the Anazah tribes, and their 

 tenacity and persistency in keeping it 

 pure and select is shown by their refusing 

 to acknowledge or return to any strain 

 which has departed from them into 

 other hands." 



The reader will have noticed that the 

 Arabs always mention the mares from 

 which their animals are descended, and 

 so designate the families to which they 

 belong. In this they are quite right. 

 They speak with contempt of "the son of 



