AND LOWER EGYPT. J/T 



CHAP. XLVil. 



Ahioiib — Ballas — Earthen fols — Water-melons—* 

 Neguade — Earthquake — The hyena— Wild and 

 domestic animals — The tiger — The lion-r-The hip- 

 fopotamus — The hear — Boat anchor — Robbers— 

 The stork — The pelican — Ismain- Abou-Ali : de- 

 scription of him ; his plan to make himself young 

 asain. 



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Abnoub, a large village which belonged (o the 

 Arabian Scheick Ismavi-Ahou-Ali, is situated about 

 four or five leagues to the south of Dendera, and 

 on the eastern bank of the Nile. It was the be- 

 ginning of his territories, and he there maintained 

 a commandant. Ballas, another possession of 

 the same prince, which stands three leagues above 

 on the opposite bank, is a trading village, owing 

 to the great quantity of earthen pots which are 

 there manufactured. These vessels have no other 

 name than that of the place where they are made. 

 They are of a middling size, and have two han- 

 dles : the bottom of these pots is externally con- 

 vex, and nearly terminates in a point, so th.at 

 they cannot stand upright. This inconvenient 

 shape resembled that of the amphora, or jng, in 

 which the Romans preserved their wine ; it is per- 

 petuated 



