O_pEN—On the Geography of Ros Ailithir. 241 
XXXVI. 
The ocean is on the east along its extent, on the south-east towards Ethiopia, 
And on the south and west. And on the north [is] the Torrian Sea. 
XXXVII. 
And on the north-east the river Nile, and goodly Egypt of great culture ; 
Along by Egypt after an interval, the gentle Libya Cirinensis. 
XXXVIII. 
In Pentapolis® the trogodytes are seen, opposite the junction of the Adriatic Sea, 
From the Syrtis major southward, direct to Ethiopia. 
XXXIX. 
From Syrtis major westward, by the shore of the sea to the [Atlantic] Ocean 
Are Tripolitana, not insignificant, Byzacium, and Zeugis. 
XL. 
Numidia with daring valour, [and] Mauretania-Tingitana ; 
Its length is southward and northward, in noble Africa of lofty splendour. 
XLI. 
A river‘ flows across Africa from the west, from Mount Atlas and the ocean ; 
Dara [is] its name at its source, but in the east its name is Nuchul. 
XLII. 
li flows in the east underground for a space, amongst the learned Egyptians ; 
Nile [is] its name from Cammus! westward, till it reaches the Torrian Sea. 
between the Daradus, the Niger, and the Nile. The name Nuchul (Niger?) here is 
found elsewhere in the Book of Leinster : 
éFeptacoai 1m ppc Nil n-fop: ‘00 CLannatb Merpoim mic Cam 
Océ pput Nuchwml aner: co mmp Toppian no Thom-cperr. 
1424. 
The Egyptians, on the west, by the river Nile, 
Of the race of Misraim, son of Ham ; 
From the river Nuchul northward 
To the Mediterranean Sea. 
Mela regarded the name as a corruption of the word Nile: ‘‘ In Athiopium 
finibus fons est, quem Nili esse aliqua credibile est. Nichul ab incolis dicitur: et 
videri potest non alio nomine appellari, sed a barbaro ore corruptus.’’—Lib. 11.1. 3. 
4 Chammus.—This would appear to be either cambus, “the bend’’ of the Nile, 
or perhaps the Latin campos, which in Irish pronunciation drops the y. The fol- 
lowing illustrates the text: ‘‘ Dyris qui ortus ex septentrionali regione piogredte 
per occidentem ad lacum Heptabolum et mutato nomine dicitur Niger. 
pervenit in Aigypti campos et ibi Nilus appellatur.’’—Vitruyius, lib. yur. cap. i. 
p- 183: Berolini, 1880. 
Mount Hesperium.—Cape de Verde. 
