532 A KAZEM-BEG, 
Remark 15. page 518. (ss 
Another little village m the Mehäl of 7at, situated on the S. W. of Derbend. Klaproth 
erroneously places it to the eust of that fortress. 
Remark 16. page 518. ee 
It must be Kurakh, one of the villages of the Mehal of Eteg in the lower Tabasaran. In the 
MS. of Berlin we find É which Klaproth le CU stating its situation. — Many 
of these names are wanting in the MS. of St. Petersburg, where it is said very shortly élss 
CUL Obab's us“229 « Dibek, Jersi, and the dominion of Tabasarän. » 
Remark 17. page 518. 
Re the quantity of plunder and its distribution amongst the soldiers, we find little 
in the MSS. of St Petersburg and Berlin; but in both of them we read some words in this 
place which are not to be al in ours. In Klaproth'’s translation we see that « The Lezghies, 
being informed of these entreprizes, immediately informed the son of the Khaghan, saying: 
Abu-Obeida (or Djerräh) has deceived us and has now occupied Ouseireh on a rapid march; 
it is therefore necessary to use much prudence.» — In the MS. of St. Petersburg we read 
sl JL) Kio) SIL. «sy o Ja y) SD uote a(sle pl ds Q> JL) Qi y 
DJ ax) Je tn: « Artinsh, being informed of these things, sent a spy to the Khaghan, 
(saying) Abu-Obeideh (Djerräh) has deceived (us); he is now on a rapid expedition agaïnst there; 
do not be incautious!» — Both readings certainly are identic in all respects; except only in the 
MS. of Berlin we find the word 0 pas , which Klaproth mistakes for the proper name of a 
place, No doubt it is a corruption of PT Era which may, though incorrectly, be written as it 
is pronounced 0 jt gl i. e. upon you, in which case the translation will be: « Now he is on a 
rapid march against you. — In such a case there remains no difference between the two accounts. 
This little addition would answer to no purpose in our MS. nor is it of any in the MS, of 
Berlin; but in that of St. Petersburg, at least, it corresponds to the supposed military stratagem 
that bas been before related there: a) that Djerràh after having heard of the treachery of Ar. 
tinsh issued à proclamation, that he had changed his intention of going farther, and that his 
will was to remain on the banks of the Rubâs for three days: b) that he then unexpectédlr di- 
rected his way by night towards Derbend, till he arrived at vain &c.» — Since there is no- 
thing mentioned in the MS. of Berlin and in ours, concerning this military stratagem of Djer- 
räh (which we attribute Lo some of the first copiers of the Derbend-nâmeh rather than to the 
author himself, see Rem. 8. to this Part) the passage must also be regarded as redundant in this 
place, even so much so as to perplex the sense, 
