Derbend-ndmeh or the History of Derbend. 593 
sh, Es és 35 als) ÿy2> F7 derived from them. At that time there was 
| issued à new act of consecration ? by which 
the naphtha and salt-pits were consecratcd to 
: ob : ” y ‘ylthe Dervishes f(i. e. the poor classes of Der- 
nb 45. Ce cb LAN mr P 
ï À | TRIMAURS 44 bend). The Sovereign of Shirwän, with all the 
als Go Gex EL (Éslsst) Gays oLoL|chiefs and rulers, sealed this act of conse- 
ct, | cration. The object of the Sovercign of Shir- 
al.) at LÉ Ébuvs Jel af (cs lol) pr wàn in appointing stewards (over the said pits) 
e 4 9, ol fo 2 LS ef, LES that the due income of Derbend should 
gore a dot et SAS QE 92 JR not be wasted and the Soyereign of Shirwän 
dipalnlesqt do pt. jo) es Linshik did not profit himself by a grain of it, (but) 
é re 3 officially © he delivered it to the governor of 
p}- Jet ul sosie ou] p}4 7 |Derbend. The excellency of this blessed spot 
| became known among the Mussulmans, and 
liés sal, al SL; se» 8 Les they used to visit it as a holy place 4 
Fa Shirwän many persons, having bought 
je) DO su hit A Poor A ir 
cs io 3! v» é® v# ou 9% |corn-lands and gardens, consecrated them 
4 ad » > 
PRE : j Us) ol, y Lu] 5 ue) to the inhabitants of Derbend, To please God 
| (e : ‘ {they dug channels, and supplied Derbend 
ob) ue JL D 539$ y» 09%5| with water; so Derbend improved excee- 
> |dinely. The defence of the great wall” the 
rysls D dot je dbile élibel < - 
de pol voi culsl élus ess cs 
5] Mussulman warriors considered as an honour 
| Ans ul lib - [to themselves. The usual yearly income was 
a “© 2h — “> sh) received, and nobody was able to revolt. 
Le xls Je» cle VI ele, 
“col JS 55 af ile 
b In the original, a letter of cursing: because every act of consecration contains certain curses against 
ginai; S y Es 
those who usurp the thing consecratcd. 
€ Literaily: by writing an act. — Instead of ELur another reading is Jw, which signifies the same thing. 
Ye DY 3 8 , 8 8 
d Does this not relate to the respect paid by the Mussulmans to the Gkirkhler ? see Rem. 41. to Part II. 
of this work, 
© This may be the continuation of the southern wall of Derbend whose ruins now penetrate into the 
mountains aud vallies through Tabasarän , in the direction of Darial. See Remark 8. to Part I. 
