634 
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aan GS (055) ogg) el y el 5,95 
ge ge oil Gif je ous aus le 
AT EL Qi el és oui ls di un 
DOTE) Le ex ca Ut ok aus, 
Duels ins boss Jile af éle ol 
5 Crop (get Élu) Je > 315 paul ou LU 
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ee li (sol) LES) Goux di 
on ejb obus wsb bb; Los 
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uk Use DÉS. ss euiiècs Le 5 
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DE Qi dép of fo Ji bis 
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GApE De Oo» oil ab «à 
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aslon ybo 5 oi le Col Jol (aSesuil Cie) 
À KAZEM-BEG, 
RAT 2 
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In this city Said could not find à guide 
who could direct his way. While he was 
thus waiting, lo! there came a person (on a 
gray horse) who made a Selam to him: Sa’id 
answered his Selam and asked who he was? 
He answered: «1 am one of the servants of 
God; yes, o Prince, I have come to thee with 
tidings: lo, ten thousand men of the Kha- 
zars are loitering near this place and they 
have in their hands five thousand Muasulman 
captives; if thou art disposed, now is the 
time.» Thus saying the (unknown) person dis- 
appeared. Immediately Sa’id made ready and set 
off with four thousand men. — There was a 
person called Zbrahim the son of 4sim, who 
knew the language of the Khazars. Said 
dressed him in the Khazarian clothes and sent 
bim on in advance; he came to the place 
where the Khazars were carelessly reposing °° 
He soon returned and informed Said of this. 
In the evening Said set off, and early in 
the morning reached the place. The Khaza- 
rians were yet a sleep, partly balf drunk 
and partly completely intoxicated, without 
any idea of the approach of the Musulmans. 
Sa’id now unexpectedly fell upon them 
with his troops, surrounded the enemy and 
with the exclamation of Tekbir began to 
massacre them. The sun had not yet risen 
before they had massacred all these ten thou- 
sand infidels, of whom hardly a few could 
escape to inform the Khaghan of the Turks. 
instead of &xb of our version. In the Djaghatäi translation (ibid. pp. 119, 190, 121, 122 and 193) we 
read ülsb which must be a mistake, i. e. à corruption of Ulseb. As Sa’id's way from Arran to Arde- 
bil lay through Mäghän, 
aad as it is said that Badjervan was the capital town of Mügkan, — the prefe- 
rence must be given to Ulosb: the more so because Bâkou lay En aside from the way of Sa’id here described. 
$ I have omitted here a few lines which have no 
interest. Add. N. One can read it ibid, p. 81. 
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