450 Translation of the Mohit, [Aug. 



afterwards the island of Dafna}. This island situated on the land side 

 and N. is the last of the islands Dahlek. If you proceed from Harmal 

 N. E. one day and night, your course leads you to the islands of 

 Tahyrdt*, which are seven islands, four of which are situated on the 

 sea side and three on the land side ; one of those situated on the 

 land side is called Delkas 2 , one Bent Hatem 3 , one Tastahel*, and one 

 Rdka 5 ; the three on the land side are called Zulkordb 6 ; after the 

 four islands situated on the sea side are on the north two islands, a 

 great one called Mosdmara 1 \, and a small one called Korb 8 . On 

 the western side of Mosdmara, as far as the eye can reach, are two 

 great islands and sandy shoals called Loka 9 X and Dilsak 10 ; after 

 them is on the north a great island called Zdlkefia n , and further on 

 three islands are seen. Next to them and at some distance from the 

 shore near Zu'l asela} 2 is an island called Torinbo l3 §. After Zulkefla 

 on the sea and N. side is a small island called Tamarshah u \\, there 

 is a bank 15 and on it a rock resembling a chair. After Tamarshah 

 north is the island, little Bdr-Musa l6 %, which is a little round island, 

 on which are some tombs and trees and shrubs of tooth-pikes. To 

 the N. of it, and at some distance, is the island Bdr-Musa Kabir* 7 **, 

 a great island on which large trees are growing ; afterwards, towards 

 the land side, in the direction of W. N. W. is an" island called Bdrkat 1B -\f, 

 and in the vicinity of it a bank 19 which is called Shobi Rumdn 20 . 

 From Bdrkat in the direction of true west is an island called Mtisa 

 Maitbdn 21 . Be it known, that if one of these two islands is seen, 

 the other is hidden ; but if you pass between them, both are seen. 

 After Bdr-Musa Kabir to the N. is the island Hindjodr n \\ ; this is 

 the last of the northern islands on the sea side. On the south side of 

 these islands is a great bank called the long one 23 , and after it a 

 small one. If you steer from Hindjodr true west, you come to the 

 port Masrika n , which is at the height of SaivaMn 25 §§. 



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* Dahrat Abbeed, &c. 18o 15'. f Mussararoo, 18o 50'. 



I Locha and Undeesellec. § Juttat Tromba. || Timershear, 18 56'. 



H Barmosa Segera. ** In lat. 19<> 13'. ft Barkoot and its Shab. 



IX Hindee Geedam. §§ Suakin, one of the chief ports. 



