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mingled with myrrh, and milk meats, with which they greatly 
abound. They cover themselves over with skins, and are the 
swiftest in running of all the negroes. From the city Zaghara 
to Mathan is'eight days' journey, and the emperor and prince 
reside there, whose soldiers, as they are for the most part nak- 
ed, are archers. From this city Mathan to the city Tagua 
are thirteen days' journey, and this is the metropolis of the 
kingdom of the infidels of Tagua, observing no religion. The 
country of these is bordering to that of Nuba, and to them be- 
longs the little city Semna. And some who have travelled 
over the cities of Kouar report, that the chief of Jalac, who 
has his government from the king of Nuba, went into the city 
Semna, burnt and utterly destroyed it, and dispersed its inha- 
bitants into different parts, and that this was lately ruined. 
From the city Tagua to this same are six days* journey. And 
from the city Tagua to the city Nuabia, from whence the 
kingdom of Nuba has its name, and from thence the Nubitse, 
are eighteen days' journey* 
Climate I. — Part IV. — In this fourth part of the first 
climate is contained the kingdom of Nubia, part of Ethiopia, 
and the rest of the north of Tagua, and the inward part of 
Vahat. The most famous places and chief cities of Nubia 
are Cusa, Ghalva, Dancala, Jalac, and Sula ; but in Ethiopia, 
Marcata and Nagiagha. In fine, in the country of the inner 
Vahat and upper part of Egypt, are the cities Asuan, Ancava, 
and Redini. 
In this part is seen the separating of the two Niles, viz. of 
the Nile of Egypt, which flowing from south to north, divides 
our country ; on each shore of which are situated the greatest 
part of the cities of Egypt ; some others there are in the 
islands. The other part of the Nile flows from the east to the 
utmost bounds of the west: and upon that branch of the Nile 
lie all, or at least the most celebrated kingdoms of the ne- 
groes. 
