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E. C. Ross— Annals of‘Oman* 
[No. 2, 
been led to the conclusion that Salil-bin-Razik # copied the majority of the 
earlier portion of his hook verbatim from the “ Keshf-ul-Ghummeh.” In¬ 
deed, when, as occasionally happens, he strays from the pages of that work, 
the order of events is confused, and many puerilities not observable in the 
older work are introduced. 
The work now translated may fairly be considered, as far as it goes, 
the most authentic and coherent account of the history of ‘Oman that has 
emanated from native sources. But almost all native works of this sort 
have striking deficiencies. Trifling details are dwelt on, whilst comparatively 
important events are only casually alluded to or dismissed without a word. 
It is left as a task for European students to sift, prune, and supplement the 
accounts of native historians, and for this purpose no materials are to be 
despised. 
In the original work, the divisions are similar to those adhered to in 
this translation; only the numbering is different. The account of the 
migration of Azdites and their settlement in ‘Oman forms the 4th Chapter, 
or Book, of the “ Keshf-ul-Ghummeh,” and the rest of the history of‘Oman 
is found in Chapters 34 to 39 of that work. The intervening portion is on 
other subjects. 
Book I . 1 
An account of the immigration of the el Azd 2 into ‘ Oman , and the expulsion 
therefrom of the Persians. 
It is said by el-Kelbi that the first of the el-Azd who came to ‘Oman 
was Malik-bin Fahm 3 -bin Ghanim-bin Dows-bin ‘Adnan-bin-‘Abdullah- 
bin Zahran-bin-Ka‘b 4 -bin el-Harith-bin Ka‘b-bin ‘Abdullah-bin Malik-bin 
Nasr 5 -bin el-Azd, the Azdi, the Dowsi. Now the cause of his emigrating 
to ‘Oman was as follows : His nephews, the sons of his brother ‘Amru-bin 
Fahm, were wont, when taking the flocks to pasture and returning at even¬ 
ing, to pass by the house of a neighbour. The latter had a bitch which 
used to bark at them and scatter their flocks, and one of them killed it with 
his spear. The man, who was under Malik’s protection, complained to him, 
■and Malik being angered, said he would no longer remain in a country 
where a person under his protection suffered such treatment; and went 
forth and separated from his brother 6 against the wish of the latter. An¬ 
other story is, that a herdsman was set on by a savage dog belonging to a 
bondsman of “ Dows,” and slew it with his spear, on which the owner of 
the dog slew the herdsman. That upland is named “ Nejd-el-Kelbeh.” 7 
Malik then went forth from el-Sarat with those of his tribe who bore obe- 
* The name of this person was Hamed-hin Muhammad-bin Razik, the designation 
“ Salll” signifying 
“ son.” 
He died at Maskat in 1873. 
