VII. Arabia

Mountains

193 M^o. sinai.

194 M^o. felizis arabie: Montana Arabiae Felicis, which, according to Ptol. (V, 17: 3; V, 19: 1 (FA19)), divides Arabia Petraea and Arabia Deserta on the north from Arabia Felix on the south;=Ash-Shera’ mountains (see Alois Musil, The Northern Heǧâz, New York, 1926, 255; the same, Arabia Deserta, New York, 1927, 502-503).

195 M^o. prionous: Prionotus Mons on S coast of Arabia, Ptol. (VI, 7:10 (FA21));=?

Edifices

(A) On Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean

196 bazar: Bassara, CA;=Basra.

197 golfta|ta: Golfaca, CA; Golfathan, Con. (42);=? See Jiménez de la Espada, 205.

198 Ieita (?): Jepta, CA; Egepta, Con. (42);=?

199 cabat: Cabat, CA; Con. (42); ?Calatu, Polo (ii, 449-451);=Qalhat in ‘Oman (Yule, Polo, ii, 451; Hallb., 97-98).

200 letrob(?): Ietrib, CA;=?Yathrib, the ancient name for Medina, misplaced.

201 arabia.

(B) Red Sea Coast

202 senea: Seneha, CA;=San‘a (Hallb., 468-469).

203 fidom|at: Adromant, CA;=?Hadhramaut.

204 amei: Mey, CA; =?

205 ald.|p(?): Adep, Adem, CA;=Aden (Hallb., 8-10).

206 eta|...(?): =?

207 gaida(?): Guja, CA;=?Jidda.

208 naba|tes: =Nabataeans (Besnier, 509).

209 (?) Illeg.: =?

(C) Interior

210 sabea: Arabia Sebba, CA (which gives an illustration and legend relating to the Queen of Sheba);=Saba or Sheba.

211 La mecha: Ciutat de Mecha, with legend, CA;=Mecca.

Regional Names

212 Arabia | dixerta: Arabia Deserta, Ptol. (V, 19 (FA19)).

213 Arabia | petroxa: Arabia Petraea, Ptol. (V, 17 (FA19)).