Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, the edom of the prophesis (1836) (14758462266)

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Title: Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, the edom of the prophesis

Year: 1836 (1830s)

Authors: Laborde, Léon, marquis de, 1807-1869 Murray, John, 1778-1843, publisher Spottiswoode, Andrew, printer Day & Haghe, lithographer

Subjects: Fouilles (Archéologie)

Publisher: London : John Murray, Albemarle Street

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in like in-numerable pricks of needles. The camels pro-ceeded, holding down their heads: we covered ourheads in our cloaks and kefiehs, and were almostsuffocated for the wantof respirable air, when Djazamade us a sign to stop near a small ravine, in orderto allow the Khamsin, or dangerous simoom ofArabia Deserta, to pass by. In these valleys, where the wind has no freepassage, the heat during these storms is almostoverwhelming: but the Khamsin is here seldomfatal, because the whirlwinds of sand are carriedover a less heated surface, which mitigates the tem-perature. We congratulated ourselves, therefore,in the midst of the fatigue which we suffered, onnot having been caught by the simoom on the plainsof the desert, and on having found refuge in thisvalley for our caravan. Thus the mariner thanksHeaven for having reached a port where the wavesand the wind still beat against his vessel, only toremind him of the unfortunate adventurers whomthe tempest would surprise on the high seas. 211

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CHAPTER XIII. VALLEY OF JETOUM.— RETURN TO AKABA. ARABS OF THE DESERT. — THEIR ARMS. — CHARACTER OF THE ARABS. M. LINANT. HUSSEIN OLD STONES. VISIT TO SUP-POSED SARCOPHAGI. — DISAPPOINTMENT.— WADY BARABRA. PASTORAL HOSPITALITY. MOUNTAINEERS. WADY HEBRAN. TOWN OF TOR. — CONVENT NEAR TOR. — ELIM OF SEVENTY PALMS. — LEVEL OF THE RED SEA. RAS MOHAMMED. SCENE AT A FOUNTAIN. — WILD PALM TREE. CONVENT OF ST. CATHARINE. CHURCH OF THE CONVENT. GRAND MOSAIC. Continuing to descend the valley of Jetoum, wefound behind a rock, which renders the passagenarrow and easy to be interrupted, two large forti-fied buildings in ruins. Farther down, the valleyturns suddenly to the west-north-west, and receivesWady Amran. On the rock, which forms a pointfor the confluence of the two ravines, a fortificationp <2 21* RETURN TO AKABA. has been erected, which is well situated for the pro-tection of this straightened road. A league fartheron, we found a large wall, erected for the purpose ofi

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