[Footnote142:Abulfeda,p。112—115。Gagnier,tom。iii。p。67
—88。D\'Herbelot,Mohammed。]
[Footnote143:ThesiegeofTayef,divisionofthespoil,&c。,arerelatedbyAbulfedap。117—123andGagnier,tom。iii。p。
88—111。ItisAlJannabiwhomentionstheenginesandengineersofthetribeofDaws。ThefertilespotofTayefwassupposedtobeapieceofthelandofSyriadetachedanddroppedinthegeneraldeluge]
Thefugitivesandauxiliariescomplained,thattheywhohadbornetheburdenwereneglectedintheseasonofvictory\"Alas!\"