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 sole. It was a laborious task which took until eight o’clock but proved successful. The skin kept on the whole day, the camel did not stumble, and the wound closed up somewhat.

At 8.10 we entered the šeʻîb of al-Ḥadara, which extends to the northeast, merges with the šeʻîb of as-Sdêr, and forms the šeʻîb of al-Eṯel, terminating in al-Meḥteṭeb, northeast of Tebûk. At 8.40 on our left we perceived the high, black wall of Umm Leben (Fig. 75) and at 10.20 reached the well of al-Ḥadara. This well is about two meters deep and always contains water. The dry watercourse is covered with fluvial deposits and débris of rocks, and there were no plants in it. At 9.46 we turned northeast through a gap between the ridge of al-Mawʻada and Umm Leben to the wells of an-Nwêbʻe, where we remained from 10.20 to 12.50 P. M. These wells are situated in a deep šeʻîb enclosed by bare rocks. There are eight wells still active, varying in depth from three to four meters and filled with clear, fresh water to a depth of six-tenths of a meter. Unfortunately there were no pastures in the vicinity. On leaving the wells we rode for five minutes through a šeʻîb in which, about two kilometers farther to