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Abu al-Uqul (1300AD) Rasulid Almanac (Aden)
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Taken from : R.B. Serjeant, The Ports of Aden and Shihr in : Les grandes escales: (1)
Full name: Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Tabari
Copies exist in London, Milaan, Rome and Sana
Note: The names of the months used are the Rumi or Byzantium sun-calender. The Julian reckoning in the time of al Abbas was about 8 days less then in our modern calendar.
This extract got made by Serjeant by adding to a Milan Ms data from a Vatican Ms and a Brit. Mus Ms)
Arrival and departure dates of Vessels at Aden.
Tishrin al Awwal (October),
10 The Mogadishan reaches Aden
19 The first journey of the people of Zaila from Aden with Azyab monsoon to al-Magharah.
They return in the Shimal monsoon.
26 The Zafari reaches Aden (i.e. from Zafar, east of Shihr).
Tishrin al Thani (November)
19 The sea is closed, no ships run. (The British Museum Ms calls it the Salt Sea, probably
the Red Sea, and the Vatican Ms, for the previous day, states that ships are raised on shore.)
21 Arrival of the Zafar ships at Aden (Brit. Mus. Ms makes this the 20th)
23 The Mogadishan reaches Aden.
Kanun al Awwal (December)
17 Journey of the Mogadishan from Aden (Brit. Mus. Ms only).
27 The Zafari reaches Aden.
31 The Mogadishan reaches Aden.
Kanun al-Thani (January)
1 The Mogadishan reaches Aden (Vatican Ms only)
Adhar (March)
8 Last of the travels of India to Aden (Milan Ms corrected by the Brit. Mus. Ms.)
13 Ships run at sea.
21 First journey of the Daimani from Aden (Milan corrected by the Brit. Mus. Ms., which dates this
as the 22nd.)
Nisan (April)
6 First journey of the Egyptian to Egypt (Perhaps one ought to substitute from for of).
10 The Egyptian and Indian reach Aden (Milan). Last of the journey of the reaching to Egypt. (Brit.
Mus.)
Ayyar (May)
6 First journey of the Indian from Aden.
24 Last journey of the Qaisi from Aden.
Haziran (June)
3 The last of the journey of the Qaisi and Hurmuzi from Aden (Brit. Mus.)
4 The end of the arrival of the Indian from Aden (Milan).
First of the journey of the Mogadishan from Aden.
26 Launching of Indian ships.
29 First of the coming forth of B. kariyah from Egypt.
30 Coming forth of the Makarim from Egypt to Aden (Brit. Mus)
Tammuz (July)
11 Indian ships set out from Aden.
13 First arrival of the Makarim at Aden.
27 Arrival of the Egyptian at Aden.
Ab (August)
4 The Mogadishan sets out from Aden.
18 The last journey of the Indian from Aden.
20 Ceylonese and Somali journey from Aden.
24 First of the journey of the Daimani, the great journey.
Aylul (September)
1 First of the journey of al-Karim from Aden and Mocha.
18 The last journey of the Indian from Aden.
20 Ceylonese and Somali journey from Aden.
24 First of the journey of the Daimani (wind), the great journey.
Ailul 1 First of the journey of al-Karim from Aden and Mocha.
3 Last journey of the Zafari and Hadrami from Aden.
6 Last of the journey of the Indian from Aden.
13 The coming forth of the Hurmuzi, Barbari, and Qalhati from Aden (Brit. Mus. only).
26 The Mogadishan comes forth from his land to Aden.
28 The first Shihr ships reach Aden (This notice is only found in the Vatican Ms which adds that this
date is known as Nairuz