The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia: And the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia: And the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs<br><br>Not only is the inundation the effect of the Abyssinian rains but the deposit of mud that has formed the Delta and which is annually precipitated by the rising waters is also due to the Abyssinian streams more especially to the river A''tbara which known as the Bahr el Aswat (black River) carries a larger proportion of soil than any other tributary of the Nile; therefore to the Atbara above all other rivers must the wealth and fertility of Egypt be attributed.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.