… much ruined and filled in to plan, and in the plain a sort of khan? with courts and 2 long (vaulted) corridors. A big … all along the frontier. So we took another road to Bin Kudra, crossed a hill and came down into the Diala …
… Duplicate portrait photograph ofKing Faisal of Iraq, seated used in Vol II of Florence … of Gertrude Bell?. … GB/PERS/B/029 … Iraq … Photograph ofKing Faisal, taken 1921 …
… Friday in honour of an old father of turbans, Ibrahim Eff. al Haidari. He belongs to a big family of Kurdish origin … little Khalifs one of whom would perhaps be that old rogue King Husain. (The accounts of his Govt are almost incredible, … you want a passport do you go to the French or to Sidi 'Abdullah or to whom? or is your camel your passport or your …
… bread. They eat awfully little. Got to Kasr el Khair [Qasr al Hayr] at 12 and then found that Muhammad's skins were … and I got in at 6 and established ourselves in the garden of 'Abdullah el Houry. Hannah and Musa arrived at 6 and the mules …
… Bell. Dignitaries - including Gertrude Bell, (left of centre holding eye glasses) Lady Cox, the Garbetts and Mrs Slater, and Officers at the Coronation ofKing Faisal in Sarai Courtyard - Government buildings. … … … Ctesiphon … Photograph of attendees at the coronation ofKing Faisal, Baghdad, 1921 …
… boy, were bathing in our favourite pool opposite the King's palace. To us a party of shining[?] ones, the King, … had promised to show to some teachers from Mosul [Mawsil, Al]. They were very much impressed and said many … besides. H.M. was very anxious to talk to me about 'Abdullah's errors. 'Abdullah, I must tell you, has brought …
… ways. I sent my caravan to Baghdad and with Fattuh, Hussein Onbashi (my soldier) and 3 donkey loads of goods … received with open arms. The Sheikh's name is Muhammad el Abdullah and he is one of the chiefs of the Deleim - I have … ground. Khethar is occupied by some Arabs from Jof [Jawf, Al (Al Jauf)], Ibn Rashid's country. They are without doubt …
… GB/2/11/3/24 … Wed March 24 [24 March 1909] Hussein has had 20 children, 12 of whom have died - not to his regret. The black Tertut only … Muhammad sang his ode to the motor and I God Save the King. Then we came to Bardawil which I mapped. It is an oval …
… Nefud [Nafud, An] till we got to Hayaniyyeh [Hayyaniyah, Al] where there is a qasr over the well. It was built by 'Abdullah, Muhammad's father. It is rectangular with 2 towers, the higher over the well. One of the battlements of this tower was wrapped round with rags …
… rafiqs had come back bringing with them 'Awwad ibn Habrun of the Awajeh, for they said they dared not go on, fearing … watering today at Haizan, hence the fear of the rafiqs. 'Abdullah ibn al Jullul conveys them. The rafiqs came back this morning in …
… Abdullah ibn Muhammad al Haiya seated in tent, with Muhammad al Ma'rawi - in Gertrude Bell's caravan - seated to right of photograph … Y_313 … GB/3/1/25/1/321 … Ha'il … Photograph …
… Abdullah ibn Muhammad al Haiya seated in tent, with Muhammad al Ma'rawi - in Gertrude Bell's caravan - seated to right of photograph … Y_314 … GB/3/1/25/1/322 … Ha'il … Photograph …
… Abdullah ibn Muhammad al Haiya seated in tent, with Muhammad al Ma'rawi - in Gertrude Bell's caravan - seated to right of photograph … Y_315 … GB/3/1/25/1/323 … Ha'il … Photograph …
… the night and early morning. I got up before sunrise out of a very stony bed and we were off at 6.15. After we had … told tales and repeated verses the whole day. Fawwaz and Hussein listening with delight, repeating the last word and … Fehir[?] Ammaliyyeh Mukallfeh[?] Aridiyyeh Aminiyyeh … Al-Rahaliyyah … Diary entry by Gertrude Bell …
… have been about 100. At 11 I took the forward bearing N of J. Misma [Misma, Jibal] 87, but we by no means travelled … up from behind, 171-176 Haza'il, 148-132 'Irnan, 116 Argub al Misma', 95-97 Misma'. Judging by the tells I had seen when … were ahead and the Swaib beyond al Gulban. Also that Abdullah ibn al Jullul had passed by the jellad road and they …
… We joined Mr Watts on the way. The size and splendour of the place were a revelation and at once decided that I … The castle is inhabited by some people from Jof [Jawf, Al (Al Jauf)] Ali ibn Bhania[?] and his brothers Ma'ashi, … At tea time Fattuh announced that he intended to go to AlHussein and fetch the caravan. We arranged for a guide one …
… pack and to get the last piastre it could out of us! Kal Hussein came up from BBK and had to be content with 3 mejs … partly Yuruks partly Turkman. Musa is a Yuruk, Osman and Abdullah Turkmans. I had a long talk with the people after … a fort with guns. F.'s swears are Yiftah harimu and Wallah al azim. The Turkmans are certainly very like Father. A …