And, by the way of illustrating the probability, I may add that
to this day a very extensive trade is carried on between the
Persian Gulf and Lamu and other East African ports as far south
as Madagascar, which is of course the ancient Ebony Isle of the
'Arabian Nights'. -- Editor.
Endnote 13
There are twenty-two letters in the Phoenician alphabet
(see Appendix, Maspero's Histoire ancienne des peuples de
l'Orient, p. 746, etc.) Unfortunately Mr Quatermain gives us
no specimen of the Zu-Vendi writing, but what he here states
seems to go a long way towards substantiating the theory advanced
in the note on p. 149. -- Editor.
Endnote 14
These are internal measurements. -- A. Q.
Endnote 15
Light was also admitted by sliding shutters under the eaves of
the dome and in the roof. -- A. Q.
Endnote 16
This line is interesting as being one of the few allusions to
be found in the Zu-Vendi ritual to a vague divine essence independent
of the material splendour of the orb they worship. 'Taia',
the word used here, has a very indeterminate meaning, and signifies
essence, vital principle, spirit, or even God.
Endnote 17
Alluding to the Zulu custom. -- A. Q.
Endnote 18
In Zu-Vendis members of the Royal House can only be married by
the High Priest or a formally appointed deputy.
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