ABSTRACT
II6 WOUNDS &F DAMAGES man may still be a useful fighter, and perfectly capable of holding his own among the able-bodied men of his tribe.
Amongst the Sinai Arabs, the assessment of bodily injuries is controlled by an extensive code, dependent on all sorts of hypotheses. The "Hereditary Wound Expert" has already been introduced, and it is his duty to assess the damages for bodily injuries received. The full provisions of his code would require a separate volume, if the subject were to be dealt with at all in detail. It will suffice here, however, to review briefly the main principles involved.
