ABSTRACT
When Erâz Cela Christôs reached the place where the emperor was, he broke camp and took the Dambiâ road and, on arriving in the land of Budâ, «[f. 526]» he spent Shrovetide there. Afterwards, he crossed the River Abaoî on the Darâ road and, when he reached the land of Cencenemâ, the air turned dark and the whole land {of}<as far as> Dambiâ and Tigrê was covered with dust like a mist which smelt of sulphur, and it lasted many days, although sometimes it brightened up. Afterwards, he travelled slowly and entered his court at Gorgorrâ. He stayed there no more than two weeks, because he soon left again and took the Tacuçâ and Tancâl road to the land that they call Gunquê, and there he sent for Naêl, the son of Agub, with whom he had previously had an agreement. When he arrived, he kissed the emperor’s foot and promised to serve him thence forth and not to return to his lord Urbât, the king of Senaar, and the emperor gave him rich robes and items of gold. {[f. 464v]} Then Naêl guided the emperor until he reached the land of the king of Fûnye, and he fell on the land of Çarquî and slew many men and captured their women and children and burnt their houses.
