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The famous mare, known to all the tribes, was captured by Feyzul, sheik of the Jelas Aeniza, from the Sheik Jedaan-ibn-Mirshid, who was killed in battle, when a portion of the Salama tribe of the Shammar was utterly defeated on the 17th of the month Saphar, A.H.

The Hebrew word sepher, "a book," is derived from saphar, which signifies "to narrate" or "to enumerate."

Siphra vox Hebr�am originem sapit ref�rtque: & ut docti arbitrantur, � verbo saphar, quod Ordine numerauit significat.

For any other date of the Mahommedan year it is only requisite to know the names of the consecutive months, and the number of days in each; these are— Muharram 30 Saphar 29 Rabia I. 30 Rabia II.

Tower of Zoraya, in Aldeire, in El Cenet, On the fifteenth day of the month of Saphar, Of the year of the Hegira 968.