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caravan to take care of the boxes and othe receptacles in which
the food supplies (sanflj) of the caravan were transported.
(5) Najjar al-Kur. Besides the above-mentioned carpenter the staff
of the Amir al-Hdjj included another carpenter whose duty was to
attend to the camel saddles (kilr) in the train of the Amir al-IIdjj.
(/) K/nilF al-Ag/mdm. He was in charge of the sheep and provided
the kitchen of the Amir al-Hdjj with the requisite supply of meat.
(if) Al-Mabashshirun bi-’l-Ddr. As their name indicates they had
intimate knowledge of the route and therefore announced to the
pilgrims in advance their arrival at the various stations along the
route.

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