Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century - H. V. Hilprecht

712 EXPLORATIONS IN BIBLE LANDS
made in 1870 by Captain Miles and Werner Munzinger,
who explored the Wadi Maifa'at 1 as far as Habban.
In 1873 Charles Millinger travelled from Hodaida to
San'a, the present Turkish capital of Yemen. The report
of this journey,' 2 which contained little that was new, is
given as the last of Zehme's extracts in his book " Arabia
and the Arabs," above mentioned. Zehme continued his
valuable reports only to the year 1879, in the geographical
journal Globus. 3 His lamented death occurred April 29,
1880, at his home in Frankfort on the Oder.
We here mention briefly and in chronological order the
exploring expeditions to Arabia from 1876 to 1900: —
In 1876-78 Charles M. Doughty made his memorable
tour to Medain Salih (where he discovered Nabatean, Lihyanian
or Tamudian, Minean and so-called Proto-Arabic
inscriptions), to Jebel Shammar (especially Hayil), to the
Harra (Volcanic Region) of 'Owairidh, Taima, Khaibar,
Boraida, 'Onaiza, and Tayif, to mention here only the principal
stopping places during these travels, which lasted for
two years. 4 The great importance of Doughty's narrative
was well set forth 5 by Wellhausen, — Aloys Sprenger, the
famous biographer of Mohammed, having already previously
1
This is the wadi in which in 1898 the expedition of the Academy ot
Vienna, conducted by Count Landberg, proceeded as far as 'Azzan. This
valley is not to be confounded with the Wadi Maifa', which lies farther to
the east.
2
See Journal ot the Royal Geographical Society of London, vol. xliv.
1874.
3
Under the title Aus und uber Arabien, 1-8, 1876-1879 nos.
; 5
and
8 containing fuller accounts of Manzoni's first two excursions in Yemen,
no. 7 of Burton's exploration of Midian ;
while the other articles give information
of a more general character.
4
See his " Travels in Arabia Deserta," 2 vols., Cambridge, 1888. The
work contains 1 300 closely printed pages.
6
Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenldndischen GeseUse haft, vol.
pp. 172-80.
xlv.,1891,