| Diagnosis | Original Entry | Revised Entry & Comment |
| inaccuracy | Abd el Mayin (Mayein), Sherif 514, 534, 561-3 | Abd el Mayin, Sherif 514, 534, 561-3 'Mayein' is found on Chapter LXXXIV and LXXXIX in the 1935 SP, but NOT in the 1922 SP. |
| confused person | Abdulla el Deleimi: at Yenbo 129; on march 149; at Kurr 244, 245-6; Wadi Sirhan 275, 278; at Tafileh 536, 539-41, 543 |
Abdulla el Deleimi: at Yenbo 129; on march 149; at Kurr 244, 245-6; at Tafileh 536, 539-41, 543 Abdulla 278 This refers to a Mesopotamian machine-gunner, but is unmentioned in p.275 and one in p.278 is a different person, probably an Ageyli or slave from Nejd. These two must be deleted from this heading. |
| double entry | Agha Khan 358 Mohammed, Agha Khan 358 | Agha Khan 358 Mohammed, Agha Khan see Agha Khan |
| misspeling | Ali el Alayun 529, 530 | Ali el Alayan 529, 530 |
| inaccuracy | Alexandretta, Egypt 31 | Alexandretta, Turkey 31 |
| typographical error & confusion | Ali ibn el Hussein el Harthi, Sherif character and appearance 433-4, 490-1; early life 66, 433; at battle of Medina 33, 66, 78; at well of the Masruh 64-6; on railway raids 180, 433, 434, 440, 443-4, 446, 447, 451, 451-2, (at Bair 453-5), 461-2, (at Azrak 464-5), 466, 468-9, 472, 474, 475-6, 477, 479, 482-3, 485, 514; at Azrak base 487, 488, 489, 490, 493, 502, 503-4, 549, 581, 596; preaching 773 |
Ali ibn el Hussein el Harithi, Sherif character and appearance 433-4, 490-1; early life 66, 433; at battle of Medina 33, 66; at well of the Masruh 64-6; on railway raids 180, 433, 434, 440, 443-4, 446, 447, 451, 451-2, (at Bair 453-5), 461-2, (at Azrak 464-5), 466, 468-9, 472, 474, 475-6, 477, 479, 482-3, 485, 514; at Azrak base 487, 488, 489, 490, 493, 502, 503-4, 549, 581, 596; preaching 773 spelling at p.111: Sherif el Hussein the Harithi p.387: Aid, the humble Harithi Sherif p.78 is for Ali ibn Hussein, Emir (1879-1935) . |
| shortage | Ali ibn Hussein, Emir: ...... in Rabegh 52, 53, 59-61, 79-80, 81,… |
Ali ibn Hussein, Emir: ...... in Rabegh 52, 53, 59-61, 78, 79-80, 81,… |
| confusion | Amran, a sub-tribe of the Howeitat 234, 535, 603, 607, 608, 649 |
Amran, a sub-tribe of the Howeitat 234, 603, 607, 608, 649 p.535 is for Dhiab el Auran, Sheikh of Tafileh 535, 536, 538, 567, 710 |
| confused place name | Aneyza 143, 321, 444, 534, 573, 583, 605, 614; Arab force at 620; TEL's party attacked near 629-30; (638); Diary Apr. 1918 818 |
Aneyza, homeland of the Ageyl, Central Arabia 143 Aneyza, near Dead Sea (north of Maan) 321, 444, 534, 573, 583, 605, 614; Arab force at 620; TEL's party attacked near 629-30; (638); Diary Apr. 1918 818 Confusion of two places. First, it starts with Aneyza p.143 which is a large oasis town in Central Arabia and homeland of the Ageyl. Then all other entries after p.321 are for totally different place of the same name on the south-east plateau of Dead Sea. To straighten this, there should be two headings under Aneyza, one for Central Arabia, the other for Dead Sea area. Thirdly, 'attacked near 629-30' is wrong, since p.630 has nothing to do with it. Entry should end with p.629. |
| shortage | Atatir 459, 592-3, 596 | Atatir 459, 592-4, 596 |
| mis-numbering | Barada, in Damascus 666, 803 |
Barada, river in Damascus 793, 803 There is no entry 'Barada' at p.666. |
| typographical error & inaccuracy | Feilding, Lieuenant The Hon. Everard F. 350 |
Feilding, Lieutenant The Hon. Everard [delete F.] 350 in full, the Hon. Francis Henry Everard Joseph Feilding (1867-1936), son of Rudolph William Basil Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh. |
| shortage | Gara, Wadi 187-9; Diary Mar. 1917 816 | Gara, Wadi 187-9, 257; Diary Mar. 1917 816 |
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could be more & shortage |
Gaa 440, 507, 516, see also giaan Giaan, the 267, 752 Giaan el Khunna 501, 715, 759 |
Gaa (plain, lowland, bottom, lowest part, floor of a mine or valley. place-name when affixed to spot having one of these features) 440, 505, 516, see also Giaan Giaan, the (plural of Gaa) 267, 752 Giaan el Khunna (Giaan: pl. of Gaa) 501, 715, 759; Diary Sept.1918 819 Note: Note Diary Sept. 13 entry spells the place erroneously as 'Gian,' which should be read 'Giaan.' |
| inaccuracy | Goltz, Friedrich Wilhelm Colmar von der 191, 192, 196, 341 |
Goltz, Wilhelm Leopold Colmar von der [delete Friedrich] or Goltz, Wilhelm Leopold Colmar, Freiherr von der 1843-1916; Prussian Field Marshal and military writer. |
| confused place name | Hafira, Wadi 440, 441, 507, 591, 615, 676, 688; Diary May. 1918 819 |
Hafira, Wadi, near Rum 440, 441, 507 Hafira, Wadi, near Dead Sea 591, 615, 676, 688; Diary May. 1918 819 Again confusion of two places. The first three (pp.440, 441, 507) are for a small wadi Hafira located near Rumm, while pp.591, 615, 676, 688 are for a great wadi Hafira in the far north (south-east of Dead Sea, east side of the Railway). Entry of Diary May 16, 1918 (p.819) refers to this latter only. |
| misspeling | Haamad el Mangara 157, 175 | Hamaad el Mangara 157, 175 |
| misspeling | Haamad el Tagtagi 397, 608 |
Hammad (Hamaad) el Tagtagi 397, 608 p.397: Hammad el Tagtagi p.608: Hamaad el Tagtagi |
| shortage | Harith, Shepherd King 693 | Harith, Shepherd King 693 , 713 |
| shortage | Hasa 13 | Hasa 13 , 521 |
| shortage | Hawazim clan 130 | Hawazim clan 59, 130 |
| shortage | Hejaz Armoured Car Company (HACC) Blue Mist tender 785, 786, 795; ... | Hejaz Armoured Car Company (HACC) Blue Mist tender 715, 785, 786, 795; ... |
| double entry | Hussein Abu Naif 433, 488 Hussein el Atrash, Druse chieftain 294, 502, 794 | Hussein Abu Naif el Atrash, Druse chieftain 294, 433, 488, 502, 794 They are the same person. |
| double entry | ibn Bani, chief of the Serahin 464, 491, 714 Mifleh ibn Bani 462 |
ibn Bani, (Mifleh ibn Bani), chief of the Serahin 462, 464, 491, 714 Mifleh ibn Bani see ibn Bani |
| typographical error | Ibn Bani of Hail (sword-smith) 287 | ibn Bani of Hail (sword-smith) 287 |
| confused place name | Ifdein plain 309, 476, 515, 534, 537; attempt to cut railway 714-15, 716, 751-2; Diary June 1917 817; Sept. 1918 820 |
Ifdein plain 309, 476, 534, 537; in Wadi Araba, 515; attempt to cut railway 714-15, 716, 751-2; Diary June 1917 817; Sept. 1918 820 TE mentions Ifdein as an area around Mafrak or an alternate name of Mafrak. Only p.515 Ifdein is another place, in Wadi Araba. |
| confused person | Jemal (Lawrence refers mainly to Jemal Pasha, one of the principal Turkish leaders, who commanded the Turkish Fourth Army and was Governor and C-in-C of Syria. However, some references may be to Jemal Pasha Kuchuk ('the Lesser') or to Mehmed Jemal, a Turkish commander at Maan): represses Arab nationalism 27-8, 30, 32, 85, 435; detains Feisal in Damascus 32, 33-4; message intercepted 179; and Auda 230; (424); attacks Wadi Musa 424, 425; on mined train 484, 486, 495; receives Abd el Kader 502-3; in Salt 593; relieves Maan 605; peace negotiations 664-7; on train to Palestine 726; at Tafas 775, 777 |
Three Jemals are mentioned in SP but Lawrence seems to have sometimes confused them, or not to be sure of their individuality as his descriptions were based on hearsay. Jemal Pasha the Great, or 'al Saffah' (the Blood-shedder), or Ahmed Jemal Pasha, one of CUP leaders and Commander of the Turkish Fourth Army at Damascus (1872-1922)： represses Arab nationalism 27-8, 30, 32, 85, 176, 433, 435; detains Feisal in Damascus 32, 33-4; message intercepted 179 (Could be for Mehmed Jemal) ; and Auda 230 (Could be for Mehmed Jemal); receives Abd el Kader 502-3; peace negotiations 664-8 Jemal Pasha 'the Lesser,' or 'Kuchuk,' Mehmed Jemal, successor to Ahmed Jemal as Commander of the Turkish Fourth Army： attacks Wadi Musa 424, 425 (Could be both for Ahmed Jemal); in the Wadi Hesa line 580; in Salt 593; relieves Maan 605; at Tafas 775 Jemal Pasha 'Mersinli*,' another Mehmed Jemal, Commander of the Turkish Eighth Corps with HQ at Maan under Fourth Army: on mined train 484, 486, 495; on train to Palestine 726 * Jemal Pasha 'Mersinli' or General Mehmed Cemal Pasha (Mersinli) see David Murphy, The Arab Revolt 1916-18: Lawrence Sets Arabia Ablaze, Campaign 202, Osprey Publishing, November 2008, p.26. There is no entry 'Jemal' at p.777. |
| double entry |
Jirzil valley 209 Jizil, Wadi 249, 250, 253, 256 | They are the same place. Another spelling is Jizl (GSGS). |
| mis-numbering | jounalists: at Damascus 203-4 | jounalists: at Damascus 803-4 |
| misspelling | Juheina tribe 81, 90, 93, 105, 112; Sherifs escort TEL to Yenbo 94-7; at Nakhl Mubarak 116, 118-19; sent back to Wadi Yenbo 119, 121, 123; ordered to Wasit 123-4; ibn Bedawi seeks leadership 123-4; Feisal converts 124; clans 157; see also Beni Ibrahim Juheina, Rifaa Juheina | Juheina tribe 81, 90, 93, 105, 112; Sherifs escort TEL to Yenbo 94-7; at Nakhl Mubarak 116, 118-19; sent back to Wadi Yenbo 119, 121, 123; ordered to Wasit 123-4; ibn Beidawi seeks leadership 123-4; Feisal converts 124; clans 157; see also Beni Ibrahim Juheina, Rifaa Juheina |
| inaccuracy | Junor, Flight-Lieutenant Hugh: at Akaba 712, 713; solo aerial combat 726-8; in raid on Kilo. 149 bridge 746-7; attacks Turkish aerodrome 747-8; on railway raids 728, 751-2 |
Junor, Lieutenant Hugh Robert [delete Flight-] ... Junor was Lieutenant of the RAF when the War ended, and was promoted to Flight-Lieutenant in 1923. (cf. TELSJ Spring 2000) |
| inaccuracy | Katraneh/i 591, 611; Turkish base 614; (620, 623, 625); bombed 628; (638, 640) | This last [/i] I don't understand what for, as all the mentions in these pages are Katraneh and there seems to be no reference like 'Katranei.' |
| mis-numbering | Kerak village 300, 510;... | Kerak village 301, 510; ... |
| double entry | Khaff 141, 185
Khuff 147, 157 | They are the same place. 'Khuff' is on GeoNames. |
| misspelling | Khallaf el Mor, chief of Hegagith 627 | Khallaf el Mor, chief of Hegagish 627 |
| ***** | MacIndoe, Captain J. D. 5 , 570 | For this entry I do not know how the name was derived. P.5 refers to a Macindoe but is this man Captain J.D. MacIndoe and also one of 'the famous two Macs' as mentioned in p.570? The Nominal Rolls -- Hejaz Armoured Car Company (Appendix I) carries five Macs (p.570's scene is far out of Hejaz though), but there is no MacIndoe. |
| inaccuracy | Maulud el Mukhlus character 128-9; in Turkish army 77, 558; ... | Maulud Mukhlus character 128-9; in Turkish army 77, 558; ... 'Maulud el Mukhlus' is found on Chapter XIII in the 1935 SP, but not in the 1922 SP. 'Mulud ibn Mukhlus' at the Arab Bulletin 36, 26 December 1916. |
| inaccuracy | Mecca holy Islamic city 15; rule of 29; and Turkey 29; pilgrimage to 30, 66, 97; on outbreak of WWI 30; French Military Mission in 42; under Arab rule, 1916 51, 52, 55-6; Palace band 55-6; Abdulla el Nahabi in 522; strategic status 634 | Delete 'French Military Mission in 42;', because Mecca accepts no foreign mission. |
| inaccuracy | Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17; under Turkish rule 24, 26, 30; outbreak of WWI 30; beginnings of Arab Independence Movement in 39; British in, 1915-16 39-40, 41; and Syria 365; British troops in, Sept. 1917 441; Arabs in, Sept. 1917 441; see also place names 627 | Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17; under Turkish rule 24, 26, 30; outbreak of WWI 30; beginnings of Arab Independence Movement in 39; British in, 1915-16 39-40, 41; and Syria 365; British troops in, Oct. 1917 441; Arabs in, Oct. 1917 441; see also place names 627 |
| double entry & shortage | Mirzuk: summoned to Aba el Lissan 377; sent to Madeba 580; rides with TEL 589, 590, 591,594, 596; (610, 611, 612, 615, 638) Mirzuk el Tikheimi, Feisal's guest-master: reports rout of Zeid 111; brings clansmen to Feisal 157; (158, 172) |
Mirzuk el Tikheimi, Feisal's guest-master turned soldier: reports rout of Zeid 111; brings clansmen to Feisal 157; (158, 172); summoned to Aba el Lissan 377; sent to Madeba 580; rides with TEL 589, 590, 591,594, 596; (610, 611, 612, 615, 617, 619, 638) In actual fact these two are one and the same, so that they should be made together under one heading. |
| misspelling | Mohammed of Kiswi: joins TEL's bodyguard 242; (269, 270, 300, 327, 381, 395); rested 437; (596, 622) | Mohammed of Kiswe: joins TEL's bodyguard 242; (269, 270, 300, 327, 381, 395); rested 437; (596, 622) |
| confused person | Motlog el Awar 194, 342, 397 |
Motlog el Awar 342, 397 Motlog, friend of Charles Doughty 194 They were different people. |
| confused place name | Murra, Wadi 570; well 95 |
Murra, Wadi 570 Wadi and well are different places. For well, there is an entry of Bir el Murra 95. |
| shortage | Naimat tribe 560, 563, 773 | Naimat tribe 560, 563, 619, 773 |
| misunderstanding | Nasir, Sherif, Emir of Medina ... |
Nasir, Sherif, brother of Shehad, the Emir of Medina ... Wrong title. Nasir is not Emir of Medina, but [a brother of Shehad, the Emir of Medina (p.156)]. However, in p.243 TEL mentions him as [he (Nasir), an Emir of Medina], probably by mistake which might have caused HB to get confused. |
| confused person | Nawaf, son of Nuri Shaalan 317 Nawaf el Faiz, brother of Mithgal 624-5 Nawwaf, head of Faiz Beni Skhr 178, 592, 611 |
Nawaf (Nawwaf), son of Nuri Shaalan 178, 317 Nawaf (Nawwaf), brother of Mithgal and head of Faiz Beni Sakhr 592, 611, 624-5 To correct another confusion. Firstly, [Nawaf of 317] and [Nawwaf of 178] are for the same person. Secondly, [Nawaf el Faiz, brother of Mithgal] and [Nawwaf, head of Faiz Beni Sakhr] are one and the same. |
| confused place name | Nejd 14, 16, 66, 77, 143, 144, 277, 278, 507, 650 |
Confusion of two places. Pages 14, 16, 66, 77, 143, 144, 277, 278 are
for Nejd, name given to a vast highland in the central Arabia. Pages
507, 650 are for plateau where Rum is located (literal meaning of
nejd = highland, upland, tableland, plateau). Therefore two headings
are required to say:
Nejd (central Arabian highland) 14, 16, 66, 77, 143, 144, 277, 278 Nejd (plateau extending to the east of Akaba) 507, 650 The 1935 SP uses 'Nejed' at p.543, Chapter XCIX: 'Itm, under the red cliffs of Nejed and over the breast-like curves of...' |
| shortage | Oppenheim, Max von 520 | Oppenheim, Max von 362, 520 |
| confused place name | Ramleh station 377, 517, 523; railway destroyed around 608-9, 610; (636, 637, 753); aerodrome 755-8, 760; (803); Diary Dec. 1917, Feb. 1918 818; Apr. 1918 819; Sept., Oct. 1918 820 |
Ramleh station, near Mudowwara 377, 517; railway destroyed around 608-9, 610; Diary Dec. 1917 818, Apr. 1918 819; Ramleh, Palestine (Allenby's GHQ) 523 (636, 637, 753); aerodrome 571-6, 753, 755, 760; (803); Diary Feb. 1918 818; Sept., Oct. 1918 820 HB seems to have confused Ramleh of Hijaz Railway with Ramleh in Palestine and put them under one heading. |
| could be more | Ras Gara, near Wadi Ais 257 |
Ras Gara, near Wadi Ais 257 see Gara Ras Gara = Part of Wadi Gara (Ras = tip, top, main part, beginning, etc.) |
| confused person | Rashid Medfai 374, 381 |
Rashid, TEL's probationary retainer 381 Rashid Medfai, Arab regaular officer 374 HB put two persons under the same heading. 374 is for 'Rashid Medfai,' Arab regular officer, whereas 381 is for just 'Rashid,' one of TEL's probationary retainers. |
| confused place name | Safa pass 570, 716 |
Safa pass, near the Dead Sea 570 Safa, barren land 716 They were different places. |
| confused place name | Semna 141; Feisal camped at 145-8; water 149; Turks fall back to 514; Arabs take 600-1, 602; Arabs occupy 603; (701); Diary Jan. 1917 816 |
Semna, near Wajh 141; Feisal camped at 145-8, 149; Diary Jan. 1917 816 Semna, near Maan: Turks fall back to 514; Arabs take 600-1, 602; Arabs occupy 603; (701) Again there are two places of the same name. One is in far south of Wajh in Hijaz under which pp.141, 145-8, 149 and Daiary Jan. 1917 p.816 fall. The other is Turkish post located to the west of Maan, to which other entries [pp.514, 600-1, 602, 603, 701] are applicable. |
| inaccuracy | Serahin tribe 367, 430, 434; join TEL's party 461-4; on Yarmuk valley raid 464, 469-76, 477, 486; at Azrak 491; on camel convoy 591; Sept. 1918 708, 715-16, 759; see also Serahin | Serahin (pl. of Sirhan, literally meaning a wolf) tribe 367, 430...see also Sirhan tribe There is no 'Serahin' heading. |
| inaccuracy | Shaalan Rualla clan 176; feud with Jazi 178; (293); with Feisal and TEL at Jefer 654-7 |
Shaalans, the chief Rualla family/clan 176;... p.176: The Shaalans were the chief family of the Rualla, ... |
| double entry | Shehad, Emir of Medina 156 Shekad, Emir 151 | This would be unuseful distinction of heading, as there should have never been two Emirs and one of these seems to be typing error, though I cannot ascertain either of Shehad and Shekad to be correct. Some note will be needed when making two indices. |
| inaccuracy | Sirhan, Al, tribe, see Al Sirhan |
There is no entry 'Al Sirhan.'
|
| confused name |
Taif 16, 53; band captured at 55; guns captured at 105; siege of 131, 220 Taif, cousin of Feisal 108 |
Taif 16, 108; Abdulla's victory at 48, 53; band captured at 55; guns captured at 105; siege of 131, 220 HB's two headings should be combined into one, as a place name, to which 48 should be added. Mention in p.108 'sitting between Sherif Sharraf, Kaimmakam of the Imaret and of Taif, his cousin' means 'sitting between Sherif Sharraf who is the Kaimmakam [deputy governor] of the Imaret [Post Town for pilgrims] and of Taif [a town east of Mecca], and who is his [Feisal's] cousin.' HB's heading points to her taking Taif as cousin of Feisal and much misleading. The words 'cousin of Feisal' must be deleted. |
| confused place name | Themed wells 238, 342, 355, 591, 593, 611, 626; TEL at 627-8; Diary June 1918 819 |
Themed well, the Sinai desert 238, 342, 355 Themed, town to the east of Dead Sea 591, 593, 611, 626; TEL at 627-8; Diary June 1918 819 Another case of confusion of two places having the same name. Mentions of pp.238, 342, 355 are for a well in the Sinai desert, while others are for a town to the east of Dead Sea (nothing of a well). Two must be under separate headings. |
| shortage | Trad, nephew of Nuri Shaalan 317; at Jefer 654; at Azrak 714; on railway raid 722; at Deraa 779 | Trad, nephew of Nuri Shaalan ..., ; at Deraa 779, 780 |
| confusion | Trad ibn Nuweiris of Beni Sakhr 459, 599 |
Trad ibn Nuweiris of Beni Sakhr 599 Trad of p.459 seems not to be Trad ibn Nuweiris, because this Trad is 'desert-famous champion of the Beni Sakhr,' while Trad ibn Nuweiris of p.599 'was not even sheikhly in his clan.' Better to omit p.459 from this heading. |
| inaccuracy | Tullibardine, William Murray, Marquis of 169 |
Tullibardine, John George Stewart-Murray, Marquis of, later 8th Duke of Atholl 169 Known as the Marquis of Tullibardine from his birth in 1871 to 1917, when his father, the 7th Duke died on 20 January. |
| mixed up person | Wavell, Brigadier-General Archibald P., Royal Highlanders 156 |
Wavell, Arthur John Byng 156 TE knew General A. P. Wavell (1883-1950), but did not mention him in SP. This Wavell, 1882-1916, was first cousin of A. P. Wavell, traveled in disguise to Mecca in 1908. |
| could be more | Winterton, Major E., 6th Earl, Sussex Yeomanry 5, 705; at Azrak 707-8, 709; (717); on railway raids 719-20, 746, (at Kilo. 149 bridge 746-7, 750), 756, 761, 762; (767, 768, 780) | Winterton, Major, Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton, Sussex Yeomanry ... |
| could be more | Zebn Sukhur 452-6, 457, 458, 710 |
Zebn Sukhur (pl. of Sakhr) 452-6, 457, 458, 710 This is the similar case as Sirhan and Serahin. Sakhr means a stone (hence 'Beni Sakhr' meaning Children of Stone probably because they are believed to have been born of and brought up in stone-covered desert), while Sukhur is plural form of Sakhr. Beni Sakhr is one of the largest tribes in Arabia, divided into many sub-tribes and clans. TEL used 'Sukhur' when he meant to say of more-than-two members of any of these tribes. |
| confused person | Zeki Bey: sent from Sudan 76, 79; (111, 241); on march to Akaba: 245, 266, (camel dies of mange: 280-1), 283, 290, 293, 294 |
Zeki Bey, Egyptian major sent from Sudan 76, 79, 111 Zeki of Damascus 241; on march to Akaba: 245, 266, (camel dies of mange: 280-1), 283, 290, 293, 294 They were different people. |
| double entry |
Kalaat el Zerga 306 Zerga village 306, 313, 314 Zerka, Wadi 716, 753 | Zerga and Zerka are the same place name. Also, and more rightly, spelt Zarqa. |
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