Travel of Ḥasan bin Aḥmad al-Ḥaymī
Beilul (Baylūl)
Title
Muskets fired to frighten local nomads
Short description
The traveller tells how frightened local nomads were by the sound of firing muskets and infers about their ignorance of the actual working of guns.
Text on source
ولقد كانوا يعجبون من رمي البنادق غاية العجب وأحسب فيما ظهر لي أنهم يعتقدون أن صاحب البندق إذا رمى يتمكن من متابعة الرمي من غير انقطاع ولا تخلل وقت بين كل رميتين
English translation
For the nomads were utterly (ghāya) astonished at the firing of the muskets (banādiḳ) and, from what seemed to me, I think that they firmly believed that the marksman, when he had shot, was able to continue shooting without interruption and that no time passed between each of the two shots.
Folios/Pages
pp. 108-109
Date
1647 10 circa
Observations on the events description
Travelers carried muskets, a weapon apparently unknown to local people.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Muskets fired to frighten local nomads" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 04 06.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.86
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