Summara
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
Summara was an Arabian town mentioned by Pliny.[1]
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Sumra = Summara (Pliny.vi.35)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions Ethiopia.... Passing thence along the banks of the Nile, are the towns of Navi, Modunda, Andatis, Secundum, Colligat, Secande, Navectabe, Cumi, Agrospi, Ægipa, Candrogari, Araba, and Summara.26
26 There is considerable doubt as to the correctness of these names, as they are differently spelt in the MSS.