Auda abu Tayi

XXVI

Corrects Lawrence's description of the army, calling it 'a world which is moving on Wejh.'

The Gathering at Wejh

Sends his cousin ibn Zaal to Wejh with a message of allegiance; Lawrence and Feisal seek his active support for the Akaba campaign.

XXXVIII

Arrives dramatically at Wejh; smashes his Turkish false teeth; key ally for the Akaba campaign.

Book IV: Extending to Akaba

His adherence to Feisal enables the plan to recruit tribesmen for the surprise attack on Akaba.

XXXIX

Travels with the party, regulating the marches and enforcing discipline.

XL

Guides the party through the night with his chanting; a child of battle who has never known a master.

XLI

Leads the party through the desert with unmatched road-sense, wearing his Wejh-bought finery.

XLII

Delighted by dynamite, composes poetry; guides the march and names the landscape.

XLIII

Leads the hunting and navigation, grumbling about the Nefudh and the camels.

XLIV

Returns with two men to look for Lawrence; jokes about Gasim's worth, embodying Beduin honor.

XLV

Leader of the Howeitat; calls Zaal to scout and plans to ride to Nuri Shaalan for negotiations.

XLVI

Departs with gold to gather the Abu Tayi; his name is inscribed on the communal food bowl.

XLVII

Returns from Nuri Shaalan with support, hosts the party, and uses a camel-stick to scratch his itch.

Nebk: Strategy and Deception

Auda hosts a farewell feast and tells a humorous invented story about Mohammed el Dheilan's pearl necklace.

XLIX

Rides beside Nasir; discusses telescopes and stars; laments his son Annad's death at Bair; discovers well damage and attributes it to Jazi work.

Chapter L

Referenced as Zaal's deputy and a famous fighter; his authority underpins Zaal's control over the men.

LII

Auda sat up and talked like a river, telling stories; Lawrence reproved him for talking too much.

LIII

Exhilarated by battle, shows his superstition with an amulet Koran, and helps maintain discipline.

LIV

Insists the army move after the battle due to superstition and fear of enemy reinforcements or rival clans.

LV

Planned to return to Guweira to secure the northern approaches to Akaba.

LVII

Suspected of treachery with the Turks; explains it as a ruse to rob the enemy; accepts Lawrence's advance payment.

LXI

Ambitious leader of the Howeitat, seeking to assert control over smaller sections; engages in a philosophical debate with Lawrence.

LXII

Referenced as the focus of local clans' jealousy and suspicion.

LXIV

Referenced indirectly through Zaal's closeness to him; his clan the Howeitat are part of the party.

LXXII

Hosts Lawrence and others at his camp; drops tents and prepares for a false alarm of a Turkish attack.

LXXXI

Lawrence stops at Auda's camp for a greeting and dates, but Auda cannot provide relay camels.

LXXXIV

Rode out alone to intimidate the villagers of Tafileh; later sent back to the desert by Zeid.

XCIV

Denies Nuri's complaint that the Abu Tayi did nothing; bitter after Lawrence recalls the gibe at Aba el Lissan.

XCVI

Present with Lawrence near the valley during the aerial bombing.

XCIX

Not directly present but referenced through the Howeitat tribesmen in the region.

CII

Mentioned as the kinsman of Alwain, whose tent is near Bair.

CXVI

Boasts of capturing el Ghazale by storm, taking prisoners and a train.

CXVII

Rides with the advancing forces before the attack on the Turkish column near Tafas.

CXVIII

Sets an ambush behind Jebel Mania; engages in the final battle against the Turks.

CXIX

Engages in a violent confrontation with Sultan el Atrash, restrained by Lawrence and others.

CXX

Restrains Abd el Kader when he draws a dagger, showing his fierce loyalty.

Portraits

Portrait by Kennington.

List of Illustrations

Depicted in a portrait by Kennington.