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The Masduulaa/Mas Jowhar is the Somali take the nearly universal mythological symbol of the dragon. Western explorers such as Burton and others mention it’s popularity among nomadic Somalis.
However more interesting than this is fictional ancient Egyptian story “The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor”. In this story The Lord of Punt is described as a large serpent with scales of gold and eyebrows of Lapis Lazuli. This fits very well with the tales of the Masduulaa.
The Ethiopian chronicle of Zara Yaqob mentions that they recovered the Parasol of the Sultan of Adal Badlay ibn Sa’ad ad Din after the battle of Gomit and it was decorated with a winged serpent. In fact Badlay
The Masduulaa/Mas Jowhar is the Somali take the nearly universal mythological symbol of the dragon. Western explorers such as Burton and others mention it’s popularity among nomadic Somalis.
However more interesting than this is fictional ancient Egyptian story “The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor”. In this story The Lord of Punt is described as a large serpent with scales of gold and eyebrows of Lapis Lazuli. This fits very well with the tales of the Masduulaa.
The Ethiopian chronicle of Zara Yaqob mentions that they recovered the Parasol of the Sultan of Adal Badlay ibn Sa’ad ad Din after the battle of Gomit and it was decorated with a winged serpent. In fact Badlay
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