Zoton
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Zoton was an Arabian tribe mentioned by Pliny[1].
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Zot = Zoton (Pliny.vi.35)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions Ethiopia....Juba, however, gives another account; he says that there is a city on Mount Megatichos3, which lies between Egypt and Ethiopia, by the Arabians known as Myrson, after which come Tacompsos, Aramus, Sesamos, Pide, Mamuda, Orambis, situate near a stream of bitumen, Amodita, Prosda, Parenta, Mama, Tesatta, Gallas, Zoton,....
3 Or the "Great Wall."