Religion

Around the king's town are domed huts and groves where live the sorcerers, the men in charge of their religious cult. In these are also the idols and the tombs of the kings. These groves are guarded; no one can enter them nor discover their contents. The prisons of the living are there, and if anyone is imprisoned in them, no more is ever heard of him.

When the king dies, they build a huge dome of wood over the burial place. Then they bring him on a bed lightly covered and put him inside the dome. At his side they place his ornaments, his arms, and the vessels from which he used to eat and drink. The snake is the guardian of the state and lives in a cave devoted to its care. When the king dies, his possible successors are assembled, and the snake will prick one with its nose. This person is then said to be the new king.