Umbra Barakat does not wake at dimming. 92 years, most of them given to Drive.
Generation 1 · deceased
Umbra Barakat
Died Year 96, Day 363, aged 92.
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- Born
- Year 4, Day 296
- Department
- Drive
- Parents
- Huda Barakat · Chandran Tendulkar
- Children
- Harriet Barakat · Emilio Barakat · Rell Barakat · Inés Barakat · Harini Barakat
Works in the Archive
- “A spun thread” — a play, Year 90, Day 232
Appearances in the log
Umbra Barakat has made a play called “A spun thread.” Asked what it means, she says it means about nine years of evenings.
Last shift for Umbra Barakat, who joined Drive half a century ago. The crew line the corridor and knock wrenches on the rails.
Umbra Barakat is delivered of a daughter at brightening. The child is called Harini.
Born at dimming: Inés Barakat, generation 2. The ship holds 893 souls tonight.
Umbra Barakat is delivered of a daughter on the night watch. The child is called Rell.
The youngest aboard is now Emilio Barakat, minutes old, asleep. 950 souls.
A daughter, Harriet Barakat, born in the Ring C infirmary to Umbra Barakat and Mahmoud Pemberton. Mother and child are well.
Two names braided on the manifest tonight: Mahmoud and Umbra. The commons sings late.
A first shift for Umbra Barakat, sixteen: drive engineer, Drive. The badge is printed fresh.
A birth in Ring C: Umbra, girl, generation 1. I have added the name to the manifest with the others.