I had scarcely composed myself upon the carpeted mastabah, when the remainder was suddenly invaded by the Turkish, or rather Slavo-Turk, pilgrims inhabiting the house, and a host of their visitors.
"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah"
Sir Richard Francis Burton
Arrived at the house, we made some brief preparations for snatching a few hours' sleep upon the mastabah, a place so stifling, that nothing but utter exhaustion could induce lethargy there.
"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah"
Sir Richard Francis Burton
120 mastabah, of the shops in Cairo, i.
"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah"
Sir Richard Francis Burton