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328 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
of the metropolis; but, on arriving at the gate
called Bab en-Nasr, which leads to this cemetery,
they found themselves unable to proceed farther,
from the cause above mentioned. " It seems," said
one of the bearers, " that the sheykh is determined
not to be buried in the cemetery of Bab en-Nasr :
and what shall we do ?" They were all much perplexed : but being as obstinate as the saint himself, they did not immediately yield to his caprice. Retreating a few paces, and then advancing
with a quick step, they thought, by such an impetus, to force the corpse through the gate-way;
but their efforts were unsuccessful; and the same
experiment they repeated in vain several times.
They then placed the bier on the ground to rest
and consult; and one of them, beckoning away his
comrades to a distance beyond the hearing of the
dead saint, said to them, " Let us take up the bier
again, and turn it round quickly several times till
the sheykh becomes giddy; he then will not know
in what direction we are going, and we may take
him easily through the gate." This they did; the
saint was puzzled as they expected; and quietly
buried in the place which he had so striven to
avoid.
The biers used for the conveyance of the corpses
of females and boys are different from those of men.
They are furnished with a cover of wood, over
which a shawl is spread, as over the bier of a man;
and at the head is an upright piece of wood, called
a " shahid." The shahid is covered with a shawl;
and to the upper part of it, when the bier is used to
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000340 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 328 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. of the metropolis; but, on arriving at the gate called Bab en-Nasr, which leads to this cemetery, they found themselves unable to proceed farther, from the cause above mentioned. " It seems," said one of the bearers, " that the sheykh is determined not to be buried in the cemetery of Bab en-Nasr : and what shall we do ?" They were all much perplexed : but being as obstinate as the saint himself, they did not immediately yield to his caprice. Retreating a few paces, and then advancing with a quick step, they thought, by such an impetus, to force the corpse through the gate-way; but their efforts were unsuccessful; and the same experiment they repeated in vain several times. They then placed the bier on the ground to rest and consult; and one of them, beckoning away his comrades to a distance beyond the hearing of the dead saint, said to them, " Let us take up the bier again, and turn it round quickly several times till the sheykh becomes giddy; he then will not know in what direction we are going, and we may take him easily through the gate." This they did; the saint was puzzled as they expected; and quietly buried in the place which he had so striven to avoid. The biers used for the conveyance of the corpses of females and boys are different from those of men. They are furnished with a cover of wood, over which a shawl is spread, as over the bier of a man; and at the head is an upright piece of wood, called a " shahid." The shahid is covered with a shawl; and to the upper part of it, when the bier is used to |
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