on camels with beads around the neck, or every kingdom destined to perish.
our stay in this town lasted for four days. On Wednesday, the second day of our stay in Mosul, we present at the ceremony, represent one of the most magnificent and exhilarating celebration of the world, the two ladies, of which we have already said - the mother of Muizz al-Din, governor of Mosul, and the daughter of the Emir of Massoud.
Residents came together, on horseback or on foot, even women, but most of them - on horseback, forming a general similarity of the numerous troops. The Emir was moving ahead with her mother's illustrious persons of his state. Mosul pilgrims entered the city with his mistress with the brilliance and splendor. They covered the neck camel colored silks and hung them fancy beads. Mrs. Masudskaya came with lots of accompanying her maids, surrounded by the отряд ее пеших воинов. А весь купол ее паланкина был украшен кусочками золота в виде полумесяцев, динаров в ширину ладони, цепей, а также фигур дивного рисунка, and the dome was almost no place where they would not be seen.
Two mounts were preceded by a procession and the ringing of their ornaments deafened ears. Gold is also adorned with the neck of animals on which sat the servants mistress. The price of gold could not be determined. It was a sight that can strike the eyes and cause to reflect, For every kingdom destined to perish, except for a single kingdom, the Almighty, who has no companions.
Ibn Jubair. Journey.
also pretty camels in silk and with beads around his neck, this passage is remarkable by the fact that the author really seems to be out of place reflects on the vanity of all things, and the fragility of kingdoms. Just suddenly noticed this oddity, you begin to understand how often to the then eastern authors observed a luxury existed separately from their own philosophical and religious arguments.
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