Note 591
Tale of the Jewish Doctor.
Arab. "Rukhám," properly = alabaster and "Marmar" = marble; but the two are often confounded.
… middle of the court yard, wherein I laid the murdered girl with her jewellery and golden ornaments; and, throwing back the earth on her, replaced the slabs of the marble[FN#591] pavement. After this I made the Ghusl or total ablution,[FN#592] and put on pure clothes; then, taking what money I had left, locked up the house and summoned courage and went to its owner to whom I paid a year's rent, saying, "I am about to join my u…
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