biban-el-meluk

Updated: July 11, 2025

"My husband and I," went on the woman, "live yonder at the village of Kurna, which is situated near to the mouth of the valley that is called Biban-el-Meluk, or Gate of the Kings, for there the monarchs of old days, who were the forefathers or rulers of us Copts, lie buried.

Henry Rider Haggard - The Wanderer's Necklace