Located next to Bab al-Nasr, Cairo.
Two epigraphic emblems above the entrance gate. Empty round shapes dividing the inscription on the wood lintel (painted emblems?).
ابو النصر قايتباي عز لمولانا السلطان الملك الاشرف عز نصره
Ābū’l-Nāṣr Qāytbāy (u) Glory to our Lord, the Sultan, al-Malik al-Ashraf (c) may his victory be glorified (l)
Possible dating: 885/1480
Close-up of the emblem:
For more details:
https://islamicinscriptions.cultnat.org/InscriptionDetails?id=6802
https://islamicinscriptions.cultnat.org/InscriptionDetails?id=6817
OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
Simon Rousselot (March 9, 2020). Caravanserai of sultan Qāytbāy (Cairo). Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Retrieved October 6, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rdkc