Bible scholar Louis Golding says: “For century upon century the Arab conquerors of Egypt used the titanic ruins of Memphis as a quarry for the building of their capital [Cairo] on the opposite side of the river.
जहाँ तक मेम्फिस का सवाल है, वहाँ कब्रिस्तानों के अलावा और कुछ नहीं बचा है ।