The book In the Steps of Moses the Lawgiver says that "the titanic ruins of Memphis" were pillaged by Arab conquerors, who used them as a quarry.
Buku leyi nge In the Steps of Moses the Lawgiver yi vula leswaku "marhumbi lamakulu ya muti wa Memfisi" ma tekiwe hi vahluri va Maarabu, lava ma tirhiseke ku cela maribye eka wona.