A certain author of our times reports that he has seen in those Oriental nations this custom in practice, that not only the wives bury themselves with their husbands, but even the slaves he has enjoyed also;
Gure egunetan oraino idazten du gizon batek Ekialdeko herri horietan ikusi duela ohitura hori sinesmenean, ez baitira emazteak bakarrik beren senarrekin ehortzen, baina hark gozatu zituen esklabuak ere bai.