land ▁to ▁C airo , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Bur ck hardt ▁spent ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁editing ▁his ▁journ als ▁and ▁living ▁mod est ly ▁in ▁C airo ▁while ▁waiting ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁car avan ▁that ▁would ▁take ▁him ▁west ▁across ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁to ▁Tim bu kt u ▁and ▁the ▁Niger ▁river . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Alexand ria ▁and ▁another ▁to ▁Mount ▁S ina i ▁where ▁he ▁visited ▁St ▁Catherine ' s ▁Mon aster y ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁C airo . ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁str icken ▁with ▁d ys ent ery ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁C airo ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁never ▁having ▁made ▁his ▁intended ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁Niger . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁as ▁a ▁Muslim , ▁and ▁the ▁tomb stone ▁over ▁his ▁grave ▁be ars ▁the ▁name ▁that ▁he ▁assumed ▁on ▁his ▁travel s ▁in ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁carefully ▁transm itted ▁to ▁England ▁his ▁journ als ▁and ▁notes , ▁and ▁a ▁cop ious ▁series ▁of ▁letters , ▁so ▁very ▁few ▁details ▁of ▁his ▁jour ne ys ▁have ▁been ▁lost . ▁He ▁be que athed ▁his ▁collection ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 ▁volumes ▁of ▁orient al ▁manuscript s ▁to ▁the ▁library ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁University . ▁ ▁Publications ▁His ▁works ▁were ▁post hum ously ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁African ▁Association ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁order : ▁Tra vel s ▁in ▁N ub ia