Mameluke

In Arabic mameluke means a white slave a prisoner In Egypt this name was given to prisoners of war who had been sold into slavery from Georgia and other countries of the Caucasus The action of this drama starts in Georgia in the late 18th century Two friends are abducted and sold into slavery One ends up in Egypt the other in Venice Years later they meet by the ancient pyramids in the desert where a battle is going on between the armies of Bonaparte and Alibey the ruler of Egypt In a combat with a French officer the Mameluke injures him Falling from his horse onto the sand the officer exclaims in Georgian Vai nana Oh mother And the Mameluke recognizes in him a mate of his childhood games