Only the mausoleum's façade remains. A small, hexagonal inset inscription is located above the doorway. It bears no name or date; it likely dates to around 680 AH (1281-1282 CE). The surface is finely smoothed. The window and door openings are sharply defined, the window having a 1:1.6 ratio. A second, small window above the door illuminates the interior passage. The lintels are relieved by discharging arches. The doorway is pointed-arched with a very slight horseshoe inward curve; the window retains its original grille with its bars inserted through spheres. A small fragment of the crenellation (three stones) survives. A reversed leaf-and-dart molding runs above the main cornice profile, which features three narrow braided bands on its projecting ledge.
Karl Wulzinger & Carl Watzinger. Damaskus, die Islamische Stadt. Walter de Gruyter 1924.
Ernst Herzfeld. Damascus, Studies in Architecture III. Ars Islamica XI-XII 1946 (p. 1-71).
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