تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.21.4

13.21.4

they went back to the palace, then returned to the vizier, then went back to the palace again, while we stood waiting. Then we were ordered to sit in a portico there. Then they brought the food, and they brought golden vessels which they call sīn (with u after the s and the letter y), which are like cooking-pots, with golden stands on which they rest, which they call subuk (with u after the s and u after the b). They brought cups, basins and ewers, all of gold. They laid out the food in two banquets, with two rows at each banquet, and at the head of each row sits the most senior of the arriving guests.