Wilkinson, John Gardner: Topographie of Thebes, and general view of Egypt: being a short account of the principal objects worthy of notice in the valley of the Nile, to the second cataracte and Wadi Samneh, with the Fyoom, Oases and eastern desert, from Sooez to Bertenice (London, 1835)

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PRICES AT QAHERAH

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Pias

Fod.

Silk stuffs, the drah .



lip. to 12

0

Crape, ditto

.

6p. to 8

0



' Gold brocade, the piece



200

0

a

Broosa, silk stuffs, ditto



80

0

a

Silk shirting (bumbuza), ditto

85 p. to 125

0

o

Embroidered shirts



60p. to 110

0

o

Gibbeh (pelisse), of velvet,

with

gold em-



P"*

broidery

.

. 1150

0



■ Salta (jacket), ditto, ditto .



700

0

Pearls, the mitqal

.

110 & upwards.

Nizam (Turkish) dress, with sill

; embroidery 650

0

Bornoos, silk and wool



100

0

Tarhoosh (red cap), best



25

0

Tageea (white ditto)



. lp. to 3

0

Cloth (European), the drah

.

20p. to 80

0

Carpets (segadee)



lOp. to 200

0

Ditto (keleem)

.

lOOp. to 800

0

Mats (14 feet by 8)



16

0

Ditto, best menodfee, the square drah

0

30

Swords

from 130p. to 1000

0

Gold, the derhm



1

30

Silver, ditto



0

33

Copper, the oka, worked .

.

15

0

Pipes, without the mouth-piece .



lOp. to 50

0

Mouth-piece, (amber, without jewels)

50 p. to 500

0

Raisins, the oka



2

20

Apricots (mishmish) dried, ditto

.

3

30

Nuts, ditto



2

0

Almonds, shelled, ditto

,

4

0

Figs, ditto



2

0

Aloes wood (ood), the derhm



0

15

Quart bottle, rose-water .

.

3

0

Otto of rose, the mitqal



8

0

Skins



3

0

Shoe leather, the skin



20

0

Ropes, the oka

.

2

0

Ditto, Syrian, ditto



5

0

Horses, native

.

500p. to 2000

0

Asses



lOp. to 200

0

Mul

;s

.

800 p. to 2000

0