Where are they sold? I'm going to USA soon and want to gift my friends there with some papyrus paper cuz they love it ;) I remember I bought some before (3 yrs ago) from an Egyptian art craft store in a mall but I don't remember the name of the mall. I'm not willing to go to khan elkhalily cuz I'll have to walk a lot and cross roads lol. I love the ones with the paintings of Pharohs. Are there any frammed ones sold as well? cuz all I could find were just the papyrus papers alone. Ok addresses please! :D
2007-10-09 20:27:00 · 6 answers · asked by Ruby 6 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Egypt
The mall was in nasr city, someone here should know ;)
2007-10-09 20:27:43 · update #1
Adam- It won't be Musa's Pharoh (faroon) There are other pharohs as well. Westerners appreciate such gifts. Hey everytime I see ur posts its like I'm seeing my dad typing lool
2007-10-09 22:48:47 · update #2
City star in Nasr city has a whole floor called khan al kaleli treasures 4th, has the same shops like kan al khalili,,althought the best Papyrus sold can be found in a store called SUN in the khan ..City star mall , (with Intercontinental hotel in Nasr city),infront of alhaly club of nasr city, the end of the autostrad road (anyone knows where it is)
http://www.citystars.com.eg/citystars/index.asp
@Adam :what about the Pharaoh Asiyah and the daughter of Pharaoh , In the Hadith , one of four of "the best of women". because of her compassion and pity in saving the baby Moses,you see your fingers are not the same ...lol
2007-10-09 21:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by Zoser 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The ones in Khan el Khalili, malls or downtown are not good. The best are at Ragab papyrus in a boat at the Cornish el Nil the side where Cairo Sheraton, Fish market restaurant, Pharaoh boat are. At the Pyramids area there are good ones too, but they are far.
2007-10-09 23:22:44 · answer #2 · answered by Balsam 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
almost any of the good hotels have shops selling papyrus in them but they are expensive and i think its an excellent gift for a foreigner especially if they have never been to Egypt. i give every child in my class a papyrus book mark, every year and they love them. its really surprising but at the end of the year they still all have their book marks and they are usually still in good condition. for anyone who knows what young children are like you will know this is pretty amazing.
2007-10-10 11:21:56 · answer #3 · answered by sabrina 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Other than khan el khalili yu'd find them in downtown fel bazzarrat elli henak somewhere besides the american embassy (wara shepard and semiramis)
2007-10-09 21:44:08 · answer #4 · answered by Roush 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it worth money or is it valuable to you? What is the question? An art museum can help you identify the origins of the painting and give you an idea of its value. But beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
2016-04-08 00:33:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would a muslim want to give a 'gift' with a portrait of the worst man ever created? Who enslaved the people of Musa (as) and tried to kill a rasool of Allah(swt)...If u want to give a gift of this type, get one made with their name in Arabic or better yet a hadith from the Best of creation (saws)
2007-10-09 21:59:51 · answer #6 · answered by Adam 6 · 1⤊ 8⤋