The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom

Morenz, Ludwig D.; Popko, Lutz

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“…The first account claims that ancient Egyptians believed that molokhia might be a wild poisonous plant that should not be eaten. However, the Hyksos, a Semitic people who invaded and ruled Egypt between c. 1782-c. 1570 BCE, compelled Egyptians to eat the presumably poisonous plant (molokhia) as a means of intimidation and punishment to control them [30,31]. The ancient Egyptians were forced to eat the plant but were not poisoned after all.…”

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Influence of the traditional food culture of Ancient Egypt on the transition of cuisine and food culture of contemporary Egypt

Halawa

2023

J. Ethn. Food

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Because of the largely arid desert landscape of Egypt, for millennia, Egyptians have been closely connected to living alongside the narrow fertile banks of the Nile River. Annually, melting snow cascading from the mountains in the highlands of the south triggers the Nile River to flood on its journey northbound toward Egypt. As the flood water recedes, it leaves in its wake a rich layer of fertile, volcanic dark soil deposits. The Egyptians mainly rely on this annual natural event to grow various staple food crops, including emmer wheat for making bread, vegetables for cooking molokhia, fruits, and legumes for making koshary. Further, the Nile River provides a source of drinking water, fishing, and raising livestock for meat and dairy products for making halloumi and kariesh cheeses. Ancient Egyptians devoted a sizable portion of Pharaonic history to food, both as nourishment and for the preparation for the mythical religious experience on the journey into eternal life. Food played an essential role in performing religious rites, mummification, coronation and wedding banquets, burial ceremonies, and particularly in preparation for entering eternal life in the afterlife. Because the ancient Egyptians meticulously kept descriptive records, there is a considerable body of archaeological evidence and hieroglyphic accounts regarding ancient Egyptian tangible food history and culture. However, ancient Egyptian food culture has not received adequate scholarly investigations as did the Pharaohs, Pyramids, and mummies. This article aims to examine the under-researched area of the influence of the traditional food culture of Ancient Egypt on the transition of the cuisine and food culture of contemporary Egypt, and how the Pharaohs employed food to achieve longevity during their life and prepare for successful admission into their afterlife. Three factors have contributed to the development and continuation of the 5000-year Egyptian food culture. First, the existence of the Nile River provides reliable, rich silted soil for growing various staple crops. Second, the annual inundation of the Nile River transports fresh layers of silt-rich fertile soil, which provides stable agriculture and supports cultivating various food crops and raising livestock. Third, as a result, of the first two factors, Egypt has been experiencing abundantly diverse staple food sources for millennia.

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Section: Egyptian Molokhiamentioning

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Influence of the traditional food culture of Ancient Egypt on the transition of cuisine and food culture of contemporary Egypt

Halawa

2023

J. Ethn. Food

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“…In Egypt, the state still appeared strong until the mid-twelfth century BCE during the reign of Ramses III (1186-1155 BCE), from which period inscriptions depict the defeat of Sea Peoples and Libyan incursions (Morenz and Popko 2010). However, after Ramses II's death there was a gradual decline in power in Egypt, which led it to be effectively split into two regions, centred on Tanis in the north and Thebes in the south.…”

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2015

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“…Além do aspecto religioso, há também a ocupação. Durante o reinado de Tutmés III parece ter havido a pacificação do território de Kerma mediante a derrota final de um governante dessa região 758 , considerado sob a ótica egípcia desse período um rebelde e, portando, destinado a um fim bastante violento 759 . Tal contexto permitiu o estabelecimento de condições favoráveis ao estabelecimento de assentamentos civis onde antes eram redutos dedicados a acampamentos militares 760 .…”

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Unificar para conquistar ou conquistar para unificar? : reorganização do poder faraônico e elites militares (1550-1425 a.C.)

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The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom

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Influence of the traditional food culture of Ancient Egypt on the transition of cuisine and food culture of contemporary Egypt

Influence of the traditional food culture of Ancient Egypt on the transition of cuisine and food culture of contemporary Egypt

Revolutionizing a World

Unificar para conquistar ou conquistar para unificar? : reorganização do poder faraônico e elites militares (1550-1425 a.C.)

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