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Egypt


Agriculture in ancient and modern Egypt



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Chertihotep, estate manager. Mantlestatue of crystaline sandstone (18th BCE), 12th Dynasty, Egypt. Inv. 15 701
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Chertihotep, estate manager. Mantlestatue of crystali...

From the book "A Guide through the Underworld" (sequel to 08-01-10/48). From left to right: Man praying to the God Anubis; the red disk of the sun; the pavian-god of wisdom; man harvesting grain. (12th-9th BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt.
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From the book "A Guide through the Underworld" (sequel to 08-01-10/48). From le...

Farmers at work, ploughing. Painted relief from one of the Chapel Tombs of the Nobles, Middle Kingdom (2040-1785 BCE), Assuan, Egypt.
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Farmers at work, ploughing. Painted relief from one...

The god Min, Egyptian ityphallic god of fertility and the harvest festival. He may be of African origin and is always shown with an erected phallus. 13th BCE
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The god Min, Egyptian ityphallic god of fertility and the harvest festival...

The Pharaoh, wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt, is seen walking behind a plough in a mural in one of the side chapels of Great Temple of Ramses III (12th BCE), 20th Dynasty, Late New Kingdom. Medinet Habu, Egypt.
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The Pharaoh, wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt, is seen walking behind a...

Sickle-sword from a tomb, perhaps damaged and repaired or intentionally spoiled and bent for burial with the dead person (14th-13th BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt. 65 cm long Inv. R.E.H. 137
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Sickle-sword from a tomb, perhaps damaged and repaired or intentionall...

Men gathering figs, monkeys sit in the tree. Beni Hassan, tomb of Khnemhotep, No.3; period of Amenenmes II or Sesostris II, about 1920-1900 BCE. Ancient Egyptian Paintings selected,copied & described by Nina M.Davis,plate VII.
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Men gathering figs, monkeys sit in the tree. Beni Hassan, tomb of Khn...

Grape harvest, pressing grapes; From the tomb of Petosiris, High Priest of the god Toth in Hermopolis. Around 300 BCE
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Grape harvest, pressing grapes; From the tomb of Petosiris, High Priest o...

Pharaoh Ramses III, with the crown of Upper Egypt, harvesting grain, offering the harvest to the gods. 20th dynasty.
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Pharaoh Ramses III, with the crown of Upper Egypt, harvesting grain, offeri...

Elephantine Island in the Nile, opposite Assuan. Outer wall of the ancient nilometer constructed during Roman times on the site of an earlier one.
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Elephantine Island in the Nile, opposite Assuan. Outer wall of the ancien...

Elephantine Island midstream in the Nile, opposite Assuan. Outer wall of the ancient nilometer, constructed in Roman times on the site of an earlier one.
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Elephantine Island midstream in the Nile, opposite Assuan. Outer wall of th...

Mural,decoration from the tomb of Atet. 4th Dynasty, reign of Pharaoh Snofru.The fragment shows a man sowing grain with his right hand;in the left hand he holds a whip; a team of oxen. 41 x 91 cm Inv.3594
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Mural,decoration from the tomb of Atet. 4th Dynasty, reign of Pharaoh Snofru....