Title: What Did the Nobleman Eat in Ancient Egyptian Times?-gctid193753
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Jul 22, 2016, 06:37 AM
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Jul 22, 2016, 06:37 AM
What Did the Nobleman Eat in Ancient Egyptian Times?by Lynn Blanch, Demand Media
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The ancient Egyptian diet is often characterized as being primarily vegetarian, and included vegetables, pulses, unleavened bread and salted fish. This was the diet of common people and laborers. The diet of the Egyptian nobility, however, as revealed both through hieroglyphic accounts and the wonders of modern technology, was completely different, consisting of a lavish meat-and-animal-product-centered diet similar to the modern Western diet -- and including all of the health and heart problems that come with it.
A Noble DietThe events of noble life in ancient Egypt were carefully documented in hieroglyphs that reveal the daily habits of the nobility, including their diet. The Egyptian nobility's daily diet included various meat products, particularly red meat from cattle, geese, ducks and other fowl, and antelope, as well as cakes and breads baked with milk, eggs from wild birds, animal fats and other oils. Fruits such as figs and pomegranates were consumed, and vegetables and pulses were also eaten. They usually ate three meals a day and drank wine and sometimes beer with most meals.
The Diet of the PriestsThe priests held a very high place in Egyptian society. One of their responsibilities was to preside over the worship practices in the temples, including food offerings. The foods offered to the gods were often lavish, and included fruits, wine, cakes and meats. Rituals, during which offerings were made, occurred three times a day. After the ritual was concluded, the priests would collect the food as part of their pay and divide it with the other temple officiants. Therefore, the diet of the priests was one of the richest in ancient Egypt.
Pork and FishIt's sometimes speculated that Egyptians did not eat pork because Set, the god who represented evil, had a boar's head. Scholars have found that the nobility of Lower Egypt bred and occasionally ate pork; however, it was mainly consumed by commoners. Famed ancient historian Herodotus wrote that the Egyptian nobles of Upper Egypt often abstained from eating fish, and fish was not included in the feasts offered to the gods or in the tombs of the dead. There's even a story about the pharaoh Piankhi refusing to eat with the nobles of Lower Egypt because their diet included fish.
The Price of NobilityThough the hieroglyphs provide a number of examples of Egyptian eating habits, the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification ensured the preservation of noble corpses, and this technique, coupled with modern technology, has allowed scientists to identify the eating habits of the Egyptian nobility. Calcification of the arterial walls reveals that many of them suffered from blocked arteries, a condition often believed to be a modern phenomena caused by the Western diet and sedentary lifestyle. The food intake of the ancient Egyptian nobility is estimated to have been extremely high in saturated fat. Since most meats were preserved with salt, their salt intake was also extraordinarily high. The life expectancy of a member of the noble class was between 40 and 50 years, with their cause of death often related to their high-fat diets.
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About the AuthorLynn Blanch is a writer, translator and educator. She is the co-founder of an educational/cultural nonprofit in Brazil, speaks fluent Portuguese and has published a travel blog. She holds a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College.
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The ancient Egyptian diet is often characterized as being primarily vegetarian, and included vegetables, pulses, unleavened bread and salted fish. This was the diet of common people and laborers. The diet of the Egyptian nobility, however, as revealed both through hieroglyphic accounts and the wonders of modern technology, was completely different, consisting of a lavish meat-and-animal-product-centered diet similar to the modern Western diet -- and including all of the health and heart problems that come with it.
A Noble DietThe events of noble life in ancient Egypt were carefully documented in hieroglyphs that reveal the daily habits of the nobility, including their diet. The Egyptian nobility's daily diet included various meat products, particularly red meat from cattle, geese, ducks and other fowl, and antelope, as well as cakes and breads baked with milk, eggs from wild birds, animal fats and other oils. Fruits such as figs and pomegranates were consumed, and vegetables and pulses were also eaten. They usually ate three meals a day and drank wine and sometimes beer with most meals.
The Diet of the PriestsThe priests held a very high place in Egyptian society. One of their responsibilities was to preside over the worship practices in the temples, including food offerings. The foods offered to the gods were often lavish, and included fruits, wine, cakes and meats. Rituals, during which offerings were made, occurred three times a day. After the ritual was concluded, the priests would collect the food as part of their pay and divide it with the other temple officiants. Therefore, the diet of the priests was one of the richest in ancient Egypt.
Pork and FishIt's sometimes speculated that Egyptians did not eat pork because Set, the god who represented evil, had a boar's head. Scholars have found that the nobility of Lower Egypt bred and occasionally ate pork; however, it was mainly consumed by commoners. Famed ancient historian Herodotus wrote that the Egyptian nobles of Upper Egypt often abstained from eating fish, and fish was not included in the feasts offered to the gods or in the tombs of the dead. There's even a story about the pharaoh Piankhi refusing to eat with the nobles of Lower Egypt because their diet included fish.
The Price of NobilityThough the hieroglyphs provide a number of examples of Egyptian eating habits, the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification ensured the preservation of noble corpses, and this technique, coupled with modern technology, has allowed scientists to identify the eating habits of the Egyptian nobility. Calcification of the arterial walls reveals that many of them suffered from blocked arteries, a condition often believed to be a modern phenomena caused by the Western diet and sedentary lifestyle. The food intake of the ancient Egyptian nobility is estimated to have been extremely high in saturated fat. Since most meats were preserved with salt, their salt intake was also extraordinarily high. The life expectancy of a member of the noble class was between 40 and 50 years, with their cause of death often related to their high-fat diets.
References
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- The Lancet: Artherosclerosis and Diet in Ancient Egypt (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60294-2/fulltext)
- University of Manchester: Food of the Gods is a killer (http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=5499)
- Tour Egypt: Egypt: Pigs in Ancient Egypt (http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pigs.htm)
- Ancient Egypty Online: Ancient Egyptian Diet: Meat and Fish (http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/dietmeat.html)
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Title: What Did the Nobleman Eat in Ancient Egyptian Times?-gctid193754
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Jul 22, 2016, 06:39 AM
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Jul 22, 2016, 06:39 AM
| Ancient Egyptian priests 'killed by rich ritual food' | |||||
An analysis of the foods listed in hieroglyphic inscriptions on temple walls showed the meals offered to the gods were laden with saturated fat. And scans of priests' mummified remains showed many had blocked arteries. The research, published in The Lancet, shows atherosclerosis is not just a modern disease, say the authors. Ritual offerings Professor Rosalie David, an egyptologist from the University of Manchester, said: "There couldn't be a more evocative message: live like a god and you will pay with your health." The translations of inscriptions on the walls of Egyptian temples showed that priests would offer the gods meals of beef, goose, bread, fruit, vegetables, cake, wine and beer three times a day. After the ritual offering, they would take home the food for themselves and their families.
The bread was richer than modern bread, often being enriched with fat, milk, and eggs. The researchers say salt intake was also likely to have been high because it was often used as a preservative. The food offered to the gods was much richer than the more frugal, mainly vegetarian, diet that most Egyptians ate. Clear evidence The authors surveyed evidence from over 60 mummies which had been analysed over the past 30 years using X-rays or rehydrated tissue samples. They found clear evidence of blocked arteries and arterial damage among priests and their families.
"There was a marked incidence of blocked arteries among priests and their families," said Professor David. "We have been able to show how temple inscriptions, which recorded daily rituals, can be combined with investigation of mummies to provide additional evidence about the priests and their diet. "Inscriptions on coffins associated with individual mummies provide the owner's names and titles and this information can be used to associate the diseases discovered in these mummies with specific social groups, in this case the priests and their families." Co-author Professor Tony Heagerty, from the Cardiovascular Research Group at Manchester University, added: "There is unequivocal evidence to show that atherosclerosis is a disease of ancient times, induced by diet, and that the epidemic of atherosclerosis which began in the 20th Century is nothing more than history revisiting us." |
Title: What Did the Nobleman Eat in Ancient Egyptian Times?-gctid193882
Post by: Farafina diɲɛ on Jul 22, 2016, 10:46 PM
Post by: Farafina diɲɛ on Jul 22, 2016, 10:46 PM
Very interesting. I'd love to read @NKO (http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/member.php?u=4345) 's thoughts on this.
Title: What Did the Nobleman Eat in Ancient Egyptian Times?-gctid193954
Post by: Nana on Jul 23, 2016, 06:47 PM
Post by: Nana on Jul 23, 2016, 06:47 PM
This is not the first time I have seen these reports. I want to see the Kemetic inscriptions the author refers to that describe the diet of Kemet; and have an Kmtyw warrior scholar do the translation.
I have no doubt that the kmt had a clear understanding of the effects eating differing types of foods have not only on the physical body but on the spirit. I have trouble understanding how high priests who had clearly need for spiritual elevation would have consumed a diet that would lead to not only chronic physical disease states but a decrease in spiritual atunement.
It was described much later by the vedics the spiritualizing effect of fresh vegan foods and the despiritualizing effects of eating dead foods, animals and processed foods and alcohol. This knowledge must have been understood by the kmt. So why would the priests and the royals eat such a way. (See gunnas, satvic, tamasic rajasic )
I question actually who's mummies were examined? And what era ( dare I say dynasty) they actually were from? The euros who wrote the articles have need to legitimize the depraved behavior of their own royals by claiming this behavior existed in antiquity.
Who is the author of this report and what else has she written?
If there is value in this, the report shows how if in fact this dietary behavior did exist we learned from it and abandoned the practice. Atherosclerotic vascular disease, cancer and diabetes were exceedingly rare and not observed throughout Kmt by euro researchers until the late twentieth century following the exportation to and imposition of the euro blood death fast processed diet to neocolonial Kmt. (Please do not drag up the Massai and other relatively uncommon groups to suggest widespread carnivorous behavior). The precolonial Kmtyw diet, to my understanding, as evidenced by the absence of disease now confirmed to be caused by the practice of eating animals, was similar to that of our primate relatives the great apes -- vegan with VERY small amounts of animal.
We should if anything (assuming we believe the thesis of the author and that of those she references) use this to point out the effect of eating this way and what happened to Kemet as perhaps related to this practice if in fact it did exist.
Eat animal and decline.
The only pattern of food consumption consistent with Abibifahodie is vegan high raw unprocessed. Fail to understand this and regain our true nature will likely contribute in a major way to us ultimately failing to exist as a people at the hands of the destroyers from the north and east.
We cannot afford to commit nutricide. Especially simply for taste or habit or convenience or avarice.
We know clearly today ( especially given the worsening of this animal caused nutricide by industrial biotech euro chemical nuclear insanity) that there is no role for the consumption of animal products in a pattern of food consumption where the individual and family focus is on the maximization and optimization of health and the assurance of vitality and longevity.
Kmtyw warrior scholars must be clear on this.
We must transmit this and reinforce this among our children and youth.
Abibifahodie
I have no doubt that the kmt had a clear understanding of the effects eating differing types of foods have not only on the physical body but on the spirit. I have trouble understanding how high priests who had clearly need for spiritual elevation would have consumed a diet that would lead to not only chronic physical disease states but a decrease in spiritual atunement.
It was described much later by the vedics the spiritualizing effect of fresh vegan foods and the despiritualizing effects of eating dead foods, animals and processed foods and alcohol. This knowledge must have been understood by the kmt. So why would the priests and the royals eat such a way. (See gunnas, satvic, tamasic rajasic )
I question actually who's mummies were examined? And what era ( dare I say dynasty) they actually were from? The euros who wrote the articles have need to legitimize the depraved behavior of their own royals by claiming this behavior existed in antiquity.
Who is the author of this report and what else has she written?
If there is value in this, the report shows how if in fact this dietary behavior did exist we learned from it and abandoned the practice. Atherosclerotic vascular disease, cancer and diabetes were exceedingly rare and not observed throughout Kmt by euro researchers until the late twentieth century following the exportation to and imposition of the euro blood death fast processed diet to neocolonial Kmt. (Please do not drag up the Massai and other relatively uncommon groups to suggest widespread carnivorous behavior). The precolonial Kmtyw diet, to my understanding, as evidenced by the absence of disease now confirmed to be caused by the practice of eating animals, was similar to that of our primate relatives the great apes -- vegan with VERY small amounts of animal.
We should if anything (assuming we believe the thesis of the author and that of those she references) use this to point out the effect of eating this way and what happened to Kemet as perhaps related to this practice if in fact it did exist.
Eat animal and decline.
The only pattern of food consumption consistent with Abibifahodie is vegan high raw unprocessed. Fail to understand this and regain our true nature will likely contribute in a major way to us ultimately failing to exist as a people at the hands of the destroyers from the north and east.
We cannot afford to commit nutricide. Especially simply for taste or habit or convenience or avarice.
We know clearly today ( especially given the worsening of this animal caused nutricide by industrial biotech euro chemical nuclear insanity) that there is no role for the consumption of animal products in a pattern of food consumption where the individual and family focus is on the maximization and optimization of health and the assurance of vitality and longevity.
Kmtyw warrior scholars must be clear on this.
We must transmit this and reinforce this among our children and youth.
Abibifahodie