Chet bread
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Chet -en- ankh HT-n-'nḫ tree of life |
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Chet bread is the ancient Egyptian name of a type of bread that is first mentioned in the tomb of the official Peher-nefer in the 4th dynasty . It is mentioned in a tax list and, according to the funerary inscription, was intended for the "Miller's House".
The term " Chet " generally refers to the plant-based food of the ancient Egyptians, in particular to the grain .
literature
- Rainer Hannig : The language of the pharaohs (2800–950 BC). Part of the large concise dictionary of Egyptian and German (= Hannig-Lexica. Vol. 1 = Cultural history of the ancient world. Vol. 64). Marburg Edition, 4th revised edition. von Zabern, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-8053-1771-9 , p. 671.
- Wolfgang Helck : Economic history of ancient Egypt in the 3rd and 2nd millennium before Chr. In: Handbuch der Orientalistik. (HO) Division 1: The Near and Middle East. ed. by B. Spuler; Volume 1: Egyptology. ed. by W. Helck, section 5. Brill, Leiden et al. 1975, ISBN 9-0040-4269-5 , p. 30.