Wine in Ancient Egypt: sources of evidence
wine seeds from the settlements of Tell
Ibrahim Awad and Tell
el-Fara'in (Buto)
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seeds do not necessarily indicate wine production
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Naqada culture
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an object depicted on seals has been interpreted as
a wine press
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First Dynasty
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the word irp - 'wine' appears
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Second Dynasty
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large storage jars for a liquid, most likely wine,
have been found in several early tombs.
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it is not certain that the jars contained wine
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First and Second Dynasty
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offering lists mention different varieties of wine
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mainly Old and Middle Kingdom
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scenes of wine production are well-known from several
private tombs
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Old, Middle and New Kingdom
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the many handwritten labels on wine jars found at
Amarna, Malqata and other sites provide a rich source of information
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New Kingdom (about 1550-1069 BC)
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there is extensive textual evidence from different
sources, including papyri and ostraca written in Greek and Coptic
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Ptolemaic, Roman and Byzantine Egypt
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