Recimier Tamb Wall C) Nina de Grace Davis (Public Domain)
By Laura Raniri Rai, Egyptian experts
Like many of us, modern Egyptians have a serious sweet tooth. But do you know that the ancients did? 3,500 years ago, of course, there was no better sugar to rot their teeth. Only sand to wear them. But pleasant cakes and sweet that are made with healthy Honey, and fresh dates Were in abundance!
The most famous Ancient Egyptian sweetAnd and possibly the first direction so far has been recorded. Rekhmire. Her Tiger nut cones Its magnificent thibs are painted and painted on the walls of the tomb (TT100), which is completed with captions that describe in the process of process (for the chefs in the latter life, we assume!).
In this article, I will share this simple, oh -tumilic prescription and a wonderful modern interpretation you can try in your kitchen (Scrollway down). But first, we will travel in the life of the Recometer and in a remarkable tomb.
Recometer and mother received offers, Rakimier’s tomb C) Charles met with Wilkinson
Recruit the Webser: the man of strength and mystery
The Recometer was much more than a sweet epidemic. She was a Egypt’s ViserPharaharahoh’s number two person – under both Thutmose III And Amin Hotp II At the height of the new kingdom. Its duties extend over everything, ranging from taxes and foreign diplomacy to building plans and craftsmen.
And still, despite its power, the end of the Recometer is mysterious. Her tomb is the largest and the most beautifully adorned in Lakosur The Valley of the Amra (In Sheikh Abdul -ul -Worna), there is no shaft of burial. His body has never been found. Was he notorious? Erased with memory? These mysteries live in the colorful passages of the TT100. And yes, you can visit this tomb – as my visit sometimes (though it’s a bit of addition).
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Recimier’s tomb TT100 c) Laura Raniri Roy
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Rakhimir Tamb Tt100 c) Laura Raniri Roy
Recometer’s tomb: an abundance of interesting insights
Step within TT100, and you will be drowned in an extremely clear windows in life and strength yourself The new kingdom Egypt. The Recometer was not just an official – he was a visner under the two most powerful kings in Egypt, Thimas III and Amin Hotp II, serving when the Empire spread over 4.Third The cataracts deepen in the mouth of the Euphrates in Nubia. His tomb reflects this greatness, but also hides the mystery.
For a thing, although the TT100 is wide and beautifully adorned, it includes No burial shaft or body. Scholars still argue whether it means a real burial place, or if the remnants of the Recometer were kept somewhere else. This absence, in combination with the fact that many of his photos and his family were later slammed or painted in red, suggests. Has he been out of his right? – Did the burial rituals usually cause a visner?
Constructively, T -shaped tomb Chapel affects it with Long transit that extends up to 27 metersThe roof slowly increases more than 3 meters more than 8 meters. The effect is formal, which is why you are deepened in the world of the Recometer. And what is this world: an important part of the walls still covered with it Well -safe, colorful scenes that show both state craft, workmanship and daily life.
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A tribute to foreign lands c) Laura Raniri
Here, we see that the Richemer presidency Tribute to foreign lands: Giraf, elephant, incense trees, ivory, and even a baby elephant and a bear march in front of him, which was brought by the envoy of Nubia, Pont, and Caucito (ancient crate).
Somewhere else, craftsmen have been shown at work in complex detail.Corpier, Metal Workers, Leather Workers, Jewelry, StunkerEC tried to make their trade so precise with tools. Syrian – with blonde hair and blue eyes. You can see them while working Great sculptures and even too much gleded entertainment shrines – Many similar Carter was found in the tomb of Tothankon!
Foreign craftsman C) Laura Ranry Roy
Among these pictures of strength and production, the Recometer also allowed space for more personal pleasures. Walls show it Trees and lush gardens filled with a central pondPresenting a rare glimpse of Elite State Life. There are also pleasant scenes Grape harvesting and wineA reminder that is, like many elites of Egypt, like the Reichmire, clearly likes good wine.
Perhaps the most notable text written in TT100 is that “Weser installation”A unique record that offers its duties and moral responsibilities: working with integrity, listening to both great and small requests, and ensuring justice in all decisions. This is just as a manual of official ethics as an entertainment log.
And then, of course, there is The sweetiest detail of all: Famous Tiger Nut Cake Views. Step by step, grinding the tiger nuts in the walls, mixing them with honey, shaping them into the cone, and shown To present Amon as a offer for God. HigherGephs Recipe: “Tiger nuts make a pound, sweet with honey, in the cone to present to God.“
More than the sacred offerings, they undoubtedly treated life as they lived. Not surprisingly that the Recometer wanted them in a later life!
Tigent cone to make c) public domain
Here is the “Tiger Nut Consect preparation scene” playwright game:
- Phase of grind/shelling
“Tiger nuts (ḥbs -edja) pound with honey (BJT) and thin ground grains.”
Men is shown in grinding tiger nuts with insects, and the text literally instructs them to “kill” or “kill”. - Mixing stage
“Fix with sweet dates, make smooth paste.”
In the scene, the assistants add honey and dates to the ground nuts in large cups, mixed with wooden pedals. - Phase of forming
“Share the cones for the offerings.” (sḥtp n IMN – “Offering Amon”))
→ Statistics are shown by forming small conical cakes, sometimes putting them in baskets. - Baking/cooking phase
A title reads something like this: “Cook the cake until ready, remove them from the fire.”
→ It is being debated whether the cones were breeze, boiled, or dry, but some of the heating processes are proposed by the titles. - The final offer
“Present to God, so that they can live forever through them.”
Fin Finish cones appear on offering tables, emphasizing their dual character: sacred food for ammon And Disagreement to the Recometer in eternity.
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C) Public Domain (Nina de Gares Davis)
Mighty, these scenes make the TT100 the most interesting in the valley of the Nobeline Tomb. This is a place where politics, power, happiness and pastries all come together.
The Tiger Nuts cone of the Recometer – ancient prescription resurrected
One of the amazingly modern adaptations through Chef Sagine Langford is that of ancient behavior.
Ingredient
- 10 palms dates
- 2 cups tiger nut dough (find it well online.
- ÂĽ Cup honey
- ½ Cup melted butter, ghee, or lord (butter works best)
Instructions
- 350 ° F on the pre -hat oven (175 ° C). Apply a small baking sheet with leather.
- Soak only the dates in boiled water for 15 minutes, then drain (keep water).
- In the food processor, mix the tiger nut flour, honey, butter, and soft dates in the dough. If more dry, add a tablespoon of water to history.
- Pix the pinch in 10 equal pieces, roll in the cone, and place on the sheet.
- Back for about 20 minutes, unless the cone indicators are golden.
- A little cool, drizzle with honey or history syrup, and enjoy!
Makes 10 cones.
A viser’s legacy in sweets and stones
The tomb of the Recometer is the treasure of art, politics and daily life. From the greed of foreign tribute to the humble sweetheas Tiger nut conesIn the house of life, a clear piece of new kingdom Egypt is preserved.
So the next time you wish for a dessert, why not bake like an ancient Egyptian? You will start tasting history – sweet, nut, and 3,500 years old.
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