Two Different Brewing Processes Revealed from Two Ancient Egyptian Mural
Paintings
MBAA TQ vol. 42, no. 4, 2005, pp.
273-282 |
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Hideto Ishida. Technology Development Dept., Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.,
2-chome, 10-1, Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 104-8299.
Abstract
We attempted the faithful reproduction of the brewing processes depicted on
the mural paintings in the tombs of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep of the Old
Kingdom and in the tomb of Kenamun of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt using a
common pathway. After multiple reproductions, we succeeded in brewing stable
beer using both of the above processes. Surprisingly, the two processes were
proven to be completely different. We also attempted to analyze the
manufacturing processes depicted in the Kaemraef mural painting, as well as the
Meketre models, of the Middle Kingdom. It was evident that the manufacturing
process of the Kaemref mural painting belonged to the Niankhkhnum type, while
the Meketre models fell under the Kenamun process. These results indicate that
two ancient Egyptian beer-manufacturing processes coexisted for a long period of
time in Upper and Lower Egypt.
Keywords: ancient Egypt, common pathway reconstruction, Kaemref, Kenamun,
Khnumhotep, Meketre, Niankhkhnum, tomb beer painting
S�ntesis
Utilizando un mismo modo de interpretaci�n, intentamos reproducir fielmente
los procesos cerveceros mostrados en los murales de las tumbas de Niankhkhnum y
Khnumhotep del Reino Antiguo, como tambi�n del mural de la tumba de Kenam�n del
Reino Nuevo de Egipto antiguo. Despu�s de varios intentos, conseguimos elaborar
cervezas estables utilizando los dos procesos, a pesar que ambos procesos eran,
sorpresivamente, completamente diferentes. Tambi�n intentamos analizar el
proceso de elaboraci�n mostrado en los murales Kaemraef y Meketre del Reino
Intermedio. Se hizo evidente que el proceso Kaemraef era del tipo Niankhkhnum,
mientras que el proceso Meketre era del tipo Kenamun. Estos resultados
demuestran que dos diferentes procesos antiguos para elaborar cerveza coexist�an
durante un largo periodo de tiempo en Egipto Alto y Egipto Bajo.
Palabras claves: Egipto antiguo, reconstrucci�n por caminos comunes,
Kaemref, Kenam�n, Khnumhotep, Meketre, Niankhkhnum, murales de tumbas
