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Zythum (from Latin, based on Ancient Greek: ζῦθος, zŷthos), sometimes also known as zythus or zythos, [1] [2] was a malt beer made in ancient Egypt. [3] The earliest existing records of brewing relate to the production of zythum by ancient Egyptians, c. 2000 BCE .
In ancient Egypt wine was preferred by the upper class, whereas beer was a staple for working class Egyptians and a central part of their diet. [1] Despite religious restrictions and conflicting views on alcohol after the Muslim conquest of Egypt , the consumption of beer did not cease, and it still remains the most popular alcoholic beverage ...
The making of pulque, as illustrated in the Florentine Codex (Book 1 Appendix, fo.40) [35] Pulque, or octli is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of the maguey, and is a traditional native beverage of Mesoamerica. [36] Though commonly believed to be a beer, the main carbohydrate is a complex form of fructose rather than starch.
Libation (Ancient Greek: σπονδή, spondȇ, [spondɛ̌ː]) was a central and vital aspect of ancient Greek religion, and one of the simplest and most common forms of religious practice. [11] It is one of the basic religious acts that define piety in ancient Greece, dating back to the Bronze Age and even prehistoric Greece. [12]
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The ancient Egyptian units of measurement discussion further shows that the hekat was 1/30 of a royal cubit 3, an analysis that needs to double checked, against the d = 2 suggestion, which means that r = 1, a suggestion that does make sense. One royal cubit of the ancient Egyptian weights and measures = 523.5 millimeters.
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(6) The result is 5 heqat. Then reckon what you need for a des-jug of beer like the beer called 1/2 1/4 malt-date beer (7) The result is 1/2 of the heqat measure needed for des-jug of beer made from Upper-Egyptian grain. (8) Calculate 1/2 of 5 heqat, the result will be 2 1/2 (9) Take this 2 1/2 four times (10) The result is 10. Then you say to him: