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Egypten 5.1 :: Agriculture

Object description

Agriculture was the basis for the prosperity of Egypt. Part of the harvest was collected as tax, then stored and paid out as wages to employees of the Egyptian state. The tax rate was determined by the size of the harvest, which in turn depended on the degree of flooding every year.

Cereals were cultivated near the river, on fields that were flooded every summer. In the autumn, the water receded, leaving behind a layer of fertile mud. This was the time to plough and sow.

The two most important crops were wheat (emmer) and barley. Flax was also grown for oil and fibres. Fruit orchards and vegetable gardens that were watered by hand were to be found further from the river.

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Exhibition, showcase

Egypten 5.1

Title, Swedish

Jordbruk

Title

Agriculture

Previous ID

1285-B-01

Description, Swedish

Jordbruket var basen för Egyptens välstånd. En del av skörden samlades in som skatt, lagrades och betalades ut bland annat som löner till statligt anställda. Skattesatsen avgjordes av skördens storlek, vilken i sin tur berodde på den årliga översvämningens omfattning.

Spannmål odlades nära floden, på åkrar som lades under vatten varje sommar. När vattnet drog sig tillbaka på hösten låg ett lager bördigt slam kvar på marken. Då var det dags att plöja och så.

De två viktigaste grödorna var vete (emmer) och korn. Lin odlades för oljan och fibrerna. Högre upp i landskapet låg fruktträdgårdar och grönsaksodlingar som bevattnades för hand.

Description

Cereals were cultivated near the river, on fields that were flooded every summer. In the autumn, the water receded, leaving behind a layer of fertile mud. This was the time to plough and sow.

Egypt, Number in Exhibition

5.1

Photograph Number - Is Object Example For

ext-0023

Belongs to Exhibition, Part of

New Egypt, 5, Village life

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Egypten 5.1 :: Agriculture

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