Threads of Ancient Egypt: Flax and Linen
Egyptian Linen: From Ancient Egypt to Modern Days
Flax is considered one of the oldest plants that were cultivated in ancient Egypt since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians paid great attention to it, which reached the point of sanctification. It has different types of flax tissues.
The most important type is flax fabric ifd, which was defined by the “Berlin Dictionary” as “linen fabric” that appeared from the era of the Old Kingdom until the era of the New Kingdom. Some scholars have suggested that it is a type of linen fabric woven from four threads, based on its name derived from the number “ 4 », which adopted the same pronunciation, and this fabric has been used as an offering since the Old Kingdom.
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Linen: Clothes for the Living, Covers for the Mummies
According to what was stated in the “Book of the Dead” it was used as a tablecloth on the offering tables in the other world, just as ancient Egypt had insy red linen fabric, which was manufactured in places attached to the temples, and it was also important in the other world so that we know That he has a place for weaving in the other world that bears his name. Likewise, the deity “Sekhmet Bastet-Ra” was associated with him, who bore the title “The Lady of the Red Linen” and “The Lady of the White and Red Crowns.” This fabric was also associated with the two deities “Nate” and “Nate” Sekhmet, and the idol, Ra.
Linen was used to make and sweeten the tops of the flagpoles called "pgA", according to what was mentioned in a speech from the Ramesside era that talks about one of the trips that the king intended to take, and about the equipment needed for the trip, including the flagpoles flags of red linen insy, as well as It was used as bags and in the work of the funerary headband called sSd. It was also used as wrappings for mummies, as a sacred robe, and as an offering to the gods.
Linen Fabric, the Cloth of Egyptian Gods
Linen fabric included another type known since the beginning of the dynasties, which is the linen fabric called “idmy”, which was famous for being red in color. Three cities were famous for making this fabric, namely “Sais”, “Ihnasia”, and “Horbit”, and it was strongly associated with the idol. Tait", "Ra", and "Horus", and the roles of this fabric in economic life have multiplied as wages for workers as stated in many tomb texts that the owner of the cemetery distributed it to his workers as rewards. It was used as a robe for the gods in the rituals of daily service. The linen fabric called "aAt" is famous for its delicacy. It has been used since the Second Dynasty, and it was one of the finest types of linen fabric.
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