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Description: | Contents of decorated pot XIII.13 said by Dr JW Jackson to be 'part of upper jaw of a young pig'. From Amarna 1934-35 excavations. Herodotus states that the Egyptians thought of pigs as ritually impure. Pig slaughter is not shown in Egyptian tombs and pigs are not commonly shown (though there are some instances for example in the Theban tomb of Amenemhet). There are also literary references to the pig. Both literary and artistic representations increase in the New Kingdom (Hecker 1984, 161). It is clear that pig was eaten. In fact faunal remains from Amarna show that it was the most common meat (cattle and goat was also found) and pig pens were identified in the Workmen's Village. The Egyptian pig was probably high-legged, ridge backed and slender of snout. Pigs need shade and lots of water so need some care to keep. Domestic pigs may be separated from wild pigs by the length of third molar. Most killed at 20-28 months and 14-24 months. Hecker, H. M. 1984. Preliminary report on the faunal remains from the workmen's village. In Kemp, B.J. Amarna Reports I. London: Egypt Exploration Society 154-164. Shaw, Ian 1984 In Kemp, B.J. Amarna Reports I London: Egypt Exploration Society 40-60. Donated by the British Museum. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Rights holder: | University of Swansea, Egypt Centre | Subjects: | [none] | Temporal: | 1934-1935
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty | Source: | Egypt Centre | Identifier: | http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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