The Nile, the canals, swamps, and lakes provided the Egyptians with many kinds of food. Fish in particular were an important source of nutrition. The fish were mostly cleaned and salted for long-term preservation. Boats and canoes were used for fishing, which was done with nets, spears, and basketry cones.
Scenes of fishing are found on the walls of tombs. Dried fish were given to the dead as offerings and were depicted among offerings for the gods and the deceased.
The fertile land of the Delta was full of swamps where wild papyrus and flowers grew in an ideal environment. Families of rich people and their servants spent their leisure time in these places, enjoying fishing and hunting animals such as hippopotami, hyena, gazelle, wild buffalo, and crocodiles. Birds were brought down with a boomerang or caught in nets. Flowers, young birds, and fruit were also collected.
Sometimes people created a sporting competition, which included swimming, rowing, wrestling, fighting, and playing various games
Scenes of fishing are found on the walls of tombs. Dried fish were given to the dead as offerings and were depicted among offerings for the gods and the deceased.
The fertile land of the Delta was full of swamps where wild papyrus and flowers grew in an ideal environment. Families of rich people and their servants spent their leisure time in these places, enjoying fishing and hunting animals such as hippopotami, hyena, gazelle, wild buffalo, and crocodiles. Birds were brought down with a boomerang or caught in nets. Flowers, young birds, and fruit were also collected.
Sometimes people created a sporting competition, which included swimming, rowing, wrestling, fighting, and playing various games
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