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title: Egyptian Grinding Grain
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8320/egyptian-grinding-grain/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Egyptian Grinding Grain

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Egyptian Grinding Grain](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8320.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8320.jpg)

## Image Caption

This limestone statuette depicts a servant grinding grain on what appears to be a quern. Figurines and statuettes were placed insides tombs as early as the 1st Dynasty (3100-2890 BCE). The majority of them are doing bakery, brewery, butchery, as well as a variety of everyday activities, depicting crucial stages in the production of food and drink. Each [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) may contain 1 - 100 servant figurines. 6th Dynasty, 2345-2181 BCE. From [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), precise provenance of excavation is unknown. (Thr British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 19). Egyptian Grinding Grain. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8320/egyptian-grinding-grain/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Grinding Grain." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 19, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8320/egyptian-grinding-grain/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Grinding Grain." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8320/egyptian-grinding-grain/>.

## License & Copyright

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