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  2. Hunting, fishing and animals in ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Fish were very abundant in Egypt, as Egypt is located on both the Mediterranean and Red Seas, along with the river Nile. Fishing was typically practiced on the river Nile, either by nets from a boat, using dragnets from shore or using bow nets in narrow banks of the river. On the other hand, fishing was also practiced as a sport for pleasure.

  3. Fishing industry in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Egypt's fishing industry produced 1,337,778 tonnes of fish in 2010. 334,947 tonnes were sold to the home market, while 5,175 tonnes were sold to the domestic market. Fishing revenue is divided into two sub sectors, the aquaculture sector and the capture sector. The aquaculture sector produced 705,500 and the capture sector produced 374,000 ...

  4. Nilotic landscape - Wikipedia

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    The term was coined to refer primarily to such landscapes created outside of Egypt, especially in the Aegean Sea, and generally in Roman art, though it is occasionally used to refer to scenes of hunting and fishing in Egyptian art. A nilotic landscape is a river scene with rich and abundant plant and animal life, much of which is native to Egypt.

  5. List of hunting deities - Wikipedia

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    Ga’ek Spirits: Bugkalot spirits in the Ga’ek magic plant used in relation to hunting and fishing; the naw-naw prayer is given to them [8] Kabigat: the Bontok goddess of the moon who cut off the head of Chal-chal's son; her action is the origin of headhunting [ 9 ]

  6. Ancient Egyptian agriculture - Wikipedia

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    They lived by hunting and fishing in the local lakes, [3] and by gathering wild cereals of the Sahara, that were abundant. The cereals such as brachiaria, sorghum and urochloa were an important source of food. [4] The African humid period was gradually coming to an end, and by about 6,000–5,000 years ago it was over.

  7. Kagemni - Wikipedia

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    The entrance hall contains scenes of daily life, including a scene with dancers. The pillared hall shows scenes of Vizier Kagemni on a boat which is accompanied by a small papyrus skiff carrying three men. There are scenes of fishing and scenes of the wildlife including crocodiles, dragonflies and frogs.

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  9. Throw stick (hieroglyph) - Wikipedia

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    In the Ancient Egyptian language however, the main use of the throwing stick is a determinative, first for foreign territory, but also for actions involved with 'defeating', submission, or the unfortunate. The various words have many spellings, but fall under words meaning: "throw stick", "throw", and "to create".