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DRUNKENNESS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ACCORDING TO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEXTS AND SCENES

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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السُّكْرُ  ومظاهره فى ضوء النصوص والمناظر المصرية القديمة                                                                              [Ar]
كانت عادة «السُّكْرُ» معروفة فى مصر القديمة، بل نستطيع القول إنها كانت مقبولة ومطلوبة فى كثير من المناسبات والشعائر الدينية. كان للسُّكْرُ مظاهر إيجابية وسلبية، فكان من شأنه أن يجلب المتعة لصاحبه، وكذلك كان وسيلة للتواصل مع الآلهة والأموات، بل اعتبر المصرى القديم السُّكْرُ امتيازًا مقدسًا، وعلامة على الإخلاص، ليس لأنه يوفر المتعة فحسب، بل لأنه يؤدي إلى حالة حدودية تسمح للحي بالتواصل مع الموتى والدخول إلى عالم الآلهة. وهذا ما تدل عليه مناظر الأعياد والمآدب، وكذلك مواكب الدفن. من جانب آخر وصفت النصوص الأدبية والتعاليم السكير بالعديد من الصفات الذميمة من باب التحذير منه. فوصف بأنه عنيف، فظ الحديث، لا يدرك اقواله وافعاله، يفتقد للوعى والتفكير والأصدقاء، ويصبح عاجزا كالطفل الصغير. تهدف هذه المقالة إلى دراسة مصطلح « السُّكْرُ »، واستعراض المظاهر الإيجابية والسلبية لعادة السُّكْرُ فى مصر القديمة ودورها فى إبراز التوازن فى الفكر المصرى القديم وأخيرا، إلقاء الضوء على الآثار الجسدية لعادة السُّكْرُ.
 
[En] Drunkenness was common in Ancient Egypt. It was even considered acceptable and required in many occasions and religious rituals. Drunkenness had both positive and negative aspects. It was pleasurable while also serving as a method of communication with deities and the deceased. The Ancient Egyptians saw drunkenness as a sacred privilege and a sign of sincerity, not only because it provides pleasure, but also because it leads to a borderline state in which the living can communicate with the dead and enter the realm of the gods. Scenes of feasts and banquets, as well as burial processions, attest to this. On the other hand, literary texts and teachings described the drunkard as having many repulsive characteristics, which served as a warning against drunkenness. A drunkard was described as violent, rude in his speech, oblivious to his own words and actions, lacking consciousness, thinking, and becoming helpless like a small child. The goal of this paper is to investigate the term "drunkenness", highlighting the positive and negative aspects of the habit of drunkenness in Ancient Egypt, as well as its role in highlighting the balance in Ancient Egyptian thought. Finally this paper sheds light on the physical effects of the habit of drunkenness.

DOI

10.21608/jguaa2.2024.225004.1142

Keywords

alcohol abuse, Beer, Drunkenness, Sleep, unconsciousness, Vomiting, wine

Authors

First Name

Naglaa

Last Name

Shehab

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Affiliation

Al Alson Higher Institute for Tourism Hotels And Computer- Nasr City, Egypt

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shehab_n73@hotmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0001-6515-0470

Volume

10

Article Issue

1

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52575

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2023-08-07

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

45

Page End

79

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2537-026X

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2537-0278

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438

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Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

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DRUNKENNESS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ACCORDING TO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEXTS AND SCENES

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07 Jan 2025