We have a reasonably accurate idea of which fish species were eatenfrom the terms used in the ancient Egyptian language. Hieroglyphsrecord the following types:
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aHA, the lates nilotica fish
aDw, the Buri fish
wHa, the synodontis schall
XAt, the oxyrhynchus (mormyrus kannume)
int, the Bulti fish
nar, the catfish
Spt, a Nile fish (Tetrodon fahaka)
There were also many different words for fish in general, and fordifferent types of fishermen (presumably based on their methods ofcatching, netting or spearing fish).
