I would not exaggerate that beer was of central importance in ancient Egyptian society, as mentioned on at least forty papyrus. The old and the little drank beer and liked it, the rich and the poor because it was a meal (made like porridge) made of barley.
It was also used to treat stomach ailments and coughs. And in one recipe, beer is prescribed as an enema. And because it was the most esteemed drink, it was central to the gifts offered to the gods of love and thanksgiving. Often the wages were paid in kind in the form of beer or other goods, and the workers who used to work in the pyramids of Giza were paid three times a day as part of the meals given to them. Even the dead were being provided with them on their journey to the Western world, or the world of death because the world of the dead was located on the western shore of the Nile.
The hieroglyph for beer was:
Haggis (Hegel or Heikel), but it could have been called “grow” (Tenemos), and there is a type of beer called hamt (Kaha ahmat), and the word hagat is used to say “beer cup”.
There is evidence that some types of beer were not used to reach a state of intoxication but rather as part of a meal. They are rich in protein, thick, and sweet. However, one can use other types to gain access to drunkenness, as the Bast, Sekhmet, and Hazer celebrations drank even drunkenness as part of the ritual worship. One of the most popular myths tells us how beer saved humanity when Sekhmet played her role as the eye of Ra. She was tricked into drinking beer-coloured red, believing it was human blood until she became very drunk and remained so for three days. Although the above three gods are related to beer, Chenina is the beer goddess.
“hbbt” (“khabbit” – jar)
“sTt” (“sejet” – beer jar