The first fish encyclopedia in history
Meri Roca tomb in Saqqara
Minister of King Titi I of the Sixth Dynasty
More than 2350 years ago, BC
We find that he recorded the first encyclopedia of the animals and fish of the Nile River.
In history, with all the details and all living species
In a wonderful scene depicting fishermen in Egypt in the delta, where a view of the Nile plants and bushes confirms that in the delta, we find
All kinds of animals and fish that live and still live in the Nile River, the hippopotamus and then the crocodile and they were the most important predators of the Nile
Then another scene depicting all kinds of Nile fish that the Egyptians were fishing for. It represents an illustrated encyclopedia of Nile fish in Egypt more than 4500 years ago.
And in it:
The famous tilapia fish
Mabrouka fish grass grap
Brown fish or Barbus bynni
Nile perch
Anum fish or Mormyrus kannume
Freshwater sardines
mullet fish
Schilbe mystus
Anguilla eel
Catfish Clarias gariepinus
Synodontis Schall
Bagrus bajada perch
This wonderful painting records how much the Egyptians cared about fish wealth.
How did they categorize them and know the advantages of each type?
And most importantly, they are the first nation to record all its wealth on the walls of its temples.