Corn

Corn in Ancient Egypt

The economic importance of corn is reflected in the frequency corn is mentioned in mythology and depicted in tombs. Neper was the corn god, who had his own barque as depicted in the second chapter of the //Book of Am Tuat//. There are also //three gods, each of whom has two ears of corn stuck in his hair; these are called Besua, Neper, and Tepu//. The Coffin Texts describe Neper as //he who lives after he has died.//

The Grains of Ancient Egypt