Egyptian blue

Ingredients

Egyptian blue

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

Described as a popular color in Egypt standing in semantic connection with concepts like 'water', 'wetness', 'rebirth', and 'regeneration' (p. 53).

Evidence

"blue is not simply used to decorate flat surfaces or to paint hieroglyphics, but also for deep carvings and fillings."

Remarks

In the hybrid Egyptian-Canaanite city of Beth-Shean, the painted inscriptions of Building 1500 conveyed symbolic meaning through the 'bright presence of blue' (p. 53). It was used in residential-palatial environments, whereas in Egypt it was more common in funerary contexts (p. 53).