Fish and chits
The Synodontis schall
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10885463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | SARAH J CLACKSON, Sarah Clackson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6-11 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-216X • E-ISSN: 2196-713X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1524/zaes.2002.129.1.6 |
| OpenAlex | W1525550700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The Synodontis schall, one of the commonest Nile fish, is known by a range of names. Here the rare Coptic term ωXλλ, and its Greek equivalent, Xoiρoσ are connected with Egyptian sil, demotic sdyl, and Arabic?. Textual sources and archaeological evidence for the Synodontis schall are reviewed, and ancient and modern uses of this fish, culinary and otherwise, are discussed. In conclusion, the question of the role of fish in the monastic diet in Late Antique Egypt is briefly raised, contrasting the textual and archaeological evidence for fish consumption in some Egyptian monasteries with the literary sources which suggest that it was a largely restricted food. Contrary to earlier scholarly opinion, it is argued that the term taricheion may be interpreted as pickled fish even when encountered in monastic sources
Ancient history · Antique · Arabic · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Fish · Fish <Actinopterygii> · Fishery · Linguistics · Literature · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2021 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |