\paperw3990 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 As the tomb paintings show us, hunting and fishing were among the favorite sports of the Egyptian nobility.\par
For the rest of the p
opulation, on the other hand, hunting and fishing were the two main productive activities.\par
Nets, ôboomerangsö or sticks thrown like spears and bows and arrows were frequently used in the marshes to hunt water birds.\par
Egyptian artists were thorou
ghly familiar with every bird species, which they painted from memory with great skill and accuracy.\par
Hunting on foot, with hounds, was especially popular.\par
In addition to bows and arrows, hunters used lassos and ôbolas.ö\par
From the Eighteenth
Dynasty onward, hunting from two-horse chariots also became widespread.\par
The game sought by hunters was extremely varied: ostriches, gazelles, hares, antelopes, wild asses and foxes.\par
Numerous species of fish were caught and have been represente
d by Egyptian artists.\par
For the Egyptians, cattle raising was one of the principal productive activities and the most highly esteemed.\par
Paintings and reliefs depict herds of cows being led to pasture and milked, as well as calves being born in st
ables.\par
Representations of hen houses and aviaries are also found in Egyptian art.\par
The raising of donkeys and goats, and even antelopes, gazelles or wild sheep, was practiced by wealthy farmers.
