\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Products derived from wheat played a fundamental part in the Egyptian diet, in particular bread and beer.\par
This painted limestone
stele presents a scene of bread making: a cook, realistically represented as a bald and hoary old man, is stirring a cauldron set on a stove. The inscription tells us that he is preparing the dough for bread flavored with \i nenuphar\i0 , or lotus.
