The ancients Egyptians they consumed cocktail based on alcohol e drugs psychedelics: this is what emerges from one a cup from 2000 years ago, probably used for a magical ritual. The discovery, the result of chemical analyzes carried out by a research group from the University of South Florida, established the presence of numerous ingredients in the artefact, including psychotropic substances, alcohol and body fluids, in a mix probably used in rituals linked to fertility.
Alcohol and drugs in the ancient cup of the Egyptians
The innovative analysis that revealed the surprising secret of the Egyptian cup was conducted by the professor Davide Body from the University of South Florida.
The artifact, donated in 1984 to the Tampa Museum of Art and dating back 2000 years, is decorated with the image of dio Besfigure associated with protection, fertility and magical rites.
This ancient cup had so far generated only hypotheses about its uses: some scholars believed it contained water, wine or ritual beer. However, thanks to chemical analysis and DNA extracted from residues on the internal walls, Tanasi discovered that it contained a powerful concoction of drugs psychedelics, alcohol and body fluids.
The Egyptians and the cocktail of drugs and alcohol: what they used it for
Il cocktail it was also flavored with honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice and grapes, the latter commonly used to give a color to the drink capable of recalling that of blood.
The combination, Tanasi claims, was possibly used in a magical ritual aimed at recalling an Egyptian divine entity, probably for fertility. A conclusion based on both the results of the analyzes and written documents.
Professor Tanasi’s explanation
“For the first time, we have been able to identify all the chemical signatures of the components of the liquid cocktail contained in the Bes cup from the Tampa Museum of Art, including the plants used by the Egyptians, all of which have psychotropic and medicinal properties” explained the professor Tanasi.
“This research teaches us about magical rituals in the Greco-Roman period in Egypt,” he added Branko van Oppencurator of Greek and Roman art at the Tampa Museum of Art.
“Egyptologists believe that people visited the so-called Bes Chambers in Saqqara when they wanted to bring about a successful pregnancy, because pregnancies in the ancient world were fraught with danger,” she continued.
“So, this combination of ingredients may have been used to promote a dreamlike vision, useful for inducing a magical ritual in the context of this danger.”
Fonte foto: iStock/X – Inside Egypt
Source: notizie.virgilio.it
