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Babylonian Agriculture
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Babylonian Agriculture
- Beer
- Important part of the Babylonian diet
- More common than wine
- Ninkasi: “The Lady Who Fills the Mouth”
- The deity of strong drink
- Provides the process by which beer should be brewed
Babylonian Agriculture
- Irrigation
- Obvious evidence
- Lead to legislation and the rise of Babylon
- Drainage
- Very little due to flat land
- Evidence of soil salinization since 2000 BCE
- Leads to shifting settlements
- Primitive plow
Babylonian Agriculture
- Both wheat and barely were grown
- Staple Cereal: Barley
- Tolerates more salinity and aridity than wheat
- Provides flour for the unleavened bread
- Provides material for brewing beer
- Veggies:
- Most common: Garlic and Leeks
- Turnips, lettuce, and cucumber
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