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in the Ancient Orient. Egypt contributed to our knowledge 

 of the methods used in brewing beer, and Babylonia gave us 

 the earliest beer recipes. It may finally be remarked that 

 whenever Bab\'lonian texts speak of honey ' in connection 

 with beverages, this refers not to beehone\', but to a syrup 

 prepared from fruit-juices, which was thickened with Hkaru, 

 "beer". Also the Hebrews prepared this beverage, which 



Xo. 19. Brewer and bottle washer (after Aeg. Zeitschr. Bd. 35). 



according to Lev. 2, 11 was excluded for ceremonial purposes"^. 

 Strassmaier, Inschriften von Darius I, No. 168, line 2, men- 

 tioning "one year old beer", ^ ^^^^t>>^>:^T, makes it 

 evident that the Babylonians knew well to preserve the qua- 

 hty of the beer for a longer period. 



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