The Symbolism of Bread

Author: Michael Lassman 

July 31, 2026

Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser, Middle Kingdom (ca. 1944 B.C.) Bread is as old as civilization itself. Wherever humans learned to grind grain into flour, mix it with water and apply heat, bread emerged − not just as sustenance, but often as a symbol of life itself, of order, and at times, of connection with the divine. Across ancient cultures, bread has always been a marker of identity, [...]

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