Intoxication was considered good, and even desirable in many contexts. It was considered an enhancer of pleasure and companionship as well as a means of communion with the dead and the gods.

The Egyptian word for intoxication or drunkenness, "tht" is derived from the verb, "Thi", to be drunk, which is also the root of the words for a habitual drinker or drunkard, "thw".
It also gives us the word for confused, "thth".
Other common terms related to intoxication include the verb "nwh", which means to be or become drunk and the terms for drinking party, "'t hnkt", literally meaning "beer-house", "mswr", originally meaning a drinking bowl but later a drinking place and "st n thy", meaning a place of intoxication.

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Getting Wasted in Egypt