The Tomb of Djehutihotep at Deir el-Bersha. Hall. North Wall.
Second and Third registers | Netting fish and three rows of feeding, cooking and bringing birds

Reconstruction with Griffith Institute Watercolours

In another scene from the tomb of Djehutihotep, ten men pull tight the ropes of a large fishing-net containing a fine catch of fish. Unlike the bird hunting scene in the register above, this hunt takes place on the open water of the river Nile, represented by a strip of rippled greens with just a thick dark line to indicate the river bank, a stark contrast to the lush vegetation marking the edges of the duck pool. Swimming within the gold threaded net are several large fish including Golden Carp (probably Barbus bynni), and Nile Perch (Lates niloticus).

In the bottom register are three rows of feeding, cooking and bringing birds, including the force-feeding of crane and geese, as well as the filleting and preserving of the caught fish. Right at the bottom is a row of offering bearers each carrying two trays aloft with the rewards of the hunt, destined no doubt for Djehutihotep's own table.