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Cats were praised for killing venomous snakes, rodents and birds that damaged crops, and protecting the Pharaoh since at least the First Dynasty of Egypt. Skeletal remains of cats were found among funerary goods dating to the 12th Dynasty.
17 Αυγ 2021 · Along with hieroglyphics, obelisks and geometric patterns, cats feature prominently in ancient Egyptian art, reflecting the animal’s unique status among the people who dwelled along the Nile...
Hollow-cast bronze figure of the Gayer-Anderson cat, with a wedjat -eye pectoral on the chest, golden earrings and a nose-ring. This cat figure is among the very finest surviving from ancient Egypt, and justly regarded as one of the British Museum's greatest masterpieces.
17 Νοε 2012 · Although it has been commonly accepted that cats were first domesticated in Egypt 4000 years ago, their history among human beings goes back much further.
7 Δεκ 2021 · The cat probably arrived in Egypt on board ancient trading ships around 2,000 BCE. Although according to another theory cats in ancient Egypt were an offshoot of the native African wildcat Felis silvestris lybica, “domesticated” by local farmers.
15 Αυγ 2024 · The oldest images of cats in ancient Egypt appear as hieroglyphs at Lisht. A block relief dating to the later Old Kingdom (found within the Middle Kingdom pyramid complex of Amenemhat I) names a city called Miuu, written as three seated cats that reads ‘Lord of Cats’ Town’.
10 Νοε 2020 · The pampered house cats we love so much share a long history with us, one that flowered in Ancient Egypt some 10,000 years ago as two species of wildcats made their way into homes and hearths — the African wildcat (Felis sylvestris lybica) and the jungle cat (Felis chaus).
