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The Ure mummified cat's head is the unwrapped head and neck remains of an ancient Egyptian mummified domestic cat. The animal mummy has been displayed in a glass jar contemporary with its discovery in the late 1800s. The cat's remains are in the collection of the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology in Reading, England. [1]
The protective function of cats is indicated in the Book of the Dead, where a cat represents Ra and the benefits of the sun for life on Earth. Cat-shaped decorations used during the New Kingdom of Egypt indicate that the domesticated cat became more popular in daily life. Cats were depicted in association with the name of Bastet. [5]
Mummy of a peregrine falcon. Throughout the history of Ancient Egypt, animals were highly respected.In many cultures have animals been as influential in so many aspects of life, and has any culture depicted animals so often in their artwork or writing, and Egypt is one of them. [3]
The remains of prehistoric humans and even Egyptian mummies from 5,000 years ago have displayed evidence of having had TB. In the 1800s, TB was one of leading causes of death in Europe, but ...
Out of the over dozen Egyptian mummies housed in Chicago’s Field Museum, the one of an aristocrat Chenet-aa who lived 3,000 years ago has stood out in particular due to her strange burial procedure.
The cat of Puimre, second priest of Amun during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. Depicted on a damaged relief from Puimre's tomb, Nedjem is the earliest known cat to bear an individual name. [1] [2] Ta-Miu (Egyptian: tꜣ mjw "She-Cat"), 14th century BC.
The ancient Egyptian method of embalming a dead body to preserve it in as much of a life-like manner as possible started during about 2600 BC, according to the Smithsonian. The practice developed ...
Cats in ancient Egypt were represented in social and religious practices of Ancient Egypt for more than 3000 years. Several ancient Egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured with cat-like heads such as Mafdet, Bastet and Sekhmet, representing justice, fertility and power. [11] The deity Mut was also depicted as a cat and in the company of a ...