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At the city's cemetery of cats, he and colleagues emptied several large pits up to a volume of 20 m 3 (720 cu ft) filled with cat and Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) bones. [34] Among the bones, some embalming material, porcelain and bronze objects, beads and ornaments, and statues of Bastet and Nefertem were also found. By 1889, the ...
Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian given names" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ahhotep;
At the Bubastis temple, some cats were found to have been mummified and buried, many next to their owners. More than 300,000 mummified cats were discovered when Bastet's temple was excavated. Turner and Bateson suggest that the status of the cat was roughly equivalent to that of the cow in modern India. The death of a cat might leave a family ...
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Pages in category "Egyptian feminine given names" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The oldest layer of the Egyptian naming tradition is native Egyptian names. These can be either traced back to pre-Coptic stage of the language, attested in Hieroglyphic, Hieratic or Demotic texts (i.e. ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ Amoun, ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲣϩⲟ Naberho, ϩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱϫ Herwōč, ⲧⲁⲏⲥⲓ Taēsi) or be first attested in Coptic texts and derived from purely Coptic lemmas (i.e ...
100 Old Lady Names For Baby Girls. Whether you are inspired by old-fashioned names or simply want to revive a vintage name, here are 100 old lady names to consider for your baby daughter. Violet ...
Cute aggression aside, delicious food names and cute cats really are a match made in heaven. These adorable food-themed cat names are perfect for letting everyone know that your kitty is the spice ...