Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Egyptian dog Abuwtiyuw, [1] also transcribed as Abutiu (died before 2280 BC), [2] was one of the earliest documented domestic animals whose name is known. He is believed to have been a royal guard dog who lived in the Sixth Dynasty (2345–2181 BC), and received an elaborate ceremonial burial in the Giza Necropolis at the behest of a pharaoh whose name is unknown.
In ancient Egypt, cats were represented in social and religious scenes dating as early as 1980 BC. [2] Several ancient Egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured with cat-like heads such as Mafdet, Bastet and Sekhmet, representing justice, fertility, and power, respectively. [3] The deity Mut was also depicted as a cat and in the company of ...
Ancient Egyptian queens consort (24 C, 2 P) F. Female pharaohs (2 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Queens of ancient Egypt"
The real name of this queen is unknown, 'Weret-Yamtes' is an alias meaning 'Great of Sceptre'. [75] She is mentioned on inscriptions found in the tomb of an official named Weni, which state that she conspired against the king but was punished when her plans were discovered. [76] Benehu [77] Pepi I or Pepi II [77] - - - - Pyramid in South ...
Queens of ancient Egypt (2 C, 1 P) + Cultural depictions of Egyptian queens (4 C) C. Queens consort of Egypt (1 C, 4 P) R. Egyptian queens regnant (1 C, 2 P)
Bastet (Ancient Egyptian: bꜣstt), also known as Ubasti, [a] or Bubastis, [b] is a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion possibly of Nubian origin, worshipped as early as the Second Dynasty (2890 BC). In ancient Greek religion, she was known as Ailuros (Koinē Greek: αἴλουρος, lit. 'cat').
A video by paramotorist Marshall Mosher went viral earlier this month as it showed a dog on top of Egypt’s Giza pyramid. It left people online wondering how the dog managed to scale the 480ft ...
Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great.She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, among such women as Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut, and one of the most prominent not known or thought to have reigned in her own right.