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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.
Tesem (Ancient Egyptian: ṯzm, tjezem; ) was the ancient Egyptian name for "hunting dog".In popular literature it denotes the prick-eared, leggy dog with a curled tail from the early Egyptian age, but it was also used with reference to the lop-eared "Saluki/Sloughi" type. [1]
In ancient Egyptian religion, Aani or Aana is the dog-headed ape sacred to the Egyptian god Thoth. [1] [2] "One of the Egyptian names of the Cynocephalus Baboon, which was sacred to the god Thoth." [3] The Egyptian hieroglyphic word for "baboon" is jꜥnꜥ in the German style of transliteration.
In ancient Egyptian art, the Set animal, or sha, [citation needed] is the totemic animal of the god Set. Because Set was identified with the Greek monster Typhon , the animal is also commonly known as the Typhonian animal or Typhonic beast .
Anubis as a jackal perched atop a tomb, symbolizing his protection of the necropolis. Anubis (/ ə ˈ nj uː b ɪ s /; [2] Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ, romanized: Anoup), is the god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a ...
The dog that gained widespread attention after climbing one of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza has successfully descended and is safe again with his fellow four-legged friends. Paramotor ...
The crowds gathered at the Pyramids of Giza are always in for an awe-inspiring view. Recently though, one visitor was left stunned when he spotted a dog at the top of one of the ancient monuments.
This is a list of dogs from mythology, including dogs, beings who manifest themselves as dogs, beings whose anatomy includes dog parts, and so on. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mythological dogs .