The Cat in Ancient Egypt by Jaromir Malek Paperback Book

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Cats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets. In this book, Dr Malek draws on a vast range of artistic and written sources to show how cats became one of the most widely esteemed and revered animals in Egypt.

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An informative guide to the relationship between humans and cats in the ancient Egyptian world.Cats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets. In this book, Dr Malek draws on a vast range of artistic and written sources to show how cats became one of the most widely esteemed and revered animals in Egypt.An ideal gift for any fan of ancient Egyptian culture.

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Fully updated reissue of this popular and highly successful classic, the definitive account of the Egyptian cat, that many modern cats are descendants of. These beautiful creatures thus present a living link between the modern world and the ancient Egyptian civilisation.

Author Biography

Dr Jaromir Malek is Keeper of the Archive at the Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and Editor of the Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts. His publications include the Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt (with John Baines), revised edn 2000.

Table of Contents

Running free: the wild cats; Together at last: the domestic cats; A poor man's lion: the divine cats; Pride goes before a fall: the story cats; Buried with full honours: the mummified cats; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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Cats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets. In this book, Dr Malek draws on a vast range of artistic and written sources to show how cats became one of the most widely esteemed and revered animals in Egypt.

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Cats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets. In this book, Dr Malek draws on a vast range of artistic and written sources to show how cats became one of the most widely esteemed and revered animals in Egypt.

Details ISBN0714119709 Author Jaromir Malek Pages 144 Publisher British Museum Press Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0714119709 ISBN-13 9780714119700 Format Paperback Imprint British Museum Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780812216325 DEWEY 932 Media Book Illustrations 21 Illustrations, black and white; 90 Illustrations, color UK Release Date 2016-12-01 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-12-01 NZ Release Date 2016-12-01 Edition Description New Edition Audience General AU Release Date 2006-10-05 We've got this

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