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Why Did Egyptians Mummify Cats?
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In ancient Egypt not only were pharaohs, nobles or priests mummified. Animals were also subjected to this funerary practice to serve as offerings or companionship in the hereafter. There are records that in Egypt various species were mummified such as dogs, cats, hawks, ibis, crocodiles and even lion cubs and monkeys. Most of these animals were “mascots” that upon dying, were mummified and “sepulted” with their owners to serve as company in the …
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