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Animal mummification was common in ancient Egypt. Animals were an enormous part of Egyptian culture, not only in their role as food and pets, but also for religious reasons. Many different types of animals were mummified, typically for four main purposes: to allow beloved pets to go on to the afterlife, to provide food in the afterlife, to act as offerings to a particular god, and because some were seen as physical manifestations of specific deities that the Egyptians worshipped. Bastet, the cat goddess, is an example of one such deity. In 1888, an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near Istabl Antar discovered a mass grave of felines, ancient cats that were mummified and buried in pits at great numbers.

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  • Animal mummy (en)
  • Momificación de animales (es)
  • Momie animale (fr)
  • Dierenmummie (nl)
  • Mumificação de animais (pt)
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  • Dierenmummies zijn, zoals de naam al zegt, mummies van dieren. In het oude Egypte werden niet alleen mensen, maar ook dieren soms gemummificeerd. In tegenstelling tot menselijke mummies, stierven de dieren die gemummificeerd werden vaak geen natuurlijke dood. Soms werden nog heel jonge dieren gedood om gemummificeerd te worden. Mensen werden gemummificeerd zodat de overledene vanuit het hiernamaals terug kon keren naar zijn lichaam. Dieren werden om andere redenen gemummificeerd. (nl)
  • Animal mummification was common in ancient Egypt. Animals were an enormous part of Egyptian culture, not only in their role as food and pets, but also for religious reasons. Many different types of animals were mummified, typically for four main purposes: to allow beloved pets to go on to the afterlife, to provide food in the afterlife, to act as offerings to a particular god, and because some were seen as physical manifestations of specific deities that the Egyptians worshipped. Bastet, the cat goddess, is an example of one such deity. In 1888, an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near Istabl Antar discovered a mass grave of felines, ancient cats that were mummified and buried in pits at great numbers. (en)
  • Les momies animales ont leur origine dans l'Égypte antique. Il s'agissait d'un élément primordial de la culture égyptienne, notamment pour des raisons religieuses. Les animaux étaient momifiés pour quatre raisons principales : permettre aux animaux aimés d'aller dans la vie d'après, emmener de la nourriture dans la vie d'après, servir d'offrandes à un dieu particulier, et parce que certains étaient perçus comme des dieux spécifiques que les Égyptiens vénéraient. Bastet, la déesse représentée par un chat, était l'une de ces déités. En 1888, un fermier égyptien creusant dans le sable près d'Istabl Antar découvrit une sépulture de masse comprenant des momies de félins qui avaient été momifiés en grand nombre et placés dans un fossé. (fr)
  • La momificación de animales se originó en el antiguo Egipto. Allí momificaron varios tipos de animales, los cuales formaban una parte importante de la cultura egipcia, no únicamente en su papel de comida y mascotas, sino también por razones religiosas. Por lo general, se les momificaba con tres propósitos principales: permitir que las mascotas amadas se trasladaran a la otra vida con sus dueños, actuar como ofrendas a un dios en particular y porque algunos eran vistos como manifestaciones físicas de dioses específicos que los egipcios adoraban, siendo Bastet, la diosa gata, el principal ejemplo de estas deidades.​ En 1888, un campesino egipcio cavando en la arena cerca del entonces llamado Establos de Antara, el antiguo templo Speos Artemidos, descubrió una fosa común llena de felinos, ant (es)
  • A mumificação de animais tem seus registros mais antigos no Antigo Egito, que teve suas primeiras múmias de animais reencontradas oficialmente no âmbito da Arqueologia no ano de 1888, mas que acabaram sendo transportadas aos milhares para Londres para serem utilizadas como fertilizantes. Enquanto prática comum dentre os egípcios ,a mumificação de animais podia incluir ser bichos de estimação, restos de animais para as múmias ou então podiam ser animais sagrados, divinizados por sua relação com os deuses. Eram, no geral, objetos votivos destinados aos templos de culto a animais. A partir da 26ª dinastia, as múmias votivas tornaram-se populares o que gerou um intenso comércio que empregou legiões de trabalhadores especializados. (pt)
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