Ancient Egyptians mummified cats too?

Question: Ancient Egyptians mummified cats too!?

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Cats were gods to the egyptians!.
They guarded the underworld!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Very true!.

They also mummified a lot of other animals that had associations with their pantheon!. Bastet (or Bast) was a goddess with a cat's head, hence cats were her sacred animal and were sometimes mummified accordingly!.

(From the source i listed below:)
"Lizard, fish, and even beetle mummies from ancient Egypt have been unearthed!. Pets were also mummified and buried in tombs with their owners!. Such pets weren't limited to dogs and cats but included baboons, monkeys, and gazelles!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, cats were a sacred animal to them, they eventually deified them!. The most important of these deified cat-gods was Bastet!.

They also used to take them on hunting expeditions, instead of dogs!.
It is believed this is where modern domesticated cats originated from!. They were, originally, wild cats of course!. It has taken thousands of years for them to become the cuddly domesticated pets they are today!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Bastet the Cat Goddess of Egypt

In Classical Egyptian culture and religion, the cat was a Goddess and yes, cats - often people's favourite pets, were indeed mummified to preserve them for the afterlife!.

http://www!.moggies!.co!.uk/bastet/bastet!.h!.!.!.

http://www!.touregypt!.net/godsofegypt/bas!.!.!.

and, for your entertainment, here are the Mourad sisters with a Classical Egyptian dance!.

http://uk!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=iq06pGmAMP!.!.!.

The above style of Egyptian dance is at least 4,000 years old!. !. !.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's true, cats were sacred to the ancient Egyptians and were protected by law!.

look here for more info :

http://www!.mnsu!.edu/emuseum/prehistory/e!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yeah !. go yahoo !. type in ,mummified cat of egypt,click images ,and bingo ,there are staggering amounts mummified cats of egypt photos !. they certainly were holy enough,to be mummifiedWww@QuestionHome@Com

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Yes it is true!. Cats were sacred to them!. It was a big business producing mummified cats!. Some were fake, which just proves fraud happened back then too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Definitely true!.!.!.and in great numbers also!. Check out the British Museum in London they have rooms full of them!. The cat was a deity in ancient EgyptWww@QuestionHome@Com

Yup!. Dogs and servants too, sometimes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

not mummified but in the coffin w/ the egyptianWww@QuestionHome@Com

Its true!. Cats were very important to them!.

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Its true!.!.and Incas did the same with their dogs!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I think they did!. they worshipped them didn't they!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

yes they ahve found lots of themWww@QuestionHome@Com

yeah, it's true, I've seen them in museumsWww@QuestionHome@Com