It was the dog that was strongly associated with death and funeral life; Often, when a person died, his dog was buried with him.
How dogs were treated in ancient Egypt
In Ancient Egypt, most dogs lived the lives of spoiled pets. Some were used for hunting.
This is evidenced by the images of dogs chasing a deer, which were found on the tomb of Pharaoh Amtep, who lived 200 years after Cheops.
At this time, inscriptions with the names of dogs appear in shrines.
In Ancient Egypt they treated their dogs with great respect and love.
When a pet dog died, there was mourning in the house.
Family members shaved off their hair, did not eat, and cried for several days.
Dead dogs were embalmed, and special cemeteries were set up for their rest.
Archaeologists from the UK have discovered about 8 million mummified dogs in an Egyptian burial site at Saqqara.
According to scientists, this place belonged to the cult of one of the Egyptian gods, probably Anubis, who was depicted with the body of a man and the head of a jackal.
What breed of dogs was there in ancient Egypt
The Pharaoh Hound belongs to one of the rarest, most ancient dog breeds. In addition to its most common name, it goes by several more names - the scientific Kelb Tal-Fenek (translated from Maltese as “rabbit dog”) and the “royal dog” - that’s what it is called in Egypt.
