Cat statues and mummies belonging to the Pharaonic period were found in archaeological excavations in Egypt. Archaeologists unearthed 75 cat statues made of wood and bronze of various sizes and 25 chests decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions containing mummified cats from the Saqqara excavation site in the city of Giza.
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khalid el-Anani, at the press conference he held at the Saqqara excavation site in Giza, said that they made an archaeological discovery large enough to constitute a Pharaonic era museum.
Anani stated that 75 cat statues made of wood and bronze of various sizes and 25 chests decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions containing mummified cats were unearthed during the excavations.
Stating that there were 5 big cat mummies in these chests, Anani stated that the possibility that 2 of these mummies belonged to lion cubs gained weight in the first examinations.
Anani pointed out that if these mummies were proven to belong to lions, the “lion mummy” would be discovered for the first time.
Anani also noted that during the excavation, the Apis bull, which was considered sacred during the Pharaonic period, small crocodiles and statues of ancient Pharaoh gods, as well as golden masks and lion skeletons were found.
In the excavations carried out by local and foreign archaeologists in Egypt, historical artifacts of thousands of years are unearthed.
Source: arkeolojikhaber.com
