print email comment close Ancient Egyptian Cats URL: http://www.petpublishing.com/catkit/articles/egypt.shtml Description: This essay explores the domestication and deification of cats by ancient Egyptians, including information on the goddesses Bastet and Sekhmet, Bubastis, the death and mummification of cats, and the present state of cats in Egypt. From Cats and Kittens magazine. Publisher: Pet Publishing Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cats -- Egypt Cats -- Religious aspects Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. LII Database Information: Record 6792 created by Tom McGibney on 04/17/2002 Last modification on 05/07/2003 Published: 04/17/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6792