The Ancient Egyptians Mummifying Pets
The ancient Egyptians liked their pets, a lot.
This might be one of the most relatable thing we in the twenty-first century have in common with the pharaohs of old. We too really like our pets. And while we enjoy putting shoes, jackets and costumes on our pets; the ancient Egyptians took it a step further. They loved their pets so much that they were buried with them. If a pet died before its owner the solution was easy, the pet was mummified and placed in the tomb to await its master. But what about those times when the master went into the afterlife first?
In some cases, pharaohs would leave instructions for their pets to be taken care of until its natural death at which point it was mummified and placed in the tomb. But what about those instances where no instructions were explicitly given? In many cases, the pharaoh’s beloved pet was killed so that it could be mummified and placed in the tomb along with its dead owner.
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