The dog which was the guard of His Majesty. Abuwtiyuw is his name. His Majesty ordered that he be buried (ceremonially), that he be given a coffin from the royal treasury, fine linen in great quantity, (and) incense. His Majesty (also) gave perfumed ointment, and (ordered) that a tomb be built for him by the gangs of masons. His Majesty did this for him in order that he (the dog) might be honored (before the great god, Anubis).
— G.A. Reisner, Trans., “The Dog Which was Honored by the King of Upper and Lower Egypt” BMFA 34, No. 206 (December 1936), pp. 96-99
Tag: Egypt
Quotes: The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq on Cats
The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq is an ancient Egyptian papyrus containing maxims, words to live by.
Do not laugh at a cat.
A cat that loves fruit hates him who eats it.
