Simon Bralee @simonbralee.com · May 16

Mummified remains of a dog from Egypt, resembling Anubis. The number of animals mummified increased rapidly during the Late and Ptolemaic Period, perhaps a demonstration of Egyptian self-identity or a sign of the times and people needing all the help they can get 🏺 #AncientBluesky #Egyptology

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Quoth the cRaven - "Vive la différence" · May 16

More a case of being indoctrinated, conned and fleeced by the priestly class franchise, as a middle class developed and grew in wealth I'd fear. Been the model to this very day.

Jennifer McFeeters · May 16

My cats already think they are gods, so we should just deify them and insist their vet care be free. One of my aunts was buried with the ashes of her dog.